Observations of the Cosmic Microwave Background
arXiv:astro-ph/9408036 · doi:10.1016/0920-5632(94)00776-R
Abstract
The properties of the cosmic microwave background radiation provide unique constraints on cosmological models, i.e. on the content, history, and evolution of the Universe. I discuss the latest measurements of the spectral and spatial properties of the cosmic microwave background radiation. Recent measurements from NASA's Cosmic Background Explorer (COBE) satellite, and from balloon-borne and ground-based platforms, are summarized and their cosmological implications are discussed.
10 pages of uuencoded postscript To Appear in Nuclear Physics B Proceedings Supplements ("Neutrino 94", Eilat, Israel, June 1994)
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