3 papers
astro-ph.IM2013
The Hot and Energetic Universe: The X-ray Integral Field Unit (X-IFU) for Athena+
D. Barret, J. W. den Herder, L. Piro +55
The Athena+ mission concept is designed to implement the Hot and Energetic Universe science theme submitted to the European Space Agency in response to the call for White Papers fo…
astro-ph.IM2010
Planck pre-launch status: Low Frequency Instrument calibration and expected scientific performance
A. Mennella, M. Bersanelli, R. C. Butler +83
We give the calibration and scientific performance parameters of the Planck Low Frequency Instrument (LFI) measured during the ground cryogenic test campaign. These parameters char…
astro-ph.IM2010
Planck pre-launch status: Design and description of the Low Frequency Instrument
M. Bersanelli, N. Mandolesi, R. C. Butler +109
In this paper we present the Low Frequency Instrument (LFI), designed and developed as part of the Planck space mission, the ESA program dedicated to precision imaging of the cosmi…