SEARCH FOR LINEAR POLARIZATION OF THE COSMIC BACKGROUND-RADIATION

被引：30

作者：

LUBIN, PM ^{[1
]}

SMOOT, GF ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] UNIV CALIF BERKELEY,LAWRENCE BERKELEY LAB,BERKELEY,CA 94720

来源：

PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS | 1979年 / 42卷 / 02期

关键词：

D O I：

10.1103/PhysRevLett.42.129

中图分类号：

O4 [物理学];

学科分类号：

0702 ;

摘要：

We present preliminary measurements of the linear polarization of the cosmic microwave background (3 K blackbody) radiation. These ground-based measurements are made at 9-mm wavelength. We find no evidence for linear polarization, and set an upper limit for a polarized component of 0.8 mK with 95% confidence level. This implies that the present rate of expansion of the Universe is isotropic to 1 part in 106, assuming no reionization of the primordial plasma after recombination. © 1979 The American Physical Society.

引用

页码：129 / 132

页数：4

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