1. B2K: The polarization-sensitive BOOMERanG experiment
- Author
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G. De Troia, A. Boscaleri, G. Di Stefano, W. C. Jones, T. E. Montroy, F. Piacentini, P. de Bernardis, J. Watt, C. Mac Tavish, V. V. Hristov, A. Iacoangeli, Calvin B. Netterfield, J. E. Ruhl, Philip Daniel Mauskopf, E. Torbet, Andrew E. Lange, Enzo Pascale, Peter A. R. Ade, J. J. Bock, Theodore Kisner, G. Romeo, Silvia Masi, F. Pongetti, and Cecchini, Stefano
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Physics ,Aerospace instrumentation ,Linear polarization ,business.industry ,Bolometer ,Cosmic microwave background ,Cosmic background radiation ,BOOMERanG experiment ,Astrophysics::Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics ,Astrophysics ,Astrophysics::Cosmology and Extragalactic Astrophysics ,Polarization (waves) ,law.invention ,Optics ,Polarization sensitive ,law ,business - Abstract
We describe the new BOOMERanG payload, which is being prepared for a new circum-antarctic flight, with the aim to detect the linear polarization of the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB). In addition to polarization capabilities, obtained by means of special bolometers, the instrument has been improved in the attitude reconstruction system and in the calibration system.
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- 2002