7 papers
An upgraded frequency-selectable laser source (FLS) calibrator for CMB bandpass characterization
Lauren J. Saunders, Sara M. Simon, Shreya Sutariya +4
One of the biggest challenges for Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) experiments comes from the uncertainty in instrument bandpass calibration. Uncertainties in bandpass can limit f…
The Simons Observatory: Design, Integration, and Current Status of Small Aperture Telescopes
Aashrita Mangu, Lance Corbett, Sanah Bhimani +14
The Simons Observatory (SO) is a cosmic microwave background (CMB) survey experiment located in the Atacama Desert in Chile at an elevation of 5200 meters, nominally consisting of…
The Simons Observatory: Deployment and current configuration of the Observatory Control System for SAT-MF1 and data access software systems
Sanah Bhimani, Jack Lashner, Simone Aiola +12
The Simons Observatory (SO) is a Cosmic Microwave Background experiment located in the Atacama Desert in Chile. SO consists of three small aperture telescopes (SATs) and one large…
The Simons Observatory: Deployment of the observatory control system and supporting infrastructure
Brian J. Koopman, Sanah Bhimani, Nicholas Galitzki +7
The Simons Observatory (SO) is a cosmic microwave background (CMB) observatory consisting of three small aperture telescopes and one large aperture telescope. SO is located in the…
The Simons Observatory: Alarms and Detector Quality Monitoring
David V. Nguyen, Sanah Bhimani, Nicholas Galitzki +5
The Simons Observatory (SO) is a group of modern telescopes dedicated to observing the polarized cosmic microwave background (CMB), transients, and more. The Observatory consists o…
Simons Observatory: Observatory Scheduler and Automated Data Processing
Yilun Guan, Kathleen Harrington, Jack Lashner +11
The Simons Observatory (SO) is a next-generation ground-based telescope located in the Atacama Desert in Chile, designed to map the cosmic microwave background (CMB) with unprecede…