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

被引：30
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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