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Elsevier publications by John C. Mather
The Nobel Prize in Physics 2006

External link  "for their discovery of the blackbody form and anisotropy of the cosmic microwave background radiation"

Cosmic Microwave Background radiation (CMB) is a relic of the earliest phase of the Universe. It is the oldest form of light, it is around us every day and, if measured, gives us remarkable insights into the shape and structure of the Universe, both at its inception and into the future. John C. Mather and George F. Smoot are leaders in understanding the origins of the Universe. They analyzed data from NASA's Cosmic Background Explorer (COBE), which studied the pattern of radiation from the first few moments after the universe was formed. In 1992, the team announced that they had mapped the primordial hot and cold spots in the CMB radiation. These spots are related to the gravitational field in the early universe, and are the seeds for the giant clusters of galaxies that stretch hundreds of millions of light years across the universe. John Mather coordinated the entire process and had primary responsibility for the experiment that revealed the blackbody form of the microwave background radiation measured by COBE. George Smoot had main responsibility for measuring the small variations in the temperature of the radiation.

Comet and asteroid hazard to the terrestrial planets Advances in Space Research, Volume 33, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1524-1533 S. I. Ipatov and J. C. Mather
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Does the lunar surface still offer value as a site for astronomical observatories? Space Policy, Volume 20, Issue 2, May 2004, Pages 99-107 Daniel F. Lester, Harold W. Yorke and John C. Mather
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Noise of a bolometer with vanishing self-heating Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, Volume 346, Issues 1-2, 15 July 1994, Pages 225-229 M. Bühler and E. Umlauf, J. C. Mather
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Infrared measurements from the Cosmic Background Explorer (COBE) Infrared Physics & Technology, Volume 35, Issues 2-3, March-April 1994, Pages 331-336 John C. Mather 
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Scientific results from COBE Advances in Space Research, Volume 13, Issue 12, December 1993, Pages 409-423 C. L. Bennett, N. W. Boggess, E. S. Cheng, M. G. Hauser, T. Kelsall, J. C. Mather, S. H. Moseley, Jr. , T. L. Murdock, R. A. Shafer et al.
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Early results from the Cosmic Background Explorer (COBE) Advances in Space Research, Volume 11, Issue 2, 1991, Pages 181-191 J. C. Mather, M. G. Hauser, C. L. Bennett, N. W. Boggess, E. S. Cheng, R.E. Eplee, Jr. , H. T. Freudenreich, R. B. Isaacman, T. Kelsall et al.
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