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1. Joint Analysis of BICEP2/Keck ArrayandPlanckData

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P. A. R. Ade, N. Aghanim, Z. Ahmed, R. W. Aikin, K. D. Alexander, M. Arnaud, J. Aumont, C. Baccigalupi, A. J. Banday, D. Barkats, R. B. Barreiro, J. G. Bartlett, N. Bartolo, E. Battaner, K. Benabed, A. Benoît, A. Benoit-Lévy, S. J. Benton, J.-P. Bernard, M. Bersanelli, P. Bielewicz, C. A. Bischoff, J. J. Bock, A. Bonaldi, L. Bonavera, J. R. Bond, J. Borrill, F. R. Bouchet, F. Boulanger, J. A. Brevik, M. Bucher, I. Buder, E. Bullock, C. Burigana, R. C. Butler, V. Buza, E. Calabrese, J.-F. Cardoso, A. Catalano, A. Challinor, R.-R. Chary, H. C. Chiang, P. R. Christensen, L. P. L. Colombo, C. Combet, J. Connors, F. Couchot, A. Coulais, B. P. Crill, A. Curto, F. Cuttaia, L. Danese, R. D. Davies, R. J. Davis, P. de Bernardis, A. de Rosa, G. de Zotti, J. Delabrouille, J.-M. Delouis, F.-X. Désert, C. Dickinson, J. M. Diego, H. Dole, S. Donzelli, O. Doré, M. Douspis, C. D. Dowell, L. Duband, A. Ducout, J. Dunkley, X. Dupac, C. Dvorkin, G. Efstathiou, F. Elsner, T. A. Enßlin, H. K. Eriksen, E. Falgarone, J. P. Filippini, F. Finelli, S. Fliescher, O. Forni, M. Frailis, A. A. Fraisse, E. Franceschi, A. Frejsel, S. Galeotta, S. Galli, K. Ganga, T. Ghosh, M. Giard, E. Gjerløw, S. R. Golwala, J. González-Nuevo, K. M. Górski, S. Gratton, A. Gregorio, A. Gruppuso, J. E. Gudmundsson, M. Halpern, F. K. Hansen, D. Hanson, D. L. Harrison, M. Hasselfield, G. Helou, S. Henrot-Versillé, D. Herranz, S. R. Hildebrandt, G. C. Hilton, E. Hivon, M. Hobson, W. A. Holmes, W. Hovest, V. V. Hristov, K. M. Huffenberger, H. Hui, G. Hurier, K. D. Irwin, A. H. Jaffe, T. R. Jaffe, J. Jewell, W. C. Jones, M. Juvela, A. Karakci, K. S. Karkare, J. P. Kaufman, B. G. Keating, S. Kefeli, E. Keihänen, S. A. Kernasovskiy, R. Keskitalo, T. S. Kisner, R. Kneissl, J. Knoche, L. Knox, J. M. Kovac, N. Krachmalnicoff, M. Kunz, C. L. Kuo, H. Kurki-Suonio, G. Lagache, A. Lähteenmäki, J.-M. Lamarre, A. Lasenby, M. Lattanzi, C. R. Lawrence, E. M. Leitch, R. Leonardi, F. Levrier, A. Lewis, M. Liguori, P. B. Lilje, M. Linden-Vørnle, M. López-Caniego, P. M. Lubin, M. Lueker, J. F. Macías-Pérez, B. Maffei, D. Maino, N. Mandolesi, A. Mangilli, M. Maris, P. G. Martin, E. Martínez-González, S. Masi, P. Mason, S. Matarrese, K. G. Megerian, P. R. Meinhold, A. Melchiorri, L. Mendes, A. Mennella, M. Migliaccio, S. Mitra, M.-A. Miville-Deschênes, A. Moneti, L. Montier, G. Morgante, D. Mortlock, A. Moss, D. Munshi, J. A. Murphy, P. Naselsky, F. Nati, P. Natoli, C. B. Netterfield, H. T. Nguyen, H. U. Nørgaard-Nielsen, F. Noviello, D. Novikov, I. Novikov, R. O’Brient, R. W. Ogburn, A. Orlando, L. Pagano, F. Pajot, R. Paladini, D. Paoletti, B. Partridge, F. Pasian, G. Patanchon, T. J. Pearson, O. Perdereau, L. Perotto, V. Pettorino, F. Piacentini, M. Piat, D. Pietrobon, S. Plaszczynski, E. Pointecouteau, G. Polenta, N. Ponthieu, G. W. Pratt, S. Prunet, C. Pryke, J.-L. Puget, J. P. Rachen, W. T. Reach, R. Rebolo, M. Reinecke, M. Remazeilles, C. Renault, A. Renzi, S. Richter, I. Ristorcelli, G. Rocha, M. Rossetti, G. Roudier, M. Rowan-Robinson, J. A. Rubiño-Martín, B. Rusholme, M. Sandri, D. Santos, M. Savelainen, G. Savini, R. Schwarz, D. Scott, M. D. Seiffert, C. D. Sheehy, L. D. Spencer, Z. K. Staniszewski, V. Stolyarov, R. Sudiwala, R. Sunyaev, D. Sutton, A.-S. Suur-Uski, J.-F. Sygnet, J. A. Tauber, G. P. Teply, L. Terenzi, K. L. Thompson, L. Toffolatti, J. E. Tolan, M. Tomasi, M. Tristram, M. Tucci, A. D. Turner, L. Valenziano, J. Valiviita, B. Van Tent, L. Vibert, P. Vielva, A. G. Vieregg, F. Villa, L. A. Wade, B. D. Wandelt, R. Watson, A. C. Weber, I. K. Wehus, M. White, S. D. M. White, J. Willmert, C. L. Wong, K. W. Yoon, D. Yvon, A. Zacchei, and A. Zonca

Published
2015
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2. The Temperature of the Cosmic Microwave Background at 10 GHz

Author

M. D. Seiffert, D. J. Fixsen, P. Lubin, S. Levin, Edward J. Wollack, Michele Limon, A. Kogut, and Paul Mirel

Subjects
Physics, Radiometer, media_common.quotation_subject, Cosmic microwave background, Astrophysics::Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Astrophysics::Cosmology and Extragalactic Astrophysics, Astrophysics, Low frequency, Universe, Cosmology, Atmosphere, Space and Planetary Science, Thermal radiation, Black-body radiation, Astrophysics::Galaxy Astrophysics, media_common
Abstract

We report the results of an effort to measure the low frequency portion of the spectrum of the Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation (CMB), using a balloon-borne instrument called ARCADE (Absolute Radiometer for Cosmology, Astrophysics, and Diffuse Emission). These measurements are to search for deviations from a thermal spectrum that are expected to exist in the CMB due to various processes in the early universe. The radiometric temperature was measured at 10 and 30 GHz using a cryogenic open-aperture instrument with no emissive windows. An external blackbody calibrator provides an in situ reference. A linear model is used to compare the radiometer output to a set of thermometers on the instrument. The unmodeled residuals are less than 50 mK peak-to-peak with a weighted RMS of 6 mK. Small corrections are made for the residual emission from the flight train, atmosphere, and foreground Galactic emission. The measured radiometric temperature of the CMB is 2.721 +/- 0.010 K at 10 GHz and 2.694 +/- 0.032 K at 30 GHz.

Published
2004

3. A coherent polarimeter array for the Large Scale Polarization Explorer balloon experiment

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E. Franceschi, E. Tommasi, Gianmarco Maggio, F. Villa, S. Galeotta, R. Mainini, Z. Farooqui, Giuseppe Addamo, Andrea Baschirotto, Charles R. Lawrence, S. Ricciardi, F. Cuttaia, S. Poli, A. Gregorio, M. Rossetti, T. C. Gaier, R. Tascone, Nazzareno Mandolesi, B. Paroli, P. Battaglia, A. Passerini, S. Donzelli, M. Gervasi, Francesco Cavaliere, Giuseppe Virone, M. Frailis, A. Tartari, Luca Stringhetti, M. Sandri, Cristian Franceschet, O. A. Peverini, B. Cappellini, F. Del Torto, A. Zacchei, N. Krachmalnicoff, Gianluca Morgante, A. Mennella, M. Tomasi, Marco Bersanelli, Mario Zannoni, Daniele Tavagnacco, Pekka Kangaslahti, Davide Maino, Luca Terenzi, M. D. Seiffert, A. Baù, Bersanelli, M, Mennella, A, Morgante, G, Zannoni, M, Addamo, G, Baschirotto, A, Battaglia, P, Bau', A, Cappellini, B, Cavaliere, F, Cuttaia, F, Del Torto, F, Donzelli, S, Farooqui, Z, Frailis, M, Franceschet, C, Franceschi, E, Gaier, T, Galeotta, S, Gervasi, M, Gregorio, A, Kangaslahti, P, Krachmalnicoff, N, Lawrence, C, Maggio, G, Mainini, R, Maino, D, Mandolesi, N, Paroli, B, Passerini, A, Peverini, O, Poli, S, Ricciardi, S, Rossetti, M, Sandri, M, Seiffert, M, Stringhetti, L, Tartari, A, Tascone, R, Tavagnacco, D, Terenzi, L, Tomasi, M, Tommasi, E, Villa, F, Virone, G, Zacchei, A, Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE), M., Bersanelli, A., Mennella, G., Morgante, M., Zannoni, G., Addamo, A., Baschirotto, P., Battaglia, A., Baz, B., Cappellini, F., Cavaliere, F., Cuttaia, Torto, F., S., Donzelli, Z., Farooqui, M., Fraili, C., Franceschet, E., Franceschi, T., Gaier, S., Galeotta, M., Gervasi, Gregorio, Anna, P., Kangaslahti, N., Krachmalnicoff, C., Lawrence, G., Maggio, R., Mainini, D., Maino, N., Mandolesi, B., Paroli, A., Passerini, O. A., Peverini, S., Poli, S., Ricciardi, M., Rossetti, M., Sandri, M., Seiffert, L., Stringhetti, A., Tartari, R., Tascone, Tavagnacco, Daniele, L., Terenzi, M., Tomasi, E., Tommasi, F., Villa, G., Virone, and A., Zacchei

Subjects
Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics (astro-ph.CO), Cosmic microwave background, Radiometers, FOS: Physical sciences, law.invention, Telescope, FIS/05 - ASTRONOMIA E ASTROFISICA, Optics, Q band, CMB physic, Settore FIS/05 - Astronomia e Astrofisica, law, CMB physics, STRIP instrument, Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics (astro-ph.IM), astrophysics: instrumentation and methods for astrophysics, astrophysics: cosmology and extragalactic astrophysics, Physics, business.industry, Amplifier, Bolometer, Cosmology, CMB, Polarization, Millimetric, Stratospheric Balloon, Astrophysics::Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics, Polarimeter, Polarization (waves), LSPE, Cardinal point, business, Astrophysics - Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics, Astrophysics - Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
Abstract

We discuss the design and expected performance of STRIP (STRatospheric Italian Polarimeter), an array of coherent receivers designed to fly on board the LSPE (Large Scale Polarization Explorer) balloon experiment. The STRIP focal plane array comprises 49 elements in Q band and 7 elements in W-band using cryogenic HEMT low noise amplifiers and high performance waveguide components. In operation, the array will be cooled to 20 K and placed in the focal plane of a $\sim 0.6$ meter telescope providing an angular resolution of $\sim1.5$ degrees. The LSPE experiment aims at large scale, high sensitivity measurements of CMB polarization, with multi-frequency deep measurements to optimize component separation. The STRIP Q-band channel is crucial to accurately measure and remove the synchrotron polarized component, while the W-band channel, together with a bolometric channel at the same frequency, provides a crucial cross-check for systematic effects., In press on the Proceedings of the SPIE Conference Astronomical Telescopes + instrumentation 2012, Amsterdam, paper 8446-279

Published
2012

4. First season quiet observations: Measurements of cosmic microwave background polarization power spectra at 43 GHz in the multipole range 25 ≤ ℓ ≤ 475

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I. Buder, Kevin M. Huffenberger, R. N. Dumoulin, Amber Miller, J. May, R. Monsalve, J. Zuntz, Ingunn Kathrine Wehus, T. C. Gaier, Colin A. Bischoff, Jeff McMahon, K. M. Smith, D. F. E. Samtleben, Michele Limon, Ricardo Bustos, Osamu Tajima, G. W. Nixon, S. T. Staggs, Laura Newburgh, J. L. Richards, K. Vanderlinde, B. Winstein, A. C. S. Readhead, A. Brizius, Masaya Hasegawa, Sigurd Naess, Martin C. Shepherd, Simon J. E. Radford, Sarah E. Church, M. D. Seiffert, Charles R. Lawrence, Lucio Piccirillo, K. A. Cleary, T. J. Pearson, H. K. Eriksen, Akito Kusaka, Leonardo Bronfman, Clive Dickinson, Masashi Hazumi, M. Jones, D. J. Kapner, Jonathan T. L. Zwart, J. O. Gundersen, Yuji Chinone, R. Williamson, H. Nguyen, Pekka Kangaslahti, K. L. Thompson, R. Reeves, and Pedro G. Ferreira

Subjects
Cosmic microwave background, Synchrotron radiation, cosmic background radiation, Astrophysics, Astrophysics::Cosmology and Extragalactic Astrophysics, 01 natural sciences, law.invention, Telescope, law, 0103 physical sciences, Astrophysics::Solar and Stellar Astrophysics, inflation, 010303 astronomy & astrophysics, Astrophysics::Galaxy Astrophysics, Physics, polarization, Null (radio), 010308 nuclear & particles physics, Gravitational wave, Astrophysics::Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Polarization (waves), observations [cosmology], gravitational waves, Space and Planetary Science, QUIET, Astrophysics::Earth and Planetary Astrophysics, Multipole expansion
Abstract

The Q/U Imaging ExperimenT (QUIET) employs coherent receivers at 43GHz and 94GHz, operating on the Chajnantor plateau in the Atacama Desert in Chile, to measure the anisotropy in the polarization of the cosmic microwave background (CMB). QUIET primarily targets the B modes from primordial gravitational waves. The combination of these frequencies gives sensitivity to foreground contributions from diffuse Galactic synchrotron radiation. Between 2008 October and 2010 December, over 10,000hr of data were collected, first with the 19 element 43 GHz array (3458hr) and then with the 90 element 94 GHz array. Each array observes the same four fields, selected for low foregrounds, together covering ≈1000 deg2. This paper reports initial results from the 43 GHz receiver, which has an array sensitivity to CMB fluctuations of 69μK√s. The data were extensively studied with a large suite of null tests before the power spectra, determined with two independent pipelines, were examined. Analysis choices, including data selection, were modified until the null tests passed. Cross-correlating maps with different telescope pointings is used to eliminate a bias. This paper reports the EE, BB, and EB power spectra in the multipole range ℓ = 25-475. With the exception of the lowest multipole bin for one of the fields, where a polarized foreground, consistent with Galactic synchrotron radiation, is detected with 3σ significance, the E-mode spectrum is consistent with the ΛCDM model, confirming the only previous detection of the first acoustic peak. The B-mode spectrum is consistent with zero, leading to a measurement of the tensor-to-scalar ratio of r = 0.35+1.06 -0.87. The combination of a new time-stream "double-demodulation" technique, side-fed Dragonian optics, natural sky rotation, and frequent boresight rotation leads to the lowest level of systematic contamination in the B-mode power so far reported, below the level of r = 0.1. © 2011. The American Astronomical Society. All rights reserved.

Published
2011

5. Optical design of the EPIC-IM crossed Dragone telescope

Author

Chao-Lin Kuo, James J. Bock, Talso Chui, Elena Pierpaoli, Daniel Bauman, Paul L. Richards, Charles R. Lawrence, M. D. Seiffert, Andrew E. Lange, Celeste Satter, Shaul Hanany, Meir Shimon, Peter Day, Abdullah S. Aljabri, Huan Tran, Adrian T. Lee, Hien Nguyen, Jonas Zmuidzinas, S. S. Meyer, Nate Miller, Clive Dickenson, Brad Johnson, M. Betoule, A. Amblard, Asantha Cooray, Brian Keating, Brett Williams, Sunil Golwala, Kent D. Irwin, Nicolas Ponthieu, Dustin Crumb, Jeff Raab, L. P. L. Colombo, Krzysztof M. Gorski, Warren Holmes, Jean Loup Puget, Darren Dowell, M. Dragovan, Oschmann, Jacobus M., Jr., Clampin, Mark C., and MacEwen, Howard A.

Subjects
Physics, Inflation (cosmology), Gravitational wave, business.industry, Cosmic microwave background, Astrophysics::Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics, Cosmic background radiation, Astrophysics::Cosmology and Extragalactic Astrophysics, Polarization (waves), Cosmology, law.invention, Telescope, symbols.namesake, Optics, law, symbols, Planck, business
Abstract

The Experimental Probe of Inflationary Cosmology - Intermediate Mission (EPIC-IM) is a concept for the NASA Einstein Inflation Probe satellite. EPIC-IM is designed to characterize the polarization properties of the Cosmic Microwave Background to search for the B-mode polarization signal characteristic of gravitational waves generated during the epoch of Inflation in the early universe. EPIC-IM employs a large focal plane with 11,000 detectors operating in 9 wavelength bands to provide 30 times higher sensitivity than the currently operating Planck satellite. The optical design is based on a wide-field 1.4 m crossed-Dragone telescope, an aperture that allows not only comprehensive measurements of Inflationary B-mode polarization, but also measurements of the E-mode and lensing polarization signals to cosmological limits, as well as all-sky maps of Galactic polarization with unmatched sensitivity and angular resolution. The optics are critical to measuring these extremely faint polarization signals, and any design must meet demanding requirements on systematic error control. We describe the EPIC-IM crossed Dragone optical design, its polarization properties, and far-sidelobe response.

Published
2010

6. Cosmic Microwave Background Component Separation by Parameter Estimation

Author

F. K. Hansen, K. Vanderlinde, H. K. Eriksen, Elena Pierpaoli, M. D. Seiffert, Clive Dickinson, P. B. Lilje, Charles R. Lawrence, C. Baccigalupi, K. M. Górski, Kendrick M. Smith, and A. J. Banday

Subjects
Physics, Methods: numerical, Estimation theory, Cosmic microwave background, Cosmology: observations, Spectral density, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Markov chain Monte Carlo, Astrophysics, CMB cold spot, symbols.namesake, Settore FIS/05 - Astronomia e Astrofisica, Space and Planetary Science, Component (UML), symbols, Statistical physics, Parametric statistics, Gibbs sampling
Abstract

We propose a solution to the CMB component separation problem based on standard parameter estimation techniques. We assume a parametric spectral model for each signal component, and fit the corresponding parameters pixel by pixel in a two-stage process. First we fit for the full parameter set (e.g., component amplitudes and spectral indices) in low-resolution and high signal-to-noise ratio maps using MCMC, obtaining both best-fit values for each parameter, and the associated uncertainty. The goodness-of-fit is evaluated by a chi^2 statistic. Then we fix all non-linear parameters at their low-resolution best-fit values, and solve analytically for high-resolution component amplitude maps. This likelihood approach has many advantages: The fitted model may be chosen freely, and the method is therefore completely general; all assumptions are transparent; no restrictions on spatial variations of foreground properties are imposed; the results may be rigorously monitored by goodness-of-fit tests; and, most importantly, we obtain reliable error estimates on all estimated quantities. We apply the method to simulated Planck and six-year WMAP data based on realistic models, and show that separation at the muK level is indeed possible in these cases. We also outline how the foreground uncertainties may be rigorously propagated through to the CMB power spectrum and cosmological parameters using a Gibbs sampling technique.

Published
2006

7. Anisotropy measurements of the cosmic microwave background

Author

Philip Lubin, J. Staren, T. Koch, Joshua O. Gundersen, M. D. Seiffert, Peter Meinhold, N. Figueiredo, M. Lim, Carlos Alexandre Wuensche, and T. C. Gaier

Subjects
Physics, Age of the universe, media_common.quotation_subject, Cosmic microwave background, Astrophysics::Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics, Cosmic background radiation, Astronomy, Astrophysics::Cosmology and Extragalactic Astrophysics, Astrophysics, Universe, symbols.namesake, Plasma cosmology, Cosmic infrared background, symbols, Dark energy, Planck, media_common
Abstract

The cosmic microwave background (CMB) is one of only a few physically observable remnants of the early Universe. Studies of the spectrum, polarization and spatial distribution of the CMB can potentially lead to a detailed understanding of the processes that took place in the early Universe. Many of the outstanding cosmological questions regarding the age, contents, future, and large scale dynamics of the universe are addressed in these studies. In particular, measurements of the spatial anisotropy of the CMB are a very effective method for testing and constraining models of cosmic structure formation.

Published
1995

8. Planckearly results. I. ThePlanckmission

Author

P. A. R. Ade[82], N. Aghanim[54], M. Arnaud[68], M. Ashdown[66-4], J. Aumont[54], C. Baccigalupi[80], M. Baker[37], A. Balbi[31], A. J. Banday[89-9-73], R. B. Barreiro[62], J. G. Bartlett[3-64], E. Battaner[91], K. Benabed[55], K. Bennett[38], A. Benoît[53], J.-P. Bernard[89-9], M. Bersanelli[28-46], R. Bhatia[5], J. J. Bock[64-10], A. Bonaldi[42], J. R. Bond[6], J. Borrill[72-84], F. R. Bouchet[55], T. Bradshaw[79], M. Bremer[38], M. Bucher[3], C. Burigana[45], R. C. Butler[45], P. Cabella[31], C. M. Cantalupo[72], B. Cappellini[46], J.-F. Cardoso[69-3-55], R. Carr[35], M. Casale[35], A. Catalano[3-67], L. Cayón[21], A. Challinor[59-66-12], A. Chamballu[51], J. Charra[54], R.-R. Chary[52], L.-Y. Chiang[58], C. Chiang[20], P. R. Christensen[76-32], D. L. Clements[51], S. Colombi[55], F. Couchot[71], A. Coulais[67], B. P. Crill[64-77], G. Crone[38], M. Crook[79], F. Cuttaia[45], L. Danese[80], O. D'Arcangelo[63], R. D. Davies[65], R. J. Davis[65], P. de Bernardis[27], J. de Bruin[37], G. de Gasperis[31], A. de Rosa[45], G. de Zotti[42-80], J. Delabrouille[3], J.-M. Delouis[55], F.-X. Désert[49], J. Dick[80], C. Dickinson[65], K. Dolag[73], H. Dole[54], S. Donzelli[46-60], O. Doré[64-10], U. Dörl[73], M. Douspis[54], X. Dupac[36], G. Efstathiou[59], T. A. Enßlin[73], H. K. Eriksen[60], F. Finelli[45], S. Foley[37], O. Forni[89-9], P. Fosalba[56], M. Frailis[44], E. Franceschi[45], M. Freschi[36], T. C. Gaier[64], S. Galeotta[44], J. Gallegos[36], B. Gandolfo[37], K. Ganga[3-52], M. Giard[89-9], G. Giardino[38], G. Gienger[37], Y. Giraud-Héraud[3], J. González[35], J. González-Nuevo[80], K. M. Górski[64, 93], S. Gratton[66, 59], A. Gregorio[29], A. Gruppuso[45], G. Guyot[48], J. Haissinski[71], F. K. Hansen[60], D. Harrison[59-66], G. Helou[10], S. Henrot-Versillé[71], C. Hernández-Monteagudo[73], D. Herranz[62], S. R. Hildebrandt[10-70-61], E. Hivon[55], M. Hobson[4], W. A. Holmes[64], A. Hornstrup[14], W. 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Paris 11 (UP11)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Department of Physics, and Helsinki Institute of Physics

Subjects
Experimental Physics, [SDU.ASTR.CO]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Astrophysics [astro-ph]/Cosmology and Extra-Galactic Astrophysics [astro-ph.CO], Computer science, Surveys, Cosmic background radiation, 7. Clean energy, 01 natural sciences, CMB physics, Space vehicles: instruments, Instrumentation: detectors, observations [Cosmology], Instrumentation, 010303 astronomy & astrophysics, detectors [Instrumentation], QB, detectors, media_common, Planck ESA mission, Conjunction (astronomy), Cosmology: observations, Astrophysics::Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics, Cosmology, observations, Early results, cosmic backround radiation, instruments, symbols, [SDU.ASTR.GA]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Astrophysics [astro-ph]/Galactic Astrophysics [astro-ph.GA], cosmology: observations, cosmic background radiation, surveys, space vehicles: instruments, instrumentation: detectors, catalogs, Astrophysics - Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics, Astrophysics - Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics, space vehicles, cosmology, instrumentation, Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics (astro-ph.CO), [PHYS.ASTR.IM]Physics [physics]/Astrophysics [astro-ph]/Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysic [astro-ph.IM], media_common.quotation_subject, education, FOS: Physical sciences, Catalogs, Space vehicles, instruments [Space vehicles], [PHYS.ASTR.CO]Physics [physics]/Astrophysics [astro-ph]/Cosmology and Extra-Galactic Astrophysics [astro-ph.CO], symbols.namesake, Settore FIS/05 - Astronomia e Astrofisica, 0103 physical sciences, Planck, Early release, Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics (astro-ph.IM), 010308 nuclear & particles physics, Payload, Astronomy, Astronomy and Astrophysics, 115 Astronomy, Space science, Catalogues, Astrophysics - Astrophysics of Galaxies, [SDU.ASTR.IM]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Astrophysics [astro-ph]/Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysic [astro-ph.IM], [PHYS.ASTR.GA]Physics [physics]/Astrophysics [astro-ph]/Galactic Astrophysics [astro-ph.GA], Space and Planetary Science, Sky, Astrophysics of Galaxies (astro-ph.GA), Satellite
Abstract

16 páginas, 14 figuras, 3 tablas.-- Planck Collaboration: et al., The European Space Agency’s Planck satellite was launched on 14 May 2009, and has been surveying the sky stably and continuously since 13 August 2009. Its performance is well in line with expectations, and it will continue to gather scientific data until the end of its cryogenic lifetime. We give an overview of the history of Planck in its first year of operations, and describe some of the key performance aspects of the satellite. This paper is part of a package submitted in conjunction with Planck’s Early Release Compact Source Catalogue, the first data product based on Planck to be released publicly. The package describes the scientific performance of the Planck payload, and presents results on a variety of astrophysical topics related to the sources included in the Catalogue, as well as selected topics on diffuse emission., The Planck Collaboration acknowledges the support of: ESA; CNES and CNRS/INSU-IN2P3-INP (France); ASI, CNR, and INAF (Italy); NASA and DoE (USA); STFC and UKSA (UK); CSIC, MICINN and JA (Spain); Tekes, AoF and CSC (Finland); DLR and MPG (Germany); CSA (Canada); DTU Space (Denmark); SER/SSO (Switzerland); RCN (Norway); SFI (Ireland); FCT/MCTES (Portugal); and DEISA (EU).

Published
2011

9. ARCADE 2 MEASUREMENT OF THE ABSOLUTE SKY BRIGHTNESS AT 3-90 GHz

Author

Michele Limon, P. Lubin, Jack Singal, Edward J. Wollack, A. Kogut, S. Levin, T. Villela, Paul Mirel, M. D. Seiffert, D. J. Fixsen, and Carlos Alexandre Wuensche

Subjects
Physics, Radiometer, media_common.quotation_subject, Cosmic microwave background, Astrophysics::Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Astrophysics::Cosmology and Extragalactic Astrophysics, Astrophysics, Power law, Cosmology, Atmosphere, Space and Planetary Science, Sky, Black-body radiation, Absolute zero, Astrophysics::Galaxy Astrophysics, media_common
Abstract

The ARCADE 2 instrument has measured the absolute temperature of the sky at frequencies 3, 8, 10, 30, and 90 GHz, using an open-aperture cryogenic instrument observing at balloon altitudes with no emissive windows between the beam-forming optics and the sky. An external blackbody calibrator provides an in situ reference. Systematic errors were greatly reduced by using differential radiometers and cooling all critical components to physical temperatures approximating the CMB temperature. A linear model is used to compare the output of each radiometer to a set of thermometers on the instrument. Small corrections are made for the residual emission from the flight train, balloon, atmosphere, and foreground Galactic emission. The ARCADE 2 data alone show an extragalactic rise of 50 ± 7 mK at 3.3 GHz in addition to a CMB temperature of 2.730 ± .004 K. Combining the ARCADE 2 data with data from the literature shows a background power law spectrum of T = 1.26 ± 0.09 [K] (�/�0) −2.60±0.04 from 22 MHz to 10 GHz (�0 = 1 GHz) in addition to a CMB temperature of 2.725 ± .001 K. Subject headings: cosmology: Cosmic Microwave Background — cosmology: Observations

Published
2011

10. Design and performance of sliced-aperture corrugated feed horn antennas

Author

Paul Mirel, Edward J. Wollack, Philip Lubin, Jack Singal, Michele Limon, M. D. Seiffert, and A. Kogut

Subjects
Physics, Radiometer, Aperture, business.industry, Antenna aperture, Astrophysics::Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics, Feed horn, Horn antenna, Optics, Horn (acoustic), Physics::Accelerator Physics, business, Instrumentation, Beam (structure), Groove (music)
Abstract

We report on the design of corrugated feed horn microwave antennas at 3.3, 5.6, 7.8, and 10.2 GHz for the absolute radiometer for cosmology, astrophysics, and diffuse emission experiment. These horns have low sidelobe symmetrical beams with 12° full width at half power, and three noteworthy features: a 30° slice at the aperture, a profiled rather than a linear taper, and a slowly varying groove depth along the length of the horn. The profiled taper and varying groove depth provided a narrow beam given the existing physical spatial constraints of the instrument in which the horns are used. The 30° slice was necessary for instrumental considerations and has a minimal effect on the symmetry of the beam. The slice reduces the effective aperture radius and overall length to that corresponding to an unsliced horn with an aperture at roughly the middle of the slice and does not introduce any undesirable effects.

Published
2005

11. The advanced cosmic microwave explorer - A millimeter-wave telescope and stabilized platform

Author

Peter Meinhold, Joshua O. Gundersen, Philip Lubin, Alfredo O. Chingcuanco, Thyrso Villela, Jeffrey Schuster, D. Morris, and M. D. Seiffert

Subjects
Physics, Gregorian telescope, COSMIC cancer database, business.industry, Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, Cosmic microwave background, Astrophysics::Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics, Cosmic background radiation, Astronomy, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Astrophysics::Cosmology and Extragalactic Astrophysics, law.invention, Telescope, Primary mirror, Optics, Space and Planetary Science, law, Extremely high frequency, business, Astrophysics::Galaxy Astrophysics, Microwave
Abstract

We have developed and flown a 1 m diameter Gregorian telescope system for measurements of anisotropy in the Cosmic Background Radiation (CBR). The telescope is incorporated in a balloon-borne stabilized platform with arcminute stabilization capability. To date, the system has flown four times and observed from the ground at the South Pole twice. The telescope has used both coherent and incoherent detectors. We describe the development of the telescope, pointing platform, and one of the receivers employed in making measurements of the CBR. Performance of the system during the first flight and operation on the ground at the South Pole are described, and the quality of the South Pole as a millimeter wave observing site is discussed.

Published
1993

12. Planck early results. XXIII. The first all-sky survey of Galactic cold clumps

Author

Poutanen, T., Natoli, P., Polenta, G., Bartlett, J.G., Bucher, M., Cardoso, J.-F., Catalano, A., Delabrouille, J., Ganga, K., Giraud-Héraud, Y., Patanchon, G., Piat, M., Rosset, C., Smoot, G.F., Ashdown, M., Hobson, M., Lasenby, A., Stolyarov, V., Bhatia, R., Kneissl, R., Bond, J.R., Martin, P., Miville-Deschênes, M.-A., Banday, A.J., Bernard, J.-P., Forni, O., Giard, M., Leroy, C., Marshall, D.J., Montier, L., Pointecouteau, E., Ristorcelli, I., Bock, J.J., Doré, O., Helou, G., Hildebrandt, S.R., Paladini, R., Pearson, T.J., Prézeau, G., Rocha, G., Seiffert, M.D., Challinor, A., Starck, J.-L., Yvon, D., Linden-Vørnle, Michael, Nørgaard-Nielsen, Hans Ulrik, Joncas, G., Toffolatti, L., Netterfield, C.B., Dobashi, K., Scott, D., Juvela, M., Keihänen, E., Keskitalo, R., Kurki-Suonio, H., Ysard, N., Jones, W.C., Cayón, L., Knox, L., Leonardi, R., Lubin, P.M., Zonca, A., Wandelt, B.D., Matarrese, S., De Bernardis, P., Masi, S., Melchiorri, A., Nati, F., Piacentini, F., Bersanelli, M., Mennella, A., Tomasi, M., Gregorio, A., Balbi, A., Cabella, P., De Gasperis, G., Mazzotta, P., Vittorio, N., Christensen, P.R., Naselsky, P., Rebolo, R., Rubiño-Martín, J.A., Marton, G., Toth, V., Zahorecz, S., Dupac, X., Mendes, L., Giardino, G., Laureijs, R.J., Tauber, J.A., Umana, G., Bonaldi, A., De Zotti, G., Frailis, M., Galeotta, S., Maris, M., Pasian, F., Zacchei, A., Burigana, C., Cuttaia, F., De Rosa, A., Finelli, F., Franceschi, E., Gruppuso, A., Mandolesi, N., Morgante, G., Ricciardi, S., Sandri, M., Terenzi, L., Valenziano, L., Villa, F., Donzelli, S., Stivoli, F., Désert, F.-X., Chamballu, A., Clements, D.L., Jaffe, A.H., Mortlock, D., Novikov, D., Rowan-Robinson, M., Chary, R.-R., McGehee, P., Pelkonen, V.-M., Rusholme, B., Benoît, A., Aghanim, N., Aumont, J., Boulanger, F., Douspis, M., Lagache, G., Noviello, F., Pajot, F., Ponthieu, N., Puget, J.-L., Torre, J.-P., Benabed, K., Bouchet, F.R., Colombi, S., Delouis, J.-M., Hivon, E., Moneti, A., Prunet, S., Sygnet, J.-F., Chiang, L.-Y., Efstathiou, G., Gratton, S., Harrison, D., Munshi, D., Hansen, F.K., Hoyland, R.J., Barreiro, R.B., Herranz, D., López-Caniego, M., Martínez-González, E., Vielva, P., Crill, B.P., Górski, K.M., Holmes, W.A., Lawrence, C.R., Mitra, S., Wade, L.A., Davies, R.D., Davis, R.J., Dickinson, C., Maffei, B., MacTavish, C.J., Coulais, A., Falgarone, E., Lamarre, J.-M., Arnaud, M., MacÍas-Pérez, J.F., Perotto, L., Renault, C., Santos, D., Couchot, F., Henrot-Versillé, S., Perdereau, O., Plaszczynski, S., Tristram, M., Borrill, J., Cantalupo, C.M., Kisner, T.S., Dörl, U., Enßlin, T.A., Hovest, W., Matthai, F., Reinecke, M., Riller, T., Tuovinen, J., Murphy, A., Novikov, I., Savini, G., Baccigalupi, C., Danese, L., González-Nuevo, J., Leach, S., Perrotta, F., Mann, R., Ade, P.A.R., Sudiwala, R., Osborne, S., Reach, W.T., Battaner, E., Huffenberger, K.M., Universidad de Cantabria, P. A. R., Ade, N., Aghanim, M., Arnaud, M., Ashdown, J., Aumont, C., Baccigalupi, A., Balbi, A. J., Banday, R. B., Barreiro, J. G., Bartlett, E., Battaner, K., Benabed, A., Benoît, J. P., Bernard, M., Bersanelli, R., Bhatia, J. J., Bock, A., Bonaldi, J. R., Bond, J., Borrill, F. R., Bouchet, F., Boulanger, M., Bucher, C., Burigana, P., Cabella, C. M., Cantalupo, J. F., Cardoso, A., Catalano, L., Cayón, A., Challinor, A., Chamballu, R. R., Chary, L. Y., Chiang, P. R., Christensen, D. L., Clement, S., Colombi, F., Couchot, A., Coulai, B. P., Crill, F., Cuttaia, L., Danese, R. D., Davie, R. J., Davi, P., de Bernardi, G., de Gasperi, A., de Rosa, G., de Zotti, J., Delabrouille, J. M., Deloui, F. X., Désert, C., Dickinson, K., Dobashi, S., Donzelli, O., Doré, U., Dörl, M., Douspi, X., Dupac, G., Efstathiou, T. A., Enßlin, E., Falgarone, F., Finelli, O., Forni, M., Fraili, E., Franceschi, S., Galeotta, K., Ganga, M., Giard, G., Giardino, Y., Giraud Héraud, J., González Nuevo, K. M., Górski, S., Gratton, Gregorio, Anna, A., Gruppuso, F. K., Hansen, D., Harrison, G., Helou, S., Henrot Versillé, D., Herranz, S. R., Hildebrandt, E., Hivon, M., Hobson, W. A., Holme, W., Hovest, R. J., Hoyland, K. M., Huffenberger, A. H., Jaffe, G., Jonca, W. C., Jone, M., Juvela, E., Keihänen, R., Keskitalo, T. S., Kisner, R., Kneissl, L., Knox, H., Kurki Suonio, G., Lagache, J. M., Lamarre, A., Lasenby, R. J., Laureij, C. R., Lawrence, S., Leach, R., Leonardi, C., Leroy, M., Linden Vørnle, M., López Caniego, P. M., Lubin, J. F., Macías Pérez, C. J., Mactavish, B., Maffei, N., Mandolesi, R., Mann, M., Mari, D. J., Marshall, P., Martin, E., Martínez González, G., Marton, S., Masi, S., Matarrese, F., Matthai, P., Mazzotta, P., Mcgehee, A., Melchiorri, L., Mende, A., Mennella, S., Mitra, M. A., Miville Deschêne, A., Moneti, L., Montier, G., Morgante, D., Mortlock, D., Munshi, A., Murphy, P., Naselsky, F., Nati, P., Natoli, C. B., Netterfield, H. U., Nørgaard Nielsen, F., Noviello, D., Novikov, I., Novikov, S., Osborne, F., Pajot, R., Paladini, F., Pasian, G., Patanchon, T. J., Pearson, V. M., Pelkonen, O., Perdereau, L., Perotto, F., Perrotta, F., Piacentini, M., Piat, S., Plaszczynski, E., Pointecouteau, G., Polenta, N., Ponthieu, T., Poutanen, G., Prézeau, S., Prunet, J. L., Puget, W. T., Reach, R., Rebolo, M., Reinecke, C., Renault, S., Ricciardi, T., Riller, I., Ristorcelli, G., Rocha, C., Rosset, M., Rowan Robinson, J. A., Rubiño Martín, B., Rusholme, M., Sandri, D., Santo, G., Savini, D., Scott, M. D., Seiffert, G. F., Smoot, J. L., Starck, F., Stivoli, V., Stolyarov, R., Sudiwala, J. F., Sygnet, J. A., Tauber, L., Terenzi, L., Toffolatti, M., Tomasi, J. P., Torre, V., Toth, M., Tristram, J., Tuovinen, G., Umana, L., Valenziano, P., Vielva, F., Villa, N., Vittorio, L. A., Wade, B. 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Subjects
010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences, Experimental Physics, cloud [ISM], Astrophysics, 01 natural sciences, ISM: clouds, ISM [submillimetre], Submillimetre: ISM, 010303 astronomy & astrophysics, media_common, QB, Physics, education.field_of_study, Solar mass, Spectral index, general [ISM], extinction, stars: formation, dust, submillimetre: ISM, ISM: general, catalogs, symbols, Catalog, [SDU.ASTR.GA]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Astrophysics [astro-ph]/Galactic Astrophysics [astro-ph.GA], clouds [ISM], media_common.quotation_subject, Stars: formation, Population, education, dust, extinction, Astrophysics::Cosmology and Extragalactic Astrophysics, Spatial distribution, Dust, ism: general, submillimetre: ism, ism: clouds, symbols.namesake, Settore FIS/05 - Astronomia e Astrofisica, ISM: cloud, 0103 physical sciences, Planck, Astrophysics::Galaxy Astrophysics, Dust, extinction, 0105 earth and related environmental sciences, formation [stars], Molecular cloud, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Galactic plane, 115 Astronomy, Space science, Catalogues, [PHYS.ASTR.GA]Physics [physics]/Astrophysics [astro-ph]/Galactic Astrophysics [astro-ph.GA], 13. Climate action, Space and Planetary Science, Sky, Catalogs
Abstract

33 páginas, 24 figuras, 9 tablas.-- Planck Collaboration: et al., We present the statistical properties of the Cold Clump Catalogue of Planck Objects (C3PO), the first all-sky catalogue of cold objects, in terms of their spatial distribution, dust temperature, distance, mass, and morphology. We have combined Planck and IRAS data to extract 10342 cold sources that stand out against a warmer environment. The sources are distributed over the whole sky, including in the Galactic plane, despite the confusion, and up to high latitudes (>30°). We find a strong spatial correlation of these sources with ancillary data tracing Galactic molecular structures and infrared dark clouds where the latter have been catalogued. These cold clumps are not isolated but clustered in groups. Dust temperature and emissivity spectral index values are derived from their spectral energy distributions using both Planck and IRAS data. The temperatures range from 7K to 19K, with a distribution peaking around 13K. The data are inconsistent with a constant value of the associated spectral index β over the whole temperature range: β varies from 1.4 to 2.8, with a mean value around 2.1. Distances are obtained for approximately one third of the objects. Most of the detections lie within 2kpc of the Sun, but more distant sources are also detected, out to 7kpc. The mass estimates inferred from dust emission range from 0.4 M⊙ to 2.4 × 105 M⊙. Their physical properties show that these cold sources trace a broad range of objects, from low-mass dense cores to giant molecular clouds, hence the “cold clump” terminology. This first statistical analysis of the C3PO reveals at least two colder populations of special interest with temperatures in the range 7 to 12K: cores that mostly lie close to the Sun; and massive cold clumps located in the inner Galaxy. We also describe the statistics of the early cold core (ECC) sample that is a subset of the C3PO, containing only the 915 most reliable detections. The ECC is delivered as a part of the Planck Early Release Compact Source Catalogue (ERCSC).

Published
2011

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