Search Results - "Mortonson, Michael J"

Observational probes of cosmic acceleration by Weinberg, David H., Mortonson, Michael J., Eisenstein, Daniel J., Hirata, Christopher, Riess, Adam G., Rozo, Eduardo

“…The accelerating expansion of the universe is the most surprising cosmological discovery in many decades, implying that the universe is dominated by some form…”
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Bayesian analysis of inflation: Parameter estimation for single field models by Mortonson, Michael J., Peiris, Hiranya V., Easther, Richard

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Model-Independent Constraints on Reionization from Large-Scale Cosmic Microwave Background Polarization by Mortonson, Michael J, Hu, Wayne

“…On large angular scales, the polarization of the CMB contains information about the evolution of the average ionization during the epoch of reionization…”
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Reionization Constraints from Five-Year WMAP Data by Mortonson, Michael J, Hu, Wayne

“…We study the constraints on reionization from 5 years of WMAP data, parameterizing the evolution of the average fraction of ionized hydrogen with principal…”
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Size Is Everything: Universal Features of Quasar Microlensing with Extended Sources by Mortonson, Michael J, Schechter, Paul L, Wambsganss, Joachim

“…We examine the effect that the shape of the source brightness profile has on the magnitude fluctuations of images in quasar lens systems due to microlensing…”
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The Maximum B-Mode Polarization of the Cosmic Microwave Background from Inhomogeneous Reionization by Mortonson, Michael J, Hu, Wayne

“…We compute the B-mode polarization power spectrum of the cosmic microwave background from an epoch of inhomogeneous reionization, using a simple model in which…”
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Testing dark energy paradigms with weak gravitational lensing by Vanderveld, R. Ali, Mortonson, Michael J., Hu, Wayne, Eifler, Tim

“…Any theory invoked to explain cosmic acceleration predicts consistency relations between the expansion history, structure growth, and all related observables…”
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CMB polarization features from inflation versus reionization by Mortonson, Michael J., Dvorkin, Cora, Peiris, Hiranya V., Hu, Wayne

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Observational limits on patchy reionization: Implications for B modes by Mortonson, Michael J., Hu, Wayne

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Probing the circumgalactic medium at high-redshift using composite BOSS spectra of strong Lyman α forest absorbers by Pieri, Matthew M., Mortonson, Michael J., Frank, Stephan, Crighton, Neil, Weinberg, David H., Lee, Khee-Gan, Noterdaeme, Pasquier, Bailey, Stephen, Busca, Nicolas, Ge, Jian, Kirkby, David, Lundgren, Britt, Mathur, Smita, Pâris, Isabelle, Palanque-Delabrouille, Nathalie, Petitjean, Patrick, Rich, James, Ross, Nicholas P., Schneider, Donald P., York, Donald G.

“…We present composite spectra constructed from a sample of 242 150 Lyman α (Lyα) forest absorbers at redshifts 2.4 < z < 3.1 identified in quasar spectra from…”
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Testable dark energy predictions from current data by Mortonson, Michael J., Hu, Wayne, Huterer, Dragan

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Figures of merit for present and future dark energy probes by Mortonson, Michael J., Huterer, Dragan, Hu, Wayne

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Probing the circumgalactic medium at high-redshift using composite BOSS spectra of strong Lyman [alpha] forest absorbers by Pieri, Matthew M, Mortonson, Michael J, Frank, Stephan, Crighton, Neil, Weinberg, David H, Lee, Khee-Gan, Noterdaeme, Pasquier, Bailey, Stephen, Busca, Nicolas, Ge, Jian, Kirkby, David, Lundgren, Britt, Mathur, Smita, Pâris, Isabelle, Palanque-Delabrouille, Nathalie, Petitjean, Patrick, Rich, James, Ross, Nicholas P, Schneider, Donald P, York, Donald G

“…We present composite spectra constructed from a sample of 242 150 Lyman α (Lyα) forest absorbers at redshifts 2.4 < z < 3.1 identified in quasar spectra from…”
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Simultaneous falsification of Λ CDM and quintessence with massive, distant clusters by Mortonson, Michael J., Hu, Wayne, Huterer, Dragan

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Testing flatness of the universe with probes of cosmic distances and growth by Mortonson, Michael J.

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Testing flatness of the universe with probes of cosmic distances and growth by Mortonson, Michael J

“…When using distance measurements to probe spatial curvature, the geometric degeneracy between curvature and dark energy in the distance–redshift relation…”
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A joint analysis of Planck and BICEP2 B modes including dust polarization uncertainty by Mortonson, Michael J, Seljak, Uroš

“…JCAP10(2014)035 We analyze BICEP2 and Planck data using a model that includes CMB lensing, gravity waves, and polarized dust. Planck dust polarization maps…”
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Testing generic predictions of dark energy by Mortonson, Michael J

“…Constraints on the expansion history of the universe from measurements of cosmological distances make predictions for large-scale structure growth. Since these…”
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Testing flatness of the universe with probes of cosmic distances and growth by Mortonson, Michael J

“…Phys.Rev.D80:123504,2009 When using distance measurements to probe spatial curvature, the geometric degeneracy between curvature and dark energy in the…”
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Observational Limits on Patchy Reionization: Implications for B-modes by Mortonson, Michael J, Hu, Wayne

“…Phys.Rev.D81:067302,2010 The recent detection of secondary CMB anisotropy by the South Pole Telescope places a conservative bound on temperature fluctuations…”
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