Counting papers with at most 25 authors, so collaboration author lists do not stand in for the people here.
- D. Stern3 profiles493 · h 97
- F. Harrison2 profiles182 · h 58
- P. Eisenhardt3 profiles168 · h 59
- S. Boggs124 · h 60
- F. Christensen123 · h 58
- C. Hailey120 · h 59
- W. Craig2 profiles120 · h 49
- S. Stanford2 profiles117 · h 75
- S. Turyshev116 · h 38
- D. Walton2 profiles108 · h 53
- K. Stapelfeldt104 · h 70
- D. Mawet98 · h 53
- California Institute of TechnologyUS4.7k papers
- Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueFR2k papers
- Center for Astrophysics Harvard & SmithsonianUS1.3k papers
- Goddard Space Flight CenterUS1.2k papers
- University of California, BerkeleyUS1.2k papers
- University of ArizonaUS1k papers
- Infrared Processing and Analysis CenterUS1k papers
- University College LondonGB984 papers
- Princeton UniversityUS924 papers
- University of CambridgeGB871 papers
- Institut d'Astrophysique de ParisFR858 papers
- Space Telescope Science InstituteUS808 papers
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Development of Lumped Element Kinetic Inductance Detectors for NIKA
M. Roesch, A. Benoit, A. Bideaud +10
Lumped-element kinetic inductance detectors(LEKIDs) have recently shown considerable promise as direct absorption mm-wavelength detectors for astronomical applications. One major r…
Scientific verification of Faraday Rotation Modulators: Detection of diffuse polarized Galactic emission
S. Moyerman, E. Bierman, P. A. R. Ade +28
The design and performance of a wide bandwidth linear polarization modulator based on the Faraday effect is described. Faraday Rotation Modulators (FRMs) are solid-state polarizati…
A Lunar L2-Farside Exploration and Science Mission Concept with the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle and a Teleoperated Lander/Rover
Jack O. Burns, David A. Kring, Joshua B. Hopkins +3
A novel concept is presented in this paper for a human mission to the lunar L2 (Lagrange) point that would be a proving ground for future exploration missions to deep space while a…
MKID development for SuperSpec: an on-chip, mm-wave, filter-bank spectrometer
Erik Shirokoff, Peter S. Barry, Charles M. Bradford +16
SuperSpec is an ultra-compact spectrometer-on-a-chip for millimeter and submillimeter wavelength astronomy. Its very small size, wide spectral bandwidth, and highly multiplexed rea…
SuperSpec: design concept and circuit simulations
Attila Kovács, Peter S. Barry, Charles M. Bradford +14
SuperSpec is a pathfinder for future lithographic spectrometer cameras, which promise to energize extra-galactic astrophysics at (sub)millimeter wavelengths: delivering 200--500 km…
Status of MUSIC, the MUltiwavelength Sub/millimeter Inductance Camera
Sunil R. Golwala, Clint Bockstiegel, Spencer Brugger +21
We present the status of MUSIC, the MUltiwavelength Sub/millimeter Inductance Camera, a new instrument for the Caltech Submillimeter Observatory. MUSIC is designed to have a 14', d…
MAKO: a pathfinder instrument for on-sky demonstration of low-cost 350 micron imaging arrays
Loren J. Swenson, Peter K. Day, Charles D. Dowell +10
Submillimeter cameras now have up to pixels (SCUBA 2). The proposed CCAT 25-meter submillimeter telescope will feature a 1 degree field-of-view. Populating the focal plane a…
The Parkes Pulsar Timing Array Project
R. N. Manchester, G. Hobbs, M. Bailes +28
A "pulsar timing array" (PTA), in which observations of a large sample of pulsars spread across the celestial sphere are combined, allows investigation of "global" phenomena such a…
Developments in high-density Cobra fiber positioners for the Subaru Telescope's Prime Focus Spectrograph
Charles D. Fisher, David F. Braun, Joel V. Kaluzny +4
The Prime Focus Spectrograph (PFS) is a fiber fed multi-object spectrometer for the Subaru Telescope that will conduct a variety of targeted surveys for studies of dark energy, gal…
The metrology cameras for Subaru PFS and FMOS
Shiang-Yu Wang, Yen-Shan Hu, Chi-Hung Yan +11
The Prime Focus Spectrograph (PFS) is a new multi-fiber spectrograph on Subaru telescope. PFS will cover around 1.4 degree diameter field with ~2400 fibers. To ensure precise posit…
Prime Focus Spectrograph - Subaru's future -
Hajime Sugai, Hiroshi Karoji, Naruhisa Takato +51
The Prime Focus Spectrograph (PFS) of the Subaru Measurement of Images and Redshifts (SuMIRe) project has been endorsed by Japanese community as one of the main future instruments…
Defining a weak lensing experiment in space
Mark Cropper, Henk Hoekstra, Thomas Kitching +9
This paper describes the definition of a typical next-generation space-based weak gravitational lensing experiment. We first adopt a set of top-level science requirements from the…
A wide-band, active antenna system for long wavelength radio astronomy
Brian C. Hicks, Nagini Paravastu-Dalal, Kenneth P. Stewart +9
We describe an "active" antenna system for HF/VHF (long wavelength) radio astronomy that has been successfully deployed 256-fold as the first station (LWA1) of the planned Long Wav…
Flashes in a Star Stream: Automated Classification of Astronomical Transient Events
S. G. Djorgovski, A. A. Mahabal, C. Donalek +4
An automated, rapid classification of transient events detected in the modern synoptic sky surveys is essential for their scientific utility and effective follow-up using scarce re…
New Techniques for High-Contrast Imaging with ADI: the ACORNS-ADI SEEDS Data Reduction Pipeline
Timothy D. Brandt, Michael W. McElwain, Edwin L. Turner +44
We describe Algorithms for Calibration, Optimized Registration, and Nulling the Star in Angular Differential Imaging (ACORNS-ADI), a new, parallelized software package to reduce hi…
SDAI: a key piece of software to manage the new wideband backend at Robledo
J. R. Rizzo, M. Gutiérrez Bustos, T. B. H. Kuiper +3
A joint collaborative project was recently developed to provide the Madrid Deep Space Communications Complex with a state-of-the-art wideband backend. This new backend provides fro…
An experimental testbed for NEAT to demonstrate micro-pixel accuracy
A. Crouzier, F. Malbet, O. Preis +10
NEAT is an astrometric mission proposed to ESA with the objectives of detecting Earth-like exoplanets in the habitable zone of nearby solar-type stars. In NEAT, one fundamental asp…
Development of a pulsar-based timescale
G. Hobbs, W. Coles, R. N. Manchester +21
Using observations of pulsars from the Parkes Pulsar Timing Array (PPTA) project we develop the first pulsar-based timescale that has a precision comparable to the uncertainties in…
ASTRA: ASTrometry and phase-Referencing Astronomy on the Keck interferometer
J. Woillez, R. Akeson, M. Colavita +24
ASTRA (ASTrometric and phase-Referencing Astronomy) is an upgrade to the existing Keck Interferometer which aims at providing new self-phase referencing (high spectral resolution o…
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…
Optical Characterization of the Keck Array Polarimeter at the South Pole
A. G. Vieregg, P. A. R. Ade, R. Aikin +37
The Keck Array (SPUD) is a set of microwave polarimeters that observes from the South Pole at degree angular scales in search of a signature of Inflation imprinted as B-mode polari…
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…
A coherent polarimeter array for the Large Scale Polarization Explorer balloon experiment
M. Bersanelli, A. Mennella, G. Morgante +43
We discuss the design and expected performance of STRIP (STRatospheric Italian Polarimeter), an array of coherent receivers designed to fly on board the LSPE (Large Scale Polarizat…