The optical design and characterization of the micro wave anisotropy probe

L. Page; C. Jackson; C. Barnes; C. Bennett; M. Halpern; G. Hinshaw; N. Jarosik; A. Kogut; M. Limon; S. S. Meyer; D. N. Spergel; G. S. Tucker; D. T. Wilkinson; E. Wollack; E. L. Wright

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The optical design and characterization of the micro wave anisotropy probe

L. Page, C. Jackson, C. Barnes, C. Bennett, M. Halpern, G. Hinshaw, N. Jarosik, A. Kogut, M. Limon, S. S. Meyer, D. N. Spergel, G. S. Tucker, D. T. Wilkinson, E. Wollack, E. L. Wright

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The primary goal of the MAP satellite, now in orbit, is to make high-fidelity polarization-sensitive maps of the full sky in five frequency bands between 20 and 100 GHz. From these maps we will characterize the properties of the cosmic microwave background (CMB) anisotropy and Galactic and extragalactic emission on angular scales ranging from the effective beam size, less than 0°23, to the full sky. MAP is a differential microwave radiometer. Two back-to-back shaped offset Gregorian telescopes feed two mirror symmetric arrays of 10 corrugated feeds. We describe the prelaunch design and characterization of the optical system, compare the optical models to the measurements, and consider multiple possible sources of systematic error.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	566-586
Number of pages	21
Journal	Astrophysical Journal
Volume	585
Issue number	1 I
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1086/346078
State	Published - Mar 1 2003

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Astronomy and Astrophysics
Space and Planetary Science

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Cosmic microwave background
Cosmology: observations
Dark matter
Early universe
Space vehicles: instruments
Telescopes

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