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most citedThe Simons Observatory: Science goals and forecasts

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astro-ph.CO2018★ 492 cited

BICEP2 / Keck Array x: Constraints on Primordial Gravitational Waves using Planck, WMAP, and New BICEP2/Keck Observations through the 2015 Season

Keck Array, BICEP2 Collaborations, : +78

We present results from an analysis of all data taken by the BICEP2/Keck CMB polarization experiments up to and including the 2015 observing season. This includes the first Keck Ar…

astro-ph.IM2018★ 31 cited

Highly-multiplexed microwave SQUID readout using the SLAC Microresonator Radio Frequency (SMuRF) Electronics for Future CMB and Sub-millimeter Surveys

Shawn W. Henderson, Zeeshan Ahmed, Jason Austermann +29

The next generation of cryogenic CMB and submillimeter cameras under development require densely instrumented sensor arrays to meet their science goals. The readout of large number…

astro-ph.CO2018★ 1.5k cited

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…

astro-ph.IM2018★ 12 cited

Design and performance of wide-band corrugated walls for the BICEP Array detector modules at 30/40 GHz

A. Soliman, P. A. R. Ade, Z. Ahmed +75

BICEP Array is a degree-scale Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) experiment that will search for primordial B-mode polarization while constraining Galactic foregrounds. BICEP Array…

astro-ph.IM2018★ 1 cited

Ultra-Thin Large-Aperture Vacuum Windows for Millimeter Wavelengths Receivers

Denis Barkats, Marion I. Dierickx, John M. Kovac +75

Targeting faint polarization patterns arising from Primordial Gravitational Waves in the Cosmic Microwave Background requires excellent observational sensitivity. Optical elements…

astro-ph.IM2018★ 1 cited

BICEP Array cryostat and mount design

M. Crumrine, P. A. R. Ade, Z. Ahmed +74

Bicep Array is a cosmic microwave background (CMB) polarization experiment that will begin observing at the South Pole in early 2019. This experiment replaces the five Bicep2 style…