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Development of Calibration Strategies for the Simons Observatory
Sean A. Bryan, Sara M. Simon, Martina Gerbino +19
The Simons Observatory (SO) is a set of cosmic microwave background instruments that will be deployed in the Atacama Desert in Chile. The key science goals include setting new cons…
Feedhorn development and scalability for Simons Observatory and beyond
Sara M. Simon, Joseph E. Golec, Aamir Ali +21
The Simons Observatory (SO) will measure the cosmic microwave background (CMB) in both temperature and polarization over a wide range of angular scales and frequencies from 27-270…
Studies of Systematic Uncertainties for Simons Observatory: Detector Array Effects
Kevin T. Crowley, Sara M. Simon, Max Silva-Feaver +36
In this proceeding, we present studies of instrumental systematic effects for the Simons Obsevatory (SO) that are associated with the detector system and its interaction with the f…
Simons Observatory Large Aperture Telescope Receiver Design Overview
Ningfeng Zhu, John L. Orlowski-Scherer, Zhilei Xu +31
The Simons Observatory (SO) will make precision temperature and polarization measurements of the cosmic microwave background (CMB) using a series of telescopes which will cover ang…
Cooldown Strategies and Transient Thermal Simulations for the Simons Observatory
Gabriele Coppi, Zhilei Xu, Aamir Ali +19
The Simons Observatory (SO) will provide precision polarimetry of the cosmic microwave background (CMB) using a series of telescopes which will cover angular scales from arc-minute…
Studies of Systematic Uncertainties for Simons Observatory: Polarization Modulator Related Effects
Maria Salatino, Jacob Lashner, Martina Gerbino +24
The Simons Observatory (SO) will observe the temperature and polarization anisotropies of the cosmic microwave background (CMB) over a wide range of frequencies (27 to 270 GHz) and…
Simons Observatory large aperture receiver simulation overview
John L. Orlowski-Scherer, Ningfeng Zhu, Zhilei Xu +22
The Simons Observatory (SO) will make precision temperature and polarization measurements of the cosmic microwave background (CMB) using a series of telescopes which will cover ang…
Studies of Systematic Uncertainties for Simons Observatory: Optical Effects and Sensitivity Considerations
Patricio A. Gallardo, Jon Gudmundsson, Brian J. Koopman +32
The Simons Observatory (SO) is a new experiment that aims to measure the cosmic microwave background (CMB) in temperature and polarization. SO will measure the polarized sky over a…
Designs for next generation CMB survey strategies from Chile
Jason R. Stevens, Neil Goeckner-Wald, Reijo Keskitalo +20
New telescopes are being built to measure the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) with unprecedented sensitivity, including Simons Observatory (SO), CCAT-prime, the BICEP Array, SPT-…
The Simons Observatory: Instrument Overview
Nicholas Galitzki, Aamir Ali, Kam S. Arnold +75
The Simons Observatory (SO) will make precise temperature and polarization measurements of the cosmic microwave background (CMB) using a set of telescopes which will cover angular…
The Simons Observatory: Science goals and forecasts
The Simons Observatory Collaboration, Peter Ade, James Aguirre +247
The Simons Observatory (SO) is a new cosmic microwave background experiment being built on Cerro Toco in Chile, due to begin observations in the early 2020s. We describe the scient…
Cold optical design for the Large Aperture Simons Observatory telescope
S. R. Dicker, P. A. Gallardo, J. E Gudmundsson +26
The Simons Observatory will consist of a single large (6 m diameter) telescope and a number of smaller (0.5 m diameter) refracting telescopes designed to measure the polarization o…
Prime-Cam: A first-light instrument for the CCAT-prime telescope
Eve M. Vavagiakis, Zeeshan Ahmed, Aamir Ali +43
CCAT-prime will be a 6-meter aperture telescope operating from sub-mm to mm wavelengths, located at 5600 meters elevation on Cerro Chajnantor in the Atacama Desert in Chile. Its no…
BoloCalc: a sensitivity calculator for the design of Simons Observatory
Charles A. Hill, Sarah Marie M. Bruno, Sara M. Simon +34
The Simons Observatory (SO) is an upcoming experiment that will study temperature and polarization fluctuations in the cosmic microwave background (CMB) from the Atacama Desert in…