CMBPol Mission Concept Study: A Mission to Map our Origins
Quantum mechanical metric fluctuations during an early inflationary phase of the universe leave a characteristic imprint in the polarization of the cosmic microwave background (CMB). The amplitude of this signal depends on the energy scale at which inflation occurred. Detailed observations by a dedi...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2008
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