A far infrared polarimeter

New Astronomy

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 79-89

  Catalano, A ^a   Conversi, L ^a   De Gregori, S ^a   De Petris, M ^a   Lamagna, L ^a   Maoli, R ^a   Savini, G ^a   Battistelli, E S ^b   Orlando, A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÀ DI ROMA LA SAPIENZA   (Italy)

^b INSTITUTO DE ASTROFÍSICA DE CANARIAS   (Spain)

^c CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cosmic microwave background; Cosmology: Observations; Instrumentation: Interferometers; Instrumentation: Polarimeters; Modulation systems

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; INFRARED RADIATION; INTERFEROMETERS; LIGHT MODULATION; MICROWAVES; POLARIZATION; TELESCOPES;

COSMIC MICROWAVE BACKGROUND; COSMOLOGY; INFRARED POLARIMETERS; INSTRUMENTATION; MODULATION SYSTEMS;

POLARIMETERS;

EID: 9644255925     PISSN: 13841076     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.newast.2004.05.002     Document Type: Article

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