Results from the MAP Satellite

Professor Lyman Page
Princeton University

4:30-5:30 Tuesday February 11, 2003
A-02 McDonnell Hall Auditorium

Abstract

The MAP satellite is currently mapping the entire microwave sky to unprecedented accuracy and precision from an orbit around the second Earth-Sun Lagrange point. The primary goal is to produce high fidelity maps in five frequency bands spanning from 22 to 94 GHz in order to image the cosmic background radiation (CMB). We begin with a description of the instrument and mission, and then present results from the first data release.

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