We forecast the main cosmological parameter constraints achievable with the CORE space mission which is dedicated to mapping the polarisation of the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB). CORE was recently submitted in response to ESA's fifth call for medium-sized mission proposals (M5). Here we report the results from our pre-submission study of the impact of various instrumental options, in particular the telescope size and sensitivity level, and review the great, transformative potential of the mission as proposed. Specifically, we assess the impact on a broad range of fundamental parameters of our Universe as a function of the expected CMB characteristics, with other papers in the series focusing on controlling astrophysical and instrumental residual systematics. In this paper, we assume that only a few central CORE frequency channels are usable for our purpose, all others being devoted to the cleaning of astrophysical contaminants. On the theoretical side, we assume LCDM as our general framework and quantify the improvement provided by CORE over the current constraints from the Planck 2015 release. We also study the joint sensitivity of CORE and of future Baryon Acoustic Oscillation and Large Scale Structure experiments like DESI and Euclid. Specific constraints on the physics of inflation are presented in another paper of the series. In addition to the six parameters of the base LCDM, which describe the matter content of a spatially flat universe with adiabatic and scalar primordial fluctuations from inflation, we derive the precision achievable on parameters like those describing curvature, neutrino physics, extra light relics, primordial helium abundance, dark matter annihilation, recombination physics, variation of fundamental constants, dark energy, modified gravity, reionization and cosmic birefringence. (ABRIDGED)

Di Valentino, E., Brinckmann, T., Gerbino, M., Poulin, V., Bouchet, F.r., Lesgourgues, J., et al. (2018). Exploring cosmic origins with CORE: cosmological parameters. JOURNAL OF COSMOLOGY AND ASTROPARTICLE PHYSICS, 2018(4), 017 [10.1088/1475-7516/2018/04/017].

Exploring cosmic origins with CORE: cosmological parameters

Colantoni, I;De Gasperis, G;Vittorio, N;
2018-04-05

Abstract

We forecast the main cosmological parameter constraints achievable with the CORE space mission which is dedicated to mapping the polarisation of the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB). CORE was recently submitted in response to ESA's fifth call for medium-sized mission proposals (M5). Here we report the results from our pre-submission study of the impact of various instrumental options, in particular the telescope size and sensitivity level, and review the great, transformative potential of the mission as proposed. Specifically, we assess the impact on a broad range of fundamental parameters of our Universe as a function of the expected CMB characteristics, with other papers in the series focusing on controlling astrophysical and instrumental residual systematics. In this paper, we assume that only a few central CORE frequency channels are usable for our purpose, all others being devoted to the cleaning of astrophysical contaminants. On the theoretical side, we assume LCDM as our general framework and quantify the improvement provided by CORE over the current constraints from the Planck 2015 release. We also study the joint sensitivity of CORE and of future Baryon Acoustic Oscillation and Large Scale Structure experiments like DESI and Euclid. Specific constraints on the physics of inflation are presented in another paper of the series. In addition to the six parameters of the base LCDM, which describe the matter content of a spatially flat universe with adiabatic and scalar primordial fluctuations from inflation, we derive the precision achievable on parameters like those describing curvature, neutrino physics, extra light relics, primordial helium abundance, dark matter annihilation, recombination physics, variation of fundamental constants, dark energy, modified gravity, reionization and cosmic birefringence. (ABRIDGED)
5-apr-2018
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Rilevanza internazionale
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Esperti anonimi
Settore FIS/05 - ASTRONOMIA E ASTROFISICA
English
astro-ph.CO; astro-ph.CO; general relativity and quantum cosmology; high energy physics - phenomenology; high energy physics - theory
http://arxiv.org/abs/1612.00021v2
Di Valentino, E., Brinckmann, T., Gerbino, M., Poulin, V., Bouchet, F.r., Lesgourgues, J., et al. (2018). Exploring cosmic origins with CORE: cosmological parameters. JOURNAL OF COSMOLOGY AND ASTROPARTICLE PHYSICS, 2018(4), 017 [10.1088/1475-7516/2018/04/017].
Di Valentino, E; Brinckmann, T; Gerbino, M; Poulin, V; Bouchet, Fr; Lesgourgues, J; Melchiorri, A; Chluba, J; Clesse, S; Delabrouille, J; Dvorkin, C; Forastieri, F; Galli, S; Hooper, Dc; Lattanzi, M; Martins, Cjap; Salvati, L; Cabass, G; Caputo, A; Giusarma, E; Hivon, E; Natoli, P; Pagano, L; Paradiso, S; Rubiño-Martin, Ja; Achúcarro, A; Ade, P; Allison, R; Arroja, F; Ashdown, M; Ballardini, M; Banday, Aj; Banerji, R; Bartolo, N; Bartlett, Jg; Basak, S; Baumann, D; De Bernardis, P; Bersanelli, M; Bonaldi, A; Bonato, M; Borrill, J; Boulanger, F; Bucher, M; Burigana, C; Buzzelli, A; Cai, Z-; Calvo, M; Carvalho, Cs; Castellano, G; Challinor, A; Charles, I; Colantoni, I; Coppolecchia, A; Crook, M; D'Alessandro, G; De Petris, M; De Zotti, G; Diego, Jm; Errard, J; Feeney, S; Fernandez-Cobos, R; Ferraro, S; Finelli, F; De Gasperis, G; Génova-Santos, Rt; González-Nuevo, J; Grandis, S; Greenslade, J; Hagstotz, S; Hanany, S; Handley, W; Hazra, Dk; Hernández-Monteagudo, C; Hervias-Caimapo, C; Hills, M; Kiiveri, K; Kisner, T; Kitching, T; Kunz, M; Kurki-Suonio, H; Lamagna, L; Lasenby, A; Lewis, A; Liguori, M; Lindholm, V; Lopez-Caniego, M; Luzzi, G; Maffei, B; Martin, S; Martinez-Gonzalez, E; Masi, S; Matarrese, S; Mccarthy, D; Melin, J-; Mohr, Jj; Molinari, D; Monfardini, A; Negrello, M; Notari, A; Paiella, A; Paoletti, D; Patanchon, G; Piacentini, F; Piat, M; Pisano, G; Polastri, L; Polenta, G; Pollo, A; Quartin, M; Remazeilles, M; Roman, M; Ringeval, C; Tartari, A; Tomasi, M; Tramonte, D; Trappe, N; Trombetti, T; Tucker, C; Väliviita, J; De Weygaert, Rv; Tent, Bv; Vennin, V; Vermeulen, G; Vielva, P; Vittorio, N; Young, K; Zannoni, M
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