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Planck pre-launch status: The optical system

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European Space Agency - ESA1

Niels Bohr Institute2

NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory3

National Research Council of Italy4

University of Cambridge5

Mechanical Engineering, National Space Institute, Technical University of Denmark6

Observatoire de Paris7

University of Manchester8

University of Paris-Sud - University of Paris XI9

European Space Astronomy Centre10

NUI Maynooth11

Astrophysics, National Space Institute, Technical University of Denmark12

TICRA13

Université Paul Sabatier Toulouse III14

Université Paris Cité15

University College London16

Université Paris-Sud17

National Space Institute, Technical University of Denmark18

Cardiff University19

PhotoCore AG20

Thales Alenia Space21

Universitá degli Studi di Milano22

National Institute for Astrophysics23

Imperial College London24

...and 14 more

Planck is a scientific satellite that represents the next milestone in space-based research related to the cosmic microwave background, and in many other astrophysical fields. Planck was launched on 14 May of 2009 and is now operational. The uncertainty in the optical response of its detectors is a key factor allowing Planck to achieve its scientific objectives.

More than a decade of analysis and measurements have gone into achieving the required performances. In this paper, we describe the main aspects of the Planck optics that are relevant to science, and the estimated in-flight performance, based on the knowledge available at the time of launch. We also briefly describe the impact of the major systematic effects of optical origin, and the concept of in-flight optical calibration.

Detailed discussions of related areas are provided in accompanying papers.

Language: English
Publisher: EDP Sciences
Year: 2010
Pages: A2
ISSN: 14320746 and 00046361
Types: Journal article
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/200912911
ORCIDs: Nørgaard-Nielsen, Hans Ulrik , Jessen, Niels Christian , 0000-0003-4213-1300 and 0000-0002-8891-0273

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