Kavli Affiliate: Susan E. Clark | First 5 Authors: The BLAST Observatory Collaboration, Gabriele Coppi, Simon Dicker, James E. Aguirre, Jason E. Austermann | Summary: Sensitive wide-field observations of polarized thermal emission from interstellar dust grains will allow astronomers to address key outstanding questions about the life cycle of matter and energy driving the formation […]
Continue.. The BLAST Observatory: A Sensitivity Study for Far-IR Balloon-borne Polarimeters