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Recent Results from the MAXIMA Experiment

MAXIMA is a balloon-borne platform for measuring the anisotropy of the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB). It has measured the CMB power spectrum with a ten-arcminute FWHM beam, corresponding to a detection of the power spectrum out to…

Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-24 Andrew H. Jaffe , Matthew Abroe , Julian Borrill , Jeff Collins , Pedro Ferreira , Shaul Hanany , Brad Johnson , Adrian T. Lee , Tomotake Matsumura , Bahman Rabii , Tom Renbarger , Paul Richards , George F. Smoot , Radek Stompor , Huan Tran , Celeste Winant , Jiun-Huei Proty Wu

MAXIMA: an experiment to measure temperature anisotropy in the cosmic microwave background

We describe the MAXIMA experiment, a balloon-borne measurement designed to map temperature anisotropy in the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) over a wide range of angular scales (multipole range 80 < l < 800). The experiment consists of a…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 A. T. Lee , P. Ade , A. Balbi , J. Bock , J. Borrill , A. Boscaleri , B. P. Crill , P. De Bernardis , H. Del Castillo , P. Ferreira , K. Ganga , S. Hanany , V. Hristov , A. H. Jaffe , A. E. Lange , P. Mauskopf , C. B. Netterfield , S. Oh , E. Pascale , B. Rabii , P. L. Richards , J. Ruhl , G. F. Smoot , C. D. Winant

MAXIMA: A Balloon-Borne Cosmic Microwave Background Anisotropy Experiment

We describe the Millimeter wave Anisotropy eXperiment IMaging Array (MAXIMA), a balloon-borne experiment designed to measure the temperature anisotropy of the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) on angular scales of 10' to 5 degrees . MAXIMA…

Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-24 B. Rabii , C. D. Winant , M. E. Abroe , P. Ade , A. Balbi , J. J. Bock , J. Borrill , A. Boscaleri , P. de Bernardis , J. S. Collins , P. G. Ferreira , S. Hanany , V. V. Hristov , A. H. Jaffe , B. R. Johnson , A. E. Lange , A. T. Lee , C. B. Netterfield , E. Pascale , P. L. Richards , G. F. Smoot , R. Stompor , J. H. P. Wu

BOOMERanG: a scanning telescope for 10 arcminutes resolution CMB maps

The BOOMERanG experiment is a stratospheric balloon telescope intended to measure the Cosmic Microwave Background anisotropy at angular scales between a few degrees and ten arcminutes. The experiment features a wide focal plane with 16…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 S. Masi , P. A. R. Ade , R. Artusa , J. J. Bock , A. Boscaleri , B. P. Crill , P. de Bernardis , G. De Troia , P. C. Farese , M. Giacometti , V. V. Hristov , A. Iacoangeli , A. E. Lange , A. T. Lee , L. Martinis , P. V. Mason , P. D. Mauskopf , F. Melchiorri , L. Miglio , T. Montroy , C. B. Netterfield , E. Pascale , F. Piacentini , P. L. Richards , G. Romeo , J. E. Ruhl , F. Scaramuzzi

Mapping the CMB Sky: The BOOMERANG experiment

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…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 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 , 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

MAXIMA: Observations of CMB Anisotropy

This document describes the Millimeter Anisotropy eXperiment IMaging Array (MAXIMA), a balloon-borne experiment measuring the temperature anisotropy of the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) on angular scales of 10 arcminutes to 5 degrees.…

Astrophysics · Physics 2011-11-09 Bahman Rabii

The MAX and MAXIMA Experiments

We summarize the performance of the MAX experiment during its 5 years of operation and present a compilation of the results to date. We describe MAXIMA, a balloon borne experiment employing an array of detectors in the focal plane, that…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 S. Hanany , MAX collaboration , MAXIMA collaboration

Measurement of a Peak in the Cosmic Microwave Background Power Spectrum from the North American test flight of BOOMERANG

We describe a measurement of the angular power spectrum of anisotropies in the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) from 0.3 degrees to ~10 degrees from the North American test flight of the BOOMERANG experiment. BOOMERANG is a balloon-borne…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 P. D. Mauskopf , P. A. R. Ade , P. de Bernardis , J. J. Bock , J. Borrill , A. Boscaleri , B. P. Crill , G. DeGasperis , G. De Troia , P. Farese , P. G. Ferreira , K. Ganga , M. Giacometti , S. Hanany , V. V. Hristov , A. Iacoangeli , A. H. Jaffe , A. E. Lange , A. T. Lee , S. Masi , A. Melchiorri , F. Melchiorri , L. Miglio , T. Montroy , C. B. Netterfield , E. Pascale , F. Piacentini , P. L. Richards , G. Romeo , J. E. Ruhl , E. Scannapieco , F. Scaramuzzi , R. Stompor , N. Vittorio

MAXIMA-1: A Measurement of the Cosmic Microwave Background Anisotropy on angular scales of 10 arcminutes to 5 degrees

We present a map and an angular power spectrum of the anisotropy of the cosmic microwave background (CMB) from the first flight of MAXIMA. MAXIMA is a balloon-borne experiment with an array of 16 bolometric photometers operated at 100 mK.…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 S. Hanany , P. Ade , A. Balbi , J. Bock , J. Borrill , A. Boscaleri , P. de Bernardis , P. G. Ferreira , V. V. Hristov , A. H. Jaffe , A. E. Lange , A. T. Lee , P. D. Mauskopf , C. B. Netterfield , S. Oh , E. Pascale , B. Rabii , P. L. Richards , G. F. Smoot , R. Stompor , C. D. Winant , J. H. P. Wu

BOOMERANG: A Balloon-borne Millimeter Wave Telescope and Total Power Receiver for Mapping Anisotropy in the Cosmic Microwave Background

We describe BOOMERANG; a balloon-borne microwave telescope designed to map the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) at a resolution of 10' from the Long Duration Balloon (LDB) platform. The millimeter-wave receiver employs new technology in…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 B. P. Crill , P. A. R. Ade , D. R. Artusa , R. S. Bhatia , J. J. Bock , A. Boscaleri , P. Cardoni , S. E. Church , K. Coble , P. deBernardis , G. deTroia , P. Farese , K. M. Ganga , M. Giacometti , C. V. Haynes , E. Hivon , V. V. Hristov , A. Iacoangeli , W. C. Jones , A. E. Lange , L. Martinis , S. Masi , P. V. Mason , P. D. Mauskopf , L. Miglio , T. Montroy , C. B. Netterfield , C. G. Paine , E. Pascale , F. Piacentini , G. Polenta , F. Pongetti , G. Romeo , J. E. Ruhl , F. Scaramuzzi , D. Sforna , A. D. Turner

The BOOMERanG experiment and the curvature of the Universe

We describe the BOOMERanG experiment and its main result, i.e. the measurement of the large scale curvature of the Universe. BOOMERanG is a balloon-borne microwave telescope with sensitive cryogenic detectors. BOOMERanG has measured the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2014-10-13 S. Masi , P. A. R. Ade , J. J. Bock , J. R. Bond , J. Borrill , A. Boscaleri , K. Coble , C. R. Contaldi , B. P. Crill , P. de Bernardis , G. De Gasperis , G. De Troia , P. Farese , K. Ganga , M. Giacometti , E. Hivon , V. V. Hristov , A. Iacoangeli , A. H. Jaffe , W. C. Jones , A. E. Lange , L. Martinis , P. Mason , P. D. Mauskopf , A. Melchiorri , P. Natoli , T. Montroy , C. B. Netterfield , E. Pascale , F. Piacentini , D. Pogosyan , G. Polenta , F. Pongetti , S. Prunet , G. Romeo , J. E. Ruhl , F. Scaramuzzi , N. Vittorio

A High Spatial Resolution Analysis of the MAXIMA-1 Cosmic Microwave Background Anisotropy Data

We extend the analysis of the MAXIMA-1 cosmic microwave background (CMB) data to smaller angular scales. MAXIMA, a bolometric balloon experiment, mapped a 124 deg$^2$ region of the sky with 10\arcmin resolution at frequencies of 150, 240…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-06 A. T. Lee , P. Ade , A. Balbi , J. Bock , J. Borrill , A. Boscaleri , P. De Bernardis , P. G. Ferreira , S. Hanany , V. V. Hristov , A. H. Jaffe , P. D. Mauskopf , C. B. Netterfield , E. Pascale , B. Rabii , P. L. Richards , G. F. Smoot , R. Stompor , C. D. Winant , J. H. P. Wu

MAXIPOL: A Balloon-borne Experiment for Measuring the Polarization Anisotropy of the Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation

We discuss MAXIPOL, a bolometric balloon-borne experiment designed to measure the E-mode polarization anisotropy of the cosmic microwave background radiation (CMB) on angular scales of 10 arcmin to 2 degrees. MAXIPOL is the first CMB…

Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-24 B. R. Johnson , M. E. Abroe , P. Ade , J. Bock , J. Borrill , J. S. Collins , P. Ferreira , S. Hanany , A. H. Jaffe , T. Jones , A. T. Lee , L. Levinson , T. Matsumura , B. Rabii , T. Renbarger , P. L. Richards , G. F. Smoot , R. Stompor , H. T. Tran , C. D. Winant

A measurement by BOOMERANG of multiple peaks in the angular power spectrum of the cosmic microwave background

This paper presents a measurement of the angular power spectrum of the Cosmic Microwave Background from l=75 to l=1025 (~10' to 5 degrees) from a combined analysis of four 150 GHz channels in the BOOMERANG experiment. The spectrum contains…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-06 C. B. Netterfield , P. A. R. Ade , J. J. Bock , J. R. Bond , J. Borrill , A. Boscaleri , K. Coble , C. R. Contaldi , B. P. Crill , P. de Bernardis , P. Farese , K. Ganga , M. Giacometti , E. Hivon , V. V. Hristov , A. Iacoangeli , A. H. Jaffe , W. C. Jones , A. E. Lange , L. Martinis , S. Masi , P. Mason , P. D. Mauskopf , A. Melchiorri , T. Montroy , E. Pascale , F. Piacentini , D. Pogosyan , F. Pongetti , S. Prunet , G. Romeo , J. E. Ruhl , F. Scaramuzzi

First results from the BOOMERanG experiment

We report the first results from the BOOMERanG experiment, which mapped at 90, 150, 240 and 410 GHz a wide (3%) region of the microwave sky with minimal local contamination. From the data of the best 150 GHz detector we find evidence for a…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 P. de Bernardis , P. A. R. Ade , J. J. Bock , J. R. Bond , J. Borrill , A. Boscaleri , K. Coble , B. P. Crill , G. De Gasperis , G. De Troia , P. C. Farese , P. G. Ferreira , K. Ganga , M. Giacometti , E. Hivon , V. V. Hristov , A. Iacoangeli , A. H. Jaffe , A. E. Lange , L. Martinis , S. Masi , P. Mason , P. D. Mauskopf , A. Melchiorri , L. Miglio , T. Montroy , C. B. Netterfield , E. Pascale , F. Piacentini , D. Pogosyan , F. Pongetti , S. Prunet , S. Rao , G. Romeo , J. E. Ruhl , F. Scaramuzzi , D. Sforna , N. Vittorio

A Balloon-Borne Millimeter-Wave Telescope for Cosmic Microwave Background Anisotropy Measurements

We report on the characteristics and design details of the Medium Scale Anisotropy Measurement (MSAM), a millimeter-wave, balloon-borne telescope that has been used to observe anisotropy in the Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation (CMBR)…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-28 D. J. Fixsen , E. S. Cheng , D. A. Cottingham , W. C. Folz , C. A. Inman , M. S. Kowitt , S. S. Meyer , L. A. Page , J. L. Puchalla , J. E. Ruhl , R. F. Silverberg

Detection of anisotropy in the Cosmic Microwave Background at horizon and sub-horizon scales with the BOOMERanG experiment

BOOMERanG has recently resolved structures on the last scattering surface at redshift $\sim$ 1100 with high signal to noise ratio. We review the technical advances which made this possible, and we focus on the current results for maps and…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 P. de Bernardis , P. A. R. Ade , J. J. Bock , J. R. Bond , J. Borrill , A. Boscaleri , K. Coble , B. P. Crill , G. De Gasperis , G. De Troia , P. C. Farese , P. G. Ferreira , K. Ganga , M. Giacometti , E. Hivon , V. V. Hristov , A. Iacoangeli , A. H. Jaffe , A. E. Lange , L. Martinis , S. Masi , P. Mason , P. D. Mauskopf , A. Melchiorri , L. Miglio , T. Montroy , C. B. Netterfield , E. Pascale , F. Piacentini , D. Pogosyan , F. Pongetti , S. Prunet , S. Rao , G. Romeo , J. E. Ruhl , F. Scaramuzzi , D. Sforna , N. Vittorio

The BOOMERANG North America Instrument: a balloon-borne bolometric radiometer optimized for measurements of cosmic background radiation anisotropies from 0.3 to 4 degrees

We describe the BOOMERANG North America (BNA) instrument, a balloon-borne bolometric radiometer designed to map the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) radiation with 0.3 deg resolution over a significant portion of the sky. This receiver…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-06 F. Piacentini , P. A. R. Ade , R. Bathia , J. J. Bock , A. Boscaleri , P. Cardoni , B. P. Crill , P. de Bernardis , H. Del Castillo , G. de Troia , P. Farese , M. Giacometti , E. F. Hivon , V. V. Hristov , A. Iacoangeli , A. E. Lange , S. Masi , P. D. Mauskopf , L. Miglio , C. B. Netterfield , P. Palangio , E. Pascale , A. Raccanelli , S. Rao , G. Romeo , J. Ruhl , F. Scaramuzzi

The MAXIMA Experiment: Latest Results and Consistency Tests

The MAXIMA cosmic microwave background anisotropy experiment had a significant impact on cosmology. Results from the program have played a significant role in determining the geometry of the universe, given strong supporting evidence to…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 R. Stompor , S. Hanany , M. E. Abroe , J. Borrill , P. G. Ferreira , A. H. Jaffe , B. Johnson , A. T. Lee , B. Rabii , P. L. Richards , G. Smoot , C. Winant , J. H. P. Wu

Mapping the CMB I: the first flight of the QMAP experiment

We report on the first flight of the balloon-borne QMAP experiment. The experiment is designed to make a map of the cosmic microwave background anisotropy on angular scales from 0.7 to several degrees. Using the map we determine the angular…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-30 Mark Devlin , Angelica de Oliveira-Costa , Tom Herbig , Amber Miller , Barth Netterfield , Lyman Page , Max Tegmark