Characterization of the Mid-Frequency Arrays for Advanced ACTPol

S. K. Choi; J. Austermann; J. A. Beall; K. T. Crowley; R. Datta; S. M. Duff; P. A. Gallardo; S. P. Ho; J. Hubmayr; B. J. Koopman; Y. Li; F. Nati; M. D. Niemack; L. A. Page; M. Salatino; S. M. Simon; S. T. Staggs; J. Stevens; J. Ullom; E. J. Wollack

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Characterization of the Mid-Frequency Arrays for Advanced ACTPol

S. K. Choi, J. Austermann, J. A. Beall, K. T. Crowley, R. Datta, S. M. Duff, P. A. Gallardo, S. P. Ho, J. Hubmayr, B. J. Koopman, Y. Li, F. Nati, M. D. Niemack, L. A. Page, M. Salatino, S. M. Simon, S. T. Staggs, J. Stevens, J. Ullom, E. J. Wollack

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The Advanced ACTPol upgrade on the Atacama Cosmology Telescope aims to improve the measurement of the cosmic microwave background anisotropies and polarization, using four new dichroic detector arrays fabricated on 150-mm silicon wafers. These bolometric cameras use AlMn transition-edge sensors, coupled to feedhorns with orthomode transducers for polarization sensitivity. The first deployed camera is sensitive to both 150 and 230 GHz. Here, we present the laboratory characterization of the thermal parameters and optical efficiencies for the two newest fielded arrays, each sensitive to both 90 and 150 GHz. We provide assessments of the parameter uniformity across each array with evaluation of systematic uncertainties. Lastly, we show the arrays’ initial performance in the field.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	267-275
Number of pages	9
Journal	Journal of Low Temperature Physics
Volume	193
Issue number	3-4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10909-018-1982-4
State	Published - Nov 1 2018

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Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
General Materials Science
Condensed Matter Physics

Keywords

Advanced ACTPol
Atacama Cosmology Telescope
Cosmic microwave background
Detector efficiency
Transition-edge sensor

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Choi, S. K., Austermann, J., Beall, J. A., Crowley, K. T., Datta, R., Duff, S. M., Gallardo, P. A., Ho, S. P., Hubmayr, J., Koopman, B. J., Li, Y., Nati, F., Niemack, M. D., Page, L. A., Salatino, M., Simon, S. M., Staggs, S. T., Stevens, J., Ullom, J., & Wollack, E. J. (2018). Characterization of the Mid-Frequency Arrays for Advanced ACTPol. Journal of Low Temperature Physics, 193(3-4), 267-275. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10909-018-1982-4

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