1996/09/17 by Gregory S. Tucker, G. S. Tucker, Tucker, G. S. +7
Engineering · Physics and Astronomy · #Astrophysics (astro-ph) #FOS: Physical sciences #Magnetic confinement fusion research #Space Satellite Systems and Control #Spacecraft Dynamics and Control #astro-ph
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.astro-ph/9609108
6 pages, 3 EPS figures, TeX. To appear in Proceedings of the XXXIst Moriond Meeting "Microwave Background Anisotropies", Les Arcs (France), March 16-23 1996
arxiv created 1996/09/17 · openalex publication_date 1996/09/17 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
A new instrument, BAM (Balloon-borne Anisotropy Measurement), designed to measure cosmic microwave background (CMB) anisotropy at medium angular scales was flown for the first time in July of 1995. BAM is unique in that it uses a cryogenic differential Fourier transform spectrometer coupled to a lightweight off-axis telescope. The very successful first flight of BAM demonstrates the potential of the instrument for obtaining high quality CMB anisotropy data.