An array of large observational programs using ground-based and space-borne telescopes
is planned in the next decade. The forthcoming wide-field sky surveys are expected to …

The state-of-the-art technology of X-ray microcalorimeters based on superconducting
transition-edge sensors (TESs), for applications in astrophysics and particle physics, is …

An observational program focused on the high redshift (2< z< 6) Universe has the
opportunity to dramatically improve over upcoming LSS and CMB surveys on measurements …

Abstract The capability of Cosmic Inflation to explain the latest Cosmic Microwave
Background and Baryonic Acoustic Oscillation data is assessed by performing Bayesian …

A Hubble-induced phase transition is a natural spontaneous symmetry breaking mechanism
allowing for explosive particle production in non-oscillatory models of inflation involving non …

Galactic foregrounds are the main obstacle to observations of the cosmic microwave
background (CMB) B-mode polarization. In addition to obscuring the inflationary B-mode …

The recent observations from the James Webb Space Telescope have led to a surprising
discovery of a significant density of massive galaxies with masses of M≥ 10 10.5 M⊙ at …

The action of loop quantum gravity includes the Holst term and/or the Nieh–Yan term in
addition to the Ricci scalar. These terms are expected to couple nonminimally to the Higgs …

The measurement of the polarization of the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) radiation
is one of the current frontiers in cosmology. In particular, the detection of the primordial …

This paper explores methods for constructing low multipole temperature and polarization
likelihoods from maps of the cosmic microwave background anisotropies that have complex …