Analysis Techniques for WMAP  Polarisation Data

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Abstract

In this chapter we describe the processing of the WMAP data and other full sky maps for the polarisation analysis.

Keywords

Polarisation Angle Spectral Index Parallel Transport Galactic Plane Polarisation Fraction 
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Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics, School of Physics and AstronomyThe University of ManchesterManchesterUK

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