Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2004-05-10
Astrophys.J. 615 (2004) 45-54
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
8 pages, 7 figures, ApJ accepted with minor changes and the explanation on the whitened derived CMB maps
Scientific paper
10.1086/424477
Alfven turbulence caused by statistically isotropic and homogeneous primordial magnetic field induces correlations in the cosmic microwave background anisotropies. The correlations are specifically between spherical harmonic modes a_{l-1,m} and a_{l+1,m}. In this paper we approach this issue from phase analysis of the CMB maps derived from the WMAP data sets. Using circular statistics and return phase mapping we examine phase correlation of \Delta l=2 for the primordial non-Gaussianity caused by the Alfven turbulence at the epoch of recombination. Our analyses show that such specific features from the power-law Alfven turbulence do not contribute significantly in the phases of the maps and could not be a source of primordial non-Gaussianity of the CMB.
Chiang Lung-Yih
Naselsky Pavel D.
Olesen Poul
Verkhodanov Oleg V.
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