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20182025
most citedThe large scale polarization explorer (LSPE) for CMB measurements: performance forecast

53 citations · 304 across the 16 of their papers we have counts for

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17 papers

astro-ph.IM2025

A chemically etched D-band waveguide orthomode transducer for CMB measurements

E. Manzan, A. Mennella, F. Cavaliere +21

This study presents a prototype D-band waveguide orthomode transducer (OMT) fabricated using chemically etched brass platelets. This method offers a fast, cost-effective, and scala…

astro-ph.CO2023

Measuring the CMB primordial B-modes with Bolometric Interferometry

A. Mennella, P. Ade, A. Almela +111

The Q&U Bolometric Interferometer for Cosmology (QUBIC) is the first bolometric interferometer designed to measure the primordial B-mode polarization of the Cosmic Microwave Backgr…

astro-ph.IM2021★ 8 cited

The LSPE-Strip feed horn array

C. Franceschet, F. Del Torto, F. Villa +15

In this paper we discuss the design, manufacturing and characterization of the feed horn array of the Strip instrument of the Large Scale Polarization Explorer (LSPE) experiment. S…

astro-ph.IM2021★ 22 cited

QUBIC IV: Performance of TES Bolometers and Readout Electronics

M. Piat, G. Stankowiak, E. S. Battistelli +126

A prototype version of the Q & U bolometric interferometer for cosmology (QUBIC) underwent a campaign of testing in the laboratory at Astroparticle Physics and Cosmology laboratory…

astro-ph.IM2020★ 45 cited

QUBIC I: Overview and ScienceProgram

J. -Ch. Hamilton, L. Mousset, E. S. Battistelli +127

The Q U Bolometric Interferometer for Cosmology (QUBIC) is a novel kind of polarimeter optimized for the measurement of the B-mode polarization of the Cosmic Microwave Backgro…

astro-ph.IM2020★ 16 cited

QUBIC II: Spectro-Polarimetry with Bolometric Interferometry

L. Mousset, M. M. Gamboa Lerena, E. S. Battistelli +128

Bolometric interferometry is a novel technique that has the ability to perform spectral imaging. A bolometric interferometer observes the sky in a wide frequency band and can recon…

astro-ph.IM2020★ 53 cited

The large scale polarization explorer (LSPE) for CMB measurements: performance forecast

The LSPE collaboration, G. Addamo, P. A. R. Ade +102

[Abridged] The measurement of the polarization of the Cosmic Microwave Background radiation is one of the current frontiers in cosmology. In particular, the detection of the primor…

astro-ph.IM2020★ 12 cited

QUBIC VI: cryogenic half wave plate rotator, design and performances

G. D'Alessandro, L. Mele, F. Columbro +126

Inflation Gravity Waves B-Modes polarization detection is the ultimate goal of modern large angular scale cosmic microwave background (CMB) experiments around the world. A big effo…

astro-ph.IM2020★ 17 cited

QUBIC V: Cryogenic system design and performance

S. Masi, E. S. Battistelli, P. de Bernardis +126

Current experiments aimed at measuring the polarization of the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) use cryogenic detector arrays and cold optical systems to boost the mapping speed o…

astro-ph.IM2020★ 17 cited

QUBIC VIII: Optical design and performance

C. O'Sullivan, M. De Petris, G. Amico +126

The Q and U Bolometric Interferometer for Cosmology (QUBIC) is a ground-based experiment that aims to detect B-mode polarisation anisotropies in the CMB at angular scales around th…

astro-ph.IM2020★ 13 cited

QUBIC III: Laboratory Characterization

S. A. Torchinsky, J. -Ch. Hamilton, M. Piat +125

A prototype version of the Q & U Bolometric Interferometer for Cosmology (QUBIC) underwent a campaign of testing in the laboratory at Astroparticle Physics and Cosmology in Paris.…

astro-ph.IM2020★ 21 cited

Progress report on the Large Scale Polarization Explorer

L. Lamagna, G. Addamo, P. A. R. Ade +96

The Large Scale Polarization Explorer (LSPE) is a cosmology program for the measurement of large scale curl-like features (B-modes) in the polarization of the Cosmic Microwave Back…

astro-ph.IM2019

QUBIC: using NbSi TESs with a bolometric interferometer to characterize the polarisation of the CMB

M. Piat, B. Bélier, L. Bergé +135

QUBIC (Q \& U Bolometric Interferometer for Cosmology) is an international ground-based experiment dedicated in the measurement of the polarized fluctuations of the Cosmic Microwav…

astro-ph.IM2019★ 43 cited

Wideband 67-116 GHz receiver development for ALMA Band 2

P. Yagoubov, T. Mroczkowski, V. Belitsky +43

ALMA has been operating since 2011, but has not yet been populated with the full suite of intended frequency bands. In particular, ALMA Band 2 (67-90 GHz) is the final band in the…

astro-ph.IM2019★ 30 cited

QUBIC: Exploring the primordial Universe with the Q\&U Bolometric Interferometer

Aniello Mennella, Peter Ade, Giorgio Amico +127

In this paper we describe QUBIC, an experiment that will observe the polarized microwave sky with a novel approach, which combines the sensitivity of state-of-the art bolometric de…

astro-ph.IM2018★ 7 cited

The STRIP instrument of the Large Scale Polarization Explorer: microwave eyes to map the Galactic polarized foregrounds

C. Franceschet, S. Realini, A. Mennella +48

In this paper we discuss the latest developments of the STRIP instrument of the "Large Scale Polarization Explorer" (LSPE) experiment. LSPE is a novel project that combines ground-…

astro-ph.IM2018

Thermal architecture for the QUBIC cryogenic receiver

A. J. May, C. Chapron, G. Coppi +127

QUBIC, the QU Bolometric Interferometer for Cosmology, is a novel forthcoming instrument to measure the B-mode polarization anisotropy of the Cosmic Microwave Background. The detec…