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MuSE: A Novel Experiment for CMB Polarization Measurement Using Highly Multimoded Bolometers

Author(s): Kusaka, Akito; Fixsen, Dale J; Kogut, Alan J; Meyer, Stephan S; Staggs, Suzanne T.; et al

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dc.contributor.authorKusaka, Akito-
dc.contributor.authorFixsen, Dale J-
dc.contributor.authorKogut, Alan J-
dc.contributor.authorMeyer, Stephan S-
dc.contributor.authorStaggs, Suzanne T.-
dc.contributor.authorStevenson, Thomas R-
dc.date.accessioned2019-03-27T17:49:59Z-
dc.date.available2019-03-27T17:49:59Z-
dc.date.issued2012en_US
dc.identifier.citationKusaka, Akito, Fixsen, Dale J, Kogut, Alan J, Meyer, Stephan S, Staggs, Suzanne T, Stevenson, Thomas R. (2012). MuSE: A Novel Experiment for CMB Polarization Measurement Using Highly Multimoded Bolometers. MILLIMETER, SUBMILLIMETER, AND FAR-INFRARED DETECTORS AND INSTRUMENTATION FOR ASTRONOMY VI, 8452 (10.1117/12.926271en_US
dc.identifier.issn0277-786X-
dc.identifier.urihttp://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/pr1668c-
dc.description.abstractOne of the most exciting targets for cosmic microwave background (CMB) polarization measurements is the faint signal from the primordial gravity waves predicted by inflationary models. Currently existing experiments and those under construction would constrain or detect such a signal at around r = 0.01, where r is the tensor to scalar ratio. In order to further improve the measurement, experiments for the next generation have to combine the following three: 1) excellent sensitivity, 2) multi-frequency measurement for the removal of galactic foregrounds, and 3) well-controlled systematics. We propose the Multimoded Survey Experiment (MuSE), which uses highly multimoded polarization-sensitive bolometers developed at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC). MuSE, consisting of 69 pixels, will achieve a sensitivity equivalent to several thousand single-moded bolometers. Each pixel can be configured to be sensitive to a different frequency band, allowing very wide frequency coverage by a single focal plane. This enables us to clean galactic synchrotron and dust components with our data alone. MuSE achieves an effective array sensitivity to the CMB of 8 mu K root s even after accounting for the sensitivity degradation from foreground removal and reaches a 2-sigma error on r of 0.009 with two years of operationen_US
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.relation.ispartofMILLIMETER, SUBMILLIMETER, AND FAR-INFRARED DETECTORS AND INSTRUMENTATION FOR ASTRONOMY VIen_US
dc.rightsFinal published version. Article is made available in OAR by the publisher's permission or policy.en_US
dc.titleMuSE: A Novel Experiment for CMB Polarization Measurement Using Highly Multimoded Bolometersen_US
dc.typeConference Articleen_US
dc.identifier.doidoi:10.1117/12.926271-
dc.date.eissued2012en_US
pu.type.symplectichttp://www.symplectic.co.uk/publications/atom-terms/1.0/conference-proceedingen_US

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