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

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Millimeter Waves, Relic Radiation, Spaceborne Telescopes, Stabilized Platforms, Antarctic Regions, Paraboloid Mirrors, Pointing Control Systems

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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.

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