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Planck intermediate results. XVI. Profile likelihoods for cosmological parameters

P.A.R. Ade , N. Aghanim , M. Arnaud , M. Ashdown , J. Aumont , C. Baccigalupi , A. J. Banday , R. B. Barreiro , J.G. Bartlett (1) , E. Battaner , K. Benabed , A. Benoit-Lévy , J.-P. Bernard , M. Bersanelli , P. Bielewicz , J. Bobin , A. Bonaldi , J. R. Bond , F. R. Bouchet , C. Burigana , J.-F. Cardoso (2) , A. Catalano (3) , A. Chamballu , H. C. Chiang , P. R. Christensen , D. L. Clements , S. Colombi , L. P. L. Colombo , F. Couchot (4) , F. Cuttaia , L. Danese , R. J. Davis , P. de Bernardis , A. de Rosa , G. de Zotti , J. Delabrouille (5) , C. Dickinson , J. M. Diego , H. Dole , S. Donzelli , O. Doré , M. Douspis , X. Dupac , T.A. Ensslin , H. K. Eriksen , F. Finelli , O. Forni , M. Frailis , E. Franceschi , S. Galeotta , S. Galli , K. Ganga (2) , M. Giard , Y. Giraud-Héraud (1) , J. Gonzalez-Nuevo , K. M. Gorski , A. Gregorio , A. Gruppuso , F. K. Hansen , D. Harrison , S. Henrot-Versillé (4) , C. Hernandez-Monteagudo , D. Herranz , S. R. Hildebrandt , E. Hivon , M. Hobson , W.A. Holmes , A. Hornstrup , W. Hovest , K. M. Huffenberger , A. H. Jaffe , T. R. Jaffe , W. C. Jones , M. Juvela , E. Keihänen , R. Keskitalo , T. S. Kisner , R. Kneissl , J. Knoche , L. Knox , M. Kunz , H. Kurki-Suonio , Guilaine Lagache , A. Lähteenmäki , J.-M. Lamarre , A. Lasenby , R. Leonardi , A. Liddle , M. Liguori , P. B. Lilje , M. Linden-Vørnle , M. Lopez-Caniego , P. M. Lubin , J.F. Macias-Perez (3) , B. Maffei , D. Maino , N. Mandolesi , M. Maris , P. G. Martin , E. Martinez-Gonzalez , S. Masi , M. Massardi , S. Matarrese , P. Mazzotta , A. Melchiorri , L. Mendes , A. Mennella , M. Migliaccio , Subhabrata Mitra , M.-A. Miville-Deschênes , A. Moneti , L. Montier , G. Morgante , D. Munshi , J. A. Murphy , P. Naselsky , F. Nati , P. Natoli , F. Noviello , D. Novikov , I. Novikov , C.A. Oxborrow , L. Pagano , F. Pajot , D. Paoletti , F. Pasian , O. Perdereau (4) , L. Perotto (3) , F. Perrotta , V. Pettorino , F. Piacentini , M. Piat (2) , E. Pierpaoli , D. Pietrobon , Stéphane Plaszczynski (4) , E. Pointecouteau , G. Polenta , L. Popa , G. W. Pratt , J.-L. Puget , J. P. Rachen , R. Rebolo , M. Reinecke , M. Remazeilles (2) , C. Renault (3) , S. Ricciardi , T. Riller , I. Ristorcelli , G. Rocha , C. Rosset (2) , G. Roudier (2) , B. Rouillé d'Orfeuil (4) , J. A. Rubino-Martin , B. Rusholme , M. Sandri , M. Savelainen , G. Savini , L. D. Spencer , M. Spinelli (4) , J.-L. Starck , F. Sureau , D. Sutton , A.-S. Suur-Uski , J.-F. Sygnet , J. A. Tauber , L. Terenzi , L. Toffolatti , M. Tomasi , M. Tristram (4) , M. Tucci (4) , G. Umana , L. Valenziano , J. Valiviita , B. van Tent , P. Vielva , F. Villa , L. A. Wade , B. D. Wandelt , M. White , D. Yvon , A. Zacchei , A. Zonca
P.A.R. Ade
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N. Aghanim
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M. Arnaud
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M. Ashdown
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J. Aumont
C. Baccigalupi
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A. J. Banday
R. B. Barreiro
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J.G. Bartlett
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E. Battaner
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K. Benabed
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A. Benoit-Lévy
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J.-P. Bernard
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M. Bersanelli
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P. Bielewicz
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J. Bobin
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A. Bonaldi
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J. R. Bond
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F. R. Bouchet
C. Burigana
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J.-F. Cardoso
A. Chamballu
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H. C. Chiang
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P. R. Christensen
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D. L. Clements
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S. Colombi
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L. P. L. Colombo
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F. Couchot
F. Cuttaia
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L. Danese
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R. J. Davis
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P. de Bernardis
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A. de Rosa
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G. de Zotti
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C. Dickinson
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J. M. Diego
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H. Dole
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S. Donzelli
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O. Doré
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M. Douspis
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X. Dupac
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T.A. Ensslin
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H. K. Eriksen
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F. Finelli
O. Forni
M. Frailis
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E. Franceschi
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S. Galeotta
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S. Galli
M. Giard
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J. Gonzalez-Nuevo
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K. M. Gorski
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A. Gregorio
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A. Gruppuso
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F. K. Hansen
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D. Harrison
C. Hernandez-Monteagudo
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D. Herranz
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S. R. Hildebrandt
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E. Hivon
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M. Hobson
W.A. Holmes
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A. Hornstrup
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W. Hovest
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K. M. Huffenberger
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A. H. Jaffe
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T. R. Jaffe
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W. C. Jones
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M. Juvela
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E. Keihänen
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R. Keskitalo
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T. S. Kisner
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R. Kneissl
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J. Knoche
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L. Knox
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M. Kunz
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H. Kurki-Suonio
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Guilaine Lagache
A. Lähteenmäki
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J.-M. Lamarre
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A. Lasenby
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R. Leonardi
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A. Liddle
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M. Liguori
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P. B. Lilje
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M. Linden-Vørnle
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M. Lopez-Caniego
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P. M. Lubin
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B. Maffei
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D. Maino
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N. Mandolesi
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M. Maris
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P. G. Martin
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E. Martinez-Gonzalez
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S. Masi
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M. Massardi
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S. Matarrese
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P. Mazzotta
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A. Melchiorri
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L. Mendes
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A. Mennella
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M. Migliaccio
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Subhabrata Mitra
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M.-A. Miville-Deschênes
A. Moneti
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L. Montier
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G. Morgante
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D. Munshi
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J. A. Murphy
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P. Naselsky
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F. Nati
P. Natoli
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F. Noviello
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D. Novikov
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I. Novikov
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C.A. Oxborrow
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L. Pagano
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F. Pajot
D. Paoletti
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F. Pasian
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L. Perotto
F. Perrotta
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V. Pettorino
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F. Piacentini
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E. Pierpaoli
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D. Pietrobon
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E. Pointecouteau
G. Polenta
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L. Popa
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G. W. Pratt
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J.-L. Puget
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J. P. Rachen
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R. Rebolo
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M. Reinecke
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S. Ricciardi
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T. Riller
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I. Ristorcelli
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G. Rocha
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J. A. Rubino-Martin
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B. Rusholme
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M. Sandri
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M. Savelainen
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G. Savini
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L. D. Spencer
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J.-L. Starck
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F. Sureau
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D. Sutton
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A.-S. Suur-Uski
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J.-F. Sygnet
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J. A. Tauber
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L. Terenzi
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L. Toffolatti
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M. Tomasi
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G. Umana
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L. Valenziano
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J. Valiviita
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B. van Tent
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P. Vielva
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F. Villa
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L. A. Wade
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B. D. Wandelt
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M. White
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D. Yvon
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A. Zacchei
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A. Zonca
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Abstract

We explore the 2013 Planck likelihood function with a high-precision multi-dimensional minimizer (Minuit). This allows a refinement of the Lambda-cdm best-fit solution with respect to previously-released results, and the construction of frequentist confidence intervals using profile likelihoods. The agreement with the cosmological results from the Bayesian framework is excellent, demonstrating the robustness of the Planck results to the statistical methodology. We investigate the inclusion of neutrino masses, where more significant differences may appear due to the non-Gaussian nature of the posterior mass distribution. By applying the Feldman--Cousins prescription, we again obtain results very similar to those of the Bayesian methodology. However, the profile-likelihood analysis of the CMB combination (Planck+WP+highL) reveals a minimum well within the unphysical negative-mass region. We show that inclusion of the Planck CMB-lensing information regularizes this issue, and provide a robust frequentist upper limit $M_\nu < 0.26 eV$ ($95\%$ confidence) from the CMB+lensing+BAO data combination.

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in2p3-00881653 , version 1 (08-11-2013)

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P.A.R. Ade, N. Aghanim, M. Arnaud, M. Ashdown, J. Aumont, et al.. Planck intermediate results. XVI. Profile likelihoods for cosmological parameters. Astronomy and Astrophysics - A&A, 2014, 566, pp.A54. ⟨10.1051/0004-6361/201323003⟩. ⟨in2p3-00881653⟩
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