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Cosmic Microwave Background Spectrum Measurements

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 March 2016

George F. Smoot
George F. Smoot*
Affiliation:
Space Sciences Laboratory & Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley, California, 94720, USA

Abstract

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This paper reviews the three major cosmic microwave background radiation (CMBR) spectrum measurement programs conducted and published since the last (XVII) IAU General Assembly. The results are consistent with a Planckian spectrum with temperature 2.72 ± 0.03 K spanning a wavelength range of 0.1 to 12 cm. Limits on possible distortions and implications are outlined. Ongoing and future measurements are discussed.

Type
Joint Discussions
Information
Highlights of Astronomy , Volume 7: Highlights of Astronomy. As presented at the XIXth General Assembly of the IAU, 1985 , 1986 , pp. 297 - 305
Copyright
Copyright © Reidel 1986

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