Microwave instrumentation

Since the 1980s the Instrumentation Division has been developing instrumentation and experiments in the microwave range with the main objective of characterizing the radiation of the Cosmic Microwave Background (FCM) and other processes of galactic and extra-galactic emission.

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    Metal-THINGS: Gas metallicity gradients in nearby galaxies
    Aims. This paper explores and analyses the gas metallicity gradients in a sample of 25 nearby galaxies using new integral field spectroscopy observations from...
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    Multi-wavelength landscape of the young galaxy cluster RX J1257.2+4738 at z = 0.866. I. The infrared view
    Context. Many studies have shown how galaxy properties (e.g. colours, morphology, star-forming (SF) activity, active galactic nuclei population) change not only...
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    MUTANT, the tool in PROMISSE to characterize biological tissues at different depths
    The programme of IACTEC-Medical Technology of the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias has developed a multifrequency microwave system called PROMISSE...
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    National and international relations in the field of large scientific facilities with other public and private entities
    One of the missions of the IAC is to point out the value of the international nature of the center, by improving the relationships that are already underway...
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    Nonsequential neural network for simultaneous, consistent classification, and photometric redshifts of OTELO galaxies
    Context. Computational techniques are essential for mining large databases produced in modern surveys with value-added products. Aims: This paper presents a...
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    On Star Formation Rates and Star Formation Histories of Galaxies Out to z ~ 3
    We compare multi-wavelength star formation rate (SFR) indicators out to z ~ 3 in the GOODS-South field. Our analysis uniquely combines U to 8 μm photometry from...
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    On the nature of Hα emitters at z ˜ 2 from the HiZELS survey: physical properties, Lyα escape fraction and main sequence
    We present a detailed multiwavelength study (from rest-frame ultraviolet to far-infrared) of narrow-band selected, star-forming (SF) Hα emitters (HAEs) at z ˜ 2...
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    OTELO Survey: Optimal Emission-Line Flux Determination with OSIRIS/GTC
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    PACS Evolutionary Probe (PEP) - A Herschel key program
    Deep far-infrared photometric surveys studying galaxy evolution and the nature of the cosmic infrared background are a key strength of the Herschel mission. We...