Cosmic microwave background polarimetry using correlation receivers with the PIQUE and CAPMAP experiments

D. Barkats; C. Bischoff; P. Farese; T. Gaier; J. O. Gundersen; M. M. Hedman; L. Hyatt; J. J. McMahon; D. Samtleben; S. T. Staggs; E. Stefanescu; K. Vanderlinde; B. Winstein

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Cosmic microwave background polarimetry using correlation receivers with the PIQUE and CAPMAP experiments

D. Barkats, C. Bischoff, P. Farese, T. Gaier, J. O. Gundersen, M. M. Hedman, L. Hyatt, J. J. McMahon, D. Samtleben, S. T. Staggs, E. Stefanescu, K. Vanderlinde, B. Winstein

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Abstract

The Princeton IQU Experiment (PIQUE) and the Cosmic Anisotropy Polarization Mapper (CAPMAP) are experiments designed to measure the polarization of the cosmic microwave background (CMB) on sub-degree scales in an area within 1° of the North Celestial Pole using heterodyne correlation polarimeters and off-axis telescopes located in central New Jersey. PIQUE produced the tightest limit on the CMB polarization prior to its detection by DASI, while CAPMAP has recently detected polarization at l ∼ 1000. The experimental methods and instrumentation for these two projects are described in detail with emphasis on the particular challenges involved in measuring the tiny polarized component of the CMB.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1-26
Number of pages	26
Journal	Astrophysical Journal, Supplement Series
Volume	159
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1086/430208
State	Published - Jul 2005

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Astronomy and Astrophysics
Space and Planetary Science

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Cosmic microwave background
Cosmology: observations
Instrumentation: polarimeters

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Barkats, D., Bischoff, C., Farese, P., Gaier, T., Gundersen, J. O., Hedman, M. M., Hyatt, L., McMahon, J. J., Samtleben, D., Staggs, S. T., Stefanescu, E., Vanderlinde, K., & Winstein, B. (2005). Cosmic microwave background polarimetry using correlation receivers with the PIQUE and CAPMAP experiments. Astrophysical Journal, Supplement Series, 159(1), 1-26. https://doi.org/10.1086/430208

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