Design and characterization of 90 GHz feedhorn-coupled TES polarimeter pixels in the SPTPol camera

• Published in: SPIE Proceedings, Millimeter, Submillimeter, and Far-Infrared Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy VI
• Main Authors: Sayre, J. T., Lueker, M., Shirokoff, E., Vieira, J. D.
• Other Authors: Holland, Wayne S., Zmuidzinas, J.
• Format: Book Part
• Language: unknown
• Published: Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE) 2012
• Subjects: SPTpol; CMB polarization; 90 GHz; transition edge sensor; microwave polarimeter; Canada; South Pole; Kavli; South pole
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1117/12.927035

The SPTpol camera is a two-color, polarization-sensitive bolometer receiver, and was installed on the 10 meter South Pole Telescope in January 2012. SPTpol is designed to study the faint polarization signals in the Cosmic Microwave Background, with two primary scientific goals. One is to constrain t...