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KISS: instrument description and performance
J. F. Macías-Pérez, M. Fernández-Torreiro, A. Catalano +35
Kinetic inductance detectors (KIDs) have been proven as reliable systems for astrophysical observations, especially in the millimetre range. Their compact size enables to optimally…
QUBIC IV: Performance of TES Bolometers and Readout Electronics
M. Piat, G. Stankowiak, E. S. Battistelli +126
A prototype version of the Q & U bolometric interferometer for cosmology (QUBIC) underwent a campaign of testing in the laboratory at Astroparticle Physics and Cosmology laboratory…
QUBIC I: Overview and ScienceProgram
J. -Ch. Hamilton, L. Mousset, E. S. Battistelli +127
The Q U Bolometric Interferometer for Cosmology (QUBIC) is a novel kind of polarimeter optimized for the measurement of the B-mode polarization of the Cosmic Microwave Backgro…
QUBIC II: Spectro-Polarimetry with Bolometric Interferometry
L. Mousset, M. M. Gamboa Lerena, E. S. Battistelli +128
Bolometric interferometry is a novel technique that has the ability to perform spectral imaging. A bolometric interferometer observes the sky in a wide frequency band and can recon…
QUBIC VII: The feedhorn-switch system of the technological demonstrator
F. Cavaliere, A. Mennella, M. Zannoni +128
We present the design, manufacturing and performance of the horn-switch system developed for the technological demonstrator of QUBIC (the \& Bolometric Interferometer for Cos…
QUBIC VI: cryogenic half wave plate rotator, design and performances
G. D'Alessandro, L. Mele, F. Columbro +126
Inflation Gravity Waves B-Modes polarization detection is the ultimate goal of modern large angular scale cosmic microwave background (CMB) experiments around the world. A big effo…
QUBIC V: Cryogenic system design and performance
S. Masi, E. S. Battistelli, P. de Bernardis +126
Current experiments aimed at measuring the polarization of the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) use cryogenic detector arrays and cold optical systems to boost the mapping speed o…
QUBIC VIII: Optical design and performance
C. O'Sullivan, M. De Petris, G. Amico +126
The Q and U Bolometric Interferometer for Cosmology (QUBIC) is a ground-based experiment that aims to detect B-mode polarisation anisotropies in the CMB at angular scales around th…
QUBIC III: Laboratory Characterization
S. A. Torchinsky, J. -Ch. Hamilton, M. Piat +125
A prototype version of the Q & U Bolometric Interferometer for Cosmology (QUBIC) underwent a campaign of testing in the laboratory at Astroparticle Physics and Cosmology in Paris.…
Observing with NIKA2Pol from the IRAM 30m telescope. Early results on the commissioning phase
A. Ritacco, R. Adam, P. Ade +41
The NIKA2 polarization channel at 260 GHz (1.15 mm) has been proposed primarily to observe galactic star-forming regions and probe the critical scales between 0.01-0.05 pc at which…
Exploring Cosmic Origins with CORE: Survey requirements and mission design
J. Delabrouille, P. de Bernardis, F. R. Bouchet +200
Future observations of cosmic microwave background (CMB) polarisation have the potential to answer some of the most fundamental questions of modern physics and cosmology. In this p…