Difference between revisions of "Galactic stray light removal"
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The pickup of the Galactic signal through the sidelobes causes two kinds of systematic errors: | The pickup of the Galactic signal through the sidelobes causes two kinds of systematic errors: | ||
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| − | + | 1. It introduces a bias in the calibration process. | |
| + | 2. It leaves a spurious signal in the calibrated map. | ||
The first error is corrected including an estimate of the | The first error is corrected including an estimate of the | ||
Revision as of 11:50, 12 December 2014
The pickup of the Galactic signal through the sidelobes causes two kinds of systematic errors:
1. It introduces a bias in the calibration process. 2. It leaves a spurious signal in the calibrated map.
The first error is corrected including an estimate of the Galactic sidelobe pickup alongside the convolved dipole in the fit with the measured voltages.
The second error is corrected subtracting the residual signal caused by Galactic pickup through the sidelobes from the timelines immediately after calibration.
