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20102026
most citedThe NIKA2 instrument, a dual-band kilopixel KID array for millimetric astronomy

136 citations · 497 across the 12 of their papers we have counts for

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13 papers

astro-ph.IM2026

Illuminating the Physics of Cosmic Origin and Evolution: A UK Space Frontiers 2035 White Paper

Florian Beutler, Eva-Maria Mueller, Seshadri Nadathur +61

Understanding the Universe's origins and evolution remains one of the most fundamental challenges in modern cosmology. This white paper explores three key science priorities in thi…

astro-ph.IM2025

A metamaterial telescope at millimetre wavelengths

Giorgio Savini, Peter Hargrave, Peter A. R. Ade +5

In this paper we present a novel telescope composed exclusively of thin, flat optical elements, each being a hot-pressed multi-layered structure combining the properties of a lens,…

astro-ph.IM2016★ 33 cited

Polarimetry at millimeter wavelengths with the NIKA camera: calibration and performance

A. Ritacco, N. Ponthieu, A. Catalano +37

Magnetic fields, which play a major role in a large number of astrophysical processes from galactic to cosmological scales, can be traced via observations of dust polarization as d…

astro-ph.IM2016

NIKA 2: next-generation continuum/polarized camera at the IRAM 30 m telescope and its prototype

A. Ritacco, R. Adam, A. Adane +36

NIKA 2 (New Instrument of Kids Array) is a next generation continuum and polarized instrument successfully installed in October 2015 at the IRAM 30 m telescope on Pico-Veleta (Gran…

astro-ph.IM2016★ 136 cited

The NIKA2 instrument, a dual-band kilopixel KID array for millimetric astronomy

M. Calvo, A. Benoit, A. Catalano +45

NIKA2 (New IRAM KID Array 2) is a camera dedicated to millimeter wave astronomy based upon kilopixel arrays of Kinetic Inductance Detectors (KID). The pathfinder instrument, NIKA,…

astro-ph.CO2015★ 113 cited

High angular resolution Sunyaev-Zel'dovich observations of MACS J1423.8+2404 with NIKA: Multiwavelength analysis

R. Adam, B. Comis, I. Bartalucci +42

The prototype of the NIKA2 camera, NIKA, is an instrument operating at the IRAM 30-m telescope, which can observe simultaneously at 150 and 260GHz. One of the main goals of NIKA2 i…