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Cosmic microwave background: probing the universe from z = 6 to 1100

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 August 2006

David N. Spergel
David N. Spergel*
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Princeton University, Peyton Hall, Ivy Lane, Princeton, NJ 08544-1001, USA email: [email protected]
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Observations of cosmic microwave background temperature and polarization fluctuations are sensitive to both physical conditions at recombination (z = 1100) and physical process along the line of sight. I will discuss recent results from the Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe and planned ground and space-based observations. The talk will emphasize the role of CMB observations in determining the initial conditions for the growth of structure and as a probe of the physics of re-ionization.

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Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 2 , Highlights of Astronomy 14: Highlights of Astronomy , August 2006 , pp. 254
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