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Taking the Measure of the Universe: Cosmology from the WMAP MissionThe data from the first three years of operation of the Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP) satellite provide detailed full-sky maps of the cosmic microwave background temperature anisotropy and new full-sky maps of the polarization. Together, the data provide a wealth of cosmological information, including the age of the universe, the epoch when the first stars formed, and the overall composition of baryonic matter, dark matter, and dark energy. The results also provide constraints on the period of inflationary expansion in the very first moments of time. These and other aspects of the mission will be discussed. WMAP, part of NASA's Explorers program, was launched on June 30,2001. The WMAP satellite was produced in a partnership between the Goddard Space Flight Center and Princeton University. The WMAP team also includes researchers at the Johns Hopkins University; the Canadian Institute of Theoretical Astrophysics; University of Texas; Cornel1 University; University of Chicago; Brown University; University of British Columbia; University of Pennsylvania; and University of California, Los Angeles
Document ID
20060013022
Acquisition Source
Goddard Space Flight Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Hinshaw, Gary F.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Date Acquired
August 23, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 2006
Subject Category
Astronomy
Meeting Information
Meeting: Invited talk on WMAP the Fundamental Physics with Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation 2nd Irvine Cosmology Conference
Location: Irvine, CA
Country: United States
Start Date: March 23, 2006
End Date: March 25, 2006
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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