Probing inflation with CMB polarization

Daniel Baumann; Mark G. Jackson; Peter Adshead; Alexandre Amblard; Amjad Ashoorioon; Nicola Bartolo; Rachel Bean; Maria Beltran; Francesco De Bernardis; Simeon Bird; Xingang Chen; Daniel J. H. Chung; Loris Colombo; Asantha Cooray; Paolo Creminelli; Scott Dodelson; Joanna Dunkley; Cora Dvorkin; Richard Easther; Fabio Finelli; Raphael Flauger; Mark P. Hertzberg; Katherine Jones-smith; Shamit Kachru; Kenji Kadota; Justin Khoury; William H. Kinney; Eiichiro Komatsu; Lawrence M. Krauss; Julien Lesgourgues; Andrew Liddle; Michele Liguori; Eugene Lim; Andrei Linde; Sabino Matarrese; Harsh Mathur; Liam Mcallister; Alessandro Melchiorri; Alberto Nicolis; Luca Pagano; Hiranya V. Peiris; Marco Peloso; Levon Pogosian; Elena Pierpaoli; Antonio Riotto; Uros Seljak; Leonardo Senatore; Sarah Shandera; Eva Silverstein; Tristan Smith; Pascal Vaudrevange; Licia Verde; Ben Wandelt; David Wands; Scott Watson; Mark Wyman; Amit Yadav; Wessel Valkenburg; Matias Zaldarriaga; Scott Dodelson; Daniel Baumann; Asantha Cooray; Joanna Dunkley; Aurelien Fraisse; Mark G. Jackson; Alan Kogut; Lawrence Krauss; Matias Zaldarriaga; Kendrick Smith

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Probing inflation with CMB polarization

Daniel Baumann, Mark G. Jackson, Peter Adshead, Alexandre Amblard, Amjad Ashoorioon, Nicola Bartolo, Rachel Bean, Maria Beltran, Francesco De Bernardis, Simeon Bird, Xingang Chen, Daniel J. H. Chung, Loris Colombo, Asantha Cooray, Paolo Creminelli, Scott Dodelson, Joanna Dunkley, Cora Dvorkin, Richard Easther, Fabio FinelliRaphael Flauger, Mark P. Hertzberg, Katherine Jones-smith, Shamit Kachru, Kenji Kadota, Justin Khoury, William H. Kinney, Eiichiro Komatsu, Lawrence M. Krauss, Julien Lesgourgues, Andrew Liddle, Michele Liguori, Eugene Lim, Andrei Linde, Sabino Matarrese, Harsh Mathur, Liam Mcallister, Alessandro Melchiorri, Alberto Nicolis, Luca Pagano, Hiranya V. Peiris, Marco Peloso, Levon Pogosian, Elena Pierpaoli, Antonio Riotto, Uros Seljak, Leonardo Senatore, Sarah Shandera, Eva Silverstein, Tristan Smith, Pascal Vaudrevange, Licia Verde, Ben Wandelt, David Wands, Scott Watson, Mark Wyman, Amit Yadav, Wessel Valkenburg, Matias Zaldarriaga, Scott Dodelson, Daniel Baumann, Asantha Cooray, Joanna Dunkley, Aurelien Fraisse, Mark G. Jackson, Alan Kogut, Lawrence Krauss, Matias Zaldarriaga, Kendrick Smith

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We summarize the utility of precise cosmic microwave background (CMB) polarization measurements as probes of the physics of inflation. We focus on the prospects for using CMB measurements to differentiate various inflationary mechanisms. In particular, a detection of primordial B‐mode polarization would demonstrate that inflation occurred at a very high energy scale, and that the inflaton traversed a super‐Planckian distance in field space. We explain how such a detection or constraint would illuminate aspects of physics at the Planck scale. Moreover, CMB measurements can constrain the scale‐dependence and non‐Gaussianity of the primordial fluctuations and limit the possibility of a significant isocurvature contribution. Each such limit provides crucial information on the underlying inflationary dynamics. Finally, we quantify these considerations by presenting forecasts for the sensitivities of a future satellite experiment to the inflationary parameters.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	CMB Polarization Workshop
Subtitle of host publication	Theory and Foregrounds: CMBPol Mission Concept Study
Editors	Scott Dodelson, Daniel Baumann, Asantha Cooray, Joanna Dunkley, Aurelien Fraisse, Mark G. Jackson, Alan Kogut, Lawrence Krauss, Matias Zaldarriaga, Kendrick Smith
Place of Publication	Melville, NY
Publisher	American Institute of Physics
Pages	10-120
ISBN (Print)	9780735406780
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3160885
Publication status	Published - 2009
Event	CMB polarization workshop: theory and foregrounds: CMBPol mission concept study - Fermilab, Aurora, Illinois, United States Duration: 23 Jun 2008 → 26 Jun 2008

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Name	AIP conference proceedings
Publisher	AIP
Number	1141
ISSN (Print)	0094-243X

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Conference	CMB polarization workshop: theory and foregrounds: CMBPol mission concept study
Country/Territory	United States
City	Aurora, Illinois
Period	23/06/08 → 26/06/08

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Baumann, D., Jackson, M. G., Adshead, P., Amblard, A., Ashoorioon, A., Bartolo, N., Bean, R., Beltran, M., De Bernardis, F., Bird, S., Chen, X., Chung, D. J. H., Colombo, L., Cooray, A., Creminelli, P., Dodelson, S., Dunkley, J., Dvorkin, C., Easther, R., ... Smith, K. (2009). Probing inflation with CMB polarization. In S. Dodelson, D. Baumann, A. Cooray, J. Dunkley, A. Fraisse, M. G. Jackson, A. Kogut, L. Krauss, M. Zaldarriaga, & K. Smith (Eds.), CMB Polarization Workshop: Theory and Foregrounds: CMBPol Mission Concept Study (pp. 10-120). (AIP conference proceedings; No. 1141). American Institute of Physics. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3160885

Baumann, Daniel ; Jackson, Mark G. ; Adshead, Peter et al. / Probing inflation with CMB polarization. CMB Polarization Workshop: Theory and Foregrounds: CMBPol Mission Concept Study. editor / Scott Dodelson ; Daniel Baumann ; Asantha Cooray ; Joanna Dunkley ; Aurelien Fraisse ; Mark G. Jackson ; Alan Kogut ; Lawrence Krauss ; Matias Zaldarriaga ; Kendrick Smith. Melville, NY : American Institute of Physics, 2009. pp. 10-120 (AIP conference proceedings; 1141).

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Probing inflation with CMB polarization. / Baumann, Daniel; Jackson, Mark G.; Adshead, Peter et al.
CMB Polarization Workshop: Theory and Foregrounds: CMBPol Mission Concept Study. ed. / Scott Dodelson; Daniel Baumann; Asantha Cooray; Joanna Dunkley; Aurelien Fraisse; Mark G. Jackson; Alan Kogut; Lawrence Krauss; Matias Zaldarriaga; Kendrick Smith. Melville, NY: American Institute of Physics, 2009. p. 10-120 (AIP conference proceedings; No. 1141).

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AU - Dodelson, Scott

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AU - Kachru, Shamit

AU - Kadota, Kenji

AU - Khoury, Justin

AU - Kinney, William H.

AU - Komatsu, Eiichiro

AU - Krauss, Lawrence M.

AU - Lesgourgues, Julien

AU - Liddle, Andrew

AU - Liguori, Michele

AU - Lim, Eugene

AU - Linde, Andrei

AU - Matarrese, Sabino

AU - Mathur, Harsh

AU - Mcallister, Liam

AU - Melchiorri, Alessandro

AU - Nicolis, Alberto

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AU - Yadav, Amit

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Baumann D, Jackson MG, Adshead P, Amblard A, Ashoorioon A, Bartolo N et al. Probing inflation with CMB polarization. In Dodelson S, Baumann D, Cooray A, Dunkley J, Fraisse A, Jackson MG, Kogut A, Krauss L, Zaldarriaga M, Smith K, editors, CMB Polarization Workshop: Theory and Foregrounds: CMBPol Mission Concept Study. Melville, NY: American Institute of Physics. 2009. p. 10-120. (AIP conference proceedings; 1141). doi: 10.1063/1.3160885

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