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The Sky Polarisation Observatory (SPOrt) Program

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 May 2016

E. Carretti
Affiliation:
1Istituto Te.S.R.E./C.N.R., Via Gobetti 101, I-40129, Bologna, Italy
S. Cortiglioni
Affiliation:
1Istituto Te.S.R.E./C.N.R., Via Gobetti 101, I-40129, Bologna, Italy
M. Tucci
Affiliation:
2Università di Milano, Via Celoria 16, I-20133, Milano, Italy
S. Cecchini
Affiliation:
1Istituto Te.S.R.E./C.N.R., Via Gobetti 101, I-40129, Bologna, Italy
C. MacCuli
Affiliation:
1Istituto Te.S.R.E./C.N.R., Via Gobetti 101, I-40129, Bologna, Italy
M. Orsini
Affiliation:
1Istituto Te.S.R.E./C.N.R., Via Gobetti 101, I-40129, Bologna, Italy
J. Monari
Affiliation:
3I.R.A./C.N.R., Via Gobetti 101, I-40129, Bologna, Italy
A. Orfei
Affiliation:
3I.R.A./C.N.R., Via Gobetti 101, I-40129, Bologna, Italy
S. Poppi
Affiliation:
3I.R.A./C.N.R., Via Gobetti 101, I-40129, Bologna, Italy
S. Bonometto
Affiliation:
4Università di Milano - Bicocca, Via Emanueli 16, I-20126, Milano, Italy
G. Boella
Affiliation:
4Università di Milano - Bicocca, Via Emanueli 16, I-20126, Milano, Italy
M. Gervasi
Affiliation:
4Università di Milano - Bicocca, Via Emanueli 16, I-20126, Milano, Italy
G. Sironi
Affiliation:
4Università di Milano - Bicocca, Via Emanueli 16, I-20126, Milano, Italy
M. Zannoni
Affiliation:
4Università di Milano - Bicocca, Via Emanueli 16, I-20126, Milano, Italy
R. Fabbri
Affiliation:
5Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Firenze, Firenze, Italy
L. Nicastro
Affiliation:
6I.F.C.A.L/C.N.R., Via La Malfa 153, I-90146, Palermo, Italy
R. Tascone
Affiliation:
7I.R.LT.L/C.N.R., C.so Duca degli Abruzzi 24, I-10129, Torino, Italy
U. Pisani
Affiliation:
8Politecnico di Torino, C.so Duca degli Abruzzi 24, I-10129, Torino, Italy

Abstract

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The goal of the Sky Polarisation Observatory (SPOrt) Program is the measurement of the sky linearly polarised emission in the 22-90 GHz frequency range from the International Space Station (2003-2004). The instrument configuration together with most relevant ground support activities are presented. In particular, the development of hardware solutions for high sensitive polarimetric measurements has been addressed by the SPOrt team to match the experiment requirements.

Type
Part X: New Observational Approaches
Copyright
Copyright © Astronomical Society of the Pacific 2005 

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