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IntroductionThe Planck science payload consists of two instruments that are designed to study the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) radiation field by making high sensitivity measurements in the frequency range 27 GHz to 1 THz, and a telescope that collects the microwave radiation and focuses it onto the instrument detector arrays. Planck's primary science objectives are to:
Planck has the ability to:
The CMB anisotropy map produced using Plank's observations will be markedly superior to those currently available and will be used to set constraints on the values of the main parameters that govern the large scale structure of the Universe. The instruments and telescope are provided by collaborative efforts between scientific institutes in ESA member states and the USA. Principal investigators in different countries lead the nationally funded collaborations.
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