Cosmic microwave background: Present status and future prospects
Abstract
The origin of cosmic background radiation is discussed according to the standard model for the origin of the Universe. Current measurements of the black body radiation spectrum and the large-scale isotropy are examined. Proposed experiments for NASA's cosmic background explorer (COBE) satellite include measuring the spectrum from 3.3 to 0.33 mm, the anisotropy at four frequencies, and the diffuse infrared background.
- Publication:
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NASA STI/Recon Technical Report N
- Pub Date:
- December 1978
- Bibcode:
- 1978STIN...7934156M
- Keywords:
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- Background Radiation;
- Black Body Radiation;
- Cosmic Rays;
- Microwaves;
- Universe;
- Galactic Radiation;
- Isotropy;
- Plancks Constant;
- Radiation Spectra;
- Spaceborne Astronomy;
- Space Radiation