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Jan 2001

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The Extragalactic Infrared Background and its Cosmological Implications, Proceedings of IAU Symposium #204, held 15-18 August 20

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The Microwave Anisotropy Probe (MAP) is scheduled for launch in late 2000. This mission will measure the anisotropy of the cosmic microwave background in five frequency bands from 22 to 90 GHz. The angular resolution varies with frequency from 0.93o to 0.21o. The sensitivity should reach a standard deviation of 20 μK in each 0.3o pixel on the sky. MAP will observe from the Earth-Sun L2 point using a four-fold modulation scheme to minimize systematic errors. The 2 year planned duration will allow for 4 complete coverages of the sky. By observing the CMB angular power spectrum, MAP will tell us the initial conditions for galaxy formation that produced the extragalactic infrared background.

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