The BICEP2 CMB polarization experiment

R. W. Ogburn IV; P. A.R. Ade; R. W. Aikin; M. Amiri; S. J. Benton; J. J. Bock; J. A. Bonetti; J. A. Brevik; B. Burger; C. D. Dowell; L. Duband; J. P. Filippini; S. R. Golwala; M. Halpern; M. Hasselfield; G. Hilton; V. V. Hristov; K. Irwin; J. P. Kaufman; B. G. Keating; J. M. Kovac; C. L. Kuo; A. E. Lange; E. M. Leitch; C. B. Netterfield; H. T. Nguyen; A. Orlando; C. L. Pryke; C. Reintsema; S. Richter; J. E. Ruhl; M. C. Runyan; C. D. Sheehy; Z. K. Staniszewski; S. A. Stokes; R. V. Sudiwala; G. P. Teply; J. E. Tolan; A. D. Turner; P. Wilson; C. L. Wong

doi:10.1117/12.857864

The BICEP2 CMB polarization experiment

R. W. Ogburn IV, P. A.R. Ade, R. W. Aikin, M. Amiri, S. J. Benton, J. J. Bock, J. A. Bonetti, J. A. Brevik, B. Burger, C. D. Dowell, L. Duband, J. P. Filippini, S. R. Golwala, M. Halpern, M. Hasselfield, G. Hilton, V. V. Hristov, K. Irwin, J. P. Kaufman, B. G. KeatingJ. M. Kovac, C. L. Kuo, A. E. Lange, E. M. Leitch, C. B. Netterfield, H. T. Nguyen, A. Orlando, C. L. Pryke, C. Reintsema, S. Richter, J. E. Ruhl, M. C. Runyan, C. D. Sheehy, Z. K. Staniszewski, S. A. Stokes, R. V. Sudiwala, G. P. Teply, J. E. Tolan, A. D. Turner, P. Wilson, C. L. Wong

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Abstract

The Bicep2 telescope is designed to measure the polarization of the cosmic microwave background on angular scales near 2-4 degrees, near the expected peak of the B-mode polarization signal induced by primordial gravitational waves from inflation. Bicep2 follows the success of Bicep, which has set the most sensitive current limits on B-modes on 2-4 degree scales. The experiment adopts a new detector design in which beam-defining slot antennas are coupled to TES detectors photolithographically patterned in the same silicon wafer, with multiplexing SQUID readout. Bicep2 takes advantage of this design's higher focal-plane packing density, ease of fabrication, and multiplexing readout to field more detectors than Bicep1, improving mapping speed by nearly a factor of 10. Bicep2 was deployed to the South Pole in November 2009 with 500 polarization-sensitive detectors at 150 GHz, and is funded for two seasons of observation. The first months' data demonstrate the performance of the Caltech/JPL antenna-coupled TES arrays, and two years of observation with Bicep2 will achieve unprecedented sensitivity to B-modes on degree angular scales.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Millimeter, Submillimeter, and Far-Infrared Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy V
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857864
State	Published - 2010
Externally published	Yes
Event	Millimeter, Submillimeter, and Far-Infrared Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy V - San Diego, CA, United States Duration: Jun 29 2010 → Jul 2 2010

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Name	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume	7741
ISSN (Print)	0277-786X

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Other	Millimeter, Submillimeter, and Far-Infrared Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy V
Country/Territory	United States
City	San Diego, CA
Period	6/29/10 → 7/2/10

Keywords

Cosmic microwave background
TES
cosmology
gravitational waves
inflation
microwave
polarization

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

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Ogburn IV, R. W., Ade, P. A. R., Aikin, R. W., Amiri, M., Benton, S. J., Bock, J. J., Bonetti, J. A., Brevik, J. A., Burger, B., Dowell, C. D., Duband, L., Filippini, J. P., Golwala, S. R., Halpern, M., Hasselfield, M., Hilton, G., Hristov, V. V., Irwin, K., Kaufman, J. P., ... Wong, C. L. (2010). The BICEP2 CMB polarization experiment. In Millimeter, Submillimeter, and Far-Infrared Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy V Article 77411G (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; Vol. 7741). https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857864

The BICEP2 CMB polarization experiment. / Ogburn IV, R. W.; Ade, P. A.R.; Aikin, R. W. et al.
Millimeter, Submillimeter, and Far-Infrared Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy V. 2010. 77411G (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; Vol. 7741).

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Ogburn IV, RW, Ade, PAR, Aikin, RW, Amiri, M, Benton, SJ, Bock, JJ, Bonetti, JA, Brevik, JA, Burger, B, Dowell, CD, Duband, L, Filippini, JP, Golwala, SR, Halpern, M, Hasselfield, M, Hilton, G, Hristov, VV, Irwin, K, Kaufman, JP, Keating, BG, Kovac, JM, Kuo, CL, Lange, AE, Leitch, EM, Netterfield, CB, Nguyen, HT, Orlando, A, Pryke, CL, Reintsema, C, Richter, S, Ruhl, JE, Runyan, MC, Sheehy, CD, Staniszewski, ZK, Stokes, SA, Sudiwala, RV, Teply, GP, Tolan, JE, Turner, AD, Wilson, P & Wong, CL 2010, The BICEP2 CMB polarization experiment. in Millimeter, Submillimeter, and Far-Infrared Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy V., 77411G, Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, vol. 7741, Millimeter, Submillimeter, and Far-Infrared Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy V, San Diego, CA, United States, 6/29/10. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857864

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