Scott, P. F. and Saunders, Richard and Pooley, Guy and O'Sullivan, Créidhe and Lasenby, A. N. and Jones, Michael and Hobson, M. P. and Duffett-Smith, P. J. and Baker, Joanne (1996) Measurements of Structure in the Cosmic Background Radiation with the Cambridge Cosmic Anisotropy Telescope. The Astrophysical Journal, 461 (1). pp. 1-5. ISSN 0004637X

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Abstract

We have observed a 2° × 2° area of sky at frequencies of 15.5 and 16.5 GHz with the Cambridge Cosmic Anisotropy Telescope (CAT). Comparison with earlier measurements at 13.5 GHz shows that the observed structure at 16.5 GHz arises predominantly from the cosmic microwave background. The broadband power, averaged over spherical harmonic multipole orders between 330 and 680, is (ΔT/T) = 2.0+ 0.4−0.4 × 10-5, which is consistent with the predictions of a standard COBE-normalized, cold dark matter model.

Item Type:	Article
Keywords:	cosmic microwave background; cosmology; observations; Measurements; Structure; Cosmic Background Radiation; Cambridge; Cosmic; Anisotropy; Telescope;
Academic Unit:	Faculty of Science and Engineering > Experimental Physics
Item ID:	18857
Identification Number:	https://doi.org/10.1086/310000
Depositing User:	Dr. Créidhe O'Sullivan
Date Deposited:	10 Sep 2024 15:18
Journal or Publication Title:	The Astrophysical Journal
Publisher:	American Astronomical Society
Refereed:	Yes
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Use Licence:	This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here

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