A MEASUREMENT OF THE SPECTRUM OF THE COSMIC BACKGROUND-RADIATION FROM 1 TO 3 MILLIMETER WAVELENGTH

被引:4
作者
BERNSTEIN, GM
FISCHER, ML
RICHARDS, PL
PETERSON, JB
TIMUSK, T
机构
[1] UNIV CALIF BERKELEY,DEPT PHYS,BERKELEY,CA 94720
[2] PRINCETON UNIV,DEPT PHYS,PRINCETON,NJ 08544
[3] MCMASTER UNIV,DEPT PHYS,HAMILTON L8S 4M1,ONTARIO,CANADA
关键词
Cosmic background radiation;
D O I
10.1086/169247
中图分类号
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号
0704 ;
摘要
The brightness temperature of the sky is measured in five bands from 1 to 3 mm using apparatus related to that of Woody and Richards and Peterson, Richards, and Timusk. Examination of the data reveals the presence of two previously unknown systematic effects which limit the accuracy of our measurements. Similar systematic effects are most likely present in the data obtained previously with this apparatus. Upper limits to the temperature of the cosmic background radiation are set in four bands; the most stringent is TCBR < 2.88 K at 1.1 mm (95% CL).
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页码:107 / 113
页数:7
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