Speaker
Prof.
Levon Pogosian
(Simon Fraser University)
Description
Large scale B-mode patterns in CMB polarization, if detected, would constitute a “smoking gun” signature of primordial gravitational waves generated during an inflationary phase in the early universe. In this talk, I will discuss other sources of B-modes, such as primordial magnetic fields, axion-like fields and cosmic strings, and prospects of isolating their distinguishing features with future CMB measurements.
Primary author
Prof.
Levon Pogosian
(Simon Fraser University)
