BICEP2's Mis-Estimation: Was Not CIB Subtraction the Cause?

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The BICEP2 experiment's mis-estimation of primordial B modes was significantly influenced by their reliance on a Planck slide that did not account for Cosmic Infrared Background (CIB) subtraction. This oversight raises questions about the accuracy of their dust emission modeling, particularly regarding Milky Way dust interference. The discussion highlights the necessity for precise data correction methods in cosmological measurements to avoid such errors in future analyses.

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When BICEP 2 announced they had discovered primordial B modes they used a slide from Planck to model dust emission. The slide said the estimations were 'Not CIB" subtracted. See this blog that came out at the time:
http://resonaances.blogspot.com/2014/05/is-bicep-wrong.html
My question is , was this the major cause of BICEP's mis estimation ? Had they corrected for this properly would the signal have gone away or was the source of the error elsewhere?
 
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As far as I can remember they were mistaken by dust within the milky way.
 
yes I know that but my question is more specific than that . The question is what the mis estimation of the dust mostly caused by the fact that BICEP didn't take account of the fact that the Planck slide they used wasn't CIB subtracted.
 

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