The POLARBEAR CMB polarization experiment

Arnold, K.; Ade, P.A.R.; Anthony, A.E.; Aubin, F.; Boettger, D.; Borrill, J.; Cantalupo, C.; Dobbs, M.A.; Errard, J.; Flanigan, D.

doi:10.1117/12.858314

The POLARBEAR CMB polarization experiment

Jul 28, 2010

11 pages

Part of Proceedings, SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation: High Energy, Optical, and Infrared Detectors for Astronomy IV : San Diego, California, June 27-July 2, 2010

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Proc.SPIE Int.Soc.Opt.Eng. 7741 (2010) 77411E

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SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation

Published: Jul 28, 2010

DOI:

10.1117/12.858314

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Abstract: (International Society for Optics and Photonics)

POLARBEAR is a Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) polarization experiment that will search for evidenceof inflationary gravitational waves and gravitational lensing in the polarization of the CMB. This proceedingpresents an overview of the design of the instrument and the architecture of the focal plane, and shows some ofthe recent tests of detector performance and early data from the ongoing engineering run.

CMB
CMB polarization
bolometer
antenna
millimeter-wave
cosmic background radiation: polarization
cosmic background radiation
detector: performance
gravitation: lens
gravitational radiation

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