MAXIMA-1: A measurement of the cosmic microwave background anisotropy on angular scales of 10′-5°

S. Hanany; P. Ade; A. Balbi; J. Bock; J. Borrill; A. Boscaleri; P. De Bernardis; P. G. Ferreira; V. V. Hristov; A. H. Jaffe; A. E. Lange; A. T. Lee; P. D. Mauskopf; C. B. Netterfield; S. Oh; E. Pascale; B. Rabii; P. L. Richards; G. F. Smoot; R. Stompor; C. D. Winant; J. H.P. Wu

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MAXIMA-1: A measurement of the cosmic microwave background anisotropy on angular scales of 10′-5°

S. Hanany, P. Ade, A. Balbi, J. Bock, J. Borrill, A. Boscaleri, P. De Bernardis, P. G. Ferreira, V. V. Hristov, A. H. Jaffe, A. E. Lange, A. T. Lee, P. D. Mauskopf, C. B. Netterfield, S. Oh, E. Pascale, B. Rabii, P. L. Richards, G. F. Smoot, R. StomporC. D. Winant, J. H.P. Wu

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We present a map and an angular power spectrum of the anisotropy of the cosmic microwave background (CMB) from the first flight of the Millimeter-wave Anisotropy Experiment Imaging Array (MAXIMA). MAXIMA is a balloon-borne experiment with an array of 16 bolometric photometers operated at 100 mK. MAXIMA observed a 124 deg² region of the sky with 10′ resolution at frequencies of 150, 240, and 410 GHz. The data were calibrated using in-flight measurements of the CMB dipole anisotropy. A map of the CMB anisotropy was produced from three 150 and one 240 GHz photometer without need for foreground subtractions. Analysis of this CMB map yields a power spectrum for the CMB anisotropy over the range 36 ≤ l ≤ 785. The spectrum shows a peak with an amplitude of 78 ± 6 μK at l ≃ 220 and an amplitude varying between ∼40 and ∼50 μK for 400 ≲ l ≲ 785.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	L5-L9
Journal	Astrophysical Journal
Volume	545
Issue number	1 PART 2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1086/317322
State	Published - Dec 10 2000
Externally published	Yes

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Cosmic microwave background
Cosmology: observations

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Astronomy and Astrophysics
Space and Planetary Science

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Hanany, S., Ade, P., Balbi, A., Bock, J., Borrill, J., Boscaleri, A., De Bernardis, P., Ferreira, P. G., Hristov, V. V., Jaffe, A. H., Lange, A. E., Lee, A. T., Mauskopf, P. D., Netterfield, C. B., Oh, S., Pascale, E., Rabii, B., Richards, P. L., Smoot, G. F., ... Wu, J. H. P. (2000). MAXIMA-1: A measurement of the cosmic microwave background anisotropy on angular scales of 10′-5°. Astrophysical Journal, 545(1 PART 2), L5-L9. https://doi.org/10.1086/317322

Hanany, S, Ade, P, Balbi, A, Bock, J, Borrill, J, Boscaleri, A, De Bernardis, P, Ferreira, PG, Hristov, VV, Jaffe, AH, Lange, AE, Lee, AT, Mauskopf, PD, Netterfield, CB, Oh, S, Pascale, E, Rabii, B, Richards, PL, Smoot, GF, Stompor, R, Winant, CD & Wu, JHP 2000, 'MAXIMA-1: A measurement of the cosmic microwave background anisotropy on angular scales of 10′-5°', Astrophysical Journal, vol. 545, no. 1 PART 2, pp. L5-L9. https://doi.org/10.1086/317322

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