Measurement of the Cosmic Microwave Background Temperature at 1.5-cm Wavelength

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William J. Welch · University of California, Berkeley

S. Keachie · University of California, Berkeley

D. D. Thornton · University of California, Berkeley

G. T. Wrixon · University of California, Berkeley

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Abstract : This report discusses the measurement of the cosmic microwave background temperature at 1.5 cm. wavelength; the result is 2.0 plus or minus 0.8 degrees K. Experimental techniques and the sources of error are mentioned.

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Superconducting and THz Device Technology Cosmology and Gravitation Theories Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena

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Published in: Physical Review Letters

Volume 18, Issue 24, pp. 1068-1070

DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.18.1068

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Measurement of the Cosmic Microwave Background Temperature at 1.5-cm Wavelength

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