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astro-ph.CO2016★ 135 cited

The Atacama Cosmology Telescope: Two-Season ACTPol Lensing Power Spectrum

Blake D. Sherwin, Alexander van Engelen, Neelima Sehgal +43

We report a measurement of the power spectrum of cosmic microwave background (CMB) lensing from two seasons of Atacama Cosmology Telescope Polarimeter (ACTPol) CMB data. The CMB le…

astro-ph.IM2016★ 20 cited

Deep Reactive Ion Etched Anti-Reflection Coatings for Sub-millimeter Silicon Optics

Patricio A. Gallardo, Brian J. Koopman, Nicholas Cothard +8

Refractive optical elements are widely used in millimeter and sub-millimeter astronomical telescopes. High resistivity silicon is an excellent material for dielectric lenses given…

astro-ph.CO2016★ 218 cited

The Atacama Cosmology Telescope: Two-Season ACTPol Spectra and Parameters

Thibaut Louis, Emily Grace, Matthew Hasselfield +80

We present the temperature and polarization angular power spectra measured by the Atacama Cosmology Telescope Polarimeter (ACTPol). We analyze night-time data collected during 2013…

astro-ph.IM2016★ 16 cited

Optical modeling and polarization calibration for CMB measurements with ACTPol and Advanced ACTPol

Brian Koopman, Jason Austermann, Hsiao-Mei Cho +21

The Atacama Cosmology Telescope Polarimeter (ACTPol) is a polarization sensitive upgrade to the Atacama Cosmology Telescope. Located at an elevation of 5190 m, ACTPol measures the…

astro-ph.IM2016★ 30 cited

Readout of two-kilopixel transition-edge sensor arrays for Advanced ACTPol

Shawn W. Henderson, Jason R. Stevens, Mandana Amiri +30

Advanced ACTPol is an instrument upgrade for the six-meter Atacama Cosmology Telescope (ACT) designed to measure the cosmic microwave background (CMB) temperature and polarization…

astro-ph.IM2016★ 39 cited

Survey strategy optimization for the Atacama Cosmology Telescope

F. De Bernardis, J. R. Stevens, M. Hasselfield +34

In recent years there have been significant improvements in the sensitivity and the angular resolution of the instruments dedicated to the observation of the Cosmic Microwave Backg…