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1. The Simons Observatory: A large-diameter truss for a refracting telescope cooled to 1 K

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Crowley, K, Dow, P, Shroyer, J, Groh, J, Dober, B, Spisak, J, Galitzki, N, Bhandarkar, T, Devlin, M, Dicker, S, Gallardo, P, Harrington, K, Iuliano, J, Johnson, B, Johnson, D, Kofman, A, Kusaka, A, Lee, A, Limon, M, Nati, F, Orlowski-Scherer, J, Page, L, Randall, M, Teply, G, Tsan, T, Wollack, E, Xu, Z, Zhu, N, Crowley K. D., Dow P., Shroyer J. E., Groh J. C., Dober B., Spisak J., Galitzki N., Bhandarkar T., Devlin M. J., Dicker S., Gallardo P. A., Harrington K., Iuliano J., Johnson B. R., Johnson D., Kofman A. M., Kusaka A., Lee A., Limon M., Nati F., Orlowski-Scherer J., Page L., Randall M., Teply G., Tsan T., Wollack E. J., Xu Z., Zhu N., Crowley, K, Dow, P, Shroyer, J, Groh, J, Dober, B, Spisak, J, Galitzki, N, Bhandarkar, T, Devlin, M, Dicker, S, Gallardo, P, Harrington, K, Iuliano, J, Johnson, B, Johnson, D, Kofman, A, Kusaka, A, Lee, A, Limon, M, Nati, F, Orlowski-Scherer, J, Page, L, Randall, M, Teply, G, Tsan, T, Wollack, E, Xu, Z, Zhu, N, Crowley K. D., Dow P., Shroyer J. E., Groh J. C., Dober B., Spisak J., Galitzki N., Bhandarkar T., Devlin M. J., Dicker S., Gallardo P. A., Harrington K., Iuliano J., Johnson B. R., Johnson D., Kofman A. M., Kusaka A., Lee A., Limon M., Nati F., Orlowski-Scherer J., Page L., Randall M., Teply G., Tsan T., Wollack E. J., Xu Z., and Zhu N.

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We present the design and measured performance of a new carbon fiber strut design that is used in a cryogenically cooled truss for the Simons Observatory small aperture telescope. The truss consists of two aluminum 6061 rings separated by 24 struts. Each strut consists of a central carbon fiber tube fitted with two aluminum end caps. We tested the performance of the strut and truss by (i) cryogenically cycling and destructively pull-Testing strut samples, (ii) non-destructively pull-Testing the final truss, and (iii) measuring the thermal conductivity of the carbon fiber tubes. We found that the strut strength is limited by the mounting fasteners and the strut end caps, not the epoxy adhesive or the carbon fiber tube. This result is consistent with our numerical predictions. Our thermal measurements suggest that the conductive heat load through the struts (from 4 to 1 K) will be less than 1 mW. This strut design may be a promising candidate for use in other cryogenic support structures.

Published
2022

2. The Simons Observatory: Magnetic Sensitivity Measurements of Microwave SQUID Multiplexers

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Vavagiakis, E, Ahmed, Z, Ali, A, Arnold, K, Austermann, J, Bruno, S, Choi, S, Connors, J, Cothard, N, Dicker, S, Dober, B, Duff, S, Fanfani, V, Healy, E, Henderson, S, Ho, S, Hoang, D, Hilton, G, Hubmayr, J, Krachmalnicoff, N, Li, Y, Mates, J, Mccarrick, H, Nati, F, Niemack, M, Silva-Feaver, M, Staggs, S, Stevens, J, Vissers, M, Ullom, J, Wagoner, K, Xu, Z, Zhu, N, Vavagiakis E. M., Ahmed Z., Ali A., Arnold K., Austermann J., Bruno S. M., Choi S. K., Connors J., Cothard N., Dicker S., Dober B., Duff S., Fanfani V., Healy E., Henderson S., Ho S. -P. P., Hoang D. -T., Hilton G., Hubmayr J., Krachmalnicoff N., Li Y., Mates J., McCarrick H., Nati F., Niemack M., Silva-Feaver M., Staggs S., Stevens J., Vissers M., Ullom J., Wagoner K., Xu Z., Zhu N., Vavagiakis, E, Ahmed, Z, Ali, A, Arnold, K, Austermann, J, Bruno, S, Choi, S, Connors, J, Cothard, N, Dicker, S, Dober, B, Duff, S, Fanfani, V, Healy, E, Henderson, S, Ho, S, Hoang, D, Hilton, G, Hubmayr, J, Krachmalnicoff, N, Li, Y, Mates, J, Mccarrick, H, Nati, F, Niemack, M, Silva-Feaver, M, Staggs, S, Stevens, J, Vissers, M, Ullom, J, Wagoner, K, Xu, Z, Zhu, N, Vavagiakis E. M., Ahmed Z., Ali A., Arnold K., Austermann J., Bruno S. M., Choi S. K., Connors J., Cothard N., Dicker S., Dober B., Duff S., Fanfani V., Healy E., Henderson S., Ho S. -P. P., Hoang D. -T., Hilton G., Hubmayr J., Krachmalnicoff N., Li Y., Mates J., McCarrick H., Nati F., Niemack M., Silva-Feaver M., Staggs S., Stevens J., Vissers M., Ullom J., Wagoner K., Xu Z., and Zhu N.

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The Simons Observatory (SO) will be a cosmic microwave background (CMB) survey experiment with three small-aperture telescopes and one large-aperture telescope, which will observe from the Atacama Desert in Chile. In total, SO will field $\sim$70,000 transition-edge sensor (TES) bolometers in six spectral bands centered between 27 and 280 GHz in order to achieve the sensitivity necessary to measure or constrain numerous cosmological quantities. The SO Universal Focal Plane Modules (UFMs) each contain a 150 mm diameter TES detector array, horn or lenslet optical coupling, cold readout components, and magnetic shielding. SO will use a microwave SQUID multiplexing ($\mu$MUX) readout at an initial multiplexing factor of $\sim$1000; the cold (100 mK) readout components are packaged in a $\mu$MUX readout module, which is part of the UFM, and can also be characterized independently. The 100 mK stage TES bolometer arrays and microwave SQUIDs are sensitive to magnetic fields, and their measured response will vary with the degree to which they are magnetically shielded. We present measurements of the magnetic pickup of test microwave SQUID multiplexers as a study of various shielding configurations for the Simons Observatory. We discuss how these measurements motivated the material choice and design of the UFM magnetic shielding.

Published
2021

3. Preflight characterization of the BLAST-TNG receiver and detector arrays

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Zmuidzinas, Jona, Gao, Jian-Rong, Lourie, N, Ade, P, Angile, F, Ashton, P, Austermann, J, Devlin, M, Dober, B, Galitzki, N, Gao, J, Gordon, S, Groppi, C, Klein, J, Hilton, G, Hubmayr, J, Li, D, Lowe, I, Mani, H, Mauskopf, P, Mckenney, C, Nati, F, Novak, G, Pascale, E, Pisano, G, Sinclair, A, Soler, J, Tucker, C, Ullom, J, Vissers, M, Williams, P, Lourie N. P., Ade P. A. R., Angile F. E., Ashton P. C., Austermann J. E., Devlin M. J., Dober B., Galitzki N., Gao J., Gordon S., Groppi C. E., Klein J., Hilton G. C., Hubmayr J., Li D., Lowe I., Mani H., Mauskopf P., McKenney C. M., Nati F., Novak G., Pascale E., Pisano G., Sinclair A., Soler J. D., Tucker C., Ullom J. N., Vissers M., Williams P. A., Zmuidzinas, Jona, Gao, Jian-Rong, Lourie, N, Ade, P, Angile, F, Ashton, P, Austermann, J, Devlin, M, Dober, B, Galitzki, N, Gao, J, Gordon, S, Groppi, C, Klein, J, Hilton, G, Hubmayr, J, Li, D, Lowe, I, Mani, H, Mauskopf, P, Mckenney, C, Nati, F, Novak, G, Pascale, E, Pisano, G, Sinclair, A, Soler, J, Tucker, C, Ullom, J, Vissers, M, Williams, P, Lourie N. P., Ade P. A. R., Angile F. E., Ashton P. C., Austermann J. E., Devlin M. J., Dober B., Galitzki N., Gao J., Gordon S., Groppi C. E., Klein J., Hilton G. C., Hubmayr J., Li D., Lowe I., Mani H., Mauskopf P., McKenney C. M., Nati F., Novak G., Pascale E., Pisano G., Sinclair A., Soler J. D., Tucker C., Ullom J. N., Vissers M., and Williams P. A.

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The Next Generation Balloon-borne Large Aperture Submillimeter Telescope (BLAST-TNG) is a submillimeter mapping experiment planned for a 28 day long-duration balloon (LDB) flight from McMurdo Station, Antarctica during the 2018-2019 season. BLAST-TNG will detect submillimeter polarized interstellar dust emission, tracing magnetic fields in galactic molecular clouds. BLAST-TNG will be the first polarimeter with the sensitivity and resolution to probe the similar to 0.1 parsec-scale features that are critical to understanding the origin of structures in the interstellar medium.BLAST-TNG features three detector arrays operating at wavelengths of 250, 350, and 500 mu m (1200, 857, and 600 GHz) comprised of 918, 469, and 272 dual-polarization pixels, respectively. Each pixel is made up of two crossed microwave kinetic inductance detectors (MKIDs). These arrays are cooled to 275 mK in a cryogenic receiver. Each MKID has a different resonant frequency, allowing hundreds of resonators to be read out on a single transmission line. This inherent ability to be frequency-domain multiplexed simplifies the cryogenic readout hardware, but requires careful optical testing to map out the physical location of each resonator on the focal plane. Receiver-level optical testing was carried out using both a cryogenic source mounted to a movable xy-stage with a shutter, and a beam-filling, heated blackbody source able to provide a 10-50 degrees C temperature chop. The focal plane array noise properties, responsivity, polarization efficiency, instrumental polarization were measured. We present the preflight characterization of the BLAST-TNG cryogenic system and array-level optical testing of the MKID detector arrays in the flight receiver.

Published
2018

4. Design and characterization of a balloon-borne diffraction-limited submillimeter telescope platform for BLAST-TNG

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Marshall, Heather K, Spyromilio, Jason, Lourie, N, Angile, F, Ashton, P, Catanzaro, B, Devlin, M, Dicker, S, Didier, J, Dober, B, Fissel, L, Galitzki, N, Gordon, S, Klein, J, Lowe, I, Mauskopf, P, Nati, F, Novak, G, Romualdez, L, Soler, J, Williams, P, Lourie N. P., Angile F. E., Ashton P. C., Catanzaro B., Devlin M. J., Dicker S., Didier J., Dober B., Fissel L. M., Galitzki N., Gordon S., Klein J., Lowe I., Mauskopf P., Nati F., Novak G., Romualdez L. J., Soler J. D., Williams P. A., Marshall, Heather K, Spyromilio, Jason, Lourie, N, Angile, F, Ashton, P, Catanzaro, B, Devlin, M, Dicker, S, Didier, J, Dober, B, Fissel, L, Galitzki, N, Gordon, S, Klein, J, Lowe, I, Mauskopf, P, Nati, F, Novak, G, Romualdez, L, Soler, J, Williams, P, Lourie N. P., Angile F. E., Ashton P. C., Catanzaro B., Devlin M. J., Dicker S., Didier J., Dober B., Fissel L. M., Galitzki N., Gordon S., Klein J., Lowe I., Mauskopf P., Nati F., Novak G., Romualdez L. J., Soler J. D., and Williams P. A.

Abstract

The Next Generation Balloon-borne Large Aperture Submillimeter Telescope (BLAST-TNG) is a submillimeter mapping experiment planned for a 28 day long-duration balloon (LDB) flight from McMurdo Station, Antarctica during the 2018-2019 season. BLAST-TNG will detect submillimeter polarized interstellar dust emission, tracing magnetic fields in galactic molecular clouds. BLAST-TNG will be the first polarimeter with the sensitivity and resolution to probe the similar to 0.1 parsec-scale features that are critical to understanding the origin of structures in the interstellar medium. With three detector arrays operating at 250, 350, and 500 mu m (1200, 857, and 600 GHz), BLAST-TNG will obtain diffraction-limited resolution at each waveband of 30, 41, and 59 arcseconds respectively.To achieve the submillimeter resolution necessary for its science goals, the BLAST-TNG telescope features a 2.5 m aperture carbon fiber composite primary mirror, one of the largest mirrors flown on a balloon platform. Successful performance of such a large telescope on a balloon-borne platform requires stiff, lightweight optical components and mounting structures. Through a combination of optical metrology and finite element modeling of thermal and mechanical stresses on both the telescope optics and mounting structures, we expect diffraction-limited resolution at all our wavebands. We expect pointing errors due to deformation of the telescope mount to be negligible. We have developed a detailed thermal model of the sun shielding, gondola, and optical components to optimize our observing strategy and increase the stability of the telescope over the flight. We present preflight characterization of the telescope and its platform.

Published
2018

5. The Balloon-borne Large Aperture Submillimeter Telescope Observatory

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Lowe, I, Coppi, G, Ade, P, Ashton, P, Austermann, J, Beall, J, Clark, S, Cox, E, Devlin, M, Dicker, S, Dober, B, Fanfani, V, Fissel, L, Galitzki, N, Gao, J, Hensley, B, Hubmayr, J, Li, S, Li, Z, Lourie, N, Martin, P, Mauskopf, P, Nati, F, Novak, G, Pisano, G, Romualdez, L, Sinclair, A, Soler, J, Tucker, C, Vissers, M, Wheeler, J, Williams, P, Zannoni, M, Lowe, Ian N., Coppi, Gabriele, Ade, Peter A., Ashton, Peter C., Austermann, Jason E., Beall, James, Clark, Susan, Cox, Erin G., Devlin, Mark J., Dicker, Simon, Dober, Bradley J., Fanfani, Valentina, Fissel, Laura M., Galitzki, Nicholas, Gao, Jiangsong, Hensley, Brandon, Hubmayr, Johannes, Li, Steven, Li, Zhi-yun, Lourie, Nathan P., Martin, Peter G., Mauskopf, Philip, Nati, Federico, Novak, Giles, Pisano, Giampaolo, Romualdez, L J., Sinclair, Adrian, Soler, Juan D., Tucker, Carole, Vissers, Michael, Wheeler, Jordan, Williams, Paul A., Zannoni, Mario, Lowe, I, Coppi, G, Ade, P, Ashton, P, Austermann, J, Beall, J, Clark, S, Cox, E, Devlin, M, Dicker, S, Dober, B, Fanfani, V, Fissel, L, Galitzki, N, Gao, J, Hensley, B, Hubmayr, J, Li, S, Li, Z, Lourie, N, Martin, P, Mauskopf, P, Nati, F, Novak, G, Pisano, G, Romualdez, L, Sinclair, A, Soler, J, Tucker, C, Vissers, M, Wheeler, J, Williams, P, Zannoni, M, Lowe, Ian N., Coppi, Gabriele, Ade, Peter A., Ashton, Peter C., Austermann, Jason E., Beall, James, Clark, Susan, Cox, Erin G., Devlin, Mark J., Dicker, Simon, Dober, Bradley J., Fanfani, Valentina, Fissel, Laura M., Galitzki, Nicholas, Gao, Jiangsong, Hensley, Brandon, Hubmayr, Johannes, Li, Steven, Li, Zhi-yun, Lourie, Nathan P., Martin, Peter G., Mauskopf, Philip, Nati, Federico, Novak, Giles, Pisano, Giampaolo, Romualdez, L J., Sinclair, Adrian, Soler, Juan D., Tucker, Carole, Vissers, Michael, Wheeler, Jordan, Williams, Paul A., and Zannoni, Mario

Abstract

The BLAST Observatory is a proposed superpressure balloon-borne polarimeter designed for a future ultra- long duration balloon campaign from Wanaka, New Zealand. To maximize scientific output while staying within the stringent superpressure weight envelope, BLAST will feature new 1.8m off-axis optical system contained within a lightweight monocoque structure gondola. The payload will incorporate a 300 L 4He cryogenic receiver which will cool 8,274 microwave kinetic inductance detectors (MKIDs) to 100mK through the use of an adiabatic demagnetization refrigerator (ADR) in combination with a 3He sorption refrigerator all backed by a liquid helium pumped pot operating at 2 K. The detector readout utilizes a new Xilinx RFSOC-based system which will run the next-generation of the BLAST-TNG KIDPy software. With this instrument we aim to answer outstanding questions about dust dynamics as well as provide community access to the polarized submillimeter sky made possible by high-altitude observing unrestricted by atmospheric transmission. The BLAST Observatory is designed for a minimum 31-day flight of which 70% will be dedicated to observations for BLAST scientific goals and the remaining 30% will be open to proposals from the wider astronomical community through a shared-risk proposals program.

Published
2020

6. Simons Observatory Small Aperture Telescope overview

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Marshall, HK, Spyromilio, J, Usuda, T, Kiuchi, K, Adachi, S, Ali, A, Arnold, K, Ashton, P, Austermann, J, Bazako, A, Beall, J, Chinone, Y, Coppi, G, Crowley, K, Dicker, S, Dober, B, Duff, S, Fabbian, G, Galitzki, N, Golec, J, Gudmundsson, J, Harrington, K, Hasegawa, M, Hattori, M, Hill, C, Ho, S, Hubmayr, J, Johnson, B, Kaneko, D, Katayama, N, Keating, B, Kusaka, A, Lashner, J, Lee, A, Matsuda, F, Mccarrick, H, Murata, M, Nati, F, Nishinomiya, Y, Page, L, Rao, M, Reichardt, C, Sakaguri, K, Sakurai, Y, Sibert, J, Spisak, J, Tajima, O, Teply, G, Terasaki, T, Tsan, T, Walker, S, Wollack, E, Xu, Z, Yamada, K, Zannoni, M, Zhu, N, Kiuchi, Kenji, Adachi, Shunsuke, Ali, Aamir M., Arnold, Kam, Ashton, Peter, Austermann, Jason E., Bazako, Andrew, Beall, James A., Chinone, Yuji, Coppi, Gabriele, Crowley, Kevin D., Crowley, Kevin T., Dicker, Simon, Dober, Bradley, Duff, Shannon M., Fabbian, Giulio, Galitzki, Nicholas, Golec, Joseph E., Gudmundsson, Jon E., Harrington, Kathleen, Hasegawa, Masaya, Hattori, Makoto, Hill, Charles A., Ho, Shuay-Pwu Patty, Hubmayr, Johannes, Johnson, Bradley R., Kaneko, Daisuke, Katayama, Nobuhiko, Keating, Brian, Kusaka, Akito, Lashner, Jack, Lee, Adrian T., Matsuda, Frederick, McCarrick, Heather, Murata, Masaaki, Nati, Federico, Nishinomiya, Yume, Page, Lyman, Rao, Mayuri Sathyanarayana, Reichardt, Christian L., Sakaguri, Kana, Sakurai, Yuki, Sibert, Joseph, Spisak, Jacob, Tajima, Osamu, Teply, Grant P., Terasaki, Tomoki, Tsan, Tran, Walker, Samantha, Wollack, Edward J., Xu, Zhilei, Yamada, Kyohei, Zannoni, Mario, Zhu, Ningfeng, Marshall, HK, Spyromilio, J, Usuda, T, Kiuchi, K, Adachi, S, Ali, A, Arnold, K, Ashton, P, Austermann, J, Bazako, A, Beall, J, Chinone, Y, Coppi, G, Crowley, K, Dicker, S, Dober, B, Duff, S, Fabbian, G, Galitzki, N, Golec, J, Gudmundsson, J, Harrington, K, Hasegawa, M, Hattori, M, Hill, C, Ho, S, Hubmayr, J, Johnson, B, Kaneko, D, Katayama, N, Keating, B, Kusaka, A, Lashner, J, Lee, A, Matsuda, F, Mccarrick, H, Murata, M, Nati, F, Nishinomiya, Y, Page, L, Rao, M, Reichardt, C, Sakaguri, K, Sakurai, Y, Sibert, J, Spisak, J, Tajima, O, Teply, G, Terasaki, T, Tsan, T, Walker, S, Wollack, E, Xu, Z, Yamada, K, Zannoni, M, Zhu, N, Kiuchi, Kenji, Adachi, Shunsuke, Ali, Aamir M., Arnold, Kam, Ashton, Peter, Austermann, Jason E., Bazako, Andrew, Beall, James A., Chinone, Yuji, Coppi, Gabriele, Crowley, Kevin D., Crowley, Kevin T., Dicker, Simon, Dober, Bradley, Duff, Shannon M., Fabbian, Giulio, Galitzki, Nicholas, Golec, Joseph E., Gudmundsson, Jon E., Harrington, Kathleen, Hasegawa, Masaya, Hattori, Makoto, Hill, Charles A., Ho, Shuay-Pwu Patty, Hubmayr, Johannes, Johnson, Bradley R., Kaneko, Daisuke, Katayama, Nobuhiko, Keating, Brian, Kusaka, Akito, Lashner, Jack, Lee, Adrian T., Matsuda, Frederick, McCarrick, Heather, Murata, Masaaki, Nati, Federico, Nishinomiya, Yume, Page, Lyman, Rao, Mayuri Sathyanarayana, Reichardt, Christian L., Sakaguri, Kana, Sakurai, Yuki, Sibert, Joseph, Spisak, Jacob, Tajima, Osamu, Teply, Grant P., Terasaki, Tomoki, Tsan, Tran, Walker, Samantha, Wollack, Edward J., Xu, Zhilei, Yamada, Kyohei, Zannoni, Mario, and Zhu, Ningfeng

Abstract

The Simons Observatory (SO) will be a cosmic microwave background (CMB) survey experiment with three small-aperture telescopes (SATs) and one large-aperture telescope (LAT), which will observe from the Atacama Desert in Chile. In total, SO will field over 60,000 transition-edge sensor (TES) bolometers in six spectral bands centered between 27 and 280 GHz in order to achieve the sensitivity necessary to measure or constrain numerous cosmological quantities. The SATs are optimized for a primordial gravitational wave signal in a parity odd polarization power spectrum at a large angular scale. We will present the latest status of the SAT development.

Published
2020

7. In-flight performance of the BLAST-TNG telescope platform

Author

Marshall, HK, Spyromilio, J, Usuda, T, Coppi, G, Ade, P, Ashton, P, Austermann, J, Cox, E, Devlin, M, Dober, B, Fanfani, V, Fissel, L, Galitzki, N, Gao, J, Gordon, S, Groppi, C, Hilton, G, Hubmayr, J, Klein, J, Li, D, Lowe, I, Lourie, N, Mckinney, C, Mani, H, Mauskopf, P, Nati, F, Novak, G, Pisano, G, Romualdez, J, Sinclair, A, Soler, J, Tucker, C, Ullom, J, Visser, M, Wheeler, C, Williams, P, Coppi, Gabriele, Ade, Peter A., Ashton, Peter C., Austermann, Jason E., Cox, Erin G., Devlin, Mark J., Dober, Bradley J., Fanfani, Valentina, Fissel, Laura M., Galitzki, Nicholas B., Gao, Jiansong, Gordon, Samuel, Groppi, Christopher E., Hilton, Gene C., Hubmayr, Johannes, Klein, Jeffrey, Li, Dale, Lowe, Ian, Lourie, Nathan P., Mckinney, Christopher, Mani, Hamdi, Mauskopf, Philip D., Nati, Federico, Novak, Giles, Pisano, Giampaolo, Romualdez, Javier L., Sinclair, Adrian K., Soler, Juan D., Tucker, Carole, Ullom, Joel, Visser, Michael, Wheeler, Caleb H., Williams, Paul A., Marshall, HK, Spyromilio, J, Usuda, T, Coppi, G, Ade, P, Ashton, P, Austermann, J, Cox, E, Devlin, M, Dober, B, Fanfani, V, Fissel, L, Galitzki, N, Gao, J, Gordon, S, Groppi, C, Hilton, G, Hubmayr, J, Klein, J, Li, D, Lowe, I, Lourie, N, Mckinney, C, Mani, H, Mauskopf, P, Nati, F, Novak, G, Pisano, G, Romualdez, J, Sinclair, A, Soler, J, Tucker, C, Ullom, J, Visser, M, Wheeler, C, Williams, P, Coppi, Gabriele, Ade, Peter A., Ashton, Peter C., Austermann, Jason E., Cox, Erin G., Devlin, Mark J., Dober, Bradley J., Fanfani, Valentina, Fissel, Laura M., Galitzki, Nicholas B., Gao, Jiansong, Gordon, Samuel, Groppi, Christopher E., Hilton, Gene C., Hubmayr, Johannes, Klein, Jeffrey, Li, Dale, Lowe, Ian, Lourie, Nathan P., Mckinney, Christopher, Mani, Hamdi, Mauskopf, Philip D., Nati, Federico, Novak, Giles, Pisano, Giampaolo, Romualdez, Javier L., Sinclair, Adrian K., Soler, Juan D., Tucker, Carole, Ullom, Joel, Visser, Michael, Wheeler, Caleb H., and Williams, Paul A.

Abstract

The Next Generation Balloon-Borne Large Aperture Submillimeter Telescope (BLAST-TNG) was a unique instrument for characterizing the polarized submillimeter sky at high-angular resolution. BLAST-TNG flew from the Long Duration Balloon Facility in Antarctica in January 2020. Despite the short flight duration, the instrument worked very well and is providing significant information about each subsystem that will be invaluable for future balloon missions. In this contribution, we discuss the performance of telescope and gondola.

Published
2020

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