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20172026
most citedThe Simons Observatory: Astro2020 Decadal Project Whitepaper

79 citations · 556 across the 36 of their papers we have counts for

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39 papers

astro-ph.IM2026

The Simons Observatory: Design and Initial Performance of the Detector Readout System for the Large-Aperture Telescope

Thomas P. Satterthwaite, Tristan Pinsonneault-Marotte, Shawn W. Henderson +34

We present the design, implementation, and initial performance of a highly multiplexed cryogenic superconducting detector readout system in the context of its deployment to the Sim…

astro-ph.CO2026

SPT-3G+: A Cosmic Microwave Background Experiment for the South Pole Telescope

T. Natoli, Z. Ahmed, H. Athreya +72

SPT-3G+ is the next survey receiver planned to be installed in early 2029 on the 10-meter South Pole Telescope (SPT). This new receiver will feature 6,020 polarization-sensitive di…

astro-ph.IM2026

The SPT-3G+ receiver design

H. Athreya, Z. Ahmed, J. E. Austermann +71

We present the thermo-mechanical design of the cryostat and camera optics for SPT-3G+, a new receiver being developed for the South Pole Telescope (SPT). The receiver consists of 1…

astro-ph.IM2026

Trigger system for the Payload for Ultrahigh Energy Observations (PUEO) balloon-borne neutrino detector

Q. Abarr, J. Alfaro, P. Allison +67

The Payload for Ultrahigh Energy Observations (PUEO) is a NASA balloon-borne instrument for the detection of ultra-high energy (UHE) neutrinos with energies above $10^{17.5}~\textr…

astro-ph.IM2026

The Simons Observatory: Improved Cryogenic Struts for use in the Large Aperture Telescope Receiver

John Orlowski-Scherer, Anna Kofman, Tanay Bhandarkar +5

The Simons Observatory Large Aperture Telescope Receiver (SO LATR) is a next generation Cosmic Microwave Background camera equipped with > 60, 000 detectors operating at 100 mK. Ma…

astro-ph.CO2025

The Simons Observatory: forecasted constraints on primordial gravitational waves with the expanded array of Small Aperture Telescopes

The Simons Observatory Collaboration, I. Abril-Cabezas, S. Adachi +479

We present updated forecasts for the scientific performance of the degree-scale (0.5 deg FWHM at 93 GHz), deep-field survey to be conducted by the Simons Observatory (SO). By 2027,…

astro-ph.IM2025★ 1 cited

The Simons Observatory: Science Goals and Forecasts for the Enhanced Large Aperture Telescope

The Simons Observatory Collaboration, M. Abitbol, I. Abril-Cabezas +419

We describe updated scientific goals for the wide-field, millimeter-wave survey that will be produced by the Simons Observatory (SO). Significant upgrades to the 6-meter SO Large A…

astro-ph.IM2025★ 1 cited

Simons Observatory: Characterization of the Large Aperture Telescope Receiver

Tanay Bhandarkar, Saianeesh K. Haridas, Jeff Iuliano +41

The Simons Observatory (SO) is a ground-based cosmic microwave background (CMB) survey experiment that currently consists of three 0.42m small-aperture telescopes (SATs) and one 6m…

astro-ph.IM2024★ 2 cited

The Simons Observatory: Dark Characterization of the Large Aperture Telescope

Saianeesh K. Haridas, Zeeshan Ahmed, Tanay Bhandarkar +20

The Simons Observatory (SO) is a cosmic microwave background experiment composed of three 0.42 m Small Aperture Telescopes (SATs) and one 6 m Large Aperture Telescope (LAT) in the…

astro-ph.IM2024★ 3 cited

The Simons Observatory: Studies of Detector Yield and Readout Noise From the First Large-Scale Deployment of Microwave Multiplexing at the Large Aperture Telescope

Thomas P. Satterthwaite, Zeeshan Ahmed, Kyuyoung Bae +21

The Simons Observatory is a new ground-based cosmic microwave background experiment, which is currently being commissioned in Chile's Atacama Desert. During its survey, the observa…

astro-ph.IM2024★ 1 cited

Simons Observatory: Pre-deployment Performance of a Large Aperture Telescope Optics Tube in the 90 and 150 GHz Spectral Bands

Carlos E. Sierra, Kathleen Harrington, Shreya Sutariya +42

The Simons Observatory will map the temperature and polarization over half of the sky, at millimeter wavelengths in six spectral bands from the Atacama Desert in Chile. These data…

astro-ph.IM2024

The Simons Observatory: Design, integration, and testing of the small aperture telescopes

Nicholas Galitzki, Tran Tsan, Jake Spisak +77

The Simons Observatory (SO) is a cosmic microwave background (CMB) survey experiment that includes small-aperture telescopes (SATs) observing from an altitude of 5,200 m in the Ata…

astro-ph.CO2023★ 67 cited

A Measurement of Gravitational Lensing of the Cosmic Microwave Background Using SPT-3G 2018 Data

Z. Pan, F. Bianchini, W. L. K. Wu +133

We present a measurement of gravitational lensing over 1500 deg of the Southern sky using SPT-3G temperature data at 95 and 150 GHz taken in 2018. The lensing amplitude relativ…

astro-ph.IM2022★ 1 cited

CCAT-prime: Design of the Mod-Cam receiver and 280 GHz MKID instrument module

Eve M. Vavagiakis, Cody J. Duell, Jason Austermann +33

Mod-Cam is a first light and commissioning instrument for the CCAT-prime project's six-meter aperture Fred Young Submillimeter Telescope (FYST), currently under construction at 560…

astro-ph.IM2022

The Simons Observatory: Development and Validation of the Large Aperture Telescope Receiver

Tanay Bhandarkar, Sanah Bhimani, Gabriele Coppi +16

The Simons Observatory (SO) is a ground-based cosmic microwave background (CMB) survey experiment that consists of three 0.5 m small-aperture telescopes (SATs) and one 6 m large-ap…

astro-ph.IM2022★ 11 cited

The Simons Observatory: Characterizing the Large Aperture Telescope Receiver with Radio Holography

Grace E. Chesmore, Kathleen Harrington, Carlos E. Sierra +23

We present near-field radio holography measurements of the Simons Observatory Large Aperture Telescope Receiver optics. These measurements demonstrate that radio holography of comp…

astro-ph.EP2022★ 13 cited

Asteroid Measurements at Millimeter Wavelengths with the South Pole Telescope

P. M. Chichura, A. Foster, C. Patel +141

We present the first measurements of asteroids in millimeter wavelength (mm) data from the South Pole Telescope (SPT), which is used primarily to study the cosmic microwave backgro…

astro-ph.IM2022★ 2 cited

The Simons Observatory: Design and Measured Performance of a Carbon Fiber Strut for a Cryogenic Truss

Kevin D. Crowley, Peter Dow, Jordan E. Shroyer +25

We present the design and measured performance of a new carbon fiber strut design that is used in a cryogenically cooled truss for the Simons Observatory Small Aperture Telescope (…

astro-ph.IM2021★ 50 cited

The Simons Observatory microwave SQUID multiplexing detector module design

Heather McCarrick, Erin Healy, Zeeshan Ahmed +56

Advances in cosmic microwave background (CMB) science depend on increasing the number of sensitive detectors observing the sky. New instruments deploy large arrays of superconducti…

astro-ph.IM2021

The Design and Integrated Performance of SPT-3G

J. A. Sobrin, A. J. Anderson, A. N. Bender +120

SPT-3G is the third survey receiver operating on the South Pole Telescope dedicated to high-resolution observations of the cosmic microwave background (CMB). Sensitive measurements…

astro-ph.IM2021★ 13 cited

The Simons Observatory: the Large Aperture Telescope (LAT)

Zhilei Xu, Shunsuke Adachi, Peter Ade +57

The Simons Observatory (SO) is a Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) experiment to observe the microwave sky in six frequency bands from 30GHz to 290GHz. The Observatory -- at …

astro-ph.IM2021★ 48 cited

The Simons Observatory Large Aperture Telescope Receiver

Ningfeng Zhu, Tanay Bhandarkar, Gabriele Coppi +68

The Simons Observatory (SO) Large Aperture Telescope Receiver (LATR) will be coupled to the Large Aperture Telescope located at an elevation of 5,200 m on Cerro Toco in Chile. The…

astro-ph.IM2021★ 15 cited

Performance and characterization of the SPT-3G digital frequency-domain multiplexed readout system using an improved noise and crosstalk model

J. Montgomery, P. A. R. Ade, Z. Ahmed +118

The third generation South Pole Telescope camera (SPT-3G) improves upon its predecessor (SPTpol) by an order of magnitude increase in detectors on the focal plane. The technology u…

astro-ph.HE2021★ 39 cited

Detection of Galactic and Extragalactic Millimeter-Wavelength Transient Sources with SPT-3G

S. Guns, A. Foster, C. Daley +119

High-angular-resolution cosmic microwave background experiments provide a unique opportunity to conduct a survey of time-variable sources at millimeter wavelengths, a population wh…