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Crab nebula at 260 GHz with the NIKA2 polarimeter: Implications for the polarization angle calibration of future CMB experiments
- Ritacco A.,
- Adam R.,
- Ade P.,
- Ajeddig H.,
- André P.,
- Artis E.,
- Aumont J.,
- Aussel H.,
- Beelen A.,
- Benoît A.,
- Berta S.,
- Bing L.,
- Bourrion O.,
- Calvo M.,
- Catalano A.,
- De Petris M.,
- Désert F.-X.,
- Doyle S.,
- Driessen E. F. C.,
- Gomez A.,
- Goupy J.,
- Kéruzoré F.,
- Kramer C.,
- Ladjelate B.,
- Lagache G.,
- Leclercq S.,
- Lestrade J.-F.,
- Macías-Pérez J.-F.,
- Maury A.,
- Mauskopf P.,
- Mayet F.,
- Monfardini A.,
- Muñoz-Echeverría M.,
- Perotto L.,
- Pisano G.,
- Ponthieu N.,
- Revéret V.,
- Rigby A. J.,
- Romero C.,
- Roussel H.,
- Ruppin F.,
- Schuster K.,
- Shu S.,
- Sievers A.,
- Tucker C.,
- Zylka R.
Affiliations
- Ritacco A.
- Institut d’Astrophysique Spatiale (IAS), CNRS, Université Paris Sud
- Adam R.
- LLR (Laboratoire Leprince-Ringuet), CNRS, École Polytechnique, Institut Polytechnique de Paris
- Ade P.
- School of Physics and Astronomy, Cardiff University, Queen’s Buildings, The Parade
- Ajeddig H.
- AIM, CEA, CNRS, Université Paris-Saclay, Université Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité
- André P.
- AIM, CEA, CNRS, Université Paris-Saclay, Université Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité
- Artis E.
- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, Grenoble INP, LPSC-IN2P3
- Aumont J.
- CNRS, IRAP
- Aussel H.
- AIM, CEA, CNRS, Université Paris-Saclay, Université Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité
- Beelen A.
- Institut d’Astrophysique Spatiale (IAS), CNRS, Université Paris Sud
- Benoît A.
- Institut Néel, CNRS, Université Grenoble Alpes
- Berta S.
- Institut de RadioAstronomie Millimétrique (IRAM)
- Bing L.
- Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS, CNES, LAM (Laboratoire d’Astrophysique de Marseille)
- Bourrion O.
- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, Grenoble INP, LPSC-IN2P3
- Calvo M.
- Institut Néel, CNRS, Université Grenoble Alpes
- Catalano A.
- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, Grenoble INP, LPSC-IN2P3
- De Petris M.
- Dipartimento di Fisica, Sapienza Università di Roma
- Désert F.-X.
- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, IPAG
- Doyle S.
- School of Physics and Astronomy, Cardiff University, Queen’s Buildings, The Parade
- Driessen E. F. C.
- Institut de RadioAstronomie Millimétrique (IRAM)
- Gomez A.
- Centro de Astrobiología (CSIC-INTA), Torrejón de Ardoz
- Goupy J.
- Institut Néel, CNRS, Université Grenoble Alpes
- Kéruzoré F.
- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, Grenoble INP, LPSC-IN2P3
- Kramer C.
- Instituto de Radioastronomía Milimétrica (IRAM)
- Ladjelate B.
- Instituto de Radioastronomía Milimétrica (IRAM)
- Lagache G.
- Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS, CNES, LAM (Laboratoire d’Astrophysique de Marseille)
- Leclercq S.
- Institut de RadioAstronomie Millimétrique (IRAM)
- Lestrade J.-F.
- LERMA, Observatoire de Paris, PSL Research University, CNRS, Sorbonne Université, UPMC
- Macías-Pérez J.-F.
- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, Grenoble INP, LPSC-IN2P3
- Maury A.
- AIM, CEA, CNRS, Université Paris-Saclay, Université Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité
- Mauskopf P.
- School of Physics and Astronomy, Cardiff University, Queen’s Buildings, The Parade
- Mayet F.
- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, Grenoble INP, LPSC-IN2P3
- Monfardini A.
- Institut Néel, CNRS, Université Grenoble Alpes
- Muñoz-Echeverría M.
- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, Grenoble INP, LPSC-IN2P3
- Perotto L.
- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, Grenoble INP, LPSC-IN2P3
- Pisano G.
- School of Physics and Astronomy, Cardiff University, Queen’s Buildings, The Parade
- Ponthieu N.
- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, IPAG
- Revéret V.
- AIM, CEA, CNRS, Université Paris-Saclay, Université Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité
- Rigby A. J.
- School of Physics and Astronomy, Cardiff University, Queen’s Buildings, The Parade
- Romero C.
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Pennsylvania
- Roussel H.
- Institut d’Astrophysique de Paris, CNRS (UMR7095)
- Ruppin F.
- Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Schuster K.
- Institut de RadioAstronomie Millimétrique (IRAM)
- Shu S.
- Caltech
- Sievers A.
- Instituto de Radioastronomía Milimétrica (IRAM)
- Tucker C.
- School of Physics and Astronomy, Cardiff University, Queen’s Buildings, The Parade
- Zylka R.
- Institut de RadioAstronomie Millimétrique (IRAM)
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/202225700042
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 257
p. 00042
Abstract
The quest for primordial gravitational waves enclosed in the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) polarization B-modes signal motivates the development of a new generation of high sensitive experiments (e.g. CMBS4, LiteBIRD), thus allowing to probe the inflationary epoch in the early Universe. However, this will be only possible by ensuring a high control of the instrumental systematic effects and an accurate absolute calibration of the polarization angle. The Crab nebula is known to be a polarization calibrator on the sky for CMB experiments. Already used for the Planck satellite it exhibits a high polarized signal at microwave wavelengths. In this work we present Crab polarization observations obtained, in the 260 GHz frequency band, with the NIKA2 instrument. Furthermore, we discuss the accuracy needed on such a measurement to improve the constraints on the absolute angle calibration for CMB experiments.
