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    A search for primordial anisotropies in the cosmic microwave background radiation: first observations at 13.5 GHz with the Cosmic Anisotropy Telescope


    O'Sullivan, Créidhe, Yassin, G., Woan, G., Scott, P. F., Saunders, R., Robson, M., Pooley, G., Lasenby, A. N., Kenderdine, S., Jones, M., Hobson, M. P. and Duffett-Smith, P. J. (1995) A search for primordial anisotropies in the cosmic microwave background radiation: first observations at 13.5 GHz with the Cosmic Anisotropy Telescope. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 274 (3). pp. 861-868. ISSN 0035-8711

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    Abstract

    We report the first observations of the cosmic microwave background radiation (CMBR) at 13.5 GHz made with the Cosmic Anisotropy Telescope (CAT) near Cambridge. After removal of foreground radio sources brighter than 10 mJy, using the Ryle Telescope (RT), the map shows evidence for residual structure on a scale of approximately 1/2° with an rms variation of 18 mJy. We intend to use multifrequency measurements to distinguish between Galactic and CMBR components.
    Item Type: Article
    Keywords: instrumentation; interferometers; cosmic microwave background; cosmology; observations;
    Academic Unit: Faculty of Science and Engineering > Experimental Physics
    Item ID: 18858
    Identification Number: 10.1093/mnras/274.3.861
    Depositing User: Dr. Créidhe O'Sullivan
    Date Deposited: 10 Sep 2024 15:22
    Journal or Publication Title: Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
    Publisher: Wiley Blackwell
    Refereed: Yes
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    URI: https://mural.maynoothuniversity.ie/id/eprint/18858
    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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