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Prototype finline-coupled TES bolometers for CLOVER

CLOVER is an experiment which aims to detect the signature of gravitational waves from inflation by measuring the B-mode polarization of the cosmic microwave background. CLOVER consists of three telescopes operating at 97, 150, and 220 GHz.…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Michael D. Audley , Robert W. Barker , Michael Crane , Roger Dace , Dorota Glowacka , David J. Goldie , Anthony N. Lasenby , Howard M. Stevenson , Vassilka Tsaneva , Stafford Withington , Paul Grimes , Bradley Johnson , Ghassan Yassin , Lucio Piccirillo , Giampaolo Pisano , William D. Duncan , Gene C. Hilton , Kent D. Irwin , Carl D. Reintsema , Mark Halpern

CLOVER - A new instrument for measuring the B-mode polarization of the CMB

We describe the design and expected performance of Clover, a new instrument designed to measure the B-mode polarization of the cosmic microwave background. The proposed instrument will comprise three independent telescopes operating at 90,…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 A. C. Taylor , A. Challinor , D. Goldie , K. Grainge , M. E. Jones , A. N. Lasenby , S. Withington , G. Yassin , W. K. Gear , L. Piccirillo , P. Ade , P. D. Mauskopf , B. Maffei , G. Pisano

Clover - A B-mode polarization experiment

Clover is a new instrument being built to detect the B-mode polarization of the CMB. It consists of three telescopes operating at 97, 150, and 220 GHz and will be sited in Chile at the Llano de Chajnantor. Each telescope assembly is scaled…

Astrophysics · Physics 2019-08-14 Angela C. Taylor

Antenna-coupled TES Bolometer Arrays for BICEP2/Keck and SPIDER

BICEP2/Keck and SPIDER are cosmic microwave background (CMB) polarimeters targeting the B-mode polarization induced by primordial gravitational waves from inflation. They will be using planar arrays of polarization sensitive antenna-coupled…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-20 A. Orlando , R. W Aikin , M. Amiri , J. J. Bock , J. A. Bonetti , J. A. Brevik , B. Burger , G. Chattopadthyay , P. K. Day , J. P. Filippini , S. R. Golwala , M. Halpern , M. Hasselfield , G. C. Hilton , K. D. Irwin , M. Kenyon , J. M. Kovac , C. L. Kuo , A. E. Lange , H. G. LeDuc , N. Llombart , H. T. Nguyen , R. W. Ogburn , C. D. Reintsema , M. C. Runyan , Z. Staniszewski , R. Sudiwala , G. Teply , A. R. Trangsrud , A. D. Turner , P. Wilson

Detecting the B-mode Polarisation of the CMB with Clover

We describe the objectives, design and predicted performance of Clover, which is a ground-based experiment to measure the faint ``B-mode'' polarisation pattern in the cosmic microwave background (CMB). To achieve this goal, clover will make…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-06-03 C. E. North , B. R. Johnson , P. A. R. Ade , M. D. Audley , C. Baines , R. A. Battye , M. L. Brown , P. Cabella , P. G. Calisse , A. D. Challinor , W. D. Duncan , P. G. Ferreira , W. K. Gear , D. Glowacka , D. J. Goldie , P. K. Grimes , M. Halpern , V. Haynes , G. C. Hilton , K. D. Irwin , M. E. Jones , A. N. Lasenby , P. J. Leahy , J. Leech , B. Maffei , P. Mauskopf , S. J. Melhuish , D. O'Dea , S. M. Parsley , L. Piccirillo , G. Pisano , C. D. Reintsema , G. Savini , R. Sudiwala , D. Sutton , A. C. Taylor , G. Teleberg , D. Titterington , V. Tsaneva , C. Tucker , R. Watson , S. Withington , G. Yassin , J. Zhang

Multi-Chroic Feed-Horn Coupled TES Polarimeters

Multi-chroic polarization sensitive detectors offer an avenue to increase both the spectral coverage and sensitivity of instruments optimized for observations of the cosmic-microwave background (CMB) or sub-mm sky. We report on an effort to…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-03 J. McMahon , J. Beall , D. Becker , H. M. Cho , R. Datta. A. Fox , N. Halverson , J. Hubmayr , K. Irwin , J. Nibarger , M. Niemack , H. Smith

Design of 280 GHz feedhorn-coupled TES arrays for the balloon-borne polarimeter SPIDER

We describe 280 GHz bolometric detector arrays that instrument the balloon-borne polarimeter SPIDER. A primary science goal of SPIDER is to measure the large-scale B-mode polarization of the cosmic microwave background in search of the…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2017-01-18 Johannes Hubmayr , Jason E. Austermann , James A. Beall , Daniel T. Becker , Steven J. Benton , A. Stevie Bergman , J. Richard Bond , Sean Bryan , Shannon M. Duff , Adri J. Duivenvoorden , H. K. Eriksen , Jeffrey P. Filippini , Aurelien A. Fraisse , Mathew Galloway , Anne E. Gambrel , K. Ganga , Arpi L. Grigorian , Riccardo Gualtieri , Jon E. Gudmundsson , John W. Hartley , M. Halpern , Gene C. Hilton , William C. Jones , Jeffrey J. McMahon , Lorenzo Moncelsi , Johanna M. Nagy , C. B. Netterfield , Benjamin Osherson , Ivan Padilla , Alexandra S. Rahlin , B. Racine , John Ruhl , T. M. Ruud , J. A. Shariff , J. D. Soler , Xue Song , Joel N. Ullom , Jeff Van Lanen , Michael R. Vissers , I. K. Wehus , Shyang Wen , D. V. Wiebe , Edward Young

Multi-chroic dual-polarization bolometric detectors for studies of the Cosmic Microwave Background

We are developing multi-chroic antenna-coupled TES detectors for CMB polarimetry. Multi-chroic detectors increase the mapping speed per focal plane area and provide greater discrimination of polarized galactic foregrounds with no increase…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2012-11-01 Aritoki Suzuki , Kam Arnold , Jennifer Edwards , Greg Engargiola , Adnan Ghribi , William Holzapfel , Adrian T. Lee , Xiao Fan Meng , Michael J. Myers , Roger O'Brient , Erin Quealy , Gabriel Rebeiz , Paul Richards , Darin Rosen , Praween Siritanasak

Optical Design and Characterization of 40-GHz Detector and Module for the BICEP Array

Families of cosmic inflation models predict a primordial gravitational-wave background that imprints B-mode polarization pattern in the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB). High sensitivity instruments with wide frequency coverage and…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2020-02-14 A. Soliman , P. A. R. Ade , Z. Ahmed , M. Amiri , D. Barkats , R. Basu Thakur , C. A. Bischoff , J. J. Bock , H. Boenish , E. Bullock , V. Buza , J. Cheshire , J. Connors , J. Cornelison , M. Crumrine , A. Cukierman , M. Dierickx , L. Duband , S. Fatigoni , J. P. Filippini , G. Hall , M. Halpern , S. Harrison , S. Henderson , S. R. Hildebrandt , G. C. Hilton , H. Hui , K. D. Irwin , J. Kang , K. S. Karkare , E. Karpel , S. Kefeli , J. M. Kovac , C. L. Kuo , K. Lau , K. G. Megerian , L. Moncelsi , T. Namikawa , H. T. Nguyen , R. OBrient , S. Palladino , T. Prouve , N. Precup , C. Pryke , B. Racine , C. D. Reintsema , S. Richter , B. Schmitt , R. Schwarz , C. D. Sheehy , A. Schillaci , T. St. Germaine , B. Steinbach , R. V. Sudiwala , K. L. Thompson , C. Tucker , A. D. Turner , C. Umilta , A. G. Vieregg , A. Wandui , A. C. Weber , D. V. Wiebe , J. Willmert , W. L. K. Wu , E. Yang , K. W. Yoon , E. Young , C. Yu , C. Zhang

Demonstration of 220/280 GHz Multichroic Feedhorn-Coupled TES Polarimeter

We describe the design and measurement of feedhorn-coupled, transition-edge sensor (TES) polarimeters with two passbands centered at 220 GHz and 280 GHz, intended for observations of the cosmic microwave background. Each pixel couples…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2020-01-29 Samantha Walker , Carlos E. Sierra , Jason E. Austermann , James A. Beall , Daniel T. Becker , Bradley J. Dober , Shannon M. Duff , Gene C. Hilton , Johannes Hubmayr , Jeffrey L. Van Lanen , Jeffrey J. McMahon , Sara M. Simon , Joel N. Ullom , Michael R. Vissers

The CLASS 150/220 GHz Polarimeter Array: Design, Assembly, and Characterization

We report on the development of a polarization-sensitive dichroic (150/220 GHz) detector array for the Cosmology Large Angular Scale Surveyor (CLASS) delivered to the telescope site in June 2019. In concert with existing 40 and 90 GHz…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2020-01-20 Sumit Dahal , Mandana Amiri , John W. Appel , Charles L. Bennett , Lance Corbett , Rahul Datta , Kevin Denis , Thomas Essinger-Hileman , Mark Halpern , Kyle Helson , Gene Hilton , Johannes Hubmayr , Benjamin Keller , Tobias Marriage , Carolina Nunez , Matthew Petroff , Carl Reintsema , Karwan Rostem , Kongpop U-Yen , Edward Wollack

Design and characterization of new 90 GHz detectors for the Cosmology Large Angular Scale Surveyor (CLASS)

The Cosmology Large Angular Scale Surveyor (CLASS) is a polarization-sensitive telescope array located at an altitude of 5,200 m in the Chilean Atacama Desert. CLASS is designed to measure "E-mode" (even parity) and "B-mode" (odd parity)…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2022-08-11 Carolina Núñez , John W. Appel , Sarah Marie Bruno , Rahul Datta , Aamir Ali , Charles L. Bennett , Sumit Dahal , Jullianna Denes Couto , Kevin L. Denis , Joseph Eimer , Francisco Espinoza , Tom Essinger-Hileman , Kyle Helson , Jeffrey Iuliano , Tobias A. Marriage , Carolina Morales Pérez , Deniz Augusto Nunes Valle , Matthew A. Petroff , Karwan Rostem , Rui Shi , Duncan J. Watts , Edward J. Wollack , Zhilei Xu

Characterizing the Sensitivity of 40 GHz TES Bolometers for BICEP Array

The BICEP/Keck (BK) experiment aims to detect the imprint of primordial gravitational waves in the Cosmic Microwave Background polarization, which would be direct evidence of the inflation theory. While the tensor-to-scalar ratio has been…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2020-03-18 C. Zhang , P. A. R. Ade , Z. Ahmed , M. Amiri , D. Barkats , R. Basu Thakur , C. A. Bischoff , J. J. Bock , H. Boenish , E. Bullock , V. Buza , J. Cheshire , J. Connors , J. Cornelison , M. Crumrine , A. Cukierman , M. Dierickx , L. Duband , S. Fatigoni , J. P. Filippini , G. Hall , M. Halpern , S. Harrison , S. Henderson , S. R. Hildebrandt , G. C. Hilton , H. Hui , K. D. Irwin , J. Kang , K. S. Karkare , E. Karpel , S. Kefeli , J. M. Kovac , C. L. Kuo , K. Lau , K. G. Megerian , L. Moncelsi , T. Namikawa , H. T. Nguyen , R. O'Brient , S. Palladino , N. Precup , T. Prouvé , C. Pryke , B. Racine , C. D. Reintsema , S. Richter , A. Schillaci , B. Schmitt , R. Schwarz , C. D. Sheehy , A. Soliman , T. St. Germaine , B. Steinbach , R. V. Sudiwala , K. L. Thompson , C. Tucker , A. D. Turner , C. Umiltà , A. G. Vieregg , A. Wandui , A. C. Weber , D. V. Wiebe , J. Willmert , W. L. K. Wu , E. Yang , K. W. Yoon , E. Young , C. Yu

Antenna-coupled TES bolometer arrays for CMB polarimetry

We describe the design and performance of polarization selective antenna-coupled TES arrays that will be used in several upcoming Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) experiments: SPIDER, BICEP-2/SPUD. The fully lithographic polarimeter arrays…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2009-08-12 C. L. Kuo , J. J. Bock , J. A. Bonetti , J. Brevik , G. Chattopadhyay , P. K. Day , S. Golwala , M. Kenyon , A. E. Lange , H. G. LeDuc , H. Nguyen , R. W. Ogburn , A. Orlando , A. Trangsrud , A. Turner , G. Wang , J. Zmuidzinas

Fabrication of Feedhorn-Coupled Transition Edge Sensor Arrays for Measurement of the Cosmic Microwave Background Polarization

Characterization of the minute cosmic microwave background polarization signature requires multi-frequency, high-throughput precision instrument systems. We have previously described the detector fabrication of a 40 GHz focal plane and now…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2016-01-27 Kevin L. Denis , Aamir Ali , John W. Appel , Charles L. Bennett , Meng-Ping Chang , David T. Chuss , Felipe Colazo , Nicholas Costen , Thomas Essinger-Hileman , Ron Hu , Tobias Marriage , Karwan Rostem , Kongpop U-Yen , Edward J. Wollack

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

Antenna-coupled TES bolometers used in BICEP2, Keck array, and SPIDER

We have developed antenna-coupled transition-edge sensor (TES) bolometers for a wide range of cosmic microwave background (CMB) polarimetry experiments, including BICEP2, Keck Array, and the balloon borne SPIDER. These detectors have…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2015-10-28 P. A. R. Ade , R. W. Aikin , M. Amiri , D. Barkats , S. J. Benton , C. A. Bischoff , J. J. Bock , J. A. Bonetti , J. A. Brevik , I. Buder , E. Bullock , G. Chattopadhyay , G. Davis , P. K. Day , C. D. Dowell , L. Duband , J. P. Filippini , S. Fliescher , S. R. Golwala , M. Halpern , M. Hasselfield , S. R. Hildebrandt , G. C. Hilton , V. Hristov , H. Hui , K. D. Irwin , W. C. Jones , K. S. Karkare , J. P. Kaufman , B. G. Keating , S. Kefeli , S. A. Kernasovskiy , J. M. Kovac , C. L. Kuo , H. G. Leduc , E. M. Leitch , N. Llombart , M. Lueker , P. Mason , K. Megerian , L. Moncelsi , C. B. Netterfield , H. T. Nguyen , R. O'Brient , R. W. Ogburn , A. Orlando , C. Pryke , A. S. Rahlin , C. D. Reintsema , S. Richter , M. C. Runyan , R. Schwarz , C. D. Sheehy , Z. K. Staniszewski , R. V. Sudiwala , G. P. Teply , J. E. Tolan , A. Trangsrud , R. S. Tucker , A. D. Turner , A. G. Vieregg , A. Weber , D. V. Wiebe , P. Wilson , C. L. Wong , K. W. Yoon , J. Zmuidzinas

Feedhorn-coupled TES polarimeter camera modules at 150 GHz for CMB polarization measurements with SPTpol

The SPTpol camera is a dichroic polarimetric receiver at 90 and 150 GHz. Deployed in January 2012 on the South Pole Telescope (SPT), SPTpol is looking for faint polarization signals in the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB). The camera…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2012-10-19 J. W. Henning , 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 , 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 , 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

High-impedence NbSi TES sensors for studying the cosmic microwave background radiation

Precise measurements of the cosmic microwave background (CMB) are crucial in cosmology, because any proposed model of the universe must account for the features of this radiation. Of all CMB measurements that the scientific community has…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2013-07-08 Claudia Nones , Stefanos Marnieros , Alain Benoit , Laurent Bergé , Aurelien Bideau , Philippe Camus , Louis Dumoulin , Alessandro Monfardini , Olivier Rigaut

CLOVER: Convnet Line-fitting Of Velocities in Emission-line Regions

When multiple star-forming gas structures overlap along the line-of-sight and emit optically thin emission at significantly different radial velocities, the emission can become non-Gaussian and often exhibits two distinct peaks. Traditional…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2020-01-08 Jared Keown , James Di Francesco , Hossen Teimoorinia , Erik Rosolowsky , Michael Chun-Yuan Chen