1dupac@cesr.fr

Abstract:

We present Archeops, a balloon-borne bolometer experiment designed to map a large part of the sky at millimeter and submillimeter wavelengths. The main scientific goal is to study the Cosmic Microwave Background anisotropies on all scales, in order to properly derive the cosmological parameters of the Universe. We present the sky coverage map of the first scientific flight.

Keywords. -- cosmology: Cosmic Microwave Background -- infrared: interstellar medium: continuum -- balloons)