Polarization of the microwave background radiation. II. An infrared survey of the sky
- 15 April 1978
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review D
- Vol. 17 (8) , 1908-1918
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevd.17.1908
Abstract
The linear polarization degree of the cosmological background has been investigated at angular scales ranging between 0.5° and 40° by means of a balloon-borne far-infrared polarimeter. An upper limit has been found of 8 × at 40° (at one standard deviation). Some cosmological implications are discussed.
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