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This paper presents the CosmicWeb-21cm array, a novel radio interferometer designed to overcome the key challenges in 21 cm cosmology. Its core innovations include: (1) a multi-scale nested geometry combining a hexagonal core with…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2026-03-03 Jiancheng Wang , Jirong Mao , Xiangming Cheng , Yigong Zhang , Jie Su , Xiaogu Zhong , Min Wang , Zhigang Zhang , Qingwei Wang , Yonghua Xu , Zhixuan Li , Longhua Qin , Zhengjun Zhang

The E and B Experiment (EBEX) was a long-duration balloon-borne cosmic microwave background polarimeter that flew over Antarctica in 2013. We describe the experiment's optical system, receiver, and polarimetric approach, and report on their…

We report on the development of scalable prototype microwave kinetic inductance detector (MKID) arrays tailored for future multi-kilo-pixel experiments that are designed to simultaneously characterize the polarization properties of both the…

We present the design and characterization of the POLARBEAR experiment. POLARBEAR will measure the polarization of the cosmic microwave background (CMB) on angular scales ranging from the experiment's 3.5 arcminute beam size to several…

Compact X-rays detectors made of 1/2 inch Ce:LaBr3 crystals of cubic shape with SiPM array readout have been developed for the FAMUexperiment at RIKEN-RAL, to instrument regions of difficult access. Due to the high photon yield of Ce:LaBr3…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2020-06-24 M. Bonesini , R. Benocci , R. Bertoni , M. Clemenza , D. Ghittori , R. Mazza , E. Vallazza , A. deBari , A. Menegolli , M. Prata , M. Rossella , M. Baruzzo , E. Mocchiutti

In this paper we discuss the latest developments of the STRIP instrument of the "Large Scale Polarization Explorer" (LSPE) experiment. LSPE is a novel project that combines ground-based (STRIP) and balloon-borne (SWIPE) polarization…

The Cosmology Large Angular Scale Surveyor (CLASS) instrument will measure the polarization of the cosmic microwave background at 40, 90, and 150 GHz from Cerro Toco in the Atacama desert of northern Chile. In this paper, we describe the…

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We present measurements of large-scale cosmic microwave background (CMB) E-mode polarization from the Cosmology Large Angular Scale Surveyor (CLASS) 90 GHz data. Using 115 det-yr of observations collected through 2024 with a variable-delay…

We present the first constraints on multipole-dependent cosmic birefringence using CMB polarization data from the BK18 dataset, which combines observations from BICEP2, Keck Array, and BICEP3 at frequencies of 95, 150, and 220 GHz. Photon…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2026-03-10 Keck Collaboration , P. A. R. Ade , Zeeshan Ahmed , Mandana Amiri , Denis Barkats , Ritoban Basu Thakur , Colin A. Bischoff , Dominic Beck , James J. Bock , Hans Boenish , Victor Buza , Brianna Cantrall , James R. Cheshire , Jake Connors , James Cornelison , Michael Crumrine , Ari Jozef Cukierman , Edward Denison , Lionel Duband , Michael Echter , Miranda Eiben , Brodi D. Elwood , Sofia Fatigoni , Jeffrey P. Filippini , Antonio Fortes , Min Gao , Christos Giannakopoulos , Neil Goeckner-Wald , David C. Goldfinger , Stephen Gratton , James A. Grayson , Annsley Greathouse , Paul K. Grimes , Grantland Hall , George Halal , Mark Halpern , Emma Hand , Sam A. Harrison , Shawn Henderson , Thuong Hoang , Johannes Hubmayr , Howard Hui , Kent D. Irwin , Jae Hwan Kang , Kirit S. Karkare , Sinan Kefeli , J. M. Kovac , Chao-Lin Kuo , Kekoa Lasko , King Lau , Margaret Lautzenhiser , Amber Lennox , Tongtian Liu , Scott Mackey , Nolan Maher , Koko G. Megerian , Lorenzo Minutolo , Lorenzo Moncelsi , Yuka Nakato , H. T. Nguyen , Roger O'Brient , Scott Paine , Anika Patel , Matthew A. Petroff , Anna R. Polish , Thomas Prouve , Clement Pryke , Carl D. Reintsema , Steffen Richter , Thibault Romand , Maria Salatino , Alessandro Schillaci , Benjamin Schmitt , Robert Schwarz , Chris D. Sheehy , Baibhav Singari , Ahmed Soliman , Tyler St Germaine , Aaron Steiger , Bryan Steinbach , Rashmi Sudiwala , Grant Teply , Keith L. Thompson , Carole Tucker , Anthony D. Turner , Clara Vergès , Abigail G. Vieregg , Albert Wandui , Alexis C. Weber , Justin Willmert , Chin Lin Wong , Wai Ling K. Wu , Hung-I Yang , Cyndia Yu , Lingzhen Zeng , Cheng Zhang , Silvia Zhang

The E and B Experiment (EBEX) was a long-duration balloon-borne instrument designed to measure the polarization of the cosmic microwave background (CMB) radiation. EBEX was the first balloon-borne instrument to implement a kilo-pixel array…

We present the design and science goals of SPT-3G+, a new camera for the South Pole Telescope, which will consist of a dense array of 34100 kinetic inductance detectors measuring the cosmic microwave background (CMB) at 220 GHz, 285 GHz,…

We describe a novel high-speed front-end electronic board (FEB) for interfacing an array of 32 Silicon Photo-multipliers (SiPM) with a computer. The FEB provides individually adjustable bias on the SiPMs, and performs low-noise analog…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2016-11-03 M. Auger , A. Ereditato , D. Goeldi , I. Kreslo , D. Lorca , M. Luethi , C. Rudolf von Rohr , J. Sinclair , M. S. Weber

This paper presents a small-area monolithic pixel detector ASIC designed in 130 nm SiGe BiCMOS technology for the upgrade of the pre-shower detector of the FASER experiment at CERN. The purpose of this prototype is to study the integration…

We describe feedhorn-coupled polarization-sensitive detector arrays that utilize monocrystalline silicon as the dielectric substrate material. Monocrystalline silicon has a low-loss tangent and repeatable dielectric constant,…

The Atacama Cosmology Telescope Polarimeter (ACTPol) is a polarization sensitive upgrade to the Atacama Cosmology Telescope. Located at an elevation of 5190 m, ACTPol measures the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) temperature and…

The MIRI Si:As IBC detector arrays extend the heritage technology from the Spitzer IRAC arrays to a 1024 x 1024 pixel format. We provide a short discussion of the principles of operation, design, and performance of the individual MIRI…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2015-08-19 G. H. Rieke , M. E. Ressler , Jane E. Morrison , L. Bergeron , Patrice Bouchet , Macarena Garcıa-Marın , T. P. Greene , M. W. Regan , K. G. Sukhatme , Helen Walker

Dome C in Antarctica is a promising site for photometric observations thanks to the continuous night during the Antarctic winter and favorable weather conditions. We developed instruments to assess the quality of this site for photometry in…

Upcoming cosmic microwave background (CMB) experiments aim to detect primordial gravitational waves with unprecedented sensitivity. Effective foreground removal is essential to avoid biases in the measurement of the tensor-to-scalar ratio…