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most citedThe Simons Observatory: Science goals and forecasts

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astro-ph.IM2022

A simulation suite for readout with SMuRF tone-tracking electronics

Cyndia Yu, Zeeshan Ahmed, J. Mitch D'Ewart +3

We present the details of a simulation suite for modeling the effects of readout with SLAC Microresonator RF (SMuRF) electronics. The SMuRF electronics are a warm readout and contr…

astro-ph.IM2021★ 50 cited

The Simons Observatory microwave SQUID multiplexing detector module design

Heather McCarrick, Erin Healy, Zeeshan Ahmed +56

Advances in cosmic microwave background (CMB) science depend on increasing the number of sensitive detectors observing the sky. New instruments deploy large arrays of superconducti…

astro-ph.IM2020★ 52 cited

A Microwave SQUID Multiplexer Optimized for Bolometric Applications

B. Dober, Z. Ahmed, K. Arnold +27

A microwave SQUID multiplexer (MUX) has been optimized for coupling to large arrays of superconducting transition-edge sensor (TES) bolometers. We present the scalable cryogenic…

astro-ph.IM2019★ 1 cited

Research and Development for HI Intensity Mapping

Zeeshan Ahmed, David Alonso, Mustafa A. Amin +51

Development of the hardware, data analysis, and simulation techniques for large compact radio arrays dedicated to mapping the 21 cm line of neutral hydrogen gas has proven to be mo…

astro-ph.IM2019

Packed Ultra-wideband Mapping Array (PUMA): A Radio Telescope for Cosmology and Transients

Kevin Bandura, Emanuele Castorina, Liam Connor +23

PUMA is a proposal for an ultra-wideband, low-resolution and transit interferometric radio telescope operating at . Its design is driven by six science goal…

astro-ph.IM2019★ 79 cited

The Simons Observatory: Astro2020 Decadal Project Whitepaper

The Simons Observatory Collaboration, Maximilian H. Abitbol, Shunsuke Adachi +280

The Simons Observatory (SO) is a ground-based cosmic microwave background (CMB) experiment sited on Cerro Toco in the Atacama Desert in Chile that promises to provide breakthrough…