Model-independent cosmological constraints from the CMB
- Université de Genève, Département de Physique Théorique, 24 quai Ernest-Ansermet, CH-1211 Genève 4 (Switzerland)
We analyse CMB data in a manner which is as independent as possible of the model of late-time cosmology. We encode the effects of late-time cosmology into a single parameter which determines the distance to the last scattering surface. We exclude low multipoles l < 40 from the analysis. We consider the WMAP5 and ACBAR data. We obtain the cosmological parameters 100ω{sub b} = 2.13±0.05, ω{sub c} = 0.124±0.007, n{sub s} = 0.93±0.02 and θ{sub A} = 0.593°±0.001° (68% C.L.). The last number is the angular scale subtended by the sound horizon at decoupling. There is a systematic shift in the parameters as more low l data are omitted, towards smaller values of ω{sub b} and n{sub s} and larger values of ω{sub c}. The scale θ{sub A} remains stable and very well determined.
- OSTI ID:
- 22272819
- Journal Information:
- Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics, Vol. 2010, Issue 08; Other Information: Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1475-7516
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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