| Title: |
PRISM (Polarized Radiation Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission): a white paper on the ultimate polarimetric spectro-imaging of the microwave and far-infrared sky |
| Authors: |
Collaboration, PRISM; Andre, P; Baccigalupi, C; Barbosa, D; Bartlett, J; Bartolo, N; Battistelli, E; Battye, R; Bendo, G; Bernard, J-P; Bersanelli, M; Bethermin, M; Bielewicz, P; Bonaldi, A; Bouchet, F; Boulanger, F; Brand, J; Bucher, M; Burigana, C; Cai, Z-Y; Casasola, V; Castex, G; Challinor, A; Chluba, J; Colafrancesco, S; Cuttaia, F; D'Alessandro, G; Davis, R; Avillez, MD; Bernardis, PD; Petris, MD; Rosa, AD; Zotti, GD; Delabrouille, J; Dickinson, C; Diego, JM; Falgarone, E; Ferreira, P; Ferriere, K; Finelli, F; Fletcher, A; Fuller, G; Galli, S; Ganga, K; Garcia-Bellido, J; Ghribi, A; Gonzalez-Nuevo, J; Grainge, K; Gruppuso, A; Hall, A; Hernandez-Monteagudo, C; Jackson, M; Jaffe, A; Khatri, R; Lamagna, L; Lattanzi, M; Leahy, P; Liguori, M; Liuzzo, E; Lopez-Caniego, M; Macias-Perez, J; Maffei, B; Maino, D; Masi, S; Mangilli, A; Massardi, M; Matarrese, S; Melchiorri, A; Melin, J-B; Mennella, A; Mignano, A; Miville-Deschenes, M-A; Nati, F; Natoli, P; Negrello, M; Noviello, F; Paci, F; Paladino, R; Paoletti, D; Perrotta, F; Piacentini, F; Piat, M; Piccirillo, L; Pisano, G; Polenta, G; Ricciardi, S; Roman, M; Rubino-Martin, J-A; Salatino, M; Schillaci, A; Shellard, P; Silk, J; Stompor, R; Sunyaev, R; Tartari, A; Terenzi, L; Toffolatti, L; Tomasi, M; Trombetti, T; Tucci, M; Tent, BV; Verde, L; Wandelt, B; Withington, S |
| Publisher Information: |
ESA |
| Publication Year: |
2019 |
| Collection: |
Oxford University Research Archive (ORA) |
| Description: |
PRISM is a large-class mission that will carry out the ultimate survey of the microwave to far-infrared sky in both intensity and polarization, as well as measure its absolute spectrum. PRISM will consist of two instruments: (1) a high angular resolution polarimetric imager with a 3.5 m telescope cooled to around 4K to reduce thermal noise, particularly in the far-infrared bands; and (2) a low angular resolution spectrometer to compare the sky frequency spectrum to a near perfect reference blackbody. The joint exploitation of the data from these co-observing high-performance instruments will enable PRISM to make breakthrough contributions by answering key questions in many diverse areas of astrophysics and fundamental science. A few highlights of the new science with PRISM include |
| Document Type: |
report |
| Language: |
unknown |
| Availability: |
https://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:ed42691e-944f-4fa3-80e5-16ae2f33242e |
| Rights: |
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
| Accession Number: |
edsbas.7CCB737C |
| Database: |
BASE |