Superconducting Detectors for Study of Infant Universe
The BICEP2 telescope at the South Pole used a specialized array of superconducting detectors to capture polarized light from billions of years ago. The detector array is shown here, under a microscope.
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PIA17993
Date Created
March 17, 2014
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JPL
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