AstroSME is a Python library to simulate the effects of physics beyond the Standard Model on the polarization state of photons arriving from astronomical sources according to the Standard Model Extension (SME) framework, search for SME effects in observed polarimetry and simulate potential bias imposed on the polarimetric measurements by the dust in the Milky Way.
The code was developed by Roman Gerasimov and Andrew Friedman at University of California San Diego.
- Main paper: Friedman+2020.
- More general approach including circular polarimetry: Gerasimov+2021.
- Previous work on the subject: Kislat+2017, Kislat 2018.
- General introduction to SME: Kostelecký+2009.
The main catalogue of astronomical polarization measurements used in the 2020 paper is available on VizieR.
- Feature overview. Introduction to SME, basic AstroSME features.
- Catalogue management. Management of catalogues of astronomical data.
- Dust bias. Simulation of polarization induced by galactic dust.