CMB Experiments (to be updated)

Index

T = Temperature
P = Polarization
R = Radiometer
B = Bolometer
I = Interferometer
S = Satellite
PM = Polarimeter
SIS = Superconductor-Insolator-Superconductor
HEMT = High Electron Mobility Transistor

Ground-Based Experiments

Experiment Frequency (GHz) Angular Resolution
(degrees)
Scales (l) Detectors Measured
Quantity
MAT 30-140 0.1-60 30-1100 R T
VSA 26-36 0.1-1.4 130-1800 I T
Ryle 15 0.023-0.05 4000-8000 E-W instrument T
Viper 90 0.45-9 20-400 HEMT/B T
White Dish 90 0.21-0.47 381-851 B T
CBI 26-36 0.08-1.0 300-3000 I T
DASI 26-36 0.25-1.15 125-700 HEMT amplifiers/B T
ATCA 9 0.03-0.05 3500-5780 R P
SuZIE 150-350 0.05-0.18 1000-3700 B T
VLA 5,8,15 0.02-0.04 5000-9000 R P
POLAR 26-46 6-90 2-30 cry-cooler/HEMT amplifiers P
Polatron 100 0.09-0.9 200-2000 B P
Saskatoon 26-46 0.45-3.46 502-401 R T
Phyton 30-90 0.75-3.27 55-240 HEMT/B T
CAT 13-17 0.25-0.53 339-722 I/HEMT amplifiers T
OVRO 20 0.07-0.16 1100-2750 R T
DIMES 2-100 10 18 R P

Balloon Experiments

Experiment Frequency (GHz) Angular Resolution
(degrees)
Scales (l) Detectors Measured
Quantity
D/QMAP 30-140 0.21-6 30-850 HEMT amplifiers T
ACME/ACE/BEAST 0.13-18 0.23-18 10-800 bolometers/SIST T
FIRS 170-680 6.2-60 3-29 B  
TopHat 150-720 0.26-18 10-700 B P
MSAM 150-650 0.50-2.61 69-362 B P
MAX 90-420 0.68-2.31 78-263 B T
MAXIMA 150-420 0.26-3.6 50-700 B T
BAM 110-250 1.8-6 30-100 liquid-helium cooled, Fourier transform spectrometer T
Boomerang 90-420 0.26-18 10-700 B T

Satellite Experiments

Name Frequency (GHz) Angular Resolution
(degrees)
Scales(l) detectors platforms measured
COBE 30-90 6-90 2-30 R S T
Planck 30-850 0.36-90 2-2000 B S T
MAP 22-90 0.18-90 2-1000 R S T,P
SPOrt 22,34,59,72 6-90 2-30 P S P