Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2004-05-28
Astrophys.J.617:L95-L98,2004
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
Matches version accepted by ApJ Letters. Main changes: emphasizes chi2 value for best-fit model given our estimate of Cls and
Scientific paper
10.1086/427234
We measure the angular power spectrum of the WMAP first-year temperature anisotropy maps. We use SpICE (Spatially Inhomogeneous Correlation Estimator) to estimate Cl's for multipoles l=2-900 from all possible cross-correlation channels. Except for the map-making stage, our measurements provide an independent analysis of that by Hinshaw etal (2003). Despite the different methods used, there is virtually no difference between the two measurements for l < 700 ; the highest l's are still compatible within 1-sigma errors. We use a novel intra-bin variance method to constrain Cl errors in a model independent way. When applied to WMAP data, the intra-bin variance estimator yields diagonal errors 10% larger than those reported by the WMAP team for 100 < l < 450. This translates into a 2.4 sigma detection of systematics since no difference is expected between the SpICE and the WMAP team estimator window functions in this multipole range. With our measurement of the Cl's and errors, we get chi^2/d.o.f. = 1.042 for a best-fit LCDM model, which has a 14% probability, whereas the WMAP team obtained chi^2/d.o.f. = 1.066, which has a 5% probability. We assess the impact of our results on cosmological parameters using Markov Chain Monte Carlo simulations. From WMAP data alone, assuming spatially flat power law LCDM models, we obtain the reionization optical depth tau = 0.145 +/- 0.067, spectral index n_s = 0.99 +/- 0.04, Hubble constant h = 0.67 +/- 0.05, baryon density Omega_b h^2 = 0.0218 +/- 0.0014, cold dark matter density Omega_{cdm} h^2 = 0.122 +/- 0.018, and sigma_8 = 0.92 +/- 0.12, consistent with a reionization redshift z_{re} = 16 +/- 5 (68% CL).
Fosalba Pablo
Szapudi István
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