First-year Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP) observations:: Preliminary maps and basic results
First-year Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP) observations:: Preliminary maps and basic results
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DOI:
10.1086/377253
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发表时间:
2003-09-01
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8.7
通讯作者:
Weiland, JL
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作者:
Bennett, CL;Halpern, M;Weiland, JL
We present full-sky microwave maps in five frequency bands (23-94 GHz) from the Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP) first-year sky survey. Calibration errors are less than 0.5%, and the low systematic error level is well specified. The cosmic microwave background (CMB) is separated from the foregrounds using multifrequency data. The sky maps are consistent with the 7degrees FWHM Cosmic Background Explorer (COBE) maps. We report more precise, but consistent, dipole and quadrupole values. The CMB anisotropy obeys Gaussian statistics with -58