PRISM (Polarized Radiation Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission): A White Paper on the Ultimate Polarimetric Spectro-Imaging of the Microwave and Far-Infrared Sky

PRISM (Polarized Radiation Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission) was proposed to ESA in response to the Call for White Papers for the definition of the L2 and L3 Missions in the ESA Science Programme. PRISM would have two instruments: (1) an imager with a 3.5m mirror (cooled to 4K for high performance i...

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Main Authors: Collaboration, PRISM, Andre, P, Baccigalupi, C, Barbosa, D, Bartlett, J, Bartolo, N, Battistelli, E, Battye, R, Bendo, G, Bernard, J, Bersanelli, M, Bethermin, M, Bielewicz, P, Bonaldi, A, Bouchet, F, Boulanger, F, Brand, J, Bucher, M, Burigana, C, Cai, Z, Casasola, V, Castex, G, Challinor, A, Chluba, J, Colafrancesco, S, Cuttaia, F, D'Alessandro, G, Davis, R, Avillez, MD, Bernardis, P, Petris, MD, Rosa, A, Zotti, G, Delabrouille, J, Dickinson, C, Diego, J, Falgarone, E, Ferreira, P, Ferriere, K, Finelli, F, Fletcher, A, Fuller, G, Galli, S, Ganga, K, Garcia-Bellido, J, Ghribi, A, Gonzalez-Nuevo, J, Grainge, K, Gruppuso, A, Hall, A, Hernandez-Monteagudo, C, Jackson, M, Jaffe, A, Khatri, R, Lamagna, L, Lattanzi, M, Leahy, P, Liguori, M, Liuzzo, E, Lopez-Caniego, M, Macias-Perez, J, Maffei, B, Maino, D, Masi, S, Mangilli, A, Massardi, M, Matarrese, S, Melchiorri, A, Melin, J, Mennella, A, Mignano, A, Miville-Deschenes, M, Nati, F, Natoli, P, Negrello, M, Noviello, F, Paci, F, Paladino, R, Paoletti, D, Perrotta, F, Piacentini, F, Piat, M, Piccirillo, L, Pisano, G, Polenta, G, Ricciardi, S, Roman, M, Rubino-Martin, J, Salatino, M, Schillaci, A, Shellard, P, Silk, J, Stompor, R, Sunyaev, R, Tartari, A, Terenzi, L, Toffolatti, L, Tomasi, M, Trombetti, T, Tucci, M, Tent, B, Verde, L, Wandelt, B, Withington, S
Format: Journal article
Published: 2013