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astro-ph.IM2025★ 1 cited

The Simons Observatory: Science Goals and Forecasts for the Enhanced Large Aperture Telescope

The Simons Observatory Collaboration, M. Abitbol, I. Abril-Cabezas +419

We describe updated scientific goals for the wide-field, millimeter-wave survey that will be produced by the Simons Observatory (SO). Significant upgrades to the 6-meter SO Large A…

astro-ph.IM2022★ 37 cited

The POLARBEAR-2 and Simons Array Focal Plane Fabrication Status

B. Westbrook, P. A. R. Ade, M. Aguilar +90

We present on the status of POLARBEAR-2 A (PB2-A) focal plane fabrication. The PB2-A is the first of three telescopes in the Simon Array (SA), which is an array of three cosmic mic…

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…

astro-ph.IM2018★ 20 cited

Measurements of tropospheric ice clouds with a ground-based CMB polarization experiment, POLARBEAR

Satoru Takakura, Mario A. O. Aguilar-Faúndez, Yoshiki Akiba +45

The polarization of the atmosphere has been a long-standing concern for ground-based experiments targeting cosmic microwave background (CMB) polarization. Ice crystals in upper tro…

astro-ph.IM2017★ 60 cited

Performance of a continuously rotating half-wave plate on the POLARBEAR telescope

Satoru Takakura, Mario Aguilar, Yoshiki Akiba +50

A continuously rotating half-wave plate (CRHWP) is a promising tool to improve the sensitivity to large angular scales in cosmic microwave background (CMB) polarization measurement…

astro-ph.IM2016★ 38 cited

POLARBEAR-2: an instrument for CMB polarization measurements

Y. Inoue, P. Ade, Y. Akiba +83

POLARBEAR-2 (PB-2) is a cosmic microwave background (CMB) polarization experiment that will be located in the Atacama highland in Chile at an altitude of 5200 m. Its science goals…

astro-ph.IM2015★ 163 cited

The POLARBEAR-2 and the Simons Array Experiment

A. Suzuki, P. Ade, Y. Akiba +86

We present an overview of the design and status of the \Pb-2 and the Simons Array experiments. \Pb-2 is a Cosmic Microwave Background polarimetry experiment which aims to character…

astro-ph.IM2015★ 40 cited

Modeling atmospheric emission for CMB ground-based observations

J. Errard, P. A. R. Ade, Y. Akiba +72

Atmosphere is one of the most important noise sources for ground-based cosmic microwave background (CMB) experiments. By increasing optical loading on the detectors, it amplifies t…

astro-ph.IM2012★ 52 cited

The bolometric focal plane array of the Polarbear CMB experiment

K. Arnold, P. A. R. Ade, A. E. Anthony +53

The Polarbear Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) polarization experiment is currently observing from the Atacama Desert in Northern Chile. It will characterize the expected B-mode p…

astro-ph.IM2012★ 98 cited

The POLARBEAR Experiment

Z. Kermish, P. Ade, A. Anthony +53

We present the design and characterization of the POLARBEAR experiment. POLARBEAR will measure the polarization of the cosmic microwave background (CMB) on angular scales ranging f…

astro-ph.IM2010★ 16 cited

The new generation CMB B-mode polarization experiment: POLARBEAR

The Polarbear Collaboration, J. Errard, P. A. R. Ade +43

We describe the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) polarization experiment called Polarbear. This experiment will use the dedicated Huan Tran Telescope equipped with a powerful 1,20…