Mapping the CMB Sky: The BOOMERANG experiment

• Main Authors: de Bernardis, P., Ade, P. A. R., Artusa, R., Bock, J. J., Boscaleri, A., Crill, B. P., De Troia, G., Farese, P. C., Giacommetti, M., Hristov, V. V., Iacoangeli, A., Lange, A. E., Lee, A. T., Masi, S., Martinis, L., Mason, P. V., Mauskopf, P. D., Melchiorri, F., Miglio, L., Montroy, T., Netterfield, C. B., Pascale, E., Piacentini, F., Richards, P. L., Ruhl, J. E., Scaramuzzi, F.
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: arXiv 1999
• Subjects: Astrophysics astro-ph; FOS Physical sciences; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.48550/arxiv.astro-ph/9911461; https://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/9911461

We describe the BOOMERanG experiment, a stratospheric balloon telescope intended to measure the Cosmic Microwave Background anisotropy at angular scales between a few degrees and ten arcminutes. The experiment has been optimized for a long duration (7 to 14 days) flight circumnavigating Antarctica at the end of 1998. A test flight was performed on Aug.30, 1997 in Texas. The level of performance achieved in the test flight was satisfactory and compatible with the requirements for the long duration flight. : 11 pages, 6 figures