wmap_shift

Massively simplified WMAP9 likelihood reduced to just shift parameter

File

likelihood/wmap_shift/wmap_shift.so

Attribution

The WMAP Collaboration (measurement)

CosmoSIS team (code)

URL

Citations

Hinshaw et al, ApJS, 208, 2, 19, 25

The full WMAP likelihood is slow and requires a full Boltzmann integration (also slow) to get the CMB spectra.

This module uses a lightweight alternative - the CMB shift parameter, which can be calculated from background evolution alone.

This does not provide as much information as the full likelihood.

Assumptions

  • CMB shift parameter as in LCDM

  • WMAP9 measurement of parameter

Setup Parameters

None

Input values

Section

Name

Type

Default

Description

distances

cmbshift

real

CMB Shift parameter

Output values

Output values

Section

Name

Type

Description

likelihoods

shift_like

real

Combined log-likelihood from all WMAP components