QUEST on DASI: a South Pole CMB polarization experiment
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...
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Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2003
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Online Access: | https://mural.maynoothuniversity.ie/5939/ https://mural.maynoothuniversity.ie/5939/1/COS-QUEST.pdf |
Summary: | 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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