Detection of polarization in the cosmic microwave background using DASI

Nature

Volumn 420, Issue 6917, 2002, Pages 772-787

  Kovac, J M ^a,b   Leitch, E M ^a,b   Pryke, C ^a,b,c   Carlstrom, J E ^a,b,c   Halverson, N W ^a,d   Holzapfel, W L ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MICROWAVES; PLASMA OSCILLATIONS;

COSMIC MICROWAVES;

POLARIZATION;

COSMIC RAY; INTERFEROMETRY; MICROWAVE RADIATION; POLARIZATION;

ACOUSTICS; ARTICLE; COSMIC RADIATION; COSMOS; INTERFEROMETER; MICROWAVE RADIATION; OSCILLATION; POLARIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE; THEORY;

EID: 0346195664     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature01269     Document Type: Article

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