Abstract
In this paper, we describe QUBIC, an experiment that will observe the polarized microwave sky with a novel approach, which combines the sensitivity of state-of-the-art bolometric detectors with the systematic effects control typical of interferometers. QUBIC's unique features are the so-called "self-calibration", a technique that allows us to clean the measured data from instrumental effects, and its spectral imaging power, i.e., the ability to separate the signal into various sub-bands within each frequency band. QUBIC will observe the sky in two main frequency bands: 150GHz and 220 GHz. A technological demonstrator is currently under testing and will be deployed in Argentina during 2019, while the final instrument is expected to be installed during 2020.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Article number | 42 |
| Journal | Universe |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Feb 2019 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2019 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.
Keywords
- B-modes
- Bolometers
- Cosmic Microwave Background
- Inflation
- Polarimetry
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