The Planck Low Frequency Instrument
arXiv:astro-ph/9904135 · doi:10.1063/1.1475627
Abstract
The Low Frequency Instrument (LFI) of the "Planck Surveyor" ESA mission will perform high-resolution imaging of the Cosmic Microwave Background anisotropies at four frequencies in the 30-100 GHz range. We review the LFI main scientific objectives, the current status of the instrument design and the on-going effort to develop software simulations of the LFI observations. In particular we discuss the design status of the PLANCK telescope, which is critical for reaching adequate effective angular resolution.
10 pages, Latex (use epsfig.sty); 4 Postscript figures; Astrophys. Lett & Comm, in press. Proc. of the Conference: "The Cosmic Microwave Background and the Planck Mission", Santander, Spain, 22-25 June 1998
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