Title :
Balloon-Based Measurements of the Cosmic Background Radiation
Author :
Mather, John C. ; Richards, Paul L. ; Woody, David P.
fDate :
12/1/1974 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
We have developed and flown a balloon-borne liquid-heliumcooled spectrometer to measure the cosmic background radiation in the 3 -18-cm-1 region. It features a cooled horn antenna, a polarizing Michelson interferometer, and a germanium bolometer. These design features and the performance of the instrument are discussed.
Keywords :
Antenna measurements; Band pass filters; Extraterrestrial measurements; Fabry-Perot; Interference; Optical interferometry; Optimized production technology; Radiometry; Sea measurements; Spectroscopy;
Journal_Title :
Microwave Theory and Techniques, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TMTT.1974.1128425
