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astro-ph.IM2026

The Simons Observatory: Rotation Performance of Cryogenic Half-Wave Plate Polarization Modulators

Kyohei Yamada, Bryce Bixler, Junna Sugiyama +10

We present the on-site rotation performance of the first three cryogenic continuously rotating half-wave plate (HWP) polarization modulators for the Simons Observatory small apertu…

astro-ph.IM2026

The Simons Observatory: On-sky performance of radio-transparent multi-layer insulation (RT-MLI) using Styroace-II Styrofoam

Samuel Day-Weiss, Nicholas Galitzki, Atsuto Takeuchi +14

We present the on-sky performance of a Radio-Transparent Multi-Layer Insulation filter (RT-MLI) that uses Styroace-II styrofoam to reject ambient thermal radiation from entering a…

astro-ph.IM2025

The Simons Observatory: Large Diameter and Large Load-Capacity Superconducting Magnetic Bearing for a Millimeter-Wave Polarization Modulator

Daichi Sasaki, Junna Sugiyama, Kyohei Yamada +5

We present the design methodology and characterization of a superconducting magnetic bearing (SMB) system for the polarization modulator in the SAT-LF, one of the small aperture te…

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.IM2024★ 9 cited

The Simons Observatory: Development and Optical Evaluation of Achromatic Half-Wave Plates

Junna Sugiyama, Tomoki Terasaki, Kana Sakaguri +16

The Simons Observatory (SO) experiment is a cosmic microwave background (CMB) experiment located in the Atacama Desert, Chile. The SO' s small aperture telescopes (SATs) consist of…

astro-ph.IM2023★ 3 cited

Anti-reflection coating with mullite and Duroid for large-diameter cryogenic sapphire and alumina optics

Kana Sakaguri, Masaya Hasegawa, Yuki Sakurai +10

We developed a broadband two-layer anti-reflection (AR) coating for use on a sapphire half-wave plate (HWP) and an alumina infrared (IR) filter for the cosmic microwave background…