Ring-type structures in the Planck map of the CMB

An, Daniel; Meissner, Krzysztof A.; Nurowski, Paweł

United States, Poland

Abstract

We present the results of the quest for ring-type structures on the maps observed by the Planck satellite. The results show that the vicinity of one radius (γ = 0.14 rad) of the rings is distinguished. Twisting the circles into deformed ellipses gives a pronounced drop of significance with the increase of twisting; however, this behaviour is also present in some statistically isotropic simulations.

2018 Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
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