Precision CMB measurements with long-duration stratospheric balloons: activities in the Arctic

Abstract We report on the activities preparing long duration stratospheric flights, suitable for CMB (Cosmic Microwave Background) measurements, in the Arctic region. We focus on pathfinder flights, and on two forthcoming experiments to be flown from Longyearbyen (Svalbard islands): the OLIMPO Sunya...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union
Main Authors: de Bernardis, P., Masi, S.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2012
Subjects:
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Space and Planetary Science
Arctic
Longyearbyen
Svalbard
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1743921312016894
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S1743921312016894
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Summary:Abstract We report on the activities preparing long duration stratospheric flights, suitable for CMB (Cosmic Microwave Background) measurements, in the Arctic region. We focus on pathfinder flights, and on two forthcoming experiments to be flown from Longyearbyen (Svalbard islands): the OLIMPO Sunyaev-Zeldovich spectrometer, and the Large-Scale Polarization Explorer (LSPE).

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