POLARBEAR detects B-modes in the cosmic microwave background: Mapping cosmic structure, finding neutrino masses
Tuesday, October 21, 2014 - 12:31
in Astronomy & Space
The POLARBEAR experiment has made the most sensitive and precise measurements yet of the polarization of the cosmic microwave background and found telling twists called B-modes in the patterns, signs that this cosmic backlight has been warped by intervening structures in the universe.