Saskatoon experiment
Location(s) | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada |
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Wavelength | 0.65 cm (46 GHz)–1.2 cm (25 GHz) |
Telescope style | cosmic microwave background experiment radio telescope |
Website | www |
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The Saskatoon experiment (SK experiment or SK) was a ground-based telescope experiment to measure the anisotropy of the cosmic microwave background (CMB) at multipole moments between 60 and 360. It was named after Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, where the experiment took place, occurring in the Canadian winters of 1993 to 1995.[1]
The experiment intended to measure the temperature fluctuations of the CMB at smaller angular scales than demonstrated with COBE, therefore at degree angular scales less than 7 degrees.[2]
See also
- Cosmic microwave background experiments
- Observational cosmology
References
- ^ Wollack, E. J.; Devlin, M. J.; Jarosik, N.; Netterfield, C. B.; Page, L.; Wilkinson, D. (1997-02-20). "An Instrument for Investigation of the Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation at Intermediate Angular Scales". The Astrophysical Journal. 476 (2): 440. arXiv:astro-ph/9601196. Bibcode:1997ApJ...476..440W. doi:10.1086/303632. ISSN 0004-637X.
- ^ Wollack, E. J.; Jarosik, N. C.; Netterfield, C. B.; Page, L. A.; Wilkinson, D. (1993-12-01). "A Measurement of the Anisotropy in the Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation at Degree Angular Scales". The Astrophysical Journal. 419: L49. Bibcode:1993ApJ...419L..49W. doi:10.1086/187134. ISSN 0004-637X.
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