Preliminary results from the third flight of the Millimeter Anisotropy Experiment (MAX).
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- 1 June 1993
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
- Vol. 90 (11) , 4774-4776
- https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.90.11.4774
Abstract
Preliminary results from the June 1991 flight of MAX are presented. Simultaneous observations were made in bands centered at 6, 9, and 12 cm-1 with a bolometric receiver operating at 300 mK. The experimental sensitivities are the highest reported at angular scales of 0.3-degrees to 1.0-degrees. Interstellar dust is observed to have an emissivity is-proportional-to nu 1.4 +/- O.3 and to correlate with the Infrared Astronomical Satellite (IRAS) 100-mum map. After removal of emission from interstellar dust, 1.3 hr of integration on a 6-degrees scan yields an upper limit of temperature difference DELTAT/T < 2.6 x 10(-5) at a Gaussian autocorrelation function centered at 0.5-degrees. The experiment and data analysis are described.Keywords
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