Space Instrumentation: Cosmic Backgrounds

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Nov 2000

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"Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Edited by Paul Murdin, article 2912. Bristol: Institute of Physics Publishing, 2001

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

Instrumentation And Observational Techniques, Astronomical Instrumentation

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The COSMIC MICROWAVE BACKGROUND (CMB) radiation contains approximately 99% of the electromagnetic radiation energy in the universe, and its photons outnumber the known massive particles by a factor of ˜108. It is the primary observable indicator of conditions in the early universe and, according to COBE, the Cosmic Background Explorer satellite, it is remarkably featureless. Its spectrum is indis...

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