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FOSSIL: A future mission for CMB spectral distortion measurements
N. Aghanim, B. Maffei, J. Aumont +96
We present FOSSIL, a proposed space mission which is designed to deliver unprecedented absolute spectroscopic measurements of the sky intensity over a broad frequency range (50GHz…
Optical concept model of the future cosmology project BISOU
Morgane Loquet Le Gall, Bruno Maffei, Pierre Guiot +2
We present an optical analysis of BISOU (Balloon Interferometer for Spectral Observations of the primordial Universe), an astronomical balloon-borne pathfinder spectrometer develop…
Optical development of the BISOU breadboard
Morgane Loquet Le Gall, Creidhe O'Sullivan, Bruno Borgo +4
BISOU (Balloon Interferometer for Spectral Observations of the primordial Universe) is an astronomical balloon-borne pathfinder developed as part of a preparatory study for a futur…
BISOU: a balloon project to measure the CMB spectral distortions
B. Maffei, M. H. Abitbol, N. Aghanim +24
The BISOU (Balloon Interferometer for Spectral Observations of the Universe) project aims to study the viability and prospects of a balloon-borne spectrometer, pathfinder of a futu…
Overview of the Medium and High Frequency Telescopes of the LiteBIRD satellite mission
L. Montier, B. Mot, P. de Bernardis +232
LiteBIRD is a JAXA-led Strategic Large-Class mission designed to search for the existence of the primordial gravitational waves produced during the inflationary phase of the Univer…
LiteBIRD: JAXA's new strategic L-class mission for all-sky surveys of cosmic microwave background polarization
M. Hazumi, P. A. R. Ade, A. Adler +233
LiteBIRD, the Lite (Light) satellite for the study of B-mode polarization and Inflation from cosmic background Radiation Detection, is a space mission for primordial cosmology and…
Concept Design of Low Frequency Telescope for CMB B-mode Polarization satellite LiteBIRD
Y. Sekimoto, P. A. R. Ade, A. Adler +232
LiteBIRD has been selected as JAXA's strategic large mission in the 2020s, to observe the cosmic microwave background (CMB) -mode polarization over the full sky at large angular…
The optical design of the LiteBIRD Middle and High Frequency Telescope
L. Lamagna, J. E. Gudmundsson, H. Imada +26
LiteBIRD is a JAXA strategic L-class mission devoted to the measurement of polarization of the Cosmic Microwave Background, searching for the signature of primordial gravitational…
Updated design of the CMB polarization experiment satellite LiteBIRD
H. Sugai, P. A. R. Ade, Y. Akiba +216
Recent developments of transition-edge sensors (TESs), based on extensive experience in ground-based experiments, have been making the sensor techniques mature enough for their app…
The SAFARI Detector System
Michael D. Audley, Gert de Lange, Jian-Rong Gao +9
We give an overview of the baseline detector system for SAFARI, the prime focal-plane instrument on board the proposed space infrared observatory, SPICA. SAFARI's detectors are bas…
Exploring cosmic origins with CORE: mitigation of systematic effects
P. Natoli, M. Ashdown, R. Banerji +123
We present an analysis of the main systematic effects that could impact the measurement of CMB polarization with the proposed CORE space mission. We employ timeline-to-map simulati…
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…
Exploring cosmic origins with CORE: effects of observer peculiar motion
C. Burigana, C. S. Carvalho, T. Trombetti +116
We discuss the effects on the CMB, CIB, and thermal SZ effect due to the peculiar motion of an observer with respect to the CMB rest frame, which induces boosting effects. We inves…
Exploring Cosmic Origins with CORE: B-mode Component Separation
M. Remazeilles, A. J. Banday, C. Baccigalupi +113
We demonstrate that, for the baseline design of the CORE satellite mission, the polarized foregrounds can be controlled at the level required to allow the detection of the primordi…
Exploring Cosmic Origins with CORE: Cluster Science
J. -B. Melin, A. Bonaldi, M. Remazeilles +118
We examine the cosmological constraints that can be achieved with a galaxy cluster survey with the future CORE space mission. Using realistic simulations of the millimeter sky, pro…
Exploring Cosmic Origins with CORE: Extragalactic sources in Cosmic Microwave Background maps
G. De Zotti, J. Gonzalez-Nuevo, M. Lopez-Caniego +121
We discuss the potential of a next generation space-borne Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) experiment for studies of extragalactic sources. Our analysis has particular bearing on…
Optical performance of an ultra-sensitive horn-coupled transition-edge-sensor bolometer with hemispherical backshort in the far infrared
Michael D. Audley, Gert de Lange, Jian-Rong Gao +7
The next generation of far infrared space observatories will require extremely sensitive detectors that can be realized only by combining extremely low intrinsic noise with high op…
PRISM (Polarized Radiation Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission): An Extended White Paper
PRISM Collaboration, Philippe André, Carlo Baccigalupi +140
PRISM (Polarized Radiation Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission) was proposed to ESA in May 2013 as a large-class mission for investigating within the framework of the ESA Cosmic Visio…
Herschel observations of Extra-Ordinary Sources: Methanol as a probe of physical conditions in Orion KL
S. Wang, E. A. Bergin, N. R. Crockett +45
We have examined methanol emission from Orion KL with of the {\em Herschel}/HIFI instrument, and detected two methanol bands centered at 524 GHz and 1061 GHz. The 524 GHz methanol…
Detection of OH and HO towards Orion~KL
H. Gupta, P. Rimmer, J. C. Pearson +76
We report observations of the reactive molecular ions OH, HO, and HO towards Orion KL with Herschel/HIFI. All three fine-structure transitions of OH…
Herschel observations of EXtra-Ordinary Sources: the present and future of spectral surveys with Herschel/HIFI
E. A. Bergin, T. G. Phillips, C. Comito +56
We present initial results from the Herschel GT key program: Herschel observations of EXtra-Ordinary Sources (HEXOS) and outline the promise and potential of spectral surveys with…
Herschel observations of extra-ordinary sources: Detecting spiral arm clouds by CH absorption lines
S. -L. Qin, P. Schilke, C. Comito +67
We have observed CH absorption lines () against the continuum source Sgr~B2(M) using the \textit{Herschel}/HIFI instrument. With the high spectral…
Herschel/HIFI discovery of interstellar chloronium (HCl)
D. C. Lis, J. C. Pearson, D. A. Neufeld +102
We report the first detection of chloronium, HCl, in the interstellar medium, using the HIFI instrument aboard the \emph{Herschel} Space Observatory. The li…