Millimeter Wave Observations of the Cosmic Microwave Background

该项目将尝试测量来自南极站的宇宙微波背景辐射（CMBR）的各向同性。该望远镜将使用最先进的测热计在3毫米波长上以15分钟到1度的角度测量各向同性。该仪器具有灵敏度，可以为CMBR的各向异性设定新的上限，如果这样做，就有必要重新制定当前的宇宙学理论。探测到各向异性将是对当前理论的重要证实。这可能是我们所能做的最重要的宇宙学测量，而南极是地球上进行测量的最佳地点。该机构和提案人都非常有资格进行实验。这项实验是由贝尔实验室出资进行的，研究费用将由贝尔实验室承担。这笔补助金仅用于消耗性和后勤支助。

This project will attempt to measure the isotropy of the cosmic microwave background radiation (CMBR) from South Pole Station. The telescope will measure the isotropy at an angular scale of between 15 minutes and one degree at a wavelength of three millimeters using a state of the art bolometer for detection. The instrument has the sensitivity to set new upper limits on the anisotropy of the CMBR, and if it does so it will be necessary to reformulate the current cosmological theories. A detection of anisotropy would be an important confirmation of the current theories. This is probably the most important cosmological measurement that can be made, and the South Pole is the best place on earth to make it. The institution and the proposer are outstandingly qualified to perform the experiment. The experiment has been developed at the expense of Bell Laboratories and the cost of the research will be borne by Bell Labs. This grant is for expendable and logistical support only.