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
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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
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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
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J. M. Diego
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S. Donzelli
,
G. Efstathiou
,
T. A. Ensslin
,
H. K. Eriksen
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M. C. Falvella
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F. Finelli
,
S. Foley
,
C. Franceschet
,
E. Franceschi
,
T. C. Gaier
,
R. T. Génova-Santos
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D. George
,
F. Gómez
,
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
,
J. Jewell
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P. Jukkala
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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
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F. Pasian
,
V. Pettorino
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D. Pietrobon
,
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
,
D. Scott
,
R. Silvestri
,
A. Simonetto
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P. Sjoman
,
G.F. Smoot
(2)
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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
,
M. Türler
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G. Umana
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.