Search Results - "MacTavish, C"
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A model for polarized microwave foreground emission from interstellar dust
Published in Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (01-01-2012)“…The upcoming generation of cosmic microwave background experiments face a major challenge in detecting the weak cosmic B-mode signature predicted as a product…”
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The Balloon-borne Large Aperture Submillimeter Telescope: BLAST
Published in The Astrophysical journal (01-07-2008)“…The Balloon-borne Large Aperture Submillimeter Telescope (BLAST) is a suborbital surveying experiment designed to study the evolutionary history and processes…”
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Properties of Galactic Cirrus Clouds Observed by BOOMERANG
Published in The Astrophysical journal (20-04-2010)“…The physical properties of galactic cirrus emission are not well characterized. BOOMERANG is a balloon-borne experiment designed to study the cosmic microwave…”
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A measurement of the CMB (EE) spectrum from the 2003 flight of boomerang
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A Measurement of the Angular Power Spectrum of the CMB Temperature Anisotropy from the 2003 Flight of BOOMERANG
Published in The Astrophysical journal (20-08-2006)“…We report on observations of the cosmic microwave background (CMB) obtained during the 2003 January flight of BOOMERANG. These results are derived from 195 hr…”
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Cosmological Parameters from the 2003 Flight of BOOMERANG
Published in The Astrophysical journal (20-08-2006)“…We present the cosmological parameters from the CMB intensity and polarization power spectra of the 2003 Antarctic flight of the BOOMERANG telescope. The…”
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EChOSim: The Exoplanet Characterisation Observatory software simulator
Published in Experimental astronomy (01-12-2015)“…EChOSim is the end-to-end time-domain simulator of the Exoplanet Characterisation Observatory (EChO) space mission. EChOSim has been developed to assess the…”
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A Measurement of the Polarization-Temperature Angular Cross-Power Spectrum of the Cosmic Microwave Background from the 2003 Flight of BOOMERANG
Published in The Astrophysical journal (20-08-2006)“…We present a measurement of the polarization-temperature angular cross power spectra, < TE > and < TB >, of the cosmic microwave background. The result is…”
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Spider Optimization: Probing the Systematics of a Large-Scale B-Mode Experiment
Published in The Astrophysical journal (20-12-2008)“…Spider is a long-duration, balloon-borne polarimeter designed to measure large-scale cosmic microwave background (CMB) polarization with very high sensitivity…”
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BOOMERanG constraints on primordial non-Gaussianity from analytical Minkowski functionals
Published in Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (01-11-2010)“…We use Minkowski functionals (MFs) to constrain a primordial non-Gaussian contribution to the cosmic microwave background intensity field as observed in the…”
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SPIDER OPTIMIZATION. II. OPTICAL, MAGNETIC, AND FOREGROUND EFFECTS
Published in The Astrophysical journal (01-09-2011)“…SPIDER is a balloon-borne instrument designed to map the polarization of the cosmic microwave background (CMB) with degree-scale resolution over a large…”
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Subdegree Sunyaev-Zel'dovich Signal from Multifrequency BOOMERANG Observations
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Distribution of Haloacetic Acids in the Water Columns of the Laurentian Great Lakes and Lake Malawi
Published in Environmental science & technology (01-05-2002)“…Haloacetic acids (HAAs) are persistent and mildly phytotoxic compounds that have been detected in many aquatic environments, including the waters of the Great…”
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Searching for Non-Gaussian Signals in the BOOMERANG 2003 CMB Maps
Published in The Astrophysical journal (01-12-2007)“…We analyze the BOOMERANG 2003 (B03) 145 GHz temperature map to constrain the amplitude of a non-Gaussian, primordial contribution to CMB fluctuations. We…”
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Environmental Lead Exposure and Adult Literacy in Myanmar: An Exploratory Study of Potential Associations at the Township Level
Published in International journal of environmental research and public health (28-05-2018)“…Environmental lead exposure is a population health concern in many low- and middle-income countries. Lead is found throughout Myanmar and prior to the 1940s…”
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Antenna-coupled TES bolometers for the SPIDER experiment
Published in Nuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Section A, Accelerators, spectrometers, detectors and associated equipment (15-04-2006)“…SPIDER is a proposed balloon-borne experiment designed to search for the imprints of gravity waves on the polarization of the cosmic microwave background…”
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A Measurement of the CMB EE Spectrum from the 2003 Flight of BOOMERANG
Published in The Astrophysical journal (20-08-2006)“…We report measurements of the CMB polarization power spectra from the 2003 January Antarctic flight of BOOMERANG. The primary results come from 6 days of…”
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Use of sonication to determine the size distributions of soil particles and organic matter
Published in Canadian journal of soil science (01-08-2009)“…Applying ultrasound energy to soil-water suspensions (sonication) is an established method of determining the size distributions of soil primary mineral…”
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Atrazine and metolachlor residues in brookston Cl following conventional and conservation tillage culture
Published in Chemosphere (Oxford) (01-06-1998)“…Atrazine and metolachlor are extensively used in Ontario, Canada for control of broadleaf weeds and annual grasses in corn. Conservation tillage may alter the…”
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Measuring CMB polarization with Boomerang
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