Astronomy:Cosmic Anisotropy Telescope
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The Cosmic Anisotropy Telescope (CAT) was a three-element interferometer for cosmic microwave background radiation (CMB/R) observations at 13 to 17 GHz, based at the Mullard Radio Astronomy Observatory.[1] In 1995, it was the first instrument to measure small-scale structure in the cosmic microwave background.[2][3] When the more sensitive Very Small Array came online in 2000, the CAT was decommissioned and partly dismantled.[4]
References
- ↑ "CAT - Introduction". MRAO. NASA. https://lambda.gsfc.nasa.gov/product/websites/AMI/mrao.cam.ac.uk/telescopes/cat/cat_intro.html.
- ↑ "First detailed picture of the early universe". MRAO (Press release). 1996. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
- ↑ Scott, P. F. et al. (April 1996). "Measurements of Structure in the Cosmic Background Radiation with the Cambridge Cosmic Anisotropy Telescope". The Astrophysical Journal 461 (1): L1–L4. doi:10.1086/310000. https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1086/310000.
- ↑ "The Cosmic Anisotropy Telescope". MRAO. NASA. https://lambda.gsfc.nasa.gov/product/websites/AMI/mrao.cam.ac.uk/telescopes/cat/index.html.
External links
- Cosmic Anisotropy Telescope (CAT) online
- The first detection of small-scale structure in the cosmic microwave background
- Press release from 1995 describing first measurements of small-scale structure in the cosmic microwave background
- The CAT enclosure on Google Maps
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