Mapping the CMB Sky: The BOOMERANG experiment
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/ Authors
P. de Bernardis, P. A. R. Ade, R. Artusa, J. J. Bock, A. Boscaleri, B. P. Crill, G. De Troia, P. C. Farese, M. Giacommetti, V. V. Hristov
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A. Iacoangeli, A. E. Lange, A. T. Lee, S. Masi, L. Martinis, P. V. Mason, P. D. Mauskopf, F. Melchiorri, L. Miglio, T. Montroy, C. B. Netterfield, E. Pascale, F. Piacentini, P. L. Richards, J. E. Ruhl, F. Scaramuzzi
/ Abstract
We describe the BOOMERanG experiment, a stratospheric balloon telescope intended to measure the Cosmic Microwave Background anisotropy at angular scales between a few degrees and ten arcminutes. The experiment has been optimized for a long duration (7 to 14 days) flight circumnavigating Antarctica at the end of 1998. A test flight was performed on Aug.30, 1997 in Texas. The level of performance achieved in the test flight was satisfactory and compatible with the requirements for the long duration flight.