Search for non-Gaussianity in the Cosmic Microwave Background with the very small array and the cosmic background imager

This thesis describes the characterisation of non-Gaussianity in the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) from observations made with the Very Small Array (VSA) and the Cosmic Background ~mager (CBI). The VSA and the CBI are interferometric instruments designed to image the CMB at angular scales corres...

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Main Author: Blanco, Francisco
Published: University of Manchester 2009
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.505386