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First Results from the Arcminute Cosmology Bolometer Array Receiver

We review the first science results from the Arcminute Cosmology Bolometer Array Receiver (ACBAR); a multifrequency millimeter-wave receiver optimized for observations of the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) and the Sunyaev-Zel'dovich (SZ)…

Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-24 M. C. Runyan , P. A. R. Ade , J. J. Bock , J. R. Bond , C. Cantalupo , C. R. Contaldi , M. D. Daub , J. H. Goldstein , P. L. Gomez , W. L. Holzapfel , C. L. Kuo , A. E. Lange , M. Lueker , M. Newcomb , J. B. Peterson , D. Pogosyan , A. K. Romer , J. Ruhl , E. Torbet , D. Woolsey

High Resolution Observations of the CMB Power Spectrum with ACBAR

We report the first measurements of anisotropy in the cosmic microwave background (CMB) radiation with the Arcminute Cosmology Bolometer Array Receiver (ACBAR). The instrument was installed on the 2.1m Viper telescope at the South Pole in…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 C. L. Kuo , P. A. R. Ade , J. J. Bock , C. Cantalupo , M. D. Daub , J. Goldstein , W. L. Holzapfel , A. E. Lange , M. Lueker , M. Newcomb , J. B. Peterson , J. Ruhl , M. C. Runyan , E. Torbet

Imaging the Sunyaev Zel'dovich Effect using ACBAR on Viper

During 2001 and 2002, observations of several X-ray bright clusters of galaxies were conducted using the ACBAR Bolometer Array on the South Pole Viper telescope. A multi-frequency analysis of these clusters is currently underway. This…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 A. K. Romer , P. L. Gomez , C. M. Cantalupo , M. D. Daub , J. H. Goldstein , W. L. Holzapfel , C. L. Kuo , A. E. Lange , M. Lueker , M. Newcomb , J. B. Peterson , J. E. Ruhl , M. C. Runyan , E. Torbet , C. Reichardt , .

Improved Measurements of the CMB Power Spectrum with ACBAR

We report improved measurements of temperature anisotropies in the cosmic microwave background (CMB) radiation made with the Arcminute Cosmology Bolometer Array Receiver (ACBAR). In this paper, we use a new analysis technique and include…

Astrophysics · Physics 2010-11-05 C. L. Kuo , P. A. R. Ade , J. J. Bock , J. R. Bond , C. R. Contaldi , M. D. Daub , J. H. Goldstein , W. L. Holzapfel , A. E. Lange , M. Lueker , M. Newcomb , J. B. Peterson , C. Reichardt , J. Ruhl , M. C. Runyan , Z. Staniszweski

High resolution CMB power spectrum from the complete ACBAR data set

In this paper, we present results from the complete set of cosmic microwave background (CMB) radiation temperature anisotropy observations made with the Arcminute Cosmology Bolometer Array Receiver (ACBAR) operating at 150 GHz. We include…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-06-23 C. L. Reichardt , P. A. R. Ade , J. J. Bock , J. R. Bond , J. A. Brevik , C. R. Contaldi , M. D. Daub , J. T. Dempsey , J. H. Goldstein , W. L. Holzapfel , C. L. Kuo , A. E. Lange , M. Lueker , M. Newcomb , J. B. Peterson , J. Ruhl , M. C. Runyan , Z. Staniszewski

Millimeter Wavelength Brightness Fluctuations of the Atmosphere Above the South Pole

We report measurements of the millimeter wavelength brightness fluctuations produced by the atmosphere above the South Pole made with the Arcminute Cosmology Bolometer Array Receiver (ACBAR). The data span the 2002 Austral winter during…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 R. S. Bussmann , W. L. Holzapfel , C. L. Kuo

The Atacama Cosmology Telescope: The Receiver and Instrumentation

The Atacama Cosmology Telescope was designed to measure small-scale anisotropies in the Cosmic Microwave Background and detect galaxy clusters through the Sunyaev-Zel'dovich effect. The instrument is located on Cerro Toco in the Atacama…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2011-10-13 D. S. Swetz , P. A. R. Ade , M. Amiri , J. W. Appel , E. S. Battistelli , B. Burger , J. Chervenak , M. J. Devlin , S. R. Dicker , W. B. Doriese , R. Dünner , T. Essinger-Hileman , R. P. Fisher , J. W. Fowler , M. Halpern , M. Hasselfield , G. C. Hilton , A. D. Hincks , K. D. Irwin , N. Jarosik , M. Kaul , J. Klein , J. M. Lau , M. Limon , T. A. Marriage , D. Marsden , K. Martocci , P. Mauskopf , H. Moseley , C. B. Netterfield , M. D. Niemack , M. R. Nolta , L. A. Page , L. Parker , S. T. Staggs , O. Stryzak , E. R. Switzer , R. Thornton , C. Tucker , E. Wollack , Y. Zhao

Estimates of Cosmological Parameters Using the CMB Angular Power Spectrum of ACBAR

We report an investigation of cosmological parameters based on the measurements of anisotropy in the cosmic microwave background radiation (CMB) made by ACBAR. We use the ACBAR data in concert with other recent CMB measurements to derive…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 J. H. Goldstein , P. A. R. Ade , J. J. Bock , J. R. Bond , C. Cantalupo , C. R. Contaldi , M. D. Daub , W. L. Holzapfel , C. Kuo , A. E. Lange , M. Lueker , M. Newcomb , J. B. Peterson , D. Pogosyan , J. E. Ruhl , M. C. Runyan , E. Torbet

Millimeter-wave bolometer array receiver for the Atacama pathfinder experiment Sunyaev-Zel'dovich (APEX-SZ) instrument

The Atacama pathfinder experiment Sunyaev-Zel'dovich (APEX-SZ) instrument is a millimeter-wave cryogenic receiver designed to observe galaxy clusters via the Sunyaev-Zel'dovich effect from the 12 m APEX telescope on the Atacama plateau in…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2012-04-18 Daniel Schwan , Peter A. R. Ade , Kaustuv Basu , Amy N. Bender , Frank Bertoldi , Hsaio-Mei Cho , Guyong. Chon , John Clarke , Matt Dobbs , Daniel Ferrusca , Rolfe Gusten , Nils W. Halverson , William L. Holzapfel , Cathy Horellou , Daniel Johansson , Bradley R. Johnson , James Kennedy , Zigmund Kermish , Ruediger Kneissl , Trevor Lanting , Adrian T. Lee , Martin Lueker , Jared Mehl , Karl M. Menten , Dirk Muders , Florian Pacaud , Thomas Plagge , Christian L. Reichardt , Paul L. Richards , Rienhold Schaaf , Peter Schilke , Martin W. Sommer , Helmuth Spieler , Carole Tucker , Axel Weiss , Benjamin Westbrook , Oliver Zahn

BOOMERANG: A Balloon-borne Millimeter Wave Telescope and Total Power Receiver for Mapping Anisotropy in the Cosmic Microwave Background

We describe BOOMERANG; a balloon-borne microwave telescope designed to map the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) at a resolution of 10' from the Long Duration Balloon (LDB) platform. The millimeter-wave receiver employs new technology in…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 B. P. Crill , P. A. R. Ade , D. R. Artusa , R. S. Bhatia , J. J. Bock , A. Boscaleri , P. Cardoni , S. E. Church , K. Coble , P. deBernardis , G. deTroia , P. Farese , K. M. Ganga , M. Giacometti , C. V. Haynes , E. Hivon , V. V. Hristov , A. Iacoangeli , W. C. Jones , A. E. Lange , L. Martinis , S. Masi , P. V. Mason , P. D. Mauskopf , L. Miglio , T. Montroy , C. B. Netterfield , C. G. Paine , E. Pascale , F. Piacentini , G. Polenta , F. Pongetti , G. Romeo , J. E. Ruhl , F. Scaramuzzi , D. Sforna , A. D. Turner

The Atacama Cosmology Telescope: The polarization-sensitive ACTPol instrument

The Atacama Cosmology Telescope (ACT) is designed to make high angular resolution measurements of anisotropies in the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) at millimeter wavelengths. We describe ACTPol, an upgraded receiver for ACT, which uses…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2016-12-14 R. J. Thornton , P. A. R. Ade , S. Aiola , F. E. Angile , M. Amiri , J. A. Beall , D. T. Becker , H-M. Cho , S. K. Choi , P. Corlies , K. P. Coughlin , R. Datta , M. J. Devlin , S. R. Dicker , R. Dunner , J. W. Fowler , A. E. Fox , P. A. Gallardo , J. Gao , E. Grace , M. Halpern , M. Hasselfield , S. W. Henderson , G. C. Hilton , A. D. Hincks , S. P. Ho , J. Hubmayr , K. D. Irwin , J. Klein , B. Koopman , Dale Li , T. Louis , M. Lungu , L. Maurin , J. McMahon , C. D. Munson , S. Naess , F. Nati , L. Newburgh , J. Nibarger , M. D. Niemack , P. Niraula , M. R. Nolta , L. A. Page , C. G. Pappas , A. Schillaci , B. L. Schmitt , N. Sehgal , J. L. Sievers , S. M. Simon , S. T. Staggs , C. Tucker , M. Uehara , J. van Lanen , J. T. Ward , E. J. Wollack

A Measurement of Arcminute Anisotropy in the Cosmic Microwave Background with the Sunyaev-Zel'dovich Array

We present 30 GHz measurements of the angular power spectrum of the cosmic microwave background (CMB) obtained with the Sunyaev-Zel'dovich Array. The measurements are sensitive to arcminute angular scales, where secondary anisotropy from…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2014-11-18 Matthew K. Sharp , Daniel P. Marrone , John E. Carlstrom , Thomas Culverhouse , Christopher Greer , David Hawkins , Ryan Hennessy , Marshall Joy , James W. Lamb , Erik M. Leitch , Michael Loh , Amber Miller , Tony Mroczkowski , Stephen Muchovej , Clem Pryke , David Woody

First Results From an X-ray, Weak Lensing, and Sunyaev-Zeldovich Effect Survey of Nearby Clusters: Abell 3266

As part of a combined Sunyaev-Zeldovich Effect (SZE), X-ray and weak lensing survey of low redshift (z<0.1) X-ray clusters, we present SZE images of the z=0.059 X-ray cluster Abell 3266 at three observing frequencies (150, 220, 275 GHz) and…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 P. L. Gomez , A. K. Romer , J. B. Peterson , C. M. Cantalupo , S. W. L. Holzapfel , C. L. Kuo , M. Newcomb , J. Ruhl , J. Goldstein , E. Torbet , M. C. Runyan

ACTPol: A polarization-sensitive receiver for the Atacama Cosmology Telescope

The six-meter Atacama Cosmology Telescope (ACT) in Chile was built to measure the cosmic microwave background (CMB) at arcminute angular scales. We are building a new polarization sensitive receiver for ACT (ACTPol). ACTPol will…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2010-11-11 M. D. Niemack , P. A. R. Ade , J. Aguirre , F. Barrientos , J. A. Beall , J. R. Bond , J. Britton , H. M. Cho , S. Das , M. J. Devlin , S. Dicker , J. Dunkley , R. Dunner , J. W. Fowler , A. Hajian , M. Halpern , M. Hasselfield , G. C. Hilton , M. Hilton , J. Hubmayr , J. P. Hughes , L. Infante , K. D. Irwin , N. Jarosik , J. Klein , A. Kosowsky , T. A. Marriage , J. McMahon , F. Menanteau , K. Moodley , J. P. Nibarger , M. R. Nolta , L. A. Page , B. Partridge , E. D. Reese , J. Sievers , D. N. Spergel , S. T. Staggs , R. Thornton , C. Tucker , E. Wollack , K. W. Yoon

Design and characterization of the POLARBEAR-2b and POLARBEAR-2c cosmic microwave background cryogenic receivers

The POLARBEAR-2/Simons Array Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) polarization experiment is an upgrade and expansion of the existing POLARBEAR-1 (PB-1) experiment, located in the Atacama desert in Chile. Along with the CMB temperature and…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2018-06-15 Logan Howe , Calvin Tsai , Lindsay Lowry , Kam Arnold , Gabriele Coppi , John Groh , Xiaoyu Guo , Brian Keating , Adrian Lee , Andrew J. May , Lucio Piccirillo , Nathan Stebor , Grant Teply

Design and Deployment of a Multichroic Polarimeter Array on the Atacama Cosmology Telescope

We present the design and the preliminary on sky performance with respect to beams and pass-bands of a multichroic polarimeter array covering the 90 and 146 GHz Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) bands and its enabling broadband optical…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2016-04-20 R. Datta , J. Austermann , J. A. Beall , D. Becker , K. P. Coughlin , S. M. Duff , P. A. Gallardo , E. Grace , M. Hasselfield , S. W. Henderson , G. C. Hilton , S. P. Ho , J. Hubmayr , B. J. Koopman , J. V. Lanen , D. Li , J. McMahon , C. D. Munson , F. Nati , M. D. Niemack , L. Page , C. G. Pappas , M. Salatino , B. L. Schmitt , A. Schillaci , S. M. Simon , S. T. Staggs , J. R. Stevens , E. M. Vavagiakis , J. T. Ward , E. J. Wollack

An Instrument For Investigation of the Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation at Intermediate Angular Scales

We describe an off-axis microwave telescope for observations of the anisotropy in the cosmic microwave background (CMB) radiation on angular scales between 0.5 deg and 3 deg. The receiver utilizes cryogenic high-electron-mobility transistor…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-28 E. J. Wollack , M. J. Devlin , N. Jarosik , C. B. Netterfield , L. Page , D. Wilkinson

BICEP Array: a multi-frequency degree-scale CMB polarimeter

BICEP Array is the newest multi-frequency instrument in the BICEP/Keck Array program. It is comprised of four 550 mm aperture refractive telescopes observing the polarization of the cosmic microwave background (CMB) at 30/40, 95, 150 and…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2018-08-03 Howard Hui , P. A. R. Ade , Z. Ahmed , R. W. Aikin , K. D. Alexander , D. Barkats , S. J. Benton , C. A. Bischoff , J. J. Bock , R. Bowens-Rubin , J. A. Brevik , I. Buder , E. Bullock , V. Buza , J. Connors , J. Cornelison , B. P. Crill , M. Crumrine , M. Dierickx , L. Duband , C. Dvorkin , J. P. Filippini , S. Fliescher , J. Grayson , G. Hall , M. Halpern , S. Harrison , S. R. Hildebrandt , G. C. Hilton , K. D. Irwin , J. Kang , K. S. Karkare , E. Karpel , J. P. Kaufman , B. G. Keating , S. Kefeli , S. A. Kernasovskiy , J. M. Kovac , C. L. Kuo , K. Lau , N. A. Larsen , E. M. Leitch , M. Lueker , K. G. Megerian , L. Moncelsi , T. Namikawa , C. B. Netterfield , H. T. Nguyen , R. OBrient , R. W. Ogburn , S. Palladino , C. Pryke , B. Racine , S. Richter , R. Schwarz , A. Schillaci , C. D. Sheehy , A. Soliman , T. St. Germaine , Z. K. Staniszewski , B. Steinbach , R. V. Sudiwala , G. P. Teply , K. L. Thompson , J. E. Tolan , C. Tucker , A. D. Turner , C. Umilta , A. G. Vieregg , A. Wandui , A. C. Weber , D. V. Wiebe , J. Willmert , C. L. Wong , W. L. K. Wu , E. Yang , K. W. Yoon , C. Zhang

An Upper Limit to Arcminute Scale Anisotropy in the Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation at 142 GHz

We present limits to anisotropies in the cosmic microwave background radiation (CMB) at angular scales of a few arcminutes. The observations were made at a frequency of 142 GHz using a 6-element bolometer array (the Sunyaev-Zel'dovich…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-30 S. E. Church , K. M. Ganga , P. A. R. Ade , W. L. Holzapfel , P. D. Mauskopf , T. M. Wilbanks , A. E. Lange

The Cosmic Background Imager

Design and performance details are given for the Cosmic Background Imager (CBI), an interferometer array that is measuring the power spectrum of fluctuations in the cosmic microwave background radiation (CMBR) for multipoles in the range…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 S. Padin , M. C. Shepherd , J. K. Cartwright , R. G. Keeney , B. S. Mason , T. J. Pearson , A. C. S. Readhead , W. L. Schaal , J. Sievers , P. S. Udomprasert , J. K. Yamasaki , W. L. Holzapfel , J. E. Carlstrom , M. Joy , S. T. Myers , A. Otarola