Feedhorn-coupled TES polarimeter camera modules at 150 GHz for CMB polarization measurements with SPTpol

J. W. Henning; P. Ade; K. A. Aird; J. E. Austermann; J. A. Beall; D. Becker; B. A. Benson; L. E. Bleem; J. Britton; J. E. Carlstrom; C. L. Chang; H. M. Cho; T. M. Crawford; A. T. Crites; A. Datesman; T. De Haan; M. A. Dobbs; W. Everett; A. Ewall-Wice; E. M. George; N. W. Halverson; N. Harrington; G. C. Hilton; W. L. Holzapfel; J. Hubmayr; K. D. Irwin; M. Karfunkle; R. Keisler; J. Kennedy; A. T. Lee; E. Leitch; D. Li; M. Lueker; D. P. Marrone; J. J. McMahon; J. Mehl; S. S. Meyer; J. Montgomery; T. E. Montroy; J. Nagy; T. Natoli; J. P. Nibarger; M. D. Niemack; V. Novosad; S. Padin; C. Pryke; C. L. Reichardt; J. E. Ruhl; B. R. Saliwanchik; J. T. Sayre; K. K. Schaffer; E. Shirokoff; K. Story; C. Tucker; K. Vanderlinde; J. D. Vieira; G. Wang; R. Williamson; V. Yefremenko; K. W. Yoon; E. Young

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Feedhorn-coupled TES polarimeter camera modules at 150 GHz for CMB polarization measurements with SPTpol

J. W. Henning, P. Ade, K. A. Aird, J. E. Austermann, J. A. Beall, D. Becker, B. A. Benson, L. E. Bleem, J. Britton, J. E. Carlstrom, C. L. Chang, H. M. Cho, T. M. Crawford, A. T. Crites, A. Datesman, T. De Haan, M. A. Dobbs, W. Everett, A. Ewall-Wice, E. M. GeorgeN. W. Halverson, N. Harrington, G. C. Hilton, W. L. Holzapfel, J. Hubmayr, K. D. Irwin, M. Karfunkle, R. Keisler, J. Kennedy, A. T. Lee, E. Leitch, D. Li, M. Lueker, D. P. Marrone, J. J. McMahon, J. Mehl, S. S. Meyer, J. Montgomery, T. E. Montroy, J. Nagy, T. Natoli, J. P. Nibarger, M. D. Niemack, V. Novosad, S. Padin, C. Pryke, C. L. Reichardt, J. E. Ruhl, B. R. Saliwanchik, J. T. Sayre, K. K. Schaffer, E. Shirokoff, K. Story, C. Tucker, K. Vanderlinde, J. D. Vieira, G. Wang, R. Williamson, V. Yefremenko, K. W. Yoon, E. Young

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The SPTpol camera is a dichroic polarimetric receiver at 90 and 150 GHz. Deployed in January 2012 on the South Pole Telescope (SPT), SPTpol is looking for faint polarization signals in the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB). The camera consists of 180 individual Transition Edge Sensor (TES) polarimeters at 90 GHz and seven 84-polarimeter camera modules (a total of 588 polarimeters) at 150 GHz. We present the design, dark characterization, and in-lab optical properties of the 150 GHz camera modules. The modules consist of photolithographed arrays of TES polarimeters coupled to silicon platelet arrays of corrugated feedhorns, both of which are fabricated at NIST-Boulder. In addition to mounting hardware and RF shielding, each module also contains a set of passive readout electronics for digital frequency-domain multiplexing. A single module, therefore, is fully functional as a miniature focal plane and can be tested independently. Across the modules tested before deployment, the detectors average a critical temperature of 478 mK, normal resistance R _N of 1.2 Ω, unloaded saturation power of 22.5 pW, (detector-only) optical efficiency of ∼ 90%, and have electrothermal time constants < 1 ms in transition.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Millimeter, Submillimeter, and Far-Infrared Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy VI
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.927172
State	Published - 2012
Event	Millimeter, Submillimeter, and Far-Infrared Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy VI - Amsterdam, Netherlands Duration: Jul 3 2012 → Jul 6 2012

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Name	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume	8452
ISSN (Print)	0277-786X

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Other	Millimeter, Submillimeter, and Far-Infrared Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy VI
Country/Territory	Netherlands
City	Amsterdam
Period	7/3/12 → 7/6/12

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TES bolometer

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Henning, J. W., Ade, P., Aird, K. A., Austermann, J. E., Beall, J. A., Becker, D., Benson, B. A., Bleem, L. E., Britton, J., Carlstrom, J. E., Chang, C. L., Cho, H. M., Crawford, T. M., Crites, A. T., Datesman, A., De Haan, T., Dobbs, M. A., Everett, W., Ewall-Wice, A., ... Young, E. (2012). Feedhorn-coupled TES polarimeter camera modules at 150 GHz for CMB polarization measurements with SPTpol. In Millimeter, Submillimeter, and Far-Infrared Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy VI Article 84523A (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; Vol. 8452). https://doi.org/10.1117/12.927172

Feedhorn-coupled TES polarimeter camera modules at 150 GHz for CMB polarization measurements with SPTpol. / Henning, J. W.; Ade, P.; Aird, K. A. et al.
Millimeter, Submillimeter, and Far-Infrared Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy VI. 2012. 84523A (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; Vol. 8452).

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Henning, JW, Ade, P, Aird, KA, Austermann, JE, Beall, JA, Becker, D, Benson, BA, Bleem, LE, Britton, J, Carlstrom, JE, Chang, CL, Cho, HM, Crawford, TM, Crites, AT, Datesman, A, De Haan, T, Dobbs, MA, Everett, W, Ewall-Wice, A, George, EM, Halverson, NW, Harrington, N, Hilton, GC, Holzapfel, WL, Hubmayr, J, Irwin, KD, Karfunkle, M, Keisler, R, Kennedy, J, Lee, AT, Leitch, E, Li, D, Lueker, M, Marrone, DP, McMahon, JJ, Mehl, J, Meyer, SS, Montgomery, J, Montroy, TE, Nagy, J, Natoli, T, Nibarger, JP, Niemack, MD, Novosad, V, Padin, S, Pryke, C, Reichardt, CL, Ruhl, JE, Saliwanchik, BR, Sayre, JT, Schaffer, KK, Shirokoff, E, Story, K, Tucker, C, Vanderlinde, K, Vieira, JD, Wang, G, Williamson, R, Yefremenko, V, Yoon, KW & Young, E 2012, Feedhorn-coupled TES polarimeter camera modules at 150 GHz for CMB polarization measurements with SPTpol. in Millimeter, Submillimeter, and Far-Infrared Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy VI., 84523A, Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, vol. 8452, Millimeter, Submillimeter, and Far-Infrared Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy VI, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 7/3/12. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.927172

Henning JW, Ade P, Aird KA, Austermann JE, Beall JA, Becker D et al. Feedhorn-coupled TES polarimeter camera modules at 150 GHz for CMB polarization measurements with SPTpol. In Millimeter, Submillimeter, and Far-Infrared Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy VI. 2012. 84523A. (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering). doi: 10.1117/12.927172

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