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The QUIJOTE-CMB experiment

I will present a description of QUIJOTE (QUI-JOint TEnerife experiment), a new experiment dedicated to observe the polarization of the CMB, which will start operations this summer from the Teide Observatory (Spain). QUIJOTE will observe at five frequencies between 11 and 30 GHz and with angular resolutions between 1 and 0.4 degrees. It will cover around one fourth of the sky with sensitivity of about 4 muK per one degree beam after one year of operation with the low-frequency instrument (11-19 GHz) and less than 1 muK with the high-frequency (30 GHz) instrument. The signal to noise will be sufficient by the end of 2011 (2015) to detect the imprint of gravitational B-modes if they have an amplitude of at least r=0.1 (0.05). QUIJOTE will also be important because it will provide essential information of the polarization of the synchrotron and the anomalous microwave emissions from our Galaxy at low frequencies (10-20 GHz). In this respect, these data will be a valuable complement for the Planck mission.

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