The Planck Low Frequency Instrument (LFI) is an array of 22 pseudo-correlation radiometers on-board the Planck satellite to measure temperature and polarization anisotropies in the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) in three frequency bands (30, 44 and 70 GHz). To calibrate and verify the performances of the LFI, a software suite named LIFE has been developed. Its aims are to provide a common platform to use for analyzing the results of the tests performed on the single components of the instrument (RCAs, Radiometric Chain Assemblies) and on the integrated Radiometric Array Assembly (RAA). Moreover, its analysis tools are designed to be used during the flight as well to produce periodic reports on the status of the instrument. The LIFE suite has been developed using a multi-layered, cross-platform approach. It implements a number of analysis modules written in RSI IDL, each accessing the data through a portable and heavily optimized library of functions written in C and C++. One of the most important features of LIFE is its ability to run the same data analysis codes both using ground test data and real flight data as input. The LIFE software suite has been successfully used during the RCA/RAA tests and the Planck Integrated System Tests. Moreover, the software has also passed the verification for its in-flight use during the System Operations Verification Tests, held in October 2008.

Off-line radiometric analysis of Planck-LFI data / M. Tomasi, A. Mennella, S. Galeotta, S. R. Lowe, L. Mendes, R. Leonardi, F. Villa, B. Cappellini, A. Gregorio, P. Meinhold, M. Sandri, F. Cuttaia, L. Terenzi, M. Maris, L. Valenziano, M. J. Salmon, M. Bersanelli, P. Binko, R. C. Butler, O. D’Arcangelo, S. Fogliani, M. Frailis, E. Franceschi, F. Gasparo, G. Maggio, D. Maino, M. Malaspina, N. Mandolesi, P. Manzato, M. Meharga, G. Morgante, N. Morisset, F. Pasian, F. Perrotta, R. Rohlfs, M. Türler, A. Zacchei, A. Zonca. - In: JOURNAL OF INSTRUMENTATION. - ISSN 1748-0221. - 4:12(2009 Dec), pp. T12020.T12020.1-T12020.T12020.12. [10.1088/1748-0221/4/12/T12020]

Off-line radiometric analysis of Planck-LFI data

M. Tomasi
Primo
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A. Mennella
Secondo
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B. Cappellini;M. Bersanelli;D. Maino;A. Zonca
Ultimo
2009

Abstract

The Planck Low Frequency Instrument (LFI) is an array of 22 pseudo-correlation radiometers on-board the Planck satellite to measure temperature and polarization anisotropies in the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) in three frequency bands (30, 44 and 70 GHz). To calibrate and verify the performances of the LFI, a software suite named LIFE has been developed. Its aims are to provide a common platform to use for analyzing the results of the tests performed on the single components of the instrument (RCAs, Radiometric Chain Assemblies) and on the integrated Radiometric Array Assembly (RAA). Moreover, its analysis tools are designed to be used during the flight as well to produce periodic reports on the status of the instrument. The LIFE suite has been developed using a multi-layered, cross-platform approach. It implements a number of analysis modules written in RSI IDL, each accessing the data through a portable and heavily optimized library of functions written in C and C++. One of the most important features of LIFE is its ability to run the same data analysis codes both using ground test data and real flight data as input. The LIFE software suite has been successfully used during the RCA/RAA tests and the Planck Integrated System Tests. Moreover, the software has also passed the verification for its in-flight use during the System Operations Verification Tests, held in October 2008.
Data handling ; space instrumentation ; instruments for CMB observations ; instrumental noise
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Settore FIS/01 - Fisica Sperimentale
dic-2009
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