Observation of the submillimeter cosmic background spectrum
Description:
An experimental measurement of the spectrum of the submillimeter cosmic background radiation is described. The experiment consists of measuring the night sky emission at an altitude of 39 km, correcting for the atmospheric molecular line emission, and placing limits on the contamination from sources of continuum radiation such as the apparatus itself and the earth. The observations were made on 24 July 1974 using a fully calibrated liquid-helium-cooled balloon- borne spectrophotometer. Importan…
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Date:
November 13, 1975
Creator:
Woody, D.P.
Partner:
UNT Libraries Government Documents Department