Abstract
We study the imprints of a single lens, that breaks statistical isotropy, on the CMB and calculate the signal to noise ratio (S/N) for its detection. We emphasize the role of non-Gaussianities induced by ΛCDM weak lensing in this calculation and show that typically the S/N is much smaller than expected. In particular we find that the hypothesis that a void (texture) is responsible for the WMAP cold spot can barely (cannot) be tested via weak lensing of the CMB.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 033 |
| Journal | Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics |
| Volume | 2011 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jun 2011 |
Keywords
- CMBR theory
- gravitational lensing
- non-gaussianity
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Astronomy and Astrophysics
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