Beyond ΛCDM: Problems, solutions, and the road ahead

P Bull, Y Akrami, J Adamek, T Baker, E Bellini… - Physics of the Dark …, 2016 - Elsevier
Despite its continued observational successes, there is a persistent (and growing) interest in
extending cosmology beyond the standard model, Λ CDM. This is motivated by a range of …

The intrinsic alignment of galaxies and its impact on weak gravitational lensing in an era of precision cosmology

MA Troxel, M Ishak - Physics Reports, 2015 - Elsevier
The wealth of incoming and future cosmological observations will allow us to map out the
structure and evolution of the observable universe to an unprecedented level of precision …

Planck 2018 results-VI. Cosmological parameters

N Aghanim, Y Akrami, M Ashdown, J Aumont… - Astronomy & …, 2020 - aanda.org
We present cosmological parameter results from the final full-mission Planck measurements
of the cosmic microwave background (CMB) anisotropies, combining information from the …

Planck 2018 results-VIII. Gravitational lensing

N Aghanim, Y Akrami, M Ashdown, J Aumont… - Astronomy & …, 2020 - aanda.org
We present measurements of the cosmic microwave background (CMB) lensing potential
using the final Planck 2018 temperature and polarization data. Using polarization maps …

CMB-S4 science case, reference design, and project plan

K Abazajian, G Addison, P Adshead, Z Ahmed… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2019 - arxiv.org
CMB-S4 Science Case, Reference Design, and Project Plan Page 1 CMB-S4 Science Case,
Reference Design, and Project Plan CMB-S4 Collaboration July 9, 2019 arXiv:1907.04473v1 …

Unveiling secrets with cosmological data: Neutrino masses and mass hierarchy

S Vagnozzi, E Giusarma, O Mena, K Freese, M Gerbino… - Physical Review D, 2017 - APS
Using some of the latest cosmological data sets publicly available, we derive the strongest
bounds in the literature on the sum of the three active neutrino masses, M ν, within the …

CMB-S4 science book

KN Abazajian, P Adshead, Z Ahmed, SW Allen… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2016 - arxiv.org
This book lays out the scientific goals to be addressed by the next-generation ground-based
cosmic microwave background experiment, CMB-S4, envisioned to consist of dedicated …

The BAHAMAS project: the CMB–large-scale structure tension and the roles of massive neutrinos and galaxy formation

IG McCarthy, S Bird, J Schaye… - Monthly Notices of …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Recent studies have presented evidence for tension between the constraints on Ωm and σ8
from the cosmic microwave background (CMB) and measurements of large-scale structure …

The Atacama Cosmology Telescope: A CMB lensing mass map over 2100 square degrees of sky and its cross-correlation with BOSS-CMASS galaxies

O Darwish, MS Madhavacheril… - Monthly Notices of …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
We construct cosmic microwave background lensing mass maps using data from the 2014
and 2015 seasons of observations with the Atacama Cosmology Telescope (ACT). These …

Galaxy alignments: Observations and impact on cosmology

D Kirk, ML Brown, H Hoekstra, B Joachimi… - Space Science …, 2015 - Springer
Galaxy shapes are not randomly oriented, rather they are statistically aligned in a way that
can depend on formation environment, history and galaxy type. Studying the alignment of …