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Design of SPT-SLIM focal plane; a spectroscopic imaging array for the South Pole Telescope

The Summertime Line Intensity Mapper (SLIM) is a mm-wave line-intensity mapping (mm-LIM) experiment for the South Pole Telescope (SPT). The goal of SPT-SLIM is to serve as a technical and scientific pathfinder for the demonstration of the…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2022-09-21 P. S. Barry , A. Anderson , B. Benson , J. E. Carlstrom , T. Cecil , C. Chang , M. Dobbs , M. Hollister , K. S. Karkare , G. K. Keating , D. Marrone , J. McMahon , J. Montgomery , Z. Pan , G. Robson , M. Rouble , E. Shirokoff , G. Smecher

Spectral characterization and performance of SPT-SLIM on-chip filterbank spectrometers

The South Pole Telescope Shirokoff Line Intensity Mapper (SPT-SLIM) experiment is a pathfinder for demonstrating the use of on-chip spectrometers for millimeter Line Intensity Mapping. We present spectral bandpass measurements of the SLIM…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2025-10-09 C. S. Benson , K. Fichman , M. Adamic , A. J. Anderson , P. S. Barry , B. A. Benson , E. Brooks , J. E. Carlstrom , T. Cecil , C. L. Chang , K. R. Dibert , M. Dobbs , K. S. Karkare , G. K. Keating , A. M. Lapuente , M. Lisovenko , D. P. Marrone , J. Montgomery , T. Natoli , Z. Pan , A. Rahlin , G. Robson , M. Rouble , G. Smecher , V. Yefremenko , M. R. Young , C. Yu , J. A. Zebrowski , C. Zhang

Design and Performance of the SPT-SLIM Receiver Cryostat

The South Pole Telescope Shirokoff Line Intensity Mapper (SPT-SLIM) is a millimeter-wavelength line-intensity mapping experiment, which was deployed on the South Pole Telescope (SPT) during the 2024-2025 Austral summer season. This…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2025-10-17 M. R. Young , M. Adamic , A. J. Anderson , P. S. Barry , B. A. Benson , C. S. Benson , E. Brooks , J. E. Carlstrom , T. Cecil , C. L. Chang , K. R. Dibert , M. Dobbs , K. Fichman , M. Hollister , K. S. Karkare , G. K. Keating , A. M. Lapuente , M. Lisovenko , D. P. Marrone , D. Mitchell , J. Montgomery , T. Natoli , Z. Pan , A. Rahlin , G. Robson , M. Rouble , G. Smecher , V. Yefremenko , C. Yu , J. A. Zebrowski , C. Zhang

An On-Sky Atmospheric Calibration of SPT-SLIM

We present the methodology and results of the on-sky responsivity calibration of the South Pole Telescope Shirokoff Line Intensity Mapper (SPT-SLIM). SPT-SLIM is a pathfinder line intensity mapping experiment utilizing the on-chip…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2025-10-17 K. R. Dibert , M. Adamic , A. J. Anderson , P. S. Barry , B. A. Benson , C. S. Benson , E. Brooks , J. E. Carlstrom , T. Cecil , C. L. Chang , M. Dobbs , K. Fichman , K. S. Karkare , G. K. Keating , A. M. Lapuente , M. Lisovenko , D. P. Marrone , J. Montgomery , T. Natoli , Z. Pan , A. Rahlin , G. Robson , M. Rouble , G. Smecher , V. Yefremenko , M. R. Young , C. Yu , J. A. Zebrowski , C. Zhang

Fabrication Development for SPT-SLIM, a Superconducting Spectrometer for Line Intensity Mapping

Line Intensity Mapping (LIM) is a new observational technique that uses low-resolution observations of line emission to efficiently trace the large-scale structure of the Universe out to high redshift. Common mm/sub-mm emission lines are…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2023-04-20 T. Cecil , C. Albert , A. J. Anderson , P. S. Barry , B. Benson , C. Cotter , C. Chang , M. Dobbs , K. Dibert , R. Gualtieri , K. S. Karkare , M. Lisovenko , D. P. Marrone , J. Montgomery , Z. Pan , G. Robson , M. Rouble , E. Shirokoff , G. Smecher , G. Wang , V. Yefremenko

SPT-3G: A Next-Generation Cosmic Microwave Background Polarization Experiment on the South Pole Telescope

We describe the design of a new polarization sensitive receiver, SPT-3G, for the 10-meter South Pole Telescope (SPT). The SPT-3G receiver will deliver a factor of ~20 improvement in mapping speed over the current receiver, SPTpol. The…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-22 B. A. Benson , P. A. R. Ade , Z. Ahmed , S. W. Allen , K. Arnold , J. E. Austermann , A. N. Bender , L. E. Bleem , J. E. Carlstrom , C. L. Chang , H. M. Cho , S. T. Ciocys , J. F. Cliche , T. M. Crawford , A. Cukierman , T. de Haan , M. A. Dobbs , D. Dutcher , W. Everett , A. Gilbert , N. W. Halverson , D. Hanson , N. L. Harrington , K. Hattori , J. W. Henning , G. C. Hilton , G. P. Holder , W. L. Holzapfel , K. D. Irwin , R. Keisler , L. Knox , D. Kubik , C. L. Kuo , A. T. Lee , E. M. Leitch , D. Li , M. McDonald , S. S. Meyer , J. Montgomery , M. Myers , T. Natoli , H. Nguyen , V. Novosad , S. Padin , Z. Pan , J. Pearson , C. L. Reichardt , J. E. Ruhl , B. R. Saliwanchik , G. Simard , G. Smecher , J. T. Sayre , E. Shirokoff , A. A. Stark , K. Story , A. Suzuki , K. L. Thompson , C. Tucker , K. Vanderlinde , J. D. Vieira , A. Vikhlinin , G. Wang , V. Yefremenko , K. W. Yoon

Year two instrument status of the SPT-3G cosmic microwave background receiver

The South Pole Telescope (SPT) is a millimeter-wavelength telescope designed for high-precision measurements of the cosmic microwave background (CMB). The SPT measures both the temperature and polarization of the CMB with a large aperture,…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2018-09-05 A. N. Bender , P. A. R. Ade , Z. Ahmed , A. J. Anderson , J. S. Avva , K. Aylor , P. S. Barry , R. Basu Thakur , B. A. Benson , L. S. Bleem , S. Bocquet , K. Byrum , J. E. Carlstrom , F. W. Carter , T. W. Cecil , C. L. Chang , H. -M. Cho , J. F. Cliche , T. M. Crawford , A. Cukierman , T. de Haan , E. V. Denison , J. Ding , M. A. Dobbs , S. Dodelson , D. Dutcher , W. Everett , A. Foster , J. Gallicchio , A. Gilbert , J. C. Groh , S. T. Guns , N. W. Halverson , A. H. Harke-Hosemann , N. L. Harrington , J. W. Henning , G. C. Hilton , G. P. Holder , W. L. Holzapfel , N. Huang , K. D. Irwin , O. B. Jeong , M. Jonas , A. Jones , T. S. Khaire , L. Knox , A. M. Kofman , M. Korman , D. L. Kubik , S. Kuhlmann , C. -L. Kuo , A. T. Lee , E. M. Leitch , A. E. Lowitz , S. S. Meyer , D. Michalik , J. Montgomery , A. Nadolski , T. Natoli , H. Nguyen , G. I. Noble , V. Novosad , S. Padin , Z. Pan , J. Pearson , C. M. Posada , W. Quan , S. Raghunathan , A. Rahlin , C. L. Reichardt , J. E. Ruhl , J. T. Sayre , E. Shirokoff , G. Smecher , J. A. Sobrin , A. A. Stark , K. T. Story , A. Suzuki , K. L. Thompson , C. Tucker , L. R. Vale , K. Vanderlinde , J. D. Vieira , G. Wang , N. Whitehorn , W. L. K. Wu , V. Yefremenko , K. W. Yoon , M. R. Young

Performance and on-sky optical characterization of the SPTpol instrument

In January 2012, the 10m South Pole Telescope (SPT) was equipped with a polarization-sensitive camera, SPTpol, in order to measure the polarization anisotropy of the cosmic microwave background (CMB). Measurements of the polarization of the…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2012-10-19 E. M. George , P. Ade , K. A. Aird , J. E. Austermann , J. A. Beall , D. Becker , A. Bender , B. A. Benson , L. E. Bleem , J. Britton , J. E. Carlstrom , C. L. Chang , H. C. Chiang , H-M. Cho , T. M. Crawford , A. T. Crites , A. Datesman , T. de Haan , M. A. Dobbs , W. Everett , A. Ewall-Wice , N. W. Halverson , N. Harrington , J. W. Henning , G. C. Hilton , W. L. Holzapfel , S. Hoover , N. Huang , J. Hubmayr , K. D. Irwin , M. Karfunkle , R. Keisler , J. Kennedy , A. T. Lee , E. Leitch , D. Li , M. Lueker , D. P. Marrone , J. J. McMahon , J. Mehl , S. S. Meyer , J. Montgomery , T. E. Montroy , J. Nagy , T. Natoli , J. P. Nibarger , M. D. Niemack , V. Novosad , S. Padin , C. Pryke , C. L. Reichardt , J. E. Ruhl , B. R. Saliwanchik , J. T. Sayre , K. K. Schaffer , E. Shirokoff , K. Story , C. Tucker , K. Vanderlinde , J. D. Vieira , G. Wang , R. Williamson , V. Yefremenko , K. W. Yoon , E. Young

SPTpol: an instrument for CMB polarization measurements with the South Pole Telescope

SPTpol is a dual-frequency polarization-sensitive camera that was deployed on the 10-meter South Pole Telescope in January 2012. SPTpol will measure the polarization anisotropy of the cosmic microwave background (CMB) on angular scales…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2012-10-19 J. E. Austermann , K. A. Aird , J. A. Beall , D. Becker , A. Bender , B. A. Benson , L. E. Bleem , J. Britton , J. E. Carlstrom , C. L. Chang , H. C. Chiang , H. M. Cho , T. M. Crawford , A. T. Crites , A. Datesman , T. de Haan , M. A. Dobbs , E. M. George , N. W. Halverson , N. Harrington , J. W. Henning , G. C. Hilton , G. P. Holder , W. L. Holzapfel , S. Hoover , N. Huang , J. Hubmayr , K. D. Irwin , R. Keisler , J. Kennedy , L. Knox , A. T. Lee , E. Leitch , D. Li , M. Lueker , D. P. Marrone , J. J. McMahon , J. Mehl , S. S. Meyer , T. E. Montroy , T. Natoli , J. P. Nibarger , M. D. Niemack , V. Novosad , S. Padin , C. Pryke , C. L. Reichardt , J. E. Ruhl , B. R. Saliwanchik , J. T. Sayre , K. K. Schaffer , E. Shirokoff , A. A. Stark , K. Story , K. Vanderlinde , J. D. Vieira , G. Wang , R. Williamson , V. Yefremenko , K. W. Yoon , O. Zahn

The Design and Integrated Performance of SPT-3G

SPT-3G is the third survey receiver operating on the South Pole Telescope dedicated to high-resolution observations of the cosmic microwave background (CMB). Sensitive measurements of the temperature and polarization anisotropies of the CMB…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2022-03-01 J. A. Sobrin , A. J. Anderson , A. N. Bender , B. A. Benson , D. Dutcher , A. Foster , N. Goeckner-Wald , J. Montgomery , A. Nadolski , A. Rahlin , P. A. R. Ade , Z. Ahmed , E. Anderes , M. Archipley , J. E. Austermann , J. S. Avva , K. Aylor , L. Balkenhol , P. S. Barry , R. Basu Thakur , K. Benabed , F. Bianchini , L. E. Bleem , F. R. Bouchet , L. Bryant , K. Byrum , J. E. Carlstrom , F. W. Carter , T. W. Cecil , C. L. Chang , P. Chaubal , G. Chen , H. -M. Cho , T. -L. Chou , J. -F. Cliche , T. M. Crawford , A. Cukierman , C. Daley , T. de Haan , E. V. Denison , K. Dibert , J. Ding , M. A. Dobbs , W. Everett , C. Feng , K. R. Ferguson , J. Fu , S. Galli , A. E. Gambrel , R. W. Gardner , R. Gualtieri , S. Guns , N. Gupta , R. Guyser , N. W. Halverson , A. H. Harke-Hosemann , N. L. Harrington , J. W. Henning , G. C. Hilton , E. Hivon , G. P. Holder , W. L. Holzapfel , J. C. Hood , D. Howe , N. Huang , K. D. Irwin , O. B. Jeong , M. Jonas , A. Jones , T. S. Khaire , L. Knox , A. M. Kofman , M. Korman , D. L. Kubik , S. Kuhlmann , C. -L. Kuo , A. T. Lee , E. M. Leitch , A. E. Lowitz , C. Lu , S. S. Meyer , D. Michalik , M. Millea , T. Natoli , H. Nguyen , G. I. Noble , V. Novosad , Y. Omori , S. Padin , Z. Pan , P. Paschos , J. Pearson , C. M. Posada , K. Prabhu , W. Quan , C. L. Reichardt , D. Riebel , B. Riedel , M. Rouble , J. E. Ruhl , B. Saliwanchik , J. T. Sayre , E. Schiappucci , E. Shirokoff , G. Smecher , A. A. Stark , J. Stephen , K. T. Story , A. Suzuki , C. Tandoi , K. L. Thompson , B. Thorne , C. Tucker , C. Umilta , L. R. Vale , K. Vanderlinde , J. D. Vieira , G. Wang , N. Whitehorn , W. L. K. Wu , V. Yefremenko , K. W. Yoon , M. R. Young

SPT-3G+: Mapping the High-Frequency Cosmic Microwave Background Using Kinetic Inductance Detectors

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,…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2022-08-19 A. J. Anderson , P. Barry , A. N. Bender , B. A. Benson , L. E. Bleem , J. E. Carlstrom , T. W. Cecil , C. L. Chang , T. M. Crawford , K. R. Dibert , M. A. Dobbs , K. Fichman , N. W. Halverson , W. L. Holzapfel , A. Hryciuk , K. S. Karkare , J. Li , M. Lisovenko , D. Marrone , J. McMahon , J. Montgomery , T. Natoli , Z. Pan , S. Raghunathan , C. L. Reichardt , M. Rouble , E. Shirokoff , G. Smecher , A. A. Stark , J. D. Vieira , M. R. Young

Multichroic TES Bolometers and Galaxy Cluster Mass Scaling Relations with the South Pole Telescope

The South Pole Telescope (SPT) is a high-resolution microwave-frequency telescope designed to observe the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB). To date, two cameras have been installed on the SPT to conduct two surveys of the CMB, the first in…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2016-01-22 Benjamin Saliwanchik

The 10 Meter South Pole Telescope

The South Pole Telescope (SPT) is a 10 m diameter, wide-field, offset Gregorian telescope with a 966-pixel, multi-color, millimeter-wave, bolometer camera. It is located at the Amundsen-Scott South Pole station in Antarctica. The design of…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-13 J. E. Carlstrom , P. A. R. Ade , K. A. Aird , B. A. Benson , L. E. Bleem , S. Busetti , C. L. Chang , E. Chauvin , H. -M. Cho , T. M. Crawford , A. T. Crites , M. A. Dobbs , N. W. Halverson , S. Heimsath , W. L. Holzapfel , J. D. Hrubes , M. Joy , R. Keisler , T. M. Lanting , A. T. Lee , E. M. Leitch , J. Leong , W. Lu , M. Lueker , D. Luong-Van , J. J. McMahon , J. Mehl , S. S. Meyer , J. J. Mohr , T. E. Montroy , S. Padin , T. Plagge , C. Pryke , J. E. Ruhl , K. K. Schaffer , D. Schwan , E. Shirokoff , H. G. Spieler , Z. Staniszewski , A. A. Stark , C. Tucker , K. Vanderlinde , J. D. Vieira , R. Williamson

Design and characterization of 90 GHz feedhorn-coupled TES polarimeter pixels in the SPTpol camera

The SPTpol camera is a two-color, polarization-sensitive bolometer receiver, and was installed on the 10 meter South Pole Telescope in January 2012. SPTpol is designed to study the faint polarization signals in the Cosmic Microwave…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2012-10-19 J. T. Sayre , P. Ade , K. A. Aird , J. E. Austermann , J. A. Beall , D. Becker , B. A. Benson , L. E. Bleem , J. Britton , J. E. Carlstrom , C. L. Chang , H-M. Cho , T. M. Crawford , A. T. Crites , A. Datesman , T. de Haan , M. A. Dobbs , W. Everett , A. Ewall-Wice , E. M. George , N. W. Halverson , N. Harrington , J. W. Henning , G. C. Hilton , W. L. Holzapfel , J. Hubmayr , K. D. Irwin , M. Karfunkle , R. Keisler , J. Kennedy , A. T. Lee , E. Leitch , D. Li , M. Lueker , D. P. Marrone , J. J. McMahon , J. Mehl , S. S. Meyer , J. Montgomery , T. E. Montroy , J. Nagy , T. Natoli , J. P. Nibarger , M. D. Niemack , V. Novosad , S. Padin , C. Pryke , C. L. Reichardt , J. E. Ruhl , B. R. Saliwanchik , K. K. Schaffer , E. Shirokoff , K. Story , C. Tucker , K. Vanderlinde , J. D. Vieira , G. Wang , R. Williamson , V. Yefremenko , K. W. Yoon , E. Young

Development of an MKID frequency-to-pixel LED mapper for SPT-3G+

SPT-3G+ is the next-generation camera for the South Pole Telescope (SPT). SPT is designed to measure the cosmic microwave background (CMB) and the mm/sub-mm sky. The planned focal plane consists of 34,000 microwave kinetic inductance…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2025-03-25 E. S. Martsen , P. S. Barry , B. A. Benson , K. R. Dibert , K. N. Fichman , T. Natoli , M. Rouble , C. Yu

COMAP Early Science: II. Pathfinder Instrument

Line intensity mapping (LIM) is a new technique for tracing the global properties of galaxies over cosmic time. Detection of the very faint signals from redshifted carbon monoxide (CO), a tracer of star formation, pushes the limits of what…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2022-07-20 James W. Lamb , Kieran A. Cleary , David P. Woody , Morgan Catha , Dongwoo T. Chung , Joshua Ott Gundersen , Stuart E. Harper , Andrew I. Harris , Richard Hobbs , Håvard T. Ihle , Jonathon Kocz , Timothy J. Pearson , Liju Philip , Travis W. Powell , Lilian Basoalto , J. Richard Bond , Jowita Borowska , Patrick C. Breysse , Sarah E. Church , Clive Dickinson , Delaney A. Dunne , Hans Kristian Eriksen , Marie Kristine Foss , Todd Gaier , Junhan Kim , Charles R. Lawrence , Jonas G. S. Lunde , Hamsa Padmanabhan , Maren Rasmussen , Anthony C. S. Readhead , Rodrigo Reeves , Thomas J. Rennie , Nils-Ole Stutzer , Duncan J. Watts , Ingunn Kathrine Wehus

Cross-correlations between mm-wave line-intensity mapping and weak lensing surveys: preliminary consideration of long-term prospects

The field of millimetre-wave line-intensity mapping (LIM) is seeing increased experimental activity with pathfinder surveys already deployed or deploying in the next few years, making spectroscopic measurements of unresolved atomic and…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2022-04-27 Dongwoo T Chung

Line-Intensity Mapping: Theory Review

Line-intensity mapping (LIM) is an emerging approach to survey the Universe, using relatively low-aperture instruments to scan large portions of the sky and collect the total spectral-line emission from galaxies and the intergalactic…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2023-02-01 José Luis Bernal , Ely D. Kovetz

Design and characterization of the SPT-3G receiver

The SPT-3G receiver was commissioned in early 2017 on the 10-meter South Pole Telescope (SPT) to map anisotropies in the cosmic microwave background (CMB). New optics, detector, and readout technologies have yielded a multichroic,…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2021-06-22 J. A. Sobrin , P. A. R. Ade , Z. Ahmed , A. J. Anderson , J. S. Avva , R. Basu Thakur , A. N. Bender , B. A. Benson , J. E. Carlstrom , F. W. Carter , T. W. Cecil , C. L. Chang , J. F. Cliche , A. Cukierman , T. de Haan , J. Ding , M. A. Dobbs , D. Dutcher , W. Everett , A. Foster , J. Gallichio , A. Gilbert , J. C. Groh , S. T. Guns , N. W. Halverson , A. H. Harke-Hosemann , N. L. Harrington , J. W. Henning , W. L. Holzapfel , N. Huang , K. D. Irwin , O. B. Jeong , M. Jonas , T. S. Khaire , A. M. Kofman , M. Korman , D. L. Kubik , S. Kuhlmann , C. L. Kuo , A. T. Lee , A. E. Lowitz , S. S. Meyer , D. Michalik , J. Montgomery , A. Nadolski , T. Natoli , H. Nguyen , G. I. Noble , V. Novosad , S. Padin , Z. Pan , J. Pearson , C. M. Posada , W. Quan , A. Rahlin , J. E. Ruhl , J. T. Sayre , E. Shirokoff , G. Smecher , A. A. Stark , K. T. Story , A. Suzuki , K. L. Thompson , C. Tucker , K. Vanderlinde , J. D. Vieira , G. Wang , N. Whitehorn , V. Yefremenko , K. W. Yoon , M. Young

Design and Bolometer Characterization of the SPT-3G First-year Focal Plane

During the austral summer of 2016-17, the third-generation camera, SPT-3G, was installed on the South Pole Telescope, increasing the detector count in the focal plane by an order of magnitude relative to the previous generation. Designed to…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2019-02-27 W. Everett , P. A. R. Ade , Z. Ahmed , A. J. Anderson , J. E. Austermann , J. S. Avva , R. Basu Thakur , A. N. Bender , B. A. Benson , J. E. Carlstrom , F. W. Carter , T. Cecil , C. L. Chang , J. F. Cliche , A. Cukierman , E. V. Denison , T. de Haan , J. Ding , M. A. Dobbs , D. Dutcher , A. Foster , R. N. Gannon , A. Gilbert , J. C. Groh , N. W. Halverson , A. H. Harke-Hosemann , N. L. Harrington , J. W. Henning , G. C. Hilton , W. L. Holzapfel , N. Huang , K. D. Irwin , O. B. Jeong , M. Jonas , T. Khaire , A. M. Kofman , M. Korman , D. Kubik , S. Kuhlmann , C. L. Kuo , A. T. Lee , A. E. Lowitz , S. S. Meyer , D. Michalik , J. Montgomery , A. Nadolski , T. Natoli , H. Nguyen , G. I. Noble , V. Novosad , S. Padin , Z. Pan , J. Pearson , C. M. Posada , A. Rahlin , J. E. Ruhl , L. J. Saunders , J. T. Sayre , I. Shirley , E. Shirokoff , G. Smecher , J. A. Sobrin , A. A. Stark , K. T. Story , A. Suzuki , Q. Y. Tang , K. L. Thompson , C. Tucker , L. R. Vale , K. Vanderlinde , J. D. Vieira , G. Wang , N. Whitehorn , V. Yefremenko , K. W. Yoon , M. R. Young