QUIJOTE experiment
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The QUIJOTE experiment is a cosmology project using microwave telescopes to study the polarization of the cosmic microwave background and Galactic emission from the Teide Observatory in Spain.
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| BOOMERanG experiment | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
astronomical survey
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cosmology experiment ⓘ microwave polarization experiment ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
characterize Galactic foregrounds for CMB studies
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constrain cosmological parameters related to inflation ⓘ measure polarization of the microwave sky ⓘ support future CMB polarization missions ⓘ |
| collaborationType | international collaboration ⓘ |
| country | Spain ⓘ |
| dataType |
intensity maps
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multi-frequency sky maps ⓘ polarization maps ⓘ |
| environment | ground-based ⓘ |
| field |
astrophysics
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cosmology ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
large-scale CMB polarization
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polarization ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
QUIJOTE telescopes
NERFINISHED
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multi-frequency polarimeters ⓘ |
| hasScientificGoal |
improve understanding of Galactic foregrounds at microwave frequencies
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provide complementary data to satellite CMB missions ⓘ study large-scale structure of the microwave sky ⓘ |
| hostObservatory | Teide Observatory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedAt | Teide Observatory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Canary Islands
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Tenerife NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| measures |
Stokes Q parameter
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Stokes U parameter ⓘ total intensity ⓘ |
| observatoryAltitude | approximately 2400 meters ⓘ |
| observes |
Galactic dust emission
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Galactic synchrotron emission ⓘ cosmic microwave background ⓘ |
| observingStrategy |
large-area sky survey
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multi-frequency observations ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
B-mode polarization searches
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Galactic magnetic field studies ⓘ Planck mission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| researchArea |
Galactic emission
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cosmic microwave background polarization ⓘ foreground characterization ⓘ |
| scientificDiscipline | observational cosmology ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| supports | foreground separation for CMB experiments ⓘ |
| telescopeMountType | alt-azimuth mount ⓘ |
| usesInstrumentType | microwave telescope ⓘ |
| wavelengthRange | microwave ⓘ |
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