The cosmic anisotropy telescope

Details The cosmic anisotropy telescope The cosmic anisotropy telescope

Sep 1993

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1993a%26a...277..314r&link_type=abstract

Astronomy and Astrophysics, Vol. 277, p. 314 (1993)

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

23

Cosmic Microwave Background - Instrumentation: Interferometers - Techniques: Interferometric

Scientific paper

The Cosmic Anisotropy Telescope (CAT) is a 3-element radio interferometer of novel design for observing temperature fluctuations in the Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation. The three horn-reflector antennas each have a diameter of 70 em and are mounted on rails to provide baselines between 1 and 5 m. The instrument can observe in a 500 MHz bandwidth centred anywhere between 13 and 17 GHz and can reach a temperature sensitivity of a few μK per month of good observing. We have taken extreme care to ensure that uncalibrated instrumental offsets are absent at this level. CAT observations should provide both confirmation of primordial fluctuations on an angular scale of about 0.5 degree and strong constraints on current theories of galaxy formation.

Affiliated with

Also associated with

No associations

Rating

The cosmic anisotropy telescope does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this scientific paper.

If you have personal experience with The cosmic anisotropy telescope, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and The cosmic anisotropy telescope will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFWR-SCP-O-1559027