Millimeter Wave Observations of the Cosmic Microwave Background

Information

• NSF Award
• 8717330

Owner

• Nokia Corporation

• Award Id

  8717330

• Award Effective Date

  7/15/1988 - 36 years ago

• Award Expiration Date

  12/31/1989 - 34 years ago

• Award Amount

  $ 1.00

• Award Instrument

  Standard Grant

This project will attempt to measure the isotropy of the cosmic microwave background radiation (CMBR) from South Pole Station. The telescope will measure the isotropy at an angular scale of between 15 minutes and one degree at a wavelength of three millimeters using a state of the art bolometer for detection. The instrument has the sensitivity to set new upper limits on the anisotropy of the CMBR, and if it does so it will be necessary to reformulate the current cosmological theories. A detection of anisotropy would be an important confirmation of the current theories. This is probably the most important cosmological measurement that can be made, and the South Pole is the best place on earth to make it. The institution and the proposer are outstandingly qualified to perform the experiment. The experiment has been developed at the expense of Bell Laboratories and the cost of the research will be borne by Bell Labs. This grant is for expendable and logistical support only.

• Program Officer

  John T. Lynch

• Min Amd Letter Date

  9/22/1988 - 36 years ago

• Max Amd Letter Date

  9/22/1988 - 36 years ago

• ARRA Amount

• Name

  Lucent Technologies, Inc

• City

  MURRAY HILL

• State

  NJ

• Country

  United States

• Address

  600 MOUNTAIN AVENUE

• Postal Code

  079742008

• Phone Number

  9085823970

• First Name

  Mark

• Last Name

  Dragovan

• Start Date

  7/15/1988 12:00:00 AM

• First Name

  John

• Last Name

  Bally

• Email Address

  John.Bally@colorado.edu

• Start Date

  7/15/1988 12:00:00 AM

• First Name

  Antony

• Last Name

  Stark

• Email Address

  aas@cfa.harvard.edu

• Start Date

  7/15/1988 12:00:00 AM

• Name

  Polar Programs-Related

• Code

  311000

• Name

  Astronomy

• Code

  11

• Text

  Antarctic Astrophys&Geosp Sci

• Code

  5115