The multi-frequency capability of the Planck satellite provides information both on the integrated history of star formation (via the cosmic infrared background...
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PublicationPlanck 2013 results. XVIII. The gravitational lensing-infrared background correlation
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PublicationPlanck 2013 results. XXII. Constraints on inflation
We analyse the implications of the Planck data for cosmic inflation. The Planck nominal mission temperature anisotropy measurements, combined with the WMAP...
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PublicationPlanck 2013 results. XXIII. Isotropy and statistics of the CMB
The two fundamental assumptions of the standard cosmological model – that the initial fluctuations are statistically isotropic and Gaussian – are rigorously...
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PublicationPlanck 2013 results. XXIV. Constraints on primordial non-Gaussianity
The Planck nominal mission cosmic microwave background (CMB) maps yield unprecedented constraints on primordial non-Gaussianity (NG). Using three optimal...
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PublicationPlanck 2013 results. XXV. Searches for cosmic strings and other topological defects
Planck data have been used to provide stringent new constraints on cosmic strings and other defects. We describe forecasts of the CMB power spectrum induced by...
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PublicationPlanck 2013 results. XXVI. Background geometry and topology of the Universe
The new cosmic microwave background (CMB) temperature maps from Planck provide the highest-quality full-sky view of the surface of last scattering available to...
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PublicationPlanck 2013 results. XXVII. Doppler boosting of the CMB: Eppur si muove
Our velocity relative to the rest frame of the cosmic microwave background (CMB) generates a dipole temperature anisotropy on the sky which has been well...
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PublicationPlanck 2015 results. I. Overview of products and scientific results
The European Space Agency's Planck satellite, which is dedicated to studying the early Universe and its subsequent evolution, was launched on 14 May 2009. It...
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PublicationPlanck 2015 results. II. Low Frequency Instrument data processings
We present an updated description of the Planck Low Frequency Instrument (LFI) data processing pipeline, associated with the 2015 data release. We point out the...