Arcminute Cosmology Bolometer Array Receiver
Location(s)Antarctic Treaty area
Coordinates89°59′30″S 44°30′00″W / 89.9917°S 44.5°W / -89.9917; -44.5
Wavelength145 GHz (2.07 mm)
Telescope stylecosmic microwave background experiment
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Websitebolo.berkeley.edu/holzapfel_group/acbar/
Arcminute Cosmology Bolometer Array Receiver is located in Antarctica
Arcminute Cosmology Bolometer Array Receiver
Location of Arcminute Cosmology Bolometer Array Receiver

ACBAR was an experiment to measure the anisotropy of the Cosmic microwave background. It was active 2000-2008.

The ACBAR 145 GHz measurements were the most precise high multipole measurements of the CMB at the time.

See also

Further reading

  • Reichardt, C. L.; et al. (2009). "High resolution CMB power spectrum from the complete ACBAR data set". The Astrophysical Journal. 694 (2): 1200–1219. arXiv:0801.1491. Bibcode:2009ApJ...694.1200R. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/694/2/1200.


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