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astro-ph.IM2018★ 22 cited

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…

astro-ph.IM2018

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…

astro-ph.IM2018★ 4 cited

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…

astro-ph.IM2018★ 9 cited

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…

astro-ph.IM2018★ 8 cited

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…

astro-ph.IM2018★ 72 cited

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…

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★ 3 cited

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…

astro-ph.IM2018★ 17 cited

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…