COBRAS/SAMBA: The European space mission to map the CBRanisotropy

Journal Article · Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1996 · Astrophysical Letters and Communications

OSTI ID:893637

Bersanelli, M; Mandolesi, N; Cesarsky, C; Danese, L; Efstathiou, G; Griffin, M; Lamarre, J M; NorgaardNielsen, H U; Pace, O; Puget, J L; Raisanen, A; Smoot, G F; Tauber, J; Volonte, S

COBRAS/SAMBA is an ESA mission designed for extensive, accurate mapping of the anisotropies of the Cosmic Background Radiation, with angular sensitivity from sub-degree scales up to and overlapping with the COBE-DMR resolution. This will allow a fun identification of the primordial density perturbations which grew to form the large-scale structures observed in the present universe. Here we present the scientific goals and the key characteristics of the model payload and observation strategy.

• Research Organization: COLLABORATION - Inst. FisCosm/Italy
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-05CH11231
• OSTI ID: 893637
• Report Number(s): LBNL--61823
• Journal Information: Astrophysical Letters and Communications, Journal Name: Astrophysical Letters and Communications Journal Issue: 1-5 Vol. 33
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
GENERAL PHYSICS
ANISOTROPY
BACKGROUND RADIATION
COSMIC RADIATION
MAPPING