Modified Compton Effect and CMB Anisotropy

TL;DR

This paper introduces a modified Compton scattering model incorporating Loop Quantum Gravity to explain CMB anisotropy, fitting observational data and proposing new parameters that influence temperature fluctuation ranges.

Contribution

The paper presents a novel model based on modified-generalized Compton scattering with LQG, incorporating two new parameters to explain CMB anisotropy.

Findings

Parameters $oldsymbol{ extdelta_{L}}$ and $oldsymbol{M^2}$ are consistent with the standard model.

Increasing $oldsymbol{ extdelta_{L}}$ and $oldsymbol{M^2}$ enlarges CMB fluctuation ranges.

Model aligns with Planck 2018 observational data.

Abstract

Recent satellite observations have revealed significant anisotropy in the cosmic microwave background (CMB) radiation, a phenomenon that had previously been detected but received limited attention due to its subtlety. With the advent of more precise measurements from satellites, the extent of this anisotropy has become increasingly apparent. This paper examines the CMB radiation by reviewing past research on the causes of CMB anisotropy and presents a new model to explain the observed temperature anisotropy and the anisotropy in the correlation function between temperature and E-mode polarization in the CMB radiation. The proposed model is based on a modified-generalized Compton scattering approach incorporating Loop Quantum Gravity (LQG). We begin by describing the generalized Compton scattering and then discuss the CMB radiation in the context of processes occurring at the last scattering surface. Our findings are derived from the latest observational data from the Planck satellite (2018). In our model, besides the parameters available in the Planck data for the standard model ($\Lambda$CDM), we introduce two novel parameters: $\delta_{L}$, the density of cosmic electrons, and $M^2$, a parameter related to the modified-generalized Compton scattering effects. The results indicate that, based on the 2018 Planck data, small values were obtained for $\delta_{L}$ and $M^{2}$, $\delta_{L}=1.63\pm0.08(10^{-13})$ and $M^2=2.28\pm0.34(10^{-4})$, showing no significant deviation from the standard model. Moreover, increasing the values of $\delta_{L}$ and $M^{2}$ leads to an increase in the range of fluctuations in the CMB temperature anisotropy power spectrum and the correlation function between temperature and E-mode polarization for multipoles $l<500$ until the first peak.