Cosmological results from the Planck satellite published

05/11/2014

The journal Astronomy & Astrophysics has published a special volume of 31 articles based on cosmological data from over 15 months of observations with the Planck satellite, aimed to measure, with unprecedented resolution and sensitivity, the cosmic microwave background radiation (CMB) left by the Big Bang. The IAC provided the electronic control system for one of the two instruments of this satellite, in collaboration with Spanish industry, and has also made a significant contribution to its scientific output. In particular, the astrophysicist of the IAC and Advanced Fellow of the Severo Ochoa Program, Jose Alberto Rubiño, has coordinated the science group made up of over 50 researchers, dedicated to the study of clusters of galaxies detected via the Sunyaev-Zeldovich effect, which distorts the CMB. Three of the 22 articles published in scientific journals by the group coordinated by Rubiño are included in this volume. >>Read more