What have we already learned from the CMB?
Astrophysics
2009-08-18 v3
Abstract
The COBE satellite, and the DMR experiment in particular, was extraordinarily successful. However, the DMR results were announced about 7 years ago, during which time a great deal more has been learned about anisotropies in the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB). The CMB experiments currently being designed and built, including long-duration balloons, interferometers, and two space missions, promise to address several fundamental cosmological issues. We present our evaluation of what we already know, what we are beginning to learn now, and what the future may bring.
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@article{arxiv.astro-ph/9810446,
title = {What have we already learned from the CMB?},
author = {Charles R. Lawrence and Douglas Scott and Martin White},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:astro-ph/9810446},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
20 pages, 3 figures. Changes to match version accepted by PASP