BaR-SPOrt: balloon-borne radiometers for sky polarization observations

BaR-SPOrt, funded by ASI (Italian Space Agency), is a 32 (90) GHz balloon-borne correlation polarimeter for direct measurements of the Q and U Stokes parameters, with an angular resolution of 0.6° (0.2°). Aim of the experiment is the detection of the polarized emission of the diffuse Galactic Backgr...

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Main Authors: Sbarra, C, Cortiglioni, S, Bernardi, G, Carretti, E, Cecchini, S, Macculi, C, Ventura, G, Baralis, M, Peverini, O, Tascone, R, Tucci, M, Natale, V, Nesti, R, Fabbri, R, Monari, J, Poppi, S, Nicastro, L, di Raffaele, R, Boscaleri, A, Pascale, E, de Bernardis, P, de Petris, M, Masi, S, Sazhin, MV, Vinyajkin, EN, BOELLA, GIULIANO FILIPPO, BONOMETTO, SILVIO, GERVASI, MASSIMO, SIRONI, GIORGIO, ZANNONI, MARIO
Other Authors: Boella, G, Bonometto, S, Gervasi, M, Sironi, G, Zannoni, M, Sazhin, M, Vinyajkin, E
Format: Conference Object
Language:English
Published: Springer-Verlag 2003
Subjects:
Astronomy
Cosmology
Astrophysic
Cosmic Microwave Background
Polarization
FIS/05 - ASTRONOMIA E ASTROFISICA
Antarc*
Antarctica
Kiruna
Svalbard
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10281/3852
https://doi.org/10.1007/10857580_65
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Summary:BaR-SPOrt, funded by ASI (Italian Space Agency), is a 32 (90) GHz balloon-borne correlation polarimeter for direct measurements of the Q and U Stokes parameters, with an angular resolution of 0.6° (0.2°). Aim of the experiment is the detection of the polarized emission of the diffuse Galactic Background and the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB). The most likely launch site is Antarctica (2 to 4-week flight). Kiruna (Sweden, 1-week flight) and Svalbard (Norway, > 1-week flight) are possible launch site to observe the Northern sky

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