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Optical design of the atacama cosmology telescope and the millimeter bolometric array camera

  • J. W. Fowler
  • , M. D. Niemack
  • , S. R. Dicker
  • , A. M. Aboobaker
  • , P. A.R. Ade
  • , E. S. Battistelli
  • , M. J. Devlin
  • , R. P. Fisher
  • , M. Halpern
  • , P. C. Hargrave
  • , A. D. Hincks
  • , M. Kaul
  • , J. Klein
  • , J. M. Lau
  • , M. Limon
  • , T. A. Marriage
  • , P. D. Mauskopf
  • , L. Page
  • , S. T. Staggs
  • , D. S. Swetz
  • E. R. Switzer, R. J. Thornton, C. E. Tucker

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Abstract

The Atacama Cosmology Telescope is a 6 m telescope designed to map the cosmic microwave background simultaneously at 145, 215, and 280 GHz with arcminute resolution. Each frequency will have a 32 by 32 element focal plane array of transition edge sensor bolometers. The telescope and the cold reimaging optics are optimized for millimeter-wave observations with these sensitive detectors. The design of each is described.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)3444-3454
Number of pages11
JournalApplied Optics
Volume46
Issue number17
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 10 2007

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Engineering (miscellaneous)
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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