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The CO Mapping Array Pathfinder (COMAP) will open a new window on both the Epoch of Reionization (EoR) and the Epoch of Galaxy Assembly by using carbon monoxide (CO) lines to trace the distribution of star-forming galaxies in both epochs. The Pathfinder targets the 26–34 GHz frequency range, which is sensitive to the CO(1–0) line in the redshift range z=2.4–3.4 and the CO(2–1) line at z=6– 8. The Pathfinder receiver is a single-polarization 19-pixel focal plane array, deployed on a 10-m telescope at the Owens Valley Radio Observatory (OVRO).

The project is a collaboration between Caltech (Kieran Cleary PI), Stanford University, JPL, University of Maryland, University of Miami, Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics, New York University, Princeton University, Universidad de Concepción, Université de Genève, University of Manchester and the University of Texas at Austin.

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Brandon Hensley
Origin of the Universe
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Liju Philip
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