Abstract
Bicep Array is a cosmic microwave background (CMB) polarization experiment that will begin observing at the South Pole in early 2019. This experiment replaces the five Bicep2 style receivers that compose the Keck Array with four larger Bicep3 style receivers observing at six frequencies from 30 to 270GHz. The 95GHz and 150GHz receivers will continue to push the already deep Bicep/Keck CMB maps while the 30/40GHz and 220/270GHz receivers will constrain the synchrotron and galactic dust foregrounds respectively. Here we report on the design and performance of the Bicep Array instruments focusing on the mount and cryostat systems.
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | Millimeter, Submillimeter, and Far-Infrared Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy IX |
Editors | Jonas Zmuidzinas, Jian-Rong Gao |
Publisher | SPIE |
ISBN (Print) | 9781510619692 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2018 |
Event | Millimeter, Submillimeter, and Far-Infrared Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy IX 2018 - Austin, United States Duration: Jun 12 2018 → Jun 15 2018 |
Publication series
Name | Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering |
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Volume | 10708 |
ISSN (Print) | 0277-786X |
ISSN (Electronic) | 1996-756X |
Other
Other | Millimeter, Submillimeter, and Far-Infrared Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy IX 2018 |
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Country/Territory | United States |
City | Austin |
Period | 6/12/18 → 6/15/18 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2018 SPIE.
Keywords
- BICEP
- BICEP Array
- Cosmology
- Gravitational Waves
- Inflation
- Keck Array
- Polarization