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Planck early results. III. First assessment of the Low Frequency Instrument in-flight performance

A. Mennella , M. Bersanelli , R. C. Butler , A. Curto , F. Cuttaia , R. J. Davis , J. Dick , M. Frailis , S. Galeotta , A. Gregorio , H. Kurki-Suonio , C. R. Lawrence , S. Leach , J. P. Leahy , S. Lowe , D. Maino , N. Mandolesi , M. Maris , E. Martínez-González , P. R. Meinhold , G. Morgante , D. Pearson , F. Perrotta , G. Polenta , T. Poutanen , M. Sandri , M. D. Seiffert , A. -S. Suur-Uski , D. Tavagnacco , L. Terenzi , M. Tomasi , J. Valiviita , Francesca Villa , R. Watson , A. Wilkinson , A. Zacchei , A. Zonca , B. Aja , E. Artal , C. Baccigalupi , A. J. Banday , R. B. Barreiro , J.G. Bartlett (1) , N. Bartolo , P. Battaglia , K. Bennett , A. Bonaldi , L. Bonavera , J. Borrill , F. R. Bouchet , C. Burigana , P. Cabella , B. Cappellini , X. Chen , L. Colombo , M. Cruz , L. Danese , O. d'Arcangelo , R. D. Davies , G. de Gasperis , A. de Rosa , G. de Zotti , C. Dickinson , J. M. Diego , S. Donzelli , G. Efstathiou , T. A. Ensslin , H. K. Eriksen , M. C. Falvella , F. Finelli , S. Foley , C. Franceschet , E. Franceschi , T. C. Gaier , R. T. Génova-Santos , D. George , F. Gómez , J. González-Nuevo , K. M. Górski , A. Gruppuso , F. K. Hansen , D. Herranz , J. M. Herreros , R. J. Hoyland , N. Hughes , J. Jewell , P. Jukkala , M. Juvela , P. Kangaslahti , E. Keihänen , R. Keskitalo , V. -H. Kilpia , T. S. Kisner , J. Knoche , L. Knox , M. Laaninen , A. Lähteenmäki , J. -M. Lamarre , R. Leonardi , J. León-Tavares , P. Leutenegger , P. B. Lilje , M. López-Caniego , P. M. Lubin , M. Malaspina , D. Marinucci , M. Massardi , S. Matarrese , F. Matthai , A. Melchiorri , L. Mendes , M. Miccolis , M. Migliaccio , Subhabrata Mitra , A. Moss , P. Natoli , R. Nesti , H. U. Nørgaard-Nielsen , L. Pagano , R. Paladini , D. Paoletti , B. Partridge , F. Pasian , V. Pettorino , D. Pietrobon , M. Pospieszalski , G. Prézeau , M. Prina , P. Procopio , J. -L. Puget , C. Quercellini , J. P. Rachen , R. Rebolo , M. Reinecke , S. Ricciardi , G. Robbers , G. Rocha , N. Roddis , J. A. Rubiño-Martín , M. Savelainen , D. Scott , R. Silvestri , A. Simonetto , P. Sjoman , G.F. Smoot (2) , C. Sozzi , L. Stringhetti , J. A. Tauber , G. Tofani , L. Toffolatti , J. Tuovinen , M. Türler , G. Umana , L. Valenziano , J. Varis , P. Vielva , N. Vittorio , L. A. Wade , C. Watson , S. D. M. White , F. Winder
A. Mennella
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M. Bersanelli
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R. C. Butler
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A. Curto
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F. Cuttaia
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R. J. Davis
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J. Dick
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M. Frailis
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S. Galeotta
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A. Gregorio
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H. Kurki-Suonio
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C. R. Lawrence
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S. Leach
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J. P. Leahy
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S. Lowe
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D. Maino
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N. Mandolesi
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M. Maris
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E. Martínez-González
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P. R. Meinhold
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G. Morgante
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D. Pearson
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F. Perrotta
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G. Polenta
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T. Poutanen
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M. Sandri
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M. D. Seiffert
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A. -S. Suur-Uski
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D. Tavagnacco
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L. Terenzi
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M. Tomasi
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J. Valiviita
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Francesca Villa
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R. Watson
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A. Wilkinson
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A. Zacchei
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A. Zonca
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B. Aja
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E. Artal
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C. Baccigalupi
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A. J. Banday
R. B. Barreiro
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J.G. Bartlett
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N. Bartolo
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P. Battaglia
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K. Bennett
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A. Bonaldi
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L. Bonavera
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J. Borrill
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F. R. Bouchet
C. Burigana
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P. Cabella
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B. Cappellini
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X. Chen
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L. Colombo
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M. Cruz
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L. Danese
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O. d'Arcangelo
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R. D. Davies
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G. de Gasperis
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A. de Rosa
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G. de Zotti
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C. Dickinson
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J. M. Diego
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S. Donzelli
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G. Efstathiou
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T. A. Ensslin
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H. K. Eriksen
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M. C. Falvella
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F. Finelli
S. Foley
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C. Franceschet
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E. Franceschi
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T. C. Gaier
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R. T. Génova-Santos
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D. George
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F. Gómez
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J. González-Nuevo
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K. M. Górski
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A. Gruppuso
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F. K. Hansen
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D. Herranz
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J. M. Herreros
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R. J. Hoyland
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N. Hughes
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J. Jewell
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P. Jukkala
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M. Juvela
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P. Kangaslahti
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E. Keihänen
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R. Keskitalo
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V. -H. Kilpia
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T. S. Kisner
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J. Knoche
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L. Knox
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M. Laaninen
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A. Lähteenmäki
J. -M. Lamarre
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R. Leonardi
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J. León-Tavares
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P. Leutenegger
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P. B. Lilje
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M. López-Caniego
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P. M. Lubin
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M. Malaspina
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D. Marinucci
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M. Massardi
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S. Matarrese
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F. Matthai
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A. Melchiorri
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L. Mendes
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M. Miccolis
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M. Migliaccio
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Subhabrata Mitra
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A. Moss
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P. Natoli
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R. Nesti
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H. U. Nørgaard-Nielsen
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L. Pagano
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R. Paladini
D. Paoletti
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B. Partridge
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F. Pasian
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V. Pettorino
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D. Pietrobon
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M. Pospieszalski
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G. Prézeau
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M. Prina
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P. Procopio
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J. -L. Puget
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C. Quercellini
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J. P. Rachen
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R. Rebolo
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M. Reinecke
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S. Ricciardi
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G. Robbers
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G. Rocha
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N. Roddis
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J. A. Rubiño-Martín
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M. Savelainen
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D. Scott
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R. Silvestri
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A. Simonetto
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P. Sjoman
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C. Sozzi
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L. Stringhetti
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J. A. Tauber
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G. Tofani
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L. Toffolatti
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J. Tuovinen
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M. Türler
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G. Umana
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L. Valenziano
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J. Varis
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P. Vielva
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N. Vittorio
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L. A. Wade
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C. Watson
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S. D. M. White
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F. Winder
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Abstract

The scientific performance of the Planck Low Frequency Instrument (LFI) after one year of in-orbit operation is presented. We describe the main optical parameters and discuss photometric calibration, white noise sensitivity, and noise properties. A preliminary evaluation of the impact of the main systematic effects is presented. For each of the performance parameters, we outline the methods used to obtain them from the flight data and provide a comparison with pre-launch ground assessments, which are essentially confirmed in flight.

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in2p3-00644429 , version 1 (24-11-2011)

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A. Mennella, M. Bersanelli, R. C. Butler, A. Curto, F. Cuttaia, et al.. Planck early results. III. First assessment of the Low Frequency Instrument in-flight performance. Astronomy and Astrophysics - A&A, 2011, 536, pp.A3. ⟨10.1051/0004-6361/201116480⟩. ⟨in2p3-00644429⟩
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