Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2007-04-24
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
Submiteed to MNRAS
Scientific paper
10.1111/j.1365-2966.2007.12593.x
In this paper we study the possibility of detecting lensing signals in high-resolution and high-sensitivity CMB experiments. At scales below 1 arcmin, the CMB background is dominated by the Sunyaev-Zel'dovich effect in clusters and by Ostriker-Vishniac effect distortions elsewhere. Assuming the Sunyaev-Zel'dovich component in clusters can be removed, we focus on the Ostriker-Vishniac effect and study the possibility of its detection while paying special attention to contaminants, such as instrumental noise and point sources. After designing an optimal filter for this particular lensing signal we explore the signal-to-noise ratio for different scenarios varying the resolution of the experiment, its sensitivity, and the level of contamination due to point sources. Our results show that the next generation of experiments should be able to do new and exciting science through the lensing effect of the Ostriker-Vishniac background.
Diego Jose Maria
Herranz Diego
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