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20132026
most citedThe POLARBEAR-2 and the Simons Array Experiment

163 citations · 1.1k across the 34 of their papers we have counts for

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37 papers

astro-ph.IM2026

Correlated Radio Frequency Interference Monitor for Radio Telescopes

Lindsay Berkhout, Ian Hendricksen, Joshua Montgomery +8

Radio frequency interference (RFI) is one of the biggest challenges facing current radio astronomy experiments. Telescopes like the Canadian Hydrogen Observatory and Radio transien…

cond-mat.supr-con2026

Tunable responsivity and bandwidth in microwave kinetic inductance detectors via readout current nonlinearity

Maclean Rouble, Peter Day, Matt Dobbs +3

Microwave kinetic inductance detectors (MKIDs) are generally read out with microwave readout tones of high enough amplitude to adequately suppress the noise contribution of the fir…

cond-mat.supr-con2026

Nonequilibrium pulse dynamics and metastable latching in nonlinear kinetic inductance detectors

M. Rouble, C. Albert, P. Day +3

Microwave kinetic inductance detectors are typically operated at high readout power to raise the detector signal above system noise. At sufficiently large readout power, the curren…

astro-ph.IM2026

Architecture and Validation of the CRS F-Engine for the CHORD Radio Telescope

Ian Hendricksen, Jean-François Cliche, Matt Dobbs +1

We introduce the design of the t0.technology Control and Readout System (CRS) F-Engine that will be used for the Canadian Hydrogen Observatory and Radio transient Detector (CHORD),…

astro-ph.CO2026

Galaxy Clusters Selected via the Sunyaev-Zel'dovich Effect in 5 year data from the SPT-3G Main Survey

L. E. Bleem, M. Klein, K. Kornoelje +148

We report a new galaxy cluster catalog, selected using the thermal Sunyaev-Zel'dovich (SZ) effect, from 5 years of observations of the SPT-3G Main field. Drawn from arcminute-resol…

astro-ph.HE2026

Broadband multiwavelength properties of the archetypal blazar 3C 279 during the 2017 Event Horizon Telescope campaign

G. Principe, J. C. Algaba, E. Aviano +529

The archetypal blazar 3C 279 hosts a prominent relativistic jet and exhibits strong broadband variability across the electromagnetic spectrum. In April 2017, the Event Horizon Tele…

astro-ph.IM2026

A High-Bandwidth Backplane for Wideband Radio Interferometers and Integration with the CHORD Telescope Correlators

Wellington Avelino, Joshua Montgomery, Jean-Francois Cliche +2

Wide-band correlators for radio astronomy interferometers demand accurate, scalable signal processing backends that sustain high aggregate throughput while preserving stable timing…

physics.ins-det2025

Readout noise of digital frequency multiplexed TES detectors for CUPID

Michel Adamič, Joseph Camilleri, Chiara Capelli +10

Superconducting transition-edge sensor (TES) detectors have been the standard in Cosmic Microwave Background experiments for almost two decades and are now being adapted for use in…

physics.ins-det2025

In-situ control of the resonant frequency of kinetic inductance detectors with multiplexed readout

Maclean Rouble, Michel Adamič, Peter S. Barry +5

Large multiplexing factors are a primary advantage of kinetic inductance detectors (KIDs), but the implementation of high density arrays still presents significant challenges. Devi…

astro-ph.CO2025★ 20 cited

Unified and consistent structure growth measurements from joint ACT, SPT and \textit{Planck} CMB lensing

Frank J. Qu, Fei Ge, W. L. Kimmy Wu +143

We present the tightest cosmic microwave background (CMB) lensing constraints to date on the growth of structure by combining CMB lensing measurements from the Atacama Cosmology Te…

astro-ph.IM2024

A first demonstration of active feedback control and multi-frequency imaging techniques for kinetic inductance detectors

Maclean Rouble, Graeme Smecher, Michel Adamič +6

RF-ICE is a signal processing platform for the readout of large arrays of superconducting resonators. Designed for flexibility, the system's low digital latency and ability to inde…

astro-ph.IM2024★ 2 cited

The CRS: a scalable full-stack control system for Microwave Kinetic Inductance Detectors

Joshua Montgomery, Wellington Avelino, Matt Dobbs +4

The t0.technology Control and Readout System (CRS) is a modular microwave control and readout system for mm-wave and radio astronomy, THz imaging, noise radar, and superconducting…

astro-ph.IM2023★ 5 cited

RF-ICE: large-scale gigahertz readout of frequency-multiplexed microwave kinetic inductance detectors

M. Rouble, G. Smecher, A. Anderson +5

We present RF-ICE, a novel readout platform for microwave kinetic inductance detectors (MKIDs), optimized for use on millimeter-wavelength telescopes. The RF-ICE system extends ICE…

astro-ph.IM2022★ 37 cited

The POLARBEAR-2 and Simons Array Focal Plane Fabrication Status

B. Westbrook, P. A. R. Ade, M. Aguilar +90

We present on the status of POLARBEAR-2 A (PB2-A) focal plane fabrication. The PB2-A is the first of three telescopes in the Simon Array (SA), which is an array of three cosmic mic…

astro-ph.IM2022

SPT-3G+: Mapping the High-Frequency Cosmic Microwave Background Using Kinetic Inductance Detectors

A. J. Anderson, P. Barry, A. N. Bender +28

We present the design and science goals of SPT-3G+, a new camera for the South Pole Telescope, which will consist of a dense array of 34100 kinetic inductance detectors measuring t…

astro-ph.IM2022

Digital Active Nulling for Frequency-Multiplexed Bolometer Readout: Performance and Latency

Graeme Smecher, Tijmen de Haan, Matt Dobbs +1

We consider the stability and performance of a discrete-time control loop used as a dynamic nuller in the presence of a relatively large time delay in its feedback path. Controller…

astro-ph.IM2022

Development of TRL5 Firmware for Tuning, Biasing, and Readout of Kilopixel TES Bolometer Arrays

Graeme Smecher, Jean-Francois Cliche, Matt Dobbs +1

The next generation of space-based mm-wave telescopes, such as JAXA's LiteBIRD mission, require focal planes with thousands of detectors in order to achieve their science goals. Di…

astro-ph.IM2022

Development of TRL5 Space Qualified Hardware for Tuning, Biasing, and Readout of Kilopixel TES Bolometer Arrays

Graeme Smecher, Peter Cameron, Jean-Francois Cliche +2

The next generation of space-based mm-wave telescopes, such as JAXA's LiteBIRD mission, require focal planes with thousands of detectors in order to achieve their science goals. Di…

astro-ph.IM2021★ 7 cited

Overview of the Medium and High Frequency Telescopes of the LiteBIRD satellite mission

L. Montier, B. Mot, P. de Bernardis +232

LiteBIRD is a JAXA-led Strategic Large-Class mission designed to search for the existence of the primordial gravitational waves produced during the inflationary phase of the Univer…

astro-ph.IM2020★ 2 cited

Anomalous Frequency Noise from the Megahertz Channelizing Resonators in Frequency-Division Multiplexed Transition Edge Sensor Readout

John Groh, Kam Arnold, Jessica Avva +11

Superconducting lithographed resonators have a broad range of current and potential applications in the multiplexed readout of cryogenic detectors. Here, we focus on LC bandpass fi…

astro-ph.CO2020★ 70 cited

Searching for Anisotropic Cosmic Birefringence with Polarization Data from SPTpol

F. Bianchini, W. L. K. Wu, P. A. R. Ade +69

We present a search for anisotropic cosmic birefringence in 500 deg of southern sky observed at 150 GHz with the SPTpol camera on the South Pole Telescope. We reconstruct a map…

astro-ph.CO2020★ 117 cited

An Improved Measurement of the Secondary Cosmic Microwave Background Anisotropies from the SPT-SZ + SPTpol Surveys

C. L. Reichardt, S. Patil, P. A. R. Ade +74

We report new measurements of millimeter-wave power spectra in the angular multipole range (angular scales ). By addi…

astro-ph.CO2019★ 2 cited

Particle Physics with the Cosmic Microwave Background with SPT-3G

J. S. Avva, P. A. R. Ade, Z. Ahmed +85

The cosmic microwave background (CMB) encodes information about the content and evolution of the universe. The presence of light, weakly interacting particles impacts the expansion…

astro-ph.CO2019★ 90 cited

Constraints on Cosmological Parameters from the 500 deg SPTpol Lensing Power Spectrum

F. Bianchini, W. L. K. Wu, P. A. R. Ade +68

We present cosmological constraints based on the cosmic microwave background (CMB) lensing potential power spectrum measurement from the recent 500 deg SPTpol survey, the most…