TY - JOUR
T1 - QUEST on DASI
T2 - A South Pole CMB polarization experiment
AU - Church, Sarah
AU - Ade, Peter
AU - Bock, James
AU - Bowden, Melanie
AU - Carlstrom, John
AU - Ganga, Ken
AU - Gear, Walter
AU - Hinderks, James
AU - Hu, Wayne
AU - Keating, Brian
AU - Kovac, John
AU - Lange, Andrew
AU - Leitch, Eric
AU - Mallie, Olivier
AU - Melhuish, Simon
AU - Murphy, Anthony
AU - Rusholme, Ben
AU - O'Sullivan, Creidhe
AU - Piccirillo, Lucio
AU - Pryke, Clem
AU - Taylor, Andy
AU - Thompson, Keith
N1 - Funding Information:
This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grants 9987360 and 0096778, by the Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council in the UK, and by the Irish Research Council for Science, Engineering and Technology.
PY - 2003/12
Y1 - 2003/12
N2 - QUEST on DASI is a ground-based, high-sensitivity, high-resolution (ℓmax∼2500) experiment designed to map CMB polarization at 100 and 150 GHz and to measure the power spectra from E-modes, B-modes from lensing of the CMB, and B-modes from primordial gravitational waves. The experiment comprises a 2.6 m Cassegrain optical system, equipped with an array of 62 polarization-sensitive bolometers (PSBs), located at the South Pole. The instrument is designed to minimize systematic effects; features include differencing of pairs of orthogonal PSBs within a single feed, a rotatable achromatic waveplate, and axisymmetric rotatable optics. In addition the South Pole location allows both repeatable and highly controlled observations. QUEST on DASI will commence operation in early 2005.
AB - QUEST on DASI is a ground-based, high-sensitivity, high-resolution (ℓmax∼2500) experiment designed to map CMB polarization at 100 and 150 GHz and to measure the power spectra from E-modes, B-modes from lensing of the CMB, and B-modes from primordial gravitational waves. The experiment comprises a 2.6 m Cassegrain optical system, equipped with an array of 62 polarization-sensitive bolometers (PSBs), located at the South Pole. The instrument is designed to minimize systematic effects; features include differencing of pairs of orthogonal PSBs within a single feed, a rotatable achromatic waveplate, and axisymmetric rotatable optics. In addition the South Pole location allows both repeatable and highly controlled observations. QUEST on DASI will commence operation in early 2005.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.newar.2003.09.033
DO - 10.1016/j.newar.2003.09.033
M3 - Short survey
AN - SCOPUS:0344392741
SN - 1387-6473
VL - 47
SP - 1083
EP - 1089
JO - New Astronomy Reviews
JF - New Astronomy Reviews
IS - 11-12
ER -