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Observations of the Cosmic Microwave Background

Astrophysics 2009-10-22 v1

Abstract

The properties of the cosmic microwave background radiation provide unique constraints on cosmological models, i.e. on the content, history, and evolution of the Universe. I discuss the latest measurements of the spectral and spatial properties of the cosmic microwave background radiation. Recent measurements from NASA's Cosmic Background Explorer (COBE) satellite, and from balloon-borne and ground-based platforms, are summarized and their cosmological implications are discussed.

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@article{arxiv.astro-ph/9408036,
  title  = {Observations of the Cosmic Microwave Background},
  author = {C. L. Bennett},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:astro-ph/9408036},
  year   = {2009}
}

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10 pages of uuencoded postscript To Appear in Nuclear Physics B Proceedings Supplements ("Neutrino 94", Eilat, Israel, June 1994)