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Observations of The Cosmic Microwave Background

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Structure Formation in the Universe

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This contribution aims to provide a brief introduction to the observational side of Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) astronomy. Experimental techniques and contaminants are discussed, and then some recent experiments which are starting to provide the first accurate measures of the power spectrum are considered in detail. The implications for cosmological models are discussed, and then a survey given of some ongoing and future experiments, including balloons and satellite missions, with an emphasis on CMB interferometers. The role of CMB data in deriving fundamental parameters, and its fusion with other data sets in testing cosmological models, is emphasized.

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Lasenby, A. (2001). Observations of The Cosmic Microwave Background. In: Crittenden, R.G., Turok, N.G. (eds) Structure Formation in the Universe. NATO Science Series C: (closed), vol 565. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-0540-1_11

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