Dr. Eiichiro Komatsu
University of Texas

University of Florida Astronomy Colloquium - Oct. 13th, 2006

Three-Year WMAP Observations: Method and Results

The Wilkinson Anisotropy Probe has been mapping the full sky in five microwave bands to measure temperature and polarization anisotropy of the cosmic microwave background. We have announced the second data release on March 16, 2006, from three years of observations. In this talk I summarize the WMAP mission, physics of CMB temperature and polarization anisotropy, and the cosmological implications of the three-year WMAP data.