CMB E-Modes · Curl-Free Polarization
unseel.com · Thomson scattering · quadrupole · last scattering
EE peak ~40 μK²
τ reion 0.054
Stage
Hot quadrupole axis
Cold axis / E-mode vectors
Free electron
Radial / tangential pattern
Unseel.com · CMB Polarization E-Modes: The Curl-Free Pattern from Thomson Scattering