Table 2.
Predictions for polarized synchrotron emission in the BICEP2 and SPIDER fields at a smoothing scale of 2° FWHM, based on WMAP 23 GHz and S-PASS.
| Frequency (GHz) | P̂BICEP2 (μK) | P̂SPIDER (μK) |
|---|---|---|
| Mean and RMS polarization amplitude of P̂(2°) | ||
| 23………… | 18 ± 6 | 7 ± 5 |
| 90………… | 0.25 ± 0.08 | 0.10 ± 0.07 |
| 150………… | 0.069 ± 0.023 | 0.026 ± 0.019 |
| RMS polarization amplitude difference of P̂(2°)−P̂(10°) | ||
| 23………… | <2.4 | <3.4 |
| 90………… | <0.03 | <0.05 |
| 150………… | <0.009 | <0.013 |
Notes. The top section shows mean and standard deviation for the full map at 2° FWHM smoothing scale, while the bottom section lists standard deviations for the difference between P̂ smoothed to 2° and 10° FWHM. The mean for the latter is consistent with zero for both fields, due to instrumental noise in the WMAP 23 GHz map.
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