Bicep2/Keck Array. IV. Optical characterization and performance of the Bicep2 and Keck Array experiments
- Ade, Peter A. R.
- Aikin, R. W.
- Barkats, D.
- Benton, S. J.
- Bischoff, C. A.
- Bock, J. J.
- Bradford, K. J.
- Brevik, J. A.
- Buder, I.
- Bullock, E.
- Dowell, C. D.
- Duband, L.
- Filippini, J. P.
- Fliescher, S.
- Golwala, S. R.
- Halpern, M.
- Hasselfield, M.
- Hildebrandt, S. R.
- Hilton, G. C.
- Hui, H.
- Irwin, K. D.
- Kang, J. H.
- Karkare, K. S.
- Kaufman, J. P.
- Keating, B. G.
- Kefeli, S.
- Kernasovskiy, S. A.
- Kovac, J. M.
- Kuo, C. L.
- Leitch, E. M.
- Lueker, M.
- Megerian, K. G.
- Netterfield, C. B.
- Nguyen, H. T.
- O?Brient, R.
- IV, R. W. Ogburn
- Orlando, A.
- Pryke, C.
- Richter, S.
- Schwarz, R.
- Sheehy, C. D.
- Staniszewski, Z. K.
- Sudiwala, Rashmikant
- Teply, G. P.
- Thompson, K.
- Tolan, J. E.
- Turner, A. D.
- Vieregg, A. G.
- Weber, A. C.
- Wong, C. L.
- Yoon, K. W.
DOIAbstract
bicep2 and the Keck Array are polarization-sensitive microwave telescopes that observe the cosmic microwave background (CMB) from the South Pole at degree angular scales in search of a signature of inflation imprinted as B-mode polarization in the CMB. bicep2 was deployed in late 2009, observed for three years until the end of 2012 at 150 GHz with 512 antenna-coupled transition edge sensor bolometers, and has reported a detection of B-mode polarization on degree angular scales. The Keck Array was first deployed in late 2010 and will observe through 2016 with five receivers at several frequencies (95, 150, and 220 GHz). bicep2 and the Keck Array share a common optical design and employ the field-proven bicep1 strategy of using small-aperture...
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