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SPIDER: CMB polarimetry from the edge of space
R. Gualtieri, J. P. Filippini, P. A. R. Ade +61
SPIDER is a balloon-borne instrument designed to map the polarization of the millimeter-wave sky at large angular scales. SPIDER targets the B-mode signature of primordial gravitat…
280 GHz Focal Plane Unit Design and Characterization for the SPIDER-2 Suborbital Polarimeter
A. S. Bergman, P. A. R. Ade, S. Akers +76
We describe the construction and characterization of the 280 GHz bolometric focal plane units (FPUs) to be deployed on the second flight of the balloon-borne SPIDER instrument. The…
Design and performance of dual-polarization lumped-element kinetic inductance detectors for millimeter-wave polarimetry
H. McCarrick, G. Jones, B. R. Johnson +11
Lumped-element kinetic inductance detectors (LEKIDs) are an attractive technology for millimeter-wave observations that require large arrays of extremely low-noise detectors. We de…
Operation of a superconducting nanowire in two detection modes: KID and SPD
Edward Schroeder, Philip Mauskopf, Hamdi Mani +3
We present the performance of a superconducting nanowire that can be operated in two detection modes: i) as a kinetic inductance detector (KID) or ii) as a single-photon detector (…
Development of Multi-Chroic MKIDs for Next-Generation CMB Polarization Studies
B. R. Johnson, D. Flanigan, M. H. Abitbol +17
We report on the status of an ongoing effort to develop arrays of horn-coupled, polarization-sensitive microwave kinetic inductance detectors (MKIDs) that are each sensitive to two…
Microwave SQUID Multiplexer demonstration for Cosmic Microwave Background Imagers
B. Dober, D. T. Becker, D. A. Bennett +10
Key performance characteristics are demonstrated for the microwave SQUID multiplexer (MUX) coupled to transition edge sensor (TES) bolometers that have been optimized for cosmic…