Gravitational Lenses & Conical Feedhorns

• Main Author: Torchinsky, Stephen A.
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Zenodo 1991
• Subjects: astronomy; cosmology; instrumentation; feedhorn; bolometer; cosmic microwave background; gravitational lensing; Payne; Harper; Saunders; Sutherland; Carr; Peacock; Snyder; Chandler; Wilkinson; Hubble; Ramsay; Gunn; McMahon; Westbrook; Chini; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3712791; https://zenodo.org/record/3712791

The emphasis of this thesis is on cosmology experiments using a submillimetre continuum array receiver. Divided into two parts, the thesis initially explores an astrophysical model, followed by an experiment based on results of the model. The second part deals with some of the design considerations...