Publications (14)
BICEP2 II: Experiment and Three-Year Data Set
BICEP2 Collaboration, P. A. R Ade, R. W. Aikin +49
We report on the design and performance of the BICEP2 instrument and on its three-year data set. BICEP2 was designed to measure the polarization of the cosmic microwave background…
Herschel-SPIRE spectroscopy of G29.96-0.02: fitting the full SED
J. M. Kirk, E. Polehampton, L. D. Anderson +42
We use the SPIRE Fourier-Transform Spectrometer (FTS) on-board the ESA Herschel Space Telescope to analyse the submillimetre spectrum of the Ultra-compact HII region G29.96-0.02. S…
SPIDER: Probing the Early Universe with a Suborbital Polarimeter
A. A. Fraisse, P. A. R. Ade, M. Amiri +43
We evaluate the ability of SPIDER, a balloon-borne polarimeter, to detect a divergence-free polarization pattern ("B-modes") in the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB). In the inflat…
Antenna-coupled TES bolometers used in BICEP2, Keck array, and SPIDER
P. A. R. Ade, R. W. Aikin, M. Amiri +64
We have developed antenna-coupled transition-edge sensor (TES) bolometers for a wide range of cosmic microwave background (CMB) polarimetry experiments, including BICEP2, Keck Arra…
Spider Optimization II: Optical, Magnetic and Foreground Effects
D. T. O'Dea, P. A. R. Ade, M. Amiri +43
Spider is a balloon-borne instrument designed to map the polarization of the cosmic microwave background (CMB) with degree-scale resolution over a large fraction of the sky. Spider…
The Herschel-SPIRE submillimetre spectrum of Mars
B. M. Swinyard, P. Hartogh, S. Sidher +44
We have obtained the first continuous disk averaged spectrum of Mars from 450 to 1550 Ghz using the Herschel-SPIRE Fourier Transform Spectrometer. The spectrum was obtained at a co…
Herschel-SPIRE observations of the Polaris flare : structure of the diffuse interstellar medium at the sub-parsec scale
M. -A. Miville-Deschênes, P. G. Martin, A. Abergel +42
We present a power spectrum analysis of the Herschel-SPIRE observations of the Polaris flare, a high Galactic latitude cirrus cloud midway between the diffuse and molecular phases.…
The physical properties of the dust in the RCW 120 HII region as seen by Herschel
L. D. Anderson, A. Zavagno, J. A. Rodon +41
Context. RCW 120 is a well-studied, nearby Galactic HII region with ongoing star formation in its surroundings. Previous work has shown that it displays a bubble morphology at mid-…
Physical properties of the Sh2-104 HII region as seen by Herschel
J. A. Rodón, A. Zavagno, J. -P. Baluteau +46
Context: Sh2-104 is a Galactic H ii region with a bubble morphology, detected at optical and radio wavelengths. It is considered the first observational confirmation of the collect…
Herschel-SPIRE spectroscopy of the DR21 molecular cloud core
Glenn J. White, A. Abergel, L. Spencer +47
We present far-infrared spectra and maps of the DR21 molecular cloud core between 196 and 671 microns, using the Herschel-SPIRE spectrometer. Nineteen molecular lines originating f…
BICEP2 and Keck Array operational overview and status of observations
R. W. Ogburn, P. A. R. Ade, R. W. Aikin +50
The BICEP2 and Keck Array experiments are designed to measure the polarization of the cosmic microwave background (CMB) on angular scales of 2-4 degrees (l=50-100). This is the reg…
Antenna-coupled TES bolometers for the Keck Array, Spider, and Polar-1
R. O'Brient, P. A. R. Ade, Z. Ahmed +50
Between the BICEP2 and Keck Array experiments, we have deployed over 1500 dual polarized antenna coupled bolometers to map the Cosmic Microwave Background's polarization. We have b…
Optimization and sensitivity of the Keck Array
S. Kernasovskiy, P. A. R. Ade, R. W. Aikin +41
The Keck Array (SPUD) began observing the cosmic microwave background's polarization in the winter of 2011 at the South Pole. The Keck Array follows the success of the predecessor…
First detection of the Methylidyne cation (CH+) fundamental rotational line with the Herschel/SPIRE FTS
D. A. Naylor, E. Dartois, E. Habart +41
Aims. To follow the species chemistry arising in diverse sources of the Galaxy with Herschel. Methods. SPIRE FTS sparse sampled maps of the Orion bar & compact HII regions G29.96-0…