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

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-Zeldov...

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Published in:Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union
Main Authors: DE BERNARDIS, Paolo, MASI, Silvia
Other Authors: M. G. Burton, X. Cui & N. F. H. Tothill, Burton M.G.Cui X.Tothill N.F.H., Masi, Silvia
Format: Conference Object
Language:English
Published: Cambridge 2012
Subjects:
cosmic microwave background
stratospheric balloon
arctic
Arctic
Longyearbyen
Svalbard
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11573/558666
https://doi.org/10.1017/s1743921312016894
http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?fromPage=online&aid=8825034
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Summary: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). Copyright © 2013 International Astronomical Union.

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