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20182026
most citedCMB-S4: Forecasting Constraints on Primordial Gravitational Waves

271 citations · 440 across the 17 of their papers we have counts for

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19 papers

astro-ph.GA2026

Diffuse Galactic Backgrounds with SPHEREx: A Pilot Study of Background Modeling and Its Impact on Extinction

Wanggi Lim, Jae Hwan Kang, Keunho J. Kim +1

We present a spectral analysis of diffuse Galactic background emission using SPHEREx data in a pilot Galactic-plane field, where uncertainty in the estimation of the diffuse infrar…

physics.ao-ph2026

Observations of Atmospheric Helium and Oxygen with SPHEREx

Howard Hui, Chi Nguyen, Ryan Wills +20

We present measurements of near-infrared (NIR) terrestrial airglow produced by helium and oxygen in the exosphere as observed by SPHEREx. Using eight months of survey data obtained…

astro-ph.IM2026

The SPHEREx Instrument: Calibration, testing and performance measurements of the NIR spectroscopic surveyor from the laboratory to in-orbit commissioning

Phil M. Korngut, James J. Bock, Samuel Condon +90

The SPHEREx near-infrared space telescope is an all-sky spectroscopic survey mission launched on March 12th, 2025 UTC. In addition to providing the community with a spectral databa…

astro-ph.IM2026

Spectral Map Making with SPHEREx

Ari J. Cukierman, Shuang-Shuang Chen, Jae Hwan Kang +24

We present map-making methodologies and preliminary spectral data cubes for SPHEREx, a NASA Explorer mission that launched in March 2025 and has been performing an all-sky near-inf…

astro-ph.GA2026★ 1 cited

SPHEREx mapping of diffuse PAH and H II emission in the Galactic plane

Giulia Murgia, Ari J. Cukierman, Brandon S. Hensley +29

We present preliminary SPHEREx maps of diffuse Galactic emission tracing polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and ionized hydrogen gas, and we study their relationship across th…

astro-ph.CO2026

BICEP/Keck XXI: Constraints on Early-Universe Parity Violation from Multipole-Dependent Birefringence

Keck Collaboration, P. A. R. Ade, Zeeshan Ahmed +94

We present the first constraints on multipole-dependent cosmic birefringence using CMB polarization data from the BK18 dataset, which combines observations from BICEP2, Keck Array,…

astro-ph.IM2026★ 4 cited

Spectral response of SPHEREx

Howard Hui, Jamie Bock, Samuel Condon +31

The Spectro Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization, and Ices Explorer (SPHEREx) is conducting the first all-sky near infrared spectral survey spanning 0.…

astro-ph.IM2025★ 33 cited

The SPHEREx Satellite Mission

James J. Bock, Asad M. Aboobaker, Joseph Adamo +111

SPHEREx, a NASA explorer satellite launched on 11 March 2025, is carrying out the first all-sky near-infrared spectral survey. The satellite observes in 102 spectral bands from 0.7…

astro-ph.HE2025★ 7 cited

Near-Infrared Spectroscopy and Detection of Carbon Monoxide in the Type II Supernova SN 2023ixf

Seong Hyun Park, Jeonghee Rho, Sung-Chul Yoon +33

Core-collapse supernovae (CCSNe) may contribute a significant amount of dust in the early universe. Freshly formed coolant molecules (e.g., CO) and warm dust can be found in CCSNe…

astro-ph.IM2025★ 13 cited

The SPHEREx Sky Simulator: Science Data Modeling for the First All-Sky Near-Infrared Spectral Survey

Brendan P. Crill, Yoonsoo P. Bach, Sean A. Bryan +29

We describe the SPHEREx Sky Simulator, a software tool designed to model science data for NASA's SPHEREx mission that will carry out a series of all-sky spectrophotometric surveys…

astro-ph.CO2024

Calibration Measurements of the BICEP3 and BICEP Array CMB Polarimeters from 2017 to 2024

Christos Giannakopoulos, Clara Vergès, P. A. R. Ade +83

The BICEP3 and BICEP Array polarimeters are small-aperture refracting telescopes located at the South Pole designed to measure primordial gravitational wave signatures in the Cosmi…

astro-ph.IM2024★ 58 cited

SPHEREx: NASA's Near-Infrared Spectrophotmetric All-Sky Survey

Brendan P. Crill, Michael Werner, Rachel Akeson +51

SPHEREx, the Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization, and ices Explorer, is a NASA MIDEX mission planned for launch in 2024. SPHEREx will carry ou…

astro-ph.IM2022

Improved Polarization Calibration of the BICEP3 CMB Polarimeter at the South Pole

J. Cornelison, C. Vergès, P. A. R. Ade +83

The BICEP3 Polarimeter is a small aperture, refracting telescope, dedicated to the observation of the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) at 95GHz. It is designed to target degree an…

astro-ph.IM2022

Thermal Testing for Cryogenic CMB Instrument Optical Design

D. C. Goldfinger, P. A. R. Ade, Z. Ahmed +83

Observations of the Cosmic Microwave Background rely on cryogenic instrumentation with cold detectors, readout, and optics providing the low noise performance and instrumental stab…

astro-ph.CO2022★ 12 cited

Snowmass 2021 CMB-S4 White Paper

Kevork Abazajian, Arwa Abdulghafour, Graeme E. Addison +353

This Snowmass 2021 White Paper describes the Cosmic Microwave Background Stage 4 project CMB-S4, which is designed to cross critical thresholds in our understanding of the origin a…

astro-ph.CO2022★ 11 cited

Snowmass2021 Cosmic Frontier: Cosmic Microwave Background Measurements White Paper

Clarence L. Chang, Kevin M. Huffenberger, Bradford A. Benson +128

This is a solicited whitepaper for the Snowmass 2021 community planning exercise. The paper focuses on measurements and science with the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB). The CMB…

astro-ph.CO2021★ 4 cited

Analysis of Temperature-to-Polarization Leakage in BICEP3 and Keck CMB Data from 2016 to 2018

Keck Collaboration, T. St. Germaine, P. A. R. Ade +85

The BICEP/Keck Array experiment is a series of small-aperture refracting telescopes observing degree-scale Cosmic Microwave Background polarization from the South Pole in search of…

astro-ph.CO2020★ 271 cited

CMB-S4: Forecasting Constraints on Primordial Gravitational Waves

S4 Collaboration, Kevork Abazajian, Graeme E. Addison +233

CMB-S4---the next-generation ground-based cosmic microwave background (CMB) experiment---is set to significantly advance the sensitivity of CMB measurements and enhance our underst…

astro-ph.IM2018★ 26 cited

2017 upgrade and performance of BICEP3: a 95GHz refracting telescope for degree-scale CMB polarization

Jae Hwan Kang, P. A. R. Ade, Z. Ahmed +74

BICEP3 is a 520mm aperture on-axis refracting telescope observing the polarization of the cosmic microwave background (CMB) at 95GHz in search of the B-mode signal originating from…