BICEP2

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/BICEP2
GPTKB entity
Statements (27)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf cosmic microwave background experiment
gptkbp:aperture 26 cm
gptkbp:collaboratesWith gptkb:Planck_satellite
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:endDate 2012
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Background_Imaging_of_Cosmic_Extragalactic_Polarization_2
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label BICEP2
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Amundsen–Scott_South_Pole_Station
gptkbp:notableAchievement 2014 claim of detection of B-mode polarization
initial claim of evidence for cosmic inflation
result later attributed to galactic dust
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:California_Institute_of_Technology
gptkb:Harvard_University
gptkb:Jet_Propulsion_Laboratory
gptkb:Stanford_University
gptkb:University_of_Minnesota
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:BICEP1
gptkbp:researchArea gptkb:cosmology
astrophysics
gptkbp:startDate 2010
gptkbp:studies cosmic microwave background polarization
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Keck_Array
gptkbp:telescopeType microwave telescope
gptkbp:wavelengthRange 150 GHz
gptkbp:website http://bicepkeck.org/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Amundsen-Scott_South_Pole_Station
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5