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KISS: instrument description and performance
J. F. Macías-Pérez, M. Fernández-Torreiro, A. Catalano +35
Kinetic inductance detectors (KIDs) have been proven as reliable systems for astrophysical observations, especially in the millimetre range. Their compact size enables to optimally…
Observations with KIDs Interferometer Spectrum Survey(KISS)
A. Fasano, A. Catalano, J. F. Macías-Pérez +33
We describe the preliminary on-sky results of the KIDs Interferometer Spectrum Survey (KISS), a spectral imager with a 1 deg field of view (FoV). The instrument operates in the ran…
Accurate sky signal reconstruction for ground-based spectroscopy with kinetic inductance detectors
A. Fasano., J. F. Macías-Pérez, A. Benoit +33
Context. Wide-field spectrometers are needed to deal with current astrophysical challenges that require multiband observations at millimeter wavelengths. An example of these is the…
Understanding and minimizing resonance frequency deviations on a 4-inch kilo-pixel kinetic inductance detector array
S. Shu, M. Calvo, J. Goupy +5
One of the advantages of kinetic inductance detectors is their intrinsic frequency domain multiplexing capability. However, fabrication imperfections usually give rise to resonance…
LEKID sensitivity for space applications between 80 and 600 GHz
A. Catalano, A. Bideaud, O. Bourrion +8
We report the design, fabrication and testing of Lumped Element Kinetic Inductance Detectors (LEKID) showing performance in line with the requirements of the next generation space…
Observing with NIKA2Pol from the IRAM 30m telescope. Early results on the commissioning phase
A. Ritacco, R. Adam, P. Ade +41
The NIKA2 polarization channel at 260 GHz (1.15 mm) has been proposed primarily to observe galactic star-forming regions and probe the critical scales between 0.01-0.05 pc at which…
The KISS experiment
A. Fasano, M. Aguiar, A. Benoit +30
Mapping millimetre continuum emission has become a key issue in modern multi-wavelength astrophysics. In particular, spectrum-imaging at low frequency resolution is an asset for ch…
NIKA2 mapping and cross-instrument SED extraction of extended sources with Scanamorphos
H. Roussel, N. Ponthieu, R. Adam +38
The steps taken to tailor to NIKA2 observations the Scanamorphos algorithm (initially developed to subtract low-frequency noise from Herschel on-the-fly observations) are described…
KISS: a spectrometric imager for millimetre cosmology
A. Fasano, M. Aguiar, A. Benoit +27
Clusters of galaxies are used to map the large-scale structures in the universe and as probe of universe evolution. They can be observed through the Sunyaev-Zel'dovich (SZ) effect.…
Calibration and Performance of the NIKA2 camera at the IRAM 30-meter Telescope
L. Perotto, N. Ponthieu, J. -F. Macías-Pérez +45
NIKA2 is a dual-band millimetric continuum camera of 2900 Kinetic Inductance Detectors (KID), operating at and , installed at the IRAM 30-meter telescope. We p…
Optical Response of Lumped-Element Kinetic-Inductance Detector Arrays
Shibo Shu, Martino Calvo, Johannes Goupy +5
We present an analysis of the optical response of lumped-element kinetic-inductance detector arrays, based on the NIKA2 1mm array. This array has a dual-polarization sensitive Hilb…
Increased multiplexing of superconducting microresonator arrays by post-characterization adaptation of the on-chip capacitors
Shibo Shu, Martino Calvo, Johannes Goupy +5
We present an interdigitated capacitor trimming technique for fine-tuning the resonance frequency of superconducting microresonators and increasing the multiplexing factor. We firs…
The NIKA2 instrument at 30-m IRAM telescope: performance and results
A. Catalano, R. Adam, P. A. R. Ade +84
The New IRAM KID Arrays 2 (NIKA2) consortium has just finished installing and commissioning a millimetre camera on the IRAM 30 m telescope. It is a dual-band camera operating with…
The NIKA2 large field-of-view millimeter continuum camera for the 30-m IRAM telescope
Remi Adam, Amar Adane, P. A. R. Ade +45
Millimeter-wave continuum astronomy is today an indispensable tool for both general Astrophysics studies and Cosmology. General purpose, large field-of-view instruments are needed…
Exploring Cosmic Origins with CORE: Survey requirements and mission design
J. Delabrouille, P. de Bernardis, F. R. Bouchet +200
Future observations of cosmic microwave background (CMB) polarisation have the potential to answer some of the most fundamental questions of modern physics and cosmology. In this p…
Exploring Cosmic Origins with CORE: The Instrument
P. de Bernardis, P. A. R. Ade, J. J. A. Baselmans +126
We describe a space-borne, multi-band, multi-beam polarimeter aiming at a precise and accurate measurement of the polarization of the Cosmic Microwave Background. The instrument is…
Lumped Element Kinetic Inductance Detectors for space applications
Alessandro Monfardini, Jochem Baselmans, Alain Benoit +12
Kinetic Inductance Detectors (KID) are now routinely used in ground-based telescopes. Large arrays, deployed in formats up to kilopixels, exhibit state-of-the-art performance at mi…
The NIKA2 commissioning campaign: performance and first results
A. Catalano, R. Adam, P. Ade +39
The New IRAM KID Array 2 (NIKA 2) is a dual-band camera operating with three frequency-multiplexed kilopixels arrays of Lumped Element Kinetic Inductance Detectors (LEKID) cooled a…
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…
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,…
First polarised light with the NIKA camera
A. Ritacco, R. Adam, A. Adane +39
NIKA is a dual-band camera operating with 315 frequency multiplexed LEKIDs cooled at 100 mK. NIKA is designed to observe the sky in intensity and polarisation at 150 and 260 GHz fr…
The NIKA 2012-2014 observing campaigns: control of systematic effects and results
A. Catalano, R. Adam, A. Adane +35
The New IRAM KID Array (NIKA) is a dual-band camera operating with frequency multiplexed arrays of Lumped Element Kinetic Inductance Detectors (LEKIDs) cooled to 100 mK. NIKA is de…
The NIKA instrument: results and perspectives towards a permanent KID based camera for the Pico Veleta observatory
A. D'Addabbo, R. Adam, A. Adane +32
The New IRAM KIDs Array (NIKA) is a pathfinder instrument devoted to millimetric astronomy. In 2009 it was the first multiplexed KID camera on the sky; currently it is installed at…
Latest NIKA results and the NIKA-2 project
A. Monfardini, R. Adam, A. Adane +32
NIKA (New IRAM KID Arrays) is a dual-band imaging instrument installed at the IRAM (Institut de RadioAstronomie Millimetrique) 30-meter telescope at Pico Veleta (Spain). Two distin…