Astrophysical: Instrumentation

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    Planck 2013 results. V. LFI calibration
    We discuss the methods employed to photometrically calibrate the data acquired by the Low Frequency Instrument on Planck. Our calibration is based on a...
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    Planck 2013 results. XXXI. Consistency of the Planck data
    The Planck design and scanning strategy provide many levels of redundancy that can be exploited to provide tests of internal consistency. One of the most...
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    Planck 2015 results. I. Overview of products and scientific results
    The European Space Agency's Planck satellite, which is dedicated to studying the early Universe and its subsequent evolution, was launched on 14 May 2009. It...
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    Planck 2015 results. V. LFI calibration
    We present a description of the pipeline used to calibrate the Planck Low Frequency Instrument (LFI) timelines into thermodynamic temperatures for the Planck...
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    Planck early results. I. The Planck mission
    The European Space Agency's Planck satellite was launched on 14 May 2009, and has been surveying the sky stably and continuously since 13 August 2009. Its...
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    Planck early results. II. The thermal performance of Planck
    The performance of the Planck instruments in space is enabled by their low operating temperatures, 20 K for LFI and 0.1 K for HFI, achieved through a...
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    Planck early results. III. First assessment of the Low Frequency Instrument in-flight performance
    The scientific performance of the Planck Low Frequency Instrument (LFI) after one year of in-orbit operation is presented. We describe the main optical...
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    Planck early results. IV. First assessment of the High Frequency Instrument in-flight performance
    The Planck High Frequency Instrument (HFI) is designed to measure the temperature and polarization anisotropies of the cosmic microwave background and Galactic...
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    Planck intermediate results. XLVI. Reduction of large-scale systematic effects in HFI polarization maps and estimation of the reionization optical depth
    This paper describes the identification, modelling, and removal of previously unexplained systematic effects in the polarization data of the Planck High...