Taurus
(balloon-borne polarimeter to study the CMB)
Taurus
is a balloon-borne observatory aiming to
find large-scale patterns
(primordial B-modes) in CMB polarization through polarimetry.
It is a follow-on to SPIDER.
The aim is to survey 70% of the sky.
Taurus is the name of a constellation, and has undoubtedly
been used for other astrophysical projects, as well as its use in
the names of some astronomical objects that fall within the
constellation.
(CMB,telescope,microwave,airborne,polarimeter,plan)
Further reading:
https://sites.wustl.edu/cmblab/research/taurus/
https://indico.cmb-s4.org/event/27/contributions/405/attachments/402/891/2021-08-13%20Taurus%20%28S4%20Meeting%29.pdf
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2020apra.prop...49B/abstract
| WaveL | Freq | Photon
Energy | | |
| 857μm | 350GHz | 1.5meV | begin | Taurus |
| 2.0mm | 150GHz | 620μeV | end | Taurus |
|
Referenced by pages:
CMB surveys
primordial gravitational waves
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