Receiver development for BICEP Array, a next-generation CMB polarimeter at the South Pole

L. Moncelsi; P. A.R. Ade; Z. Ahmed; M. Amiri; D. Barkats; R. Basu Thakur; C. A. Bischoff; J. J. Bock; V. Buza; J. R. Cheshire; J. Connors; J. Cornelison; M. Crumrine; A. J. Cukierman; E. V. Denison; M. Dierickx; L. Duband; M. Eiben; S. Fatigoni; J. P. Filippini; N. Goeckner-Wald; D. Goldfinger; J. A. Grayson; P. Grimes; G. Hall; M. Halpern; S. A. Harrison; S. Henderson; S. R. Hildebrandt; G. C. Hilton; J. Hubmayr; H. Hui; K. D. Irwin; J. H. Kang; K. S. Karkare; S. Kefeli; J. M. Kovac; C. L. Kuo; K. Lau; E. M. Leitch; K. G. Megerian; L. Minutolo; Y. Nakato; T. Namikawa; H. T. Nguyen; R. O'Brient; S. Palladino; N. Precup; T. Prouve; C. Pryke; B. Racine; C. D. Reintsema; A. Schillaci; B. L. Schmitt; 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; L. Zeng; C. Zhang; S. Zhang

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Receiver development for BICEP Array, a next-generation CMB polarimeter at the South Pole

L. Moncelsi, P. A.R. Ade, Z. Ahmed, M. Amiri, D. Barkats, R. Basu Thakur, C. A. Bischoff, J. J. Bock, V. Buza, J. R. Cheshire, J. Connors, J. Cornelison, M. Crumrine, A. J. Cukierman, E. V. Denison, M. Dierickx, L. Duband, M. Eiben, S. Fatigoni, J. P. FilippiniN. Goeckner-Wald, D. Goldfinger, J. A. Grayson, P. Grimes, G. Hall, M. Halpern, S. A. Harrison, S. Henderson, S. R. Hildebrandt, G. C. Hilton, J. Hubmayr, H. Hui, K. D. Irwin, J. H. Kang, K. S. Karkare, S. Kefeli, J. M. Kovac, C. L. Kuo, K. Lau, E. M. Leitch, K. G. Megerian, L. Minutolo, Y. Nakato, T. Namikawa, H. T. Nguyen, R. O'Brient, S. Palladino, N. Precup, T. Prouve, C. Pryke, B. Racine, C. D. Reintsema, A. Schillaci, B. L. Schmitt, 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, L. Zeng, C. Zhang, S. Zhang

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A detection of curl-Type (B-mode) polarization of the primary CMB would be direct evidence for the inflationary paradigm of the origin of the Universe. The Bicep/Keck Array (BK) program targets the degree angular scales, where the power from primordial B-mode polarization is expected to peak, with ever-increasing sensitivity and has published the most stringent constraints on inflation to date. Bicep Array (BA) is the Stage-3 instrument of the BK program and will comprise four Bicep3-class receivers observing at 30/40, 95, 150 and 220/270 GHz with a combined 32,000+ detectors; such wide frequency coverage is necessary for control of the Galactic foregrounds, which also produce degree-scale B-mode signal. The 30/40 GHz receiver is designed to constrain the synchrotron foreground and has begun observing at the South Pole in early 2020. By the end of a 3-year observing campaign, the full Bicep Array instrument is projected to reach σr between 0.002 and 0.004, depending on foreground complexity and degree of removal of B-modes due to gravitational lensing (delensing). This paper presents an overview of the design, measured on-sky performance and calibration of the first BA receiver. We also give a preview of the added complexity in the time-domain multiplexed readout of the 7,776-detector 150 GHz receiver.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Millimeter, Submillimeter, and Far-Infrared Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy X
Editors	Jonas Zmuidzinas, Jian-Rong Gao
Publisher	SPIE
ISBN (Electronic)	9781510636934
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2561995
State	Published - 2020
Externally published	Yes
Event	Millimeter, Submillimeter, and Far-Infrared Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy X 2020 - Virtual, Online, United States Duration: Dec 14 2020 → Dec 22 2020

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Name	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume	11453
ISSN (Print)	0277-786X
ISSN (Electronic)	1996-756X

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Conference	Millimeter, Submillimeter, and Far-Infrared Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy X 2020
Country/Territory	United States
City	Virtual, Online
Period	12/14/20 → 12/22/20

Keywords

B-Modes
Cosmic Microwave Background
Cosmology
Ination
Instrumentation
Polarization

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Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Condensed Matter Physics
Computer Science Applications
Applied Mathematics
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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Moncelsi, L., Ade, P. A. R., Ahmed, Z., Amiri, M., Barkats, D., Basu Thakur, R., Bischoff, C. A., Bock, J. J., Buza, V., Cheshire, J. R., Connors, J., Cornelison, J., Crumrine, M., Cukierman, A. J., Denison, E. V., Dierickx, M., Duband, L., Eiben, M., Fatigoni, S., ... Zhang, S. (2020). Receiver development for BICEP Array, a next-generation CMB polarimeter at the South Pole. In J. Zmuidzinas, & J.-R. Gao (Eds.), Millimeter, Submillimeter, and Far-Infrared Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy X Article 1145314 (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; Vol. 11453). SPIE. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2561995

Receiver development for BICEP Array, a next-generation CMB polarimeter at the South Pole. / Moncelsi, L.; Ade, P. A.R.; Ahmed, Z. et al.
Millimeter, Submillimeter, and Far-Infrared Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy X. ed. / Jonas Zmuidzinas; Jian-Rong Gao. SPIE, 2020. 1145314 (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; Vol. 11453).

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Moncelsi, L, Ade, PAR, Ahmed, Z, Amiri, M, Barkats, D, Basu Thakur, R, Bischoff, CA, Bock, JJ, Buza, V, Cheshire, JR, Connors, J, Cornelison, J, Crumrine, M, Cukierman, AJ, Denison, EV, Dierickx, M, Duband, L, Eiben, M, Fatigoni, S, Filippini, JP, Goeckner-Wald, N, Goldfinger, D, Grayson, JA, Grimes, P, Hall, G, Halpern, M, Harrison, SA, Henderson, S, Hildebrandt, SR, Hilton, GC, Hubmayr, J, Hui, H, Irwin, KD, Kang, JH, Karkare, KS, Kefeli, S, Kovac, JM, Kuo, CL, Lau, K, Leitch, EM, Megerian, KG, Minutolo, L, Nakato, Y, Namikawa, T, Nguyen, HT, O'Brient, R, Palladino, S, Precup, N, Prouve, T, Pryke, C, Racine, B, Reintsema, CD, Schillaci, A, Schmitt, BL, Soliman, A, St. Germaine, T, Steinbach, B, Sudiwala, RV, Thompson, KL, Tucker, C, Turner, AD, Umiltà, C, Vieregg, AG, Wandui, A, Weber, AC, Wiebe, DV, Willmert, J, Wu, WLK, Yang, E, Yoon, KW, Young, E, Yu, C, Zeng, L, Zhang, C & Zhang, S 2020, Receiver development for BICEP Array, a next-generation CMB polarimeter at the South Pole. in J Zmuidzinas & J-R Gao (eds), Millimeter, Submillimeter, and Far-Infrared Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy X., 1145314, Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, vol. 11453, SPIE, Millimeter, Submillimeter, and Far-Infrared Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy X 2020, Virtual, Online, United States, 12/14/20. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2561995

Moncelsi L, Ade PAR, Ahmed Z, Amiri M, Barkats D, Basu Thakur R et al. Receiver development for BICEP Array, a next-generation CMB polarimeter at the South Pole. In Zmuidzinas J, Gao JR, editors, Millimeter, Submillimeter, and Far-Infrared Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy X. SPIE. 2020. 1145314. (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering). doi: 10.1117/12.2561995

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