Antenna-coupled TES bolometers used in BICEP2, keck array, and spider

P. A R Ade; R. W. Aikin; M. Amiri; D. Barkats; S. J. Benton; C. A. Bischoff; J. J. Bock; J. A. Bonetti; J. A. Brevik; I. Buder; E. Bullock; G. Chattopadhyay; G. Davis; P. K. Day; C. D. Dowell; L. Duband; J. P. Filippini; S. Fliescher; S. R. Golwala; M. Halpern; M. Hasselfield; S. R. Hildebrandt; G. C. Hilton; V. Hristov; H. Hui; K. D. Irwin; W. C. Jones; K. S. Karkare; J. P. Kaufman; B. G. Keating; S. Kefeli; S. A. Kernasovskiy; J. M. Kovac; C. L. Kuo; H. G. Leduc; E. M. Leitch; N. Llombart; M. Lueker; P. Mason; K. Megerian; L. Moncelsi; C. B. Netterfield; H. T. Nguyen; R. O'Brient; R. W Ogburn Iv; A. Orlando; C. Pryke; A. S. Rahlin; C. D. Reintsema; S. Richter; M. C. Runyan; R. Schwarz; C. D. Sheehy; Z. K. Staniszewski; R. V. Sudiwala; G. P. Teply; J. E. Tolan; A. Trangsrud; R. S. Tucker; A. D. Turner; A. G. Vieregg; A. Weber; D. V. Wiebe; P. Wilson; C. L. Wong; K. W. Yoon; J. Zmuidzinas

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Antenna-coupled TES bolometers used in BICEP2, keck array, and spider

P. A R Ade, R. W. Aikin, M. Amiri, D. Barkats, S. J. Benton, C. A. Bischoff, J. J. Bock, J. A. Bonetti, J. A. Brevik, I. Buder, E. Bullock, G. Chattopadhyay, G. Davis, P. K. Day, C. D. Dowell, L. Duband, J. P. Filippini, S. Fliescher, S. R. Golwala, M. HalpernM. Hasselfield, S. R. Hildebrandt, G. C. Hilton, V. Hristov, H. Hui, K. D. Irwin, W. C. Jones, K. S. Karkare, J. P. Kaufman, B. G. Keating, S. Kefeli, S. A. Kernasovskiy, J. M. Kovac, C. L. Kuo, H. G. Leduc, E. M. Leitch, N. Llombart, M. Lueker, P. Mason, K. Megerian, L. Moncelsi, C. B. Netterfield, H. T. Nguyen, R. O'Brient, R. W Ogburn Iv, A. Orlando, C. Pryke, A. S. Rahlin, C. D. Reintsema, S. Richter, M. C. Runyan, R. Schwarz, C. D. Sheehy, Z. K. Staniszewski, R. V. Sudiwala, G. P. Teply, J. E. Tolan, A. Trangsrud, R. S. Tucker, A. D. Turner, A. G. Vieregg, A. Weber, D. V. Wiebe, P. Wilson, C. L. Wong, K. W. Yoon, J. Zmuidzinas

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Abstract

We have developed antenna-coupled transition-edge sensor bolometers for a wide range of cosmic microwave background (CMB) polarimetry experiments, including Bicep2, Keck Array, and the balloon borne Spider. These detectors have reached maturity and this paper reports on their design principles, overall performance, and key challenges associated with design and production. Our detector arrays repeatedly produce spectral bands with 20%-30% bandwidth at 95, 150, or 230 GHz. The integrated antenna arrays synthesize symmetric co-aligned beams with controlled side-lobe levels. Cross-polarized response on boresight is typically ∼0.5%, consistent with cross-talk in our multiplexed readout system. End-to-end optical efficiencies in our cameras are routinely 35% or higher, with per detector sensitivities of NET ∼ 300 μK_CMBs. Thanks to the scalability of this design, we have deployed 2560 detectors as 1280 matched pairs in Keck Array with a combined instantaneous sensitivity of , as measured directly from CMB maps in the 2013 season. Similar arrays have recently flown in the Spider instrument, and development of this technology is ongoing.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	176
Journal	Astrophysical Journal
Volume	812
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-637X/812/2/176
State	Published - Oct 20 2015

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cosmic background radiation
instrumentation: detectors
instrumentation: polarimeters
methods: laboratory: solid state
techniques: polarimetric

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Ade, P. A. R., Aikin, R. W., Amiri, M., Barkats, D., Benton, S. J., Bischoff, C. A., Bock, J. J., Bonetti, J. A., Brevik, J. A., Buder, I., Bullock, E., Chattopadhyay, G., Davis, G., Day, P. K., Dowell, C. D., Duband, L., Filippini, J. P., Fliescher, S., Golwala, S. R., ... Zmuidzinas, J. (2015). Antenna-coupled TES bolometers used in BICEP2, keck array, and spider. Astrophysical Journal, 812(2), Article 176. https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-637X/812/2/176

Ade, PAR, Aikin, RW, Amiri, M, Barkats, D, Benton, SJ, Bischoff, CA, Bock, JJ, Bonetti, JA, Brevik, JA, Buder, I, Bullock, E, Chattopadhyay, G, Davis, G, Day, PK, Dowell, CD, Duband, L, Filippini, JP, Fliescher, S, Golwala, SR, Halpern, M, Hasselfield, M, Hildebrandt, SR, Hilton, GC, Hristov, V, Hui, H, Irwin, KD, Jones, WC, Karkare, KS, Kaufman, JP, Keating, BG, Kefeli, S, Kernasovskiy, SA, Kovac, JM, Kuo, CL, Leduc, HG, Leitch, EM, Llombart, N, Lueker, M, Mason, P, Megerian, K, Moncelsi, L, Netterfield, CB, Nguyen, HT, O'Brient, R, Iv, RWO, Orlando, A, Pryke, C, Rahlin, AS, Reintsema, CD, Richter, S, Runyan, MC, Schwarz, R, Sheehy, CD, Staniszewski, ZK, Sudiwala, RV, Teply, GP, Tolan, JE, Trangsrud, A, Tucker, RS, Turner, AD, Vieregg, AG, Weber, A, Wiebe, DV, Wilson, P, Wong, CL, Yoon, KW & Zmuidzinas, J 2015, 'Antenna-coupled TES bolometers used in BICEP2, keck array, and spider', Astrophysical Journal, vol. 812, no. 2, 176. https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-637X/812/2/176

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