Title :
The Planck mission and its optical system
Author :
Tauber, Jan A. ; Nielsen, P. ; Martin-Polegre, A.
Author_Institution :
Eur. Space Agency, ESTEC SRE-SA, Noordwijk, Netherlands
Abstract :
This paper will provide a very brief overview of the Planck mission, its scientific objectives, the key elements of its technical design, current status, and recent scientific results. I will also give an overview of the optical system of Planck, how it was characterized in flight, and how it affects the science results.
Keywords :
aerospace instrumentation; radiotelescopes; European Space Agency; Planck mission; Planck optical system; Planck satellite; technical design; Collaboration; Detectors; Extraterrestrial measurements; Optical beams; Optical variables measurement; Physical optics; Shape; astronomy antenna; cosmic microwave background; measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP), 2014 8th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
The Hague
DOI :
10.1109/EuCAP.2014.6902350
