Cosmology and the Cosmic Background Explorer (COBE)COBE, planned for launch aboard a Delta rocket, is NASA's first space mission specifically designed to study the diffuse IR and microwave background radiation. COBE has three instruments for performing precision measurements of the spectrum and angular distribution of the 3 K cosmic background radiation and for making an all-sky survey of the diffuse IR emission at wavelengths of 1-300 microns. COBE will carry differential microwave radiameters to search for anisotropies to a sensitivity per 7-deg pixel of 0.15 mK at frequencies of 53 and 90 GHz and of 0.3 mK at 32 GHz.
Document ID
19890037973
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Boggess, Nancy W. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)