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Horn Coupled Multichroic Polarimeters for the Atacama Cosmology Telescope Polarization ExperimentMultichroic polarization sensitive detectors enable increased sensitivity and spectral coverage for observations of the cosmic microwave background. An array optimized for dual frequency detectors can provide 1.7 times gain in sensitivity compared to a single frequency array. We present the design and measurements of horn coupled multichroic polarimeters encompassing the 90 and 150 GHz frequency bandsand discuss our plans to field an array of these detectors as part of the ACTPol project.
Document ID
20180005602
Acquisition Source
Goddard Space Flight Center
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Datta, R.
(Michigan Univ. Ann Arbor, MI, United States)
Hubmayr, J.
(National Inst. of Standards and Technology Boulder, CO, United States)
Munson, C.
(Michigan Univ. Ann Arbor, MI, United States)
Austermann, J.
(Colorado Univ. Boulder, CO, United States)
Beall, J.
(National Inst. of Standards and Technology Boulder, CO, United States)
Becker, D.
(National Inst. of Standards and Technology Boulder, CO, United States)
Cho, H. M.
(National Inst. of Standards and Technology Boulder, CO, United States)
Halverson, N.
(Colorado Univ. Boulder, CO, United States)
Hilton, G.
(National Inst. of Standards and Technology Boulder, CO, United States)
Irwin, K.
(National Inst. of Standards and Technology Boulder, CO, United States)
Li, D.
(National Inst. of Standards and Technology Boulder, CO, United States)
McMahon, J.
(Michigan Univ. Ann Arbor, MI, United States)
Newburgh, L.
(Princeton Univ. Princeton, NJ, United States)
Nibarger, J.
(National Inst. of Standards and Technology Boulder, CO, United States)
Niemack, M.
(National Inst. of Standards and Technology Boulder, CO, United States)
Schmitt, B.
(Pennsylvania Univ. Philadelphia, PA, United States)
Smith, H.
(Michigan Univ. Ann Arbor, MI, United States)
Staggs, S.
(Princeton Univ. Princeton, NJ, United States)
Van Lanen, J.
(National Inst. of Standards and Technology Boulder, CO, United States)
Wollack, E.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Date Acquired
September 26, 2018
Publication Date
February 22, 2014
Publication Information
Publication: Journal of Low Temperature Physics
Publisher: Springer US
Volume: 176
Issue: 6-May
ISSN: 0022-2291
e-ISSN: 1573-7357
Subject Category
Astrophysics
Report/Patent Number
GSFC-E-DAA-TN13653
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: PHY-1214379
CONTRACT_GRANT: NNX12AM32H
CONTRACT_GRANT: NNX13AE56G
CONTRACT_GRANT: AST-0965625
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other
Keywords
cosmic microwave background
ACTPol
Multichronic polarization sensitive detectors

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