CMB polarization (E + B modes)

Layer 1 — Physicsin the Astrophysics subtree

E-modes from acoustic oscillations at last scattering; B-modes from tensor perturbations (primordial GW) or lensing. Planck, BICEP/Keck, Simons Observatory.

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Cosmic microwave background

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