QUIJOTE Experiment
| Alternative names | QUIJOTE CMB Experiment |
|---|---|
| Location(s) | Tenerife, Atlantic Ocean, international waters |
| Coordinates | 28°18′01″N 16°30′36″W / 28.30026°N 16.51012°W |
| Wavelength | 11, 13, 17, 19, 31, 41 GHz (2.73, 2.31, 1.76, 1.58, 0.97, 0.73 cm) |
| Number of telescopes | 2 |
| Diameter | 2.25 m (7 ft 5 in) |
| Secondary diameter | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Website | research |
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The QUIJOTE CMB Experiment is an ongoing experiment started in November 2012, and led by Rafael Rebolo López, with the goal of characterizing the polarization of the cosmic microwave background (CMB) and other galactic and extragalactic emission in the frequency range 10 to 40 GHz, at angular scales of 1°. These measurements will complement at low frequency and correct from galactic contamination those obtained by the Planck satellite from 2009 to 2013.
The two QUIJOTE telescopes are placed at the Teide Observatory, run by the Spanish Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias (IAC). Both telescopes were produced by the IDOM company in Spain.