A balloon-borne millimeter-wave telescope for cosmic microwave background anisotropy measurements

被引：30
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作者：
Fixsen, DJ
Cheng, ES
Cottingham, DA
Folz, WC
Inman, CA
Kowitt, MS
Meyer, SS
Page, LA
Puchalla, JL
Ruhl, JE
Silverberg, RF
机构：
[1] NASA,GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CTR,ASTRON & SOLAR PHYS LAB,GLOBAL SCI & TECHNOL INC,GREENBELT,MD 20771
[2] UNIV CHICAGO,DEPT PHYS,CHICAGO,IL 60637
[3] PRINCETON UNIV,DEPT PHYS,PRINCETON,NJ 08540
来源：
ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL | 1996年 / 470卷 / 01期
关键词：
balloons; cosmic microwave background; instrumentation; miscellaneous; telescopes;
D O I：
10.1086/177850
中图分类号：
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号：
0704 ;
摘要：
We report on the characteristics and design details of the Medium Scale Anisotropy Measurement telescope, a millimeter-wave, balloon-borne experiment that measures anisotropy in the cosmic microwave background radiation on 0.degrees 5 angular scales. The gondola is capable of maintaining orientation to 2' rms and determining absolute pointing to 2.'5 accuracy during a one-night flight. Emphasis is placed on the optical and pointing performance as well as the weight and power budgets. We also discuss the total balloon/gondola mechanical system. The pendulation from this system is a ubiquitous perturbation on the pointing system. A detailed understanding in these areas is needed for developing the next generation of balloon-borne instruments.
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页码：63 / 77
页数：15
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