Background Imaging of Cosmic Extragalactic Polarization 2
GPTKB entity
Statements (22)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
scientific instrument
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| gptkbp:abbreviation |
gptkb:BICEP2
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| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:United_States
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| gptkbp:firstLight |
2010
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Background Imaging of Cosmic Extragalactic Polarization 2
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| gptkbp:locatedIn |
gptkb:Amundsen–Scott_South_Pole_Station
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| gptkbp:notableAchievement |
2014 announcement of B-mode polarization detection
results later attributed to galactic dust |
| gptkbp:operatedBy |
gptkb:California_Institute_of_Technology
gptkb:Jet_Propulsion_Laboratory gptkb:Stanford_University gptkb:University_of_Minnesota gptkb:Harvard-Smithsonian_Center_for_Astrophysics |
| gptkbp:purpose |
study cosmic microwave background polarization
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| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:Keck_Array
gptkb:Planck_satellite gptkb:BICEP |
| gptkbp:status |
decommissioned
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| gptkbp:telescopeType |
microwave telescope
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| gptkbp:wavelengthRange |
150 GHz
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:BICEP2
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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