SPT-SZ camera
E651439
Sunyaev–Zel’dovich effect survey camera
cosmic microwave background instrument
millimeter-wave imaging instrument
The SPT-SZ camera is a millimeter-wave imaging instrument designed to survey the cosmic microwave background and detect galaxy clusters via the Sunyaev–Zel’dovich effect.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sunyaev–Zel’dovich effect survey camera
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cosmic microwave background instrument ⓘ millimeter-wave imaging instrument ⓘ |
| associatedWith | South Pole Telescope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dataProduct |
catalogs of galaxy clusters
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maps of the cosmic microwave background ⓘ |
| designedFor |
detecting galaxy clusters via the Sunyaev–Zel’dovich effect
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surveying the cosmic microwave background ⓘ |
| detectionMethod | Sunyaev–Zel’dovich effect NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfUse |
astrophysics
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observational cosmology ⓘ |
| locatedAt | South Pole (via the South Pole Telescope) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| measurementType |
Sunyaev–Zel’dovich decrements of galaxy clusters
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temperature anisotropies of the CMB ⓘ |
| observes |
cosmic microwave background
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millimeter-wave sky ⓘ |
| scientificGoal |
to build a galaxy cluster catalog
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to constrain cosmological models ⓘ to study the growth of structure in the universe ⓘ |
| surveyType | wide-area millimeter-wave survey ⓘ |
| targetObject |
cosmic microwave background anisotropies
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galaxy clusters ⓘ large-scale structure of the universe ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Sunyaev–Zel’dovich effect measurements
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cosmological observations ⓘ cosmological parameter estimation ⓘ galaxy cluster detection ⓘ large-scale structure studies ⓘ |
| wavelengthRange | millimeter ⓘ |
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