CMB Power Spectrum Estimation for the Planck Surveyor

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  • 11 March 2002
Abstract
We use an iterative generalized least squares map-making algorithm, in conjunction with Monte Carlo techniques, to obtain estimates of the angular power spectrum from cosmic microwave background (CMB) maps. This is achieved by characterizing and removing the instrumental noise contribution in multipole space. This technique produces unbiased estimates and can be applied to an arbitrary experiment. In this paper, we use it on realistic simulations of Planck/LFI observations, showing that it can lead to fast and reliable estimation of the CMB angular power spectrum from megapixel maps.

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