The keck array: A multi camera CMB polarimeter at the south pole

Z. Staniszewski; R. W. Aikin; M. Amiri; S. J. Benton; C. Bischoff; J. J. Bock; J. A. Bonetti; J. A. Brevik; B. Burger; C. D. Dowell; L. Duband; J. P. Filippini; S. R. Golwala; M. Halpern; M. Hasselfield; G. Hilton; V. V. Hristov; K. Irwin; J. M. Kovac; C. L. Kuo; M. Lueker; T. Montroy; H. T. Nguyen; R. W. Ogburn Iv; R. O'Brient; A. Orlando; C. Pryke; C. Reintsema; J. E. Ruhl; R. Schwarz; C. Sheehy; S. Stokes; K. L. Thompson; G. Teply; J. E. Tolan; A. D. Turner; A. G. Vieregg; P. Wilson; D. Wiebe; C. L. Wong

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The keck array: A multi camera CMB polarimeter at the south pole

Z. Staniszewski, R. W. Aikin, M. Amiri, S. J. Benton, C. Bischoff, J. J. Bock, J. A. Bonetti, J. A. Brevik, B. Burger, C. D. Dowell, L. Duband, J. P. Filippini, S. R. Golwala, M. Halpern, M. Hasselfield, G. Hilton, V. V. Hristov, K. Irwin, J. M. Kovac, C. L. KuoM. Lueker, T. Montroy, H. T. Nguyen, R. W. Ogburn Iv, R. O'Brient, A. Orlando, C. Pryke, C. Reintsema, J. E. Ruhl, R. Schwarz, C. Sheehy, S. Stokes, K. L. Thompson, G. Teply, J. E. Tolan, A. D. Turner, A. G. Vieregg, P. Wilson, D. Wiebe, C. L. Wong

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The Keck array is a new multi-camera Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) polarimeter. Each camera contains 256 polarization pairs of antenna-coupled transition edge sensor (TES) bolometers. We recently deployed three of five cameras at the geographic South Pole, and plan to deploy the final two cameras in early 2012. This new telescope is an ideal instrument to search for the primordial B-mode polarization signal imprinted in the CMB by inflationary gravitational waves. We will discuss the design of the detectors and receivers, the status of current observations, and report on progress toward upgrading the instrument with the full compliment of polarized receivers.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	827-833
Number of pages	7
Journal	Journal of Low Temperature Physics
Volume	167
Issue number	5-6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10909-012-0510-1
State	Published - Jun 2012

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Acknowledgements The following individuals acknowledge additional support: Z. Staniszewski from the NASA Postdoctoral Program.

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Cosmic microwave background
Cosmology
Inflation
Transition edge sensor (TES) arrays

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Staniszewski, Z., Aikin, R. W., Amiri, M., Benton, S. J., Bischoff, C., Bock, J. J., Bonetti, J. A., Brevik, J. A., Burger, B., Dowell, C. D., Duband, L., Filippini, J. P., Golwala, S. R., Halpern, M., Hasselfield, M., Hilton, G., Hristov, V. V., Irwin, K., Kovac, J. M., ... Wong, C. L. (2012). The keck array: A multi camera CMB polarimeter at the south pole. Journal of Low Temperature Physics, 167(5-6), 827-833. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10909-012-0510-1

Staniszewski, Z, Aikin, RW, Amiri, M, Benton, SJ, Bischoff, C, Bock, JJ, Bonetti, JA, Brevik, JA, Burger, B, Dowell, CD, Duband, L, Filippini, JP, Golwala, SR, Halpern, M, Hasselfield, M, Hilton, G, Hristov, VV, Irwin, K, Kovac, JM, Kuo, CL, Lueker, M, Montroy, T, Nguyen, HT, Ogburn Iv, RW, O'Brient, R, Orlando, A, Pryke, C, Reintsema, C, Ruhl, JE, Schwarz, R, Sheehy, C, Stokes, S, Thompson, KL, Teply, G, Tolan, JE, Turner, AD, Vieregg, AG, Wilson, P, Wiebe, D & Wong, CL 2012, 'The keck array: A multi camera CMB polarimeter at the south pole', Journal of Low Temperature Physics, vol. 167, no. 5-6, pp. 827-833. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10909-012-0510-1

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