Keck array and BICEP3: spectral characterization of 5000+ detectors

K. S. Karkare; P. A. R. Ade; Z. Ahmed; R. W. Aikin; K. D. Alexander; M. Amiri; D. Barkats; S. J. Benton; C. A. Bischoff; J. J. Bock; J. A. Bonetti; J. A. Brevik; I. Buder; E. W. Bullock; B. Burger; J. Connors; B. P. Crill; G. Davis; C. D. Dowell; L. Duband; J. P. Filippini; S. T. Fliescher; S. R. Golwala; M. S. Gordon; J. A. Grayson; M. Halpern; M. Hasselfield; S. R. Hildebrandt; G. C. Hilton; V. V. Hristov; H. Hui; K. D. Irwin; J. H. Kang; E. Karpel; S. Kefeli; S. A. Kernasovskiy; J. M. Kovac; C. L. Kuo; E. M. Leitch; M. Lueker; P. Mason; K. G. Megerian; C. B. Netterfield; H. T. Nguyen; R. O'Brient; R. W. Ogburn IV; C. L. Pryke; C. D. Reintsema; S. Richter; R. Schwarz; C. D. Sheehy; Z. K. Staniszewski; R. V. Sudiwala; G. P. Teply; K. L. Thompson; J. E. Tolan; A. D. Turner; A. Vieregg; A. Weber; C. L. Wong; W. L. K. Wu; K. W. Yoon

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19 August 2014 Keck array and BICEP3: spectral characterization of 5000+ detectors

K. S. Karkare, P. A. R. Ade, Z. Ahmed, R. W. Aikin, K. D. Alexander, M. Amiri, D. Barkats, S. J. Benton, C. A. Bischoff, J. J. Bock, J. A. Bonetti, J. A. Brevik, I. Buder, E. W. Bullock, B. Burger, J. Connors, B. P. Crill, G. Davis, C. D. Dowell, L. Duband, J. P. Filippini, S. T. Fliescher, S. R. Golwala, M. S. Gordon, J. A. Grayson, M. Halpern, M. Hasselfield, S. R. Hildebrandt, G. C. Hilton, V. V. Hristov, H. Hui, K. D. Irwin, J. H. Kang, E. Karpel, S. Kefeli, S. A. Kernasovskiy, J. M. Kovac, C. L. Kuo, E. M. Leitch, M. Lueker, P. Mason, K. G. Megerian, C. B. Netterfield, H. T. Nguyen, R. O'Brient, R. W. Ogburn IV, C. L. Pryke, C. D. Reintsema, S. Richter, R. Schwarz, C. D. Sheehy, Z. K. Staniszewski, R. V. Sudiwala, G. P. Teply, K. L. Thompson, J. E. Tolan, A. D. Turner, A. Vieregg, A. Weber, C. L. Wong, W. L. K. Wu, K. W. Yoon

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Proceedings Volume 9153, Millimeter, Submillimeter, and Far-Infrared Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy VII; 91533B (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2056779
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2014, Montréal, Quebec, Canada

Abstract

The inflationary paradigm of the early universe predicts a stochastic background of gravitational waves which would generate a B-mode polarization pattern in the cosmic microwave background (CMB) at degree angular scales. Precise measurement of B-modes is one of the most compelling observational goals in modern cosmology. Since 2011, the Keck Array has deployed over 2500 transition edge sensor (TES) bolometer detectors at 100 and 150 GHz to the South Pole in pursuit of degree-scale B-modes, and Bicep3 will follow in 2015 with 2500 more at 100 GHz. Characterizing the spectral response of these detectors is important for controlling systematic effects that could lead to leakage from the temperature to polarization signal, and for understanding potential coupling to atmospheric and astrophysical emission lines. We present complete spectral characterization of the Keck Array detectors, made with a Martin-Puplett Fourier Transform Spectrometer at the South Pole, and preliminary spectra of Bicep3 detectors taken in lab. We show band centers and effective bandwidths for both Keck Array bands, and use models of the atmosphere at the South Pole to cross check our absolute calibration. Our procedure for obtaining interferograms in the field with automated 4-axis coupling to the focal plane represents an important step towards efficient and complete spectral characterization of next-generation instruments more than 10000 detectors.

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K. S. Karkare, P. A. R. Ade, Z. Ahmed, R. W. Aikin, K. D. Alexander, M. Amiri, D. Barkats, S. J. Benton, C. A. Bischoff, J. J. Bock, J. A. Bonetti, J. A. Brevik, I. Buder, E. W. Bullock, B. Burger, J. Connors, B. P. Crill, G. Davis, C. D. Dowell, L. Duband, J. P. Filippini, S. T. Fliescher, S. R. Golwala, M. S. Gordon, J. A. Grayson, M. Halpern, M. Hasselfield, S. R. Hildebrandt, G. C. Hilton, V. V. Hristov, H. Hui, K. D. Irwin, J. H. Kang, E. Karpel, S. Kefeli, S. A. Kernasovskiy, J. M. Kovac, C. L. Kuo, E. M. Leitch, M. Lueker, P. Mason, K. G. Megerian, C. B. Netterfield, H. T. Nguyen, R. O'Brient, R. W. Ogburn IV, C. L. Pryke, C. D. Reintsema, S. Richter, R. Schwarz, C. D. Sheehy, Z. K. Staniszewski, R. V. Sudiwala, G. P. Teply, K. L. Thompson, J. E. Tolan, A. D. Turner, A. Vieregg, A. Weber, C. L. Wong, W. L. K. Wu, and K. W. Yoon "Keck array and BICEP3: spectral characterization of 5000+ detectors", Proc. SPIE 9153, Millimeter, Submillimeter, and Far-Infrared Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy VII, 91533B (19 August 2014); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2056779

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