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1. Measuring the CMB primordial B-modes with Bolometric Interferometry

Author: Mennella, A., Ade, P., Almela, A., Amico, G., Arnaldi, L. H., Aumont, J., Banfi, S., Battistelli, E. S., Bélier, B., Bergé, L., Bernard, J. -Ph., de Bernardis, P., Bersanelli, M., Bonaparte, J., Bonilla, J. D., Bunn, E., Buzi, D., Cacciotti, F., Camilieri, D., Cavaliere, F., Chanial, P., Chapron, C., Colombo, L., Columbro, F., Coppolecchia, A., Costanza, M. B., D'Alessandro, G., De Gasperis, G., De Leo, M., De Petris, M., Del Castillo, N., Dheilly, S., Etchegoyen, A., Ferazzoli, S., Ferreyro, L. P., Franceschet, C., Lerena, M. M. Gamboa, Ganga, K., García, B., Redondo, M. E. García, Gayer, D., Geria, J. M., Gervasi, M., Giard, M., Gilles, V., Berisso, M. Gómez, Gonzalez, M., Gradziel, M., Grandsire, L., Hamilton, J. -Ch., Hampel, M. R., Isopi, G., Kaplan, J., Lamagna, L., Lazarte, F., Loucatos, S., Maffei, B., Mancilla, A., Mandelli, S., Manzan, E., Marchitelli, E., Marnieros, S., Marty, W., Masi, S., May, A., Maya, J., McCulloch, M., Mele, L., Melo, D., Mirón-Granese, N., Montier, L., Mousset, L., Müller, N., Nati, F., O'Sullivan, C., Paiella, A., Pajot, F., Paradiso, S., Pascale, E., Passerini, A., Pelosi, A., Perciballi, M., Pezzotta, F., Piacentini, F., Piat, M., Piccirillo, L., Pisano, G., Platino, M., Polenta, G., Prêle, D., Rambaud, D., Ramos, G., Rasztocky, E., Régnier, M., Reyes, C., Rodríguez, F., Rodríguez, C. A., Romero, G. E., Salum, J. M., Schillaci, A., Scóccola, C., Stankowiak, G., Tartari, A., Thermeau, J. -P., Timbie, P., Tomasi, M., Torchinsky, S., Tucker, G., Tucker, C., Vacher, L., Voisin, F., Wright, M., Zannoni, M., and Zullo, A.
Subjects: Astrophysics - Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics, Astrophysics - Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics
Abstract: The Q&U Bolometric Interferometer for Cosmology (QUBIC) is the first bolometric interferometer designed to measure the primordial B-mode polarization of the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB). Bolometric interferometry is a novel technique that combines the sensitivity of bolometric detectors with the control of systematic effects that is typical of interferometry, both key features in the quest for the faint signal of the primordial B-modes. A unique feature is the so-called "spectral imaging", i.e., the ability to recover the sky signal in several sub-bands within the physical band during data analysis. This feature provides an in-band spectral resolution of \Delta{\nu}/{\nu} \sim 0.04 that is unattainable by a traditional imager. This is a key tool for controlling the Galactic foregrounds contamination. In this paper, we describe the principles of bolometric interferometry, the current status of the QUBIC experiment and future prospects., Comment: To appear in Proc. of the mm Universe 2023 conference, Grenoble (France), June 2023, published by F. Mayet et al. (Eds), EPJ Web of conferences, EDP Sciences
Published: 2023

2. Status of QUBIC, the Q&U Bolometer for Cosmology

Author: Mousset, L., Ade, P., Almela, A., Amico, G., Arnaldi, L. H., Aumont, J., Banfi, S., Battistelli, E. S., Bélier, B., Bergé, L., Bernard, J. -Ph., de Bernardis, P., Bersanelli, M., Bonaparte, J., Bonilla, J. D., Bunn, E., Buzi, D., Camilieri, D., Cavaliere, F., Chanial, P., Chapron, C., Colombo, S., Columbro, F., Coppolecchia, A., Costanza, B., DÁlessandro, G., De Gasperis, G., De Leo, M., De Petris, M., Del Castillo, N., Dheilly, S., Etchegoyen, A., Famá, M., Ferreyro, L. P., Franceschet, C., Lerena, M. M. Gamboa, Ganga, K. M., García, B., Redondo, M. E. García, Gayer, D., Geria, J. M., Gervasi, M., Giard, M., Gilles, V., Berisso, M. Gómez, González, M., Gradziel, M., Grandsire, L., Hamilton, J. -Ch., Hampel, M. R., Isopi, G., Kaplan, J., Kristukat, C., Lamagna, L., Lazarte, F., Loucatos, S., Mancilla, A., Mandelli, D., Manzan, E., Marnieros, S., Marty, W., Masi, S., May, A., Maya, J., McCulloch, M., Mele, L., Melo, D., Mennella, A., Mirón-Granese, N., Montier, L., Müller, N., Murphy, J. D., Nati, F., OŚullivan, C., Paiella, A., Pajot, F., Paradiso, S., Passerini, A., Pelosi, A., Perciballi, M., Pezzotta, F., Piacentini, F., Piat, M., Piccirillo, L., Pisano, G., Platino, M., Polenta, G., Prêle, D., Rambaud, D., Rasztocky, E., Régnier, M., Reyes, C., Rodríguez, F., Rodríguez, C. A., Romero, G. E., Salum, J. M., Schillaci, A., Scóccola, C. G., Stankowiak, G., Supanitsky, A. D., Tartari, A., Thermeau, J. -P., Timbie, P., Torchinsky, S. A., Tucker, G., Tucker, C., Vacher, L., Voisin, F., Wright, M., Zannoni, M., and Zullo, A.
Subjects: Astrophysics - Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics, Astrophysics - Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
Abstract: The Q&U Bolometric Interferometer for Cosmology (QUBIC) is a novel kind of polarimeter optimized for the measurement of the B-mode polarization of the Cosmic Microwave Back-ground (CMB), which is one of the major challenges of observational cosmology. The signal is expected to be of the order of a few tens of nK, prone to instrumental systematic effects and polluted by various astrophysical foregrounds which can only be controlled through multichroic observations. QUBIC is designed to address these observational issues with a novel approach that combines the advantages of interferometry in terms of control of instrumental systematics with those of bolometric detectors in terms of wide-band, background-limited sensitivity., Comment: Contribution to the 2022 Cosmology session of the 33rd Rencontres de Blois. arXiv admin note: substantial text overlap with arXiv:2203.08947
Published: 2022

3. QUBIC IV: Performance of TES Bolometers and Readout Electronics

Author: Piat, M., Stankowiak, G., Battistelli, E. S., de Bernardis, P., Alessandro, G. D, De Petris, M., Grandsire, L., Hamilton, J. -Ch., Hoang, T. D., Marnieros, S., Masi, S., Mennella, A., Mousset, L., Sullivan, C. O, Prele, D., Tartari, A., Thermeau, J. -P., Torchinsky, S. A., Voisin, F., Zannoni, M., Ade, P., Alberro, J. G., Almela, A., Amico, G., Arnaldi, L. H., Auguste, D., Aumont, J., Azzoni, S., Banfi, S., Belier, B., Bau, A., Bennett, D., Berge, L., Bernard, J. -Ph., Bersanelli, M., Bigot-Sazy, M. -A., Bonaparte, J., Bonis, J., Bunn, E., Burke, D., Buzi, D., Cavaliere, F., Chanial, P., Chapron, C., Charlassier, R., Cerutti, A. C. Cobos, Columbro, F., Coppolecchia, A., De Gasperis, G., De Leo, M., Dheilly, S., Duca, C., Dumoulin, L., Etchegoyen, A., Fasciszewski, A., Ferreyro, L. P., Fracchia, D., Franceschet, C., Lerena, M. M. Gamboa, Ganga, K. M., Garcia, B., Redondo, M. E. Garcia, Gaspard, M., Gayer, D., Gervasi, M., Giard, M., Gilles, V., Giraud-Heraud, Y., Berisson, M. Gomez, Gonzalez, M., Gradziel, M., Hampel, M. R., Harari, D., Henrot-Versille, S., Incardona, F., Jules, E., Kaplan, J., Kristukat, C., Lamagna, L., Loucatos, S., Louis, T., Maffei, B., Marty, W., Mattei, A., May, A., McCulloch, M., Mele, L., Melo, D., Montier, L., Mundo, L. M., Murphy, J. A., Murphy, J. D., Nati, F., Olivieri, E., Oriol, C., Paiella, A., Pajot, F., Passerini, A., Pastoriza, H., Pelosi, A., Perbost, C., Perciballi, M., Pezzotta, F., Piacentini, F., Piccirillo, L., Pisano, G., Platino, M., Polenta, G., Puddu, R., Rambaud, D., Rasztocky, E., Ringegni, P., Romero, G. E., Salum, J. M., Schillaci, A., Scoccola, C. G., Scully, S., Spinelli, S., Stolpovskiy, M., Supanitsky, A. D., Timbie, P., Tomasi, M., Tucker, C., Tucker, G., Vigano, D., Vittorio, N., Wicek, F., Wright, M., and Zullo, A.
Subjects: Astrophysics - Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics
Abstract: A prototype version of the Q & U bolometric interferometer for cosmology (QUBIC) underwent a campaign of testing in the laboratory at Astroparticle Physics and Cosmology laboratory in Paris (APC). The detection chain is currently made of 256 NbSi transition edge sensors (TES) cooled to 320 mK. The readout system is a 128:1 time domain multiplexing scheme based on 128 SQUIDs cooled at 1 K that are controlled and amplified by an SiGe application specific integrated circuit at 40 K. We report the performance of this readout chain and the characterization of the TES. The readout system has been functionally tested and characterized in the lab and in QUBIC. The low noise amplifier demonstrated a white noise level of 0.3 nV.Hz^-0.5. Characterizations of the QUBIC detectors and readout electronics includes the measurement of I-V curves, time constant and the noise equivalent power. The QUBIC TES bolometer array has approximately 80% detectors within operational parameters. It demonstrated a thermal decoupling compatible with a phonon noise of about 5.10^-17 W.Hz^-0.5 at 410 mK critical temperature. While still limited by microphonics from the pulse tubes and noise aliasing from readout system, the instrument noise equivalent power is about 2.10^-16 W.Hz^-0.5, enough for the demonstration of bolometric interferometry., Comment: Accepted for publication in JCAP
Published: 2021
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4. QUBIC I: Overview and ScienceProgram

Author: Hamilton, J. -Ch., Mousset, L., Battistelli, E. S., Bigot-Sazy, M. -A., Chanial, P., Charlassier, R., D'Alessandro, G., de Bernardis, P., De Petris, M., Lerena, M. M. Gamboa, Grandsire, L., Lau, S., Marnieros, S., Masi, S., Mennella, A., O'Sullivan, C., Piat, M., Riccardi, G., Scóccola, C., Stolpovskiy, M., Tartari, A., Torchinsky, S. A., Voisin, F., Zannoni, M., Ade, P., Alberro, J. G., Almela, A., Amico, G., Arnaldi, L. H., Auguste, D., Aumont, J., Azzoni, S., Banfi, S., Bélier, B., Baù, A., Bennett, D., Bergé, L., Bernard, J. -Ph., Bersanelli, M., Bonaparte, J., Bonis, J., Bunn, E., Burke, D., Buzi, D., Cavaliere, F., Chapron, C., Cerutti, A. C. Cobos, Columbro, F., Coppolecchia, A., De Gasperis, G., De Leo, M., Dheilly, S., Duca, C., Dumoulin, L., Etchegoyen, A., Fasciszewski, A., Ferreyro, L. P., Fracchia, D., Franceschet, C., Ganga, K. M., García, B., Redondo, M. E. García, Gaspard, M., Gayer, D., Gervasi, M., Giard, M., Gilles, V., Giraud-Heraud, Y., Berisso, M. Gómez, González, M., Gradziel, M., Hampel, M. R., Harari, D., Henrot-Versillé, S., Incardona, F., Jules, E., Kaplan, J., Kristukat, C., Lamagna, L., Loucatos, S., Louis, T., Maffei, B., Marty, W., Mattei, A., May, A., McCulloch, M., Mele, L., Melo, D., Montier, L., Mundo, L. M., Murphy, J. A., Murphy, J. D., Nati, F., Olivieri, E., Oriol, C., Paiella, A., Pajot, F., Passerini, A., Pastoriza, H., Pelosi, A., Perbost, C., Perciballi, M., Pezzotta, F., Piacentini, F., Piccirillo, L., Pisano, G., Platino, M., Polenta, G., Prêle, D., Puddu, R., Rambaud, D., Ringegni, P., Romero, G. E., Rasztocky, E., Salum, J. M., Schillaci, A., Scully, S., Spinelli, S., Stankowiak, G., Supanitsky, A. D., Thermeau, J. -P., Timbie, P., Tomasi, M., Tucker, C., Tucker, G., Viganò, D., Vittorio, N., Wicek, F., Wright, M., and Zullo, A.
Subjects: Astrophysics - Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics, Astrophysics - Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
Abstract: The Q $\&$ U Bolometric Interferometer for Cosmology (QUBIC) is a novel kind of polarimeter optimized for the measurement of the B-mode polarization of the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB), which is one of the major challenges of observational cosmology. The signal is expected to be of the order of a few tens of nK, prone to instrumental systematic effects and polluted by various astrophysical foregrounds which can only be controlled through multichroic observations. QUBIC is designed to address these observational issues with a novel approach that combines the advantages of interferometry in terms of control of instrumental systematic effects with those of bolometric detectors in terms of wide-band, background-limited sensitivity. The QUBIC synthesized beam has a frequency-dependent shape that results in the ability to produce maps of the CMB polarization in multiple sub-bands within the two physical bands of the instrument (150 and 220 GHz). These features make QUBIC complementary to other instruments and makes it particularly well suited to characterize and remove Galactic foreground contamination. In this article, first of a series of eight, we give an overview of the QUBIC instrument design, the main results of the calibration campaign, and present the scientific program of QUBIC including not only the measurement of primordial B-modes, but also the measurement of Galactic foregrounds. We give forecasts for typical observations and measurements: with three years of integration on the sky and assuming perfect foreground removal as well as stable atmospheric conditions from our site in Argentina, our simulations show that we can achieve a statistical sensitivity to the effective tensor-to-scalar ratio (including primordial and foreground B-modes) $\sigma(r)=0.015$., Comment: 34 pages, 16 figures, accepted for publication by JCAP. Overview paper for a series of 8 QUBIC articles special JCAP edition dedicated to QUBIC
Published: 2020
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5. QUBIC II: Spectro-Polarimetry with Bolometric Interferometry

Author: Mousset, L., Lerena, M. M. Gamboa, Battistelli, E. S., de Bernardis, P., Chanial, P., D'Alessandro, G., Dashyan, G., De Petris, M., Grandsire, L., Hamilton, J. -Ch., Incardona, F., Landau, S., Marnieros, S., Masi, S., Mennella, A., O'Sullivan, C., Piat, M., Ricciardi, G., Scóccola, C. G., Stolpovskiy, M., Tartari, A., Thermeau, J. -P., Torchinsky, S. A., Voisin, F., Zannoni, M., Ade, P., Alberro, J. G., Almela, A., Amico, G., Arnaldi, L. H., Auguste, D., Aumont, J., Azzoni, S., Banfi, S., Bélier, B., Baù, A., Bennett, D., Bergé, L., Bernard, J. -Ph., Bersanelli, M., Bigot-Sazy, M. -A., Bonaparte, J., Bonis, J., Bunn, E., Burke, D., Buzi, D., Cavaliere, F., Chapron, C., Charlassier, R., Cerutti, A. C. Cobos, Columbro, F., Coppolecchia, A., De Gasperis, G., De Leo, M., Dheilly, S., Duca, C., Dumoulin, L., Etchegoyen, A., Fasciszewski, A., Ferreyro, L. P., Fracchia, D., Franceschet, C., Ganga, K. M., García, B., Redondo, M. E. García, Gaspard, M., Gayer, D., Gervasi, M., Giard, M., Gilles, V., Giraud-Heraud, Y., Berisso, M. Gómez, González, M., Gradziel, M., Hampel, M. R., Harari, D., Henrot-Versillé, S., Jules, E., Kaplan, J., Kristukat, C., Lamagna, L., Loucatos, S., Louis, T., Maffei, B., Marty, W., Mattei, A., May, A., McCulloch, M., Mele, L., Melo, D., Montier, L., Mundo, L. M., Murphy, J. A., Murphy, J. D., Nati, F., Olivieri, E., Oriol, C., Paiella, A., Pajot, F., Passerini, A., Pastoriza, H., Pelosi, A., Perbost, C., Perciballi, M., Pezzotta, F., Piacentini, F., Piccirillo, L., Pisano, G., Platino, M., Polenta, G., Prêle, D., Puddu, R., Rambaud, D., Rasztocky, E., Ringegni, P., Romero, G. E., Salum, J. M., Schillaci, A., Scully, S., Spinelli, S., Stankowiak, G., Supanitsky, A. D., Timbie, P., Tomasi, M., Tucker, G., Tucker, C., Viganò, D., Vittorio, N., Wicek, F., Wright, M., and Zullo, A.
Subjects: Astrophysics - Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics
Abstract: Bolometric interferometry is a novel technique that has the ability to perform spectral imaging. A bolometric interferometer observes the sky in a wide frequency band and can reconstruct sky maps in several sub-bands within the physical band in post-processing of the data. This provides a powerful spectral method to discriminate between the cosmic microwave background (CMB) and astrophysical foregrounds. In this paper, the methodology is illustrated with examples based on the Q \& U Bolometric Interferometer for Cosmology (QUBIC) which is a ground-based instrument designed to measure the B-mode polarization of the sky at millimeter wavelengths. We consider the specific cases of point source reconstruction and Galactic dust mapping and we characterize the point spread function as a function of frequency. We study the noise properties of spectral imaging, especially the correlations between sub-bands, using end-to-end simulations together with a fast noise simulator. We conclude showing that spectral imaging performance are nearly optimal up to five sub-bands in the case of QUBIC., Comment: 27 pages, 18 figures. Accepted by JCAP on July 6, 2021. Second paper of series of 8 in a special JCAP edition on QUBIC
Published: 2020
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6. QUBIC VII: The feedhorn-switch system of the technological demonstrator

Author: Cavaliere, F., Mennella, A., Zannoni, M., Battaglia, P., Battistelli, E. S., Burke, D., D'Alessandro, G., de Bernardis, P., De Petris, M., Franceschet, C., Grandsire, L., Hamilton, J. -Ch., Maffei, B., Manzan, E., Marnieros, S., Masi, S., O'Sullivan, C., Passerini, A., Pezzotta, F., Piat, M., Tartari, A., Torchinsky, S. A., Viganò, D., Voisin, F., Ade, P., Alberro, J. G., Almela, A., Amico, G., Arnaldi, L. H., Auguste, D., Aumont, J., Azzoni, S., Bélier, B., Baù, A., Banfi, S., Bennett, D., Bergé, L., Bernard, J. -Ph., Bersanelli, M., Bigot-Sazy, M. -A., Bonaparte, J., Bonis, J., Bunn, E., Buzi, D., Chanial, P., Chapron, C., Charlassier, R., Cerutti, A. C. Cobos, Columbro, F., Coppolecchia, A., De Gasperis, G., De Leo, M., Dheilly, S., Duca, C., Dumoulin, L., Etchegoyen, A., Fasciszewski, A., Ferreyro, L. P., Fracchia, D., Berisso, M. Gómez, Lerena, M. M. Gamboa, Ganga, K. M., García, B., Redondo, M. E. García, Gaspard, M., Gayer, D., Gervasi, M., Giard, M., Gilles, V., Giraud-Heraud, Y., González, M., Gradziel, M., Hampel, M. R., Harari, D., Henrot-Versillé, S., Incardona, F., Jules, E., Kaplan, J., Kristukat, C., Lamagna, L., Loucatos, S., Louis, T., Marty, W., Mattei, A., May, A., McCulloch, M., Mele, L., Melo, D., Montier, L., Mousset, L., Mundo, L. M., Murphy, J. A., Murphy, J. D., Nati, F., Olivieri, E., Oriol, C., Pagana, E., Paiella, A., Pajot, F., Pastoriza, H., Pelosi, A., Perbost, C., Perciballi, M., Piacentini, F., Piccirillo, L., Pisano, G., Platino, M., Polenta, G., Prêle, D., Puddu, R., Rambaud, D., Rasztocky, E., Ringegni, P., Romero, G. E., Salum, J. M., Scóccola, C., Schillaci, A., Scully, S., Spinelli, S., Stankowiak, G., Stolpovskiy, M., Supanitsky, A. D., Thermeau, J. -P., Timbie, P., Tomasi, M., Tucker, G., Tucker, C., Vittorio, N., Wicek, F., Wright, M., and Zullo, A.
Subjects: Astrophysics - Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics, Physics - Instrumentation and Detectors
Abstract: We present the design, manufacturing and performance of the horn-switch system developed for the technological demonstrator of QUBIC (the $Q$\&$U$ Bolometric Interferometer for Cosmology). This system is constituted of 64 back-to-back dual-band (150\,GHz and 220\,GHz) corrugated feed-horns interspersed with mechanical switches used to select desired baselines during the instrument self-calibration. We manufactured the horns in aluminum platelets milled by photo-chemical etching and mechanically tightened with screws. The switches are based on steel blades that open and close the wave-guide between the back-to-back horns and are operated by miniaturized electromagnets. We also show the current development status of the feedhorn-switch system for the QUBIC full instrument, based on an array of 400 horn-switch assemblies., Comment: 30 pages, 28 figures. Accepted for submission to JCAP
Published: 2020
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7. QUBIC V: Cryogenic system design and performance

Author: Masi, S., Battistelli, E. S., de Bernardis, P., Chapron, C., Columbro, F., D'Alessandro, G., De Petris, M., Grandsire, L., Hamilton, J. -Ch., Marnieros, S., Mele, L., May, A., Mennella, A., O'Sullivan, C., Paiella, A., Piacentini, F., Piat, M., Piccirillo, L., Presta, G., Schillaci, A., Tartari, A., Thermeau, J. -P., Torchinsky, S. A., Voisin, F., Zannoni, M., Ade, P., Alberro, J. G., Almela, A., Amico, G., Arnaldi, L. H., Auguste, D., Aumont, J., Azzoni, S., Banfi, S., Bélier, B., Baù, A., Bennett, D., Bergé, L., Bernard, J. -Ph., Bersanelli, M., Bigot-Sazy, M. -A., Bonaparte, J., Bonis, J., Bunn, E., Burke, D., Buzi, D., Cavaliere, F., Chanial, P., Charlassier, R., Cerutti, A. C. Cobos, Coppolecchia, A., De Gasperis, G., De Leo, M., Dheilly, S., Duca, C., Dumoulin, L., Etchegoyen, A., Fasciszewski, A., Ferreyro, L. P., Fracchia, D., Franceschet, C., Lerena, M. M. Gamboa, Ganga, K. M., García, B., Redondo, M. E. García, Gaspard, M., Gayer, D., Gervasi, M., Giard, M., Gilles, V., Giraud-Heraud, Y., Berisso, M. Gómez, González, M., Gradziel, M., Hampel, M. R., Harari, D., Henrot-Versillé, S., Incardona, F., Jules, E., Kaplan, J., Kristukat, C., Lamagna, L., Loucatos, S., Louis, T., Maffei, B., Marty, W., Mattei, A., McCulloch, M., Melo, D., Montier, L., Mousset, L., Mundo, L. M., Murphy, J. A., Murphy, J. D., Nati, F., Olivieri, E., Oriol, C., Pajot, F., Passerini, A., Pastoriza, H., Pelosi, A., Perbost, C., Perciballi, M., Pezzotta, F., Pisano, G., Platino, M., Polenta, G., Prêle, D., Puddu, R., Rambaud, D., Rasztocky, E., Ringegni, P., Romero, G. E., Salum, J. M., Scóccola, C. G., Scully, S., Spinelli, S., Stankowiak, G., Stolpovskiy, M., Supanitsky, A. D., Timbie, P., Tomasi, M., Tucker, G., Tucker, C., Viganò, D., Vittorio, N., Wicek, F., Wright, M., and Zullo, A.
Subjects: Astrophysics - Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics, Physics - Instrumentation and Detectors
Abstract: Current experiments aimed at measuring the polarization of the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) use cryogenic detector arrays and cold optical systems to boost the mapping speed of the sky survey. For these reasons, large volume cryogenic systems, with large optical windows, working continuously for years, are needed. Here we report on the cryogenic system of the QUBIC (Q and U Bolometric Interferometer for Cosmology) experiment: we describe its design, fabrication, experimental optimization and validation in the Technological Demonstrator configuration. The QUBIC cryogenic system is based on a large volume cryostat, using two pulse-tube refrigerators to cool at ~3K a large (~1 m^3) volume, heavy (~165kg) instrument, including the cryogenic polarization modulator, the corrugated feedhorns array, and the lower temperature stages; a 4He evaporator cooling at ~1K the interferometer beam combiner; a 3He evaporator cooling at ~0.3K the focal-plane detector arrays. The cryogenic system has been tested and validated for more than 6 months of continuous operation. The detector arrays have reached a stable operating temperature of 0.33K, while the polarization modulator has been operated from a ~10K base temperature. The system has been tilted to cover the boresight elevation range 20 deg -90 deg without significant temperature variations. The instrument is now ready for deployment to the high Argentinean Andes., Comment: This is one of a series of papers on the QUBIC experiment status - This version of the paper matches the one accepted for publication on Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
Published: 2020
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8. QUBIC VI: cryogenic half wave plate rotator, design and performances

Author: D'Alessandro, G., Mele, L., Columbro, F., Amico, G., Battistelli, E. S., de Bernardis, P., Coppolecchia, A., De Petris, M., Grandsire, L., Hamilton, J. -Ch., Lamagna, L., Marnieros, S., Masi, S., Mennella, A., O'Sullivan, C., Paiella, A., Piacentini, F., Piat, M., Pisano, G., Presta, G., Tartari, A., Torchinsky, S. A., Voisin, F., Zannoni, M., Ade, P., Alberro, J. G., Almela, A., Arnaldi, L. H., Auguste, D., Aumont, J., Azzoni, S., Banfi, S., Bélier, B., Baù, A., Bennett, D., Bergé, L., Bernard, J. -Ph., Bersanelli, M., Bigot-Sazy, M. -A., Bonaparte, J., Bonis, J., Bunn, E., Burke, D., Buzi, D., Cavaliere, F., Chanial, P., Chapron, C., Charlassier, R., Cerutti, A. C. Cobos, De Gasperis, G., De Leo, M., Dheilly, S., Duca, C., Dumoulin, L., Etchegoyen, A., Fasciszewski, A., Ferreyro, L. P., Fracchia, D., Franceschet, C., Lerena, M. M. Gamboa, Ganga, K. M., García, B., Redondo, M. E. García, Gaspard, M., Gayer, D., Gervasi, M., Giard, M., Gilles, V., Giraud-Heraud, Y., Berisso, M. Gómez, González, M., Gradziel, M., Hampel, M. R., Harari, D., Henrot-Versillé, S., Incardona, F., Jules, E., Kaplan, J., Kristukat, C., Loucatos, S., Louis, T., Maffei, B., Marty, W., Mattei, A., May, A., McCulloch, M., Melo, D., Montier, L., Mousset, L., Mundo, L. M., Murphy, J. A., Murphy, J. D., Nati, F., Olivieri, E., Oriol, C., Pajot, F., Passerini, A., Pastoriza, H., Pelosi, A., Perbost, C., Perciballi, M., Pezzotta, F., Piccirillo, L., Platino, M., Polenta, G., Prêle, D., Puddu, R., Rambaud, D., Rasztocky, E., Ringegni, P., Romero, G. E., Salum, J. M., Schillaci, A., Scóccola, C. G., Scully, S., Spinelli, S., Stankowiak, G., Stolpovskiy, M., Supanitsky, A. D., Thermeau, J. -P., Timbie, P., Tomasi, M., Tucker, G., Tucker, C., Viganò, D., Vittorio, N., Wicek, F., Wright, M., and Zullo, A.
Subjects: Astrophysics - Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics, Astrophysics - Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
Abstract: Inflation Gravity Waves B-Modes polarization detection is the ultimate goal of modern large angular scale cosmic microwave background (CMB) experiments around the world. A big effort is undergoing with the deployment of many ground-based, balloon-borne and satellite experiments using different methods to separate this faint polarized component from the incoming radiation. One of the largely used technique is the Stokes Polarimetry that uses a rotating half-wave plate (HWP) and a linear polarizer to separate and modulate the polarization components with low residual cross-polarization. This paper describes the QUBIC Stokes Polarimeter highlighting its design features and its performances. A common systematic with these devices is the generation of large spurious signals synchronous with the rotation and proportional to the emissivity of the optical elements. A key feature of the QUBIC Stokes Polarimeter is to operate at cryogenic temperature in order to minimize this unwanted component. Moving efficiently this large optical element at low temperature constitutes a big engineering challenge in order to reduce friction power dissipation. Big attention has been given during the designing phase to minimize the differential thermal contractions between parts. The rotation is driven by a stepper motor placed outside the cryostat to avoid thermal load dissipation at cryogenic temperature. The tests and the results presented in this work show that the QUBIC polarimeter can easily achieve a precision below 0.1{\deg} in positioning simply using the stepper motor precision and the optical absolute encoder. The rotation induces only few mK of extra power load on the second cryogenic stage (~ 8 K)., Comment: Part of a series of 8 papers on QUBIC to be submitted to a special issue of JCAP
Published: 2020
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9. QUBIC VIII: Optical design and performance

Author: O'Sullivan, C., De Petris, M., Amico, G., Battistelli, E. S., Burke, D., Buzi, D., Chapron, C., Conversi, L., D'Alessandro, G., de Bernardis, P., De Leo, M., Gayer, D., Grandsire, L., Hamilton, J. -Ch., Marnieros, S., Masi, S., Mattei, A., Mennella, A., Mousset, L., Murphy, J. D., Pelosi, A., Perciballi, M., Piat, M., Scully, S., Tartari, A., Torchinsky, S. A., Voisin, F., Zannoni, M., Zullo, A., Ade, P., Alberro, J. G., Almela, A., Arnaldi, L. H., Auguste, D., Aumont, J., Azzoni, S., Banfi, S., Bélier, B., Bau, A., Bennett, D., Berge, L., Bernard, J. -Ph., Bersanelli, M., Bigot-Sazy, M. -A., Bonaparte, J., Bonis, J., Bunn, E., Cavaliere, F., Chanial, P., Charlassier, R., Cerutti, A. C. Cobos, Columbro, F., Coppolecchia, A., De Gasperis, G., Dheilly, S., Duca, C., Dumoulin, L., Etchegoyen, A., Fasciszewski, A., Ferreyro, L. P., Fracchia, D., Franceschet, C., Lerena, M. M. Gamboa, Ganga, K. M., García, B., Redondo, M. E. García, Gaspard, M., Gervasi, M., Giard, M., Gilles, V., Giraud-Heraud, Y., GomezBerisso, M., Gonzalez, M., Gradziel, M., Hampel, M. R., Harari, D., Henrot-Versille, S., Incardona, F., Jules, E., Kaplan, J., Kristukat, C., Lamagna, L., Loucatos, S., Louis, T., Maffei, B., Marty, W., May, A., McCulloch, M., Mele, L., Melo, D., Montier, L., Mundo, L. M., Murphy, J. A., Nati, F., Olivieri, E., Oriol, C., Paiella, A., Pajot, F., Passerini, A., Pastoriza, H., Perbost, C., Pezzotta, F., Piacentini, F., Piccirillo, L., Pisano, G., Platino, M., Polenta, G., Prele, D., Puddu, R., Rambaud, D., Ringegni, P., Romero, G. E., Rasztocky, E., Salum, J. M., Schillaci, A., Scoccola, C., Spinelli, S., Stankowiak, G., Stolpovskiy, M., Supanitsky, A. D., Thermeau, J. -P., Timbie, P., Tomasi, M., Tucker, G., Tucker, C., Vigano, D., Vittorio, N., Wicek, F., and Wright, M.
Subjects: Astrophysics - Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics, Astrophysics - Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
Abstract: The Q and U Bolometric Interferometer for Cosmology (QUBIC) is a ground-based experiment that aims to detect B-mode polarisation anisotropies in the CMB at angular scales around the l=100 recombination peak. Systematic errors make ground-based observations of B modes at millimetre wavelengths very challenging and QUBIC mitigates these problems in a somewhat complementary way to other existing or planned experiments using the novel technique of bolometric interferometry. This technique takes advantage of the sensitivity of an imager and the systematic error control of an interferometer. A cold reflective optical combiner superimposes there-emitted beams from 400 aperture feedhorns on two focal planes. A shielding system composedof a fixed groundshield, and a forebaffle that moves with the instrument, limits the impact of local contaminants. The modelling, design, manufacturing and preliminary measurements of the optical components are described in this paper., Comment: Part of a series of 8 papers on QUBIC to be published in a special issue of JCAP. Accepted for publication
Published: 2020
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10. QUBIC III: Laboratory Characterization

Author: Torchinsky, S. A., Hamilton, J. -Ch., Piat, M., Battistelli, E. S., Chapron, C., D'Alessandro, G., de Bernardis, P., De Petris, M., Lerena, M. M. Gamboa, González, M., Grandsire, L., Masi, S., Marnieros, S., Mennella, A., Mousset, L., Murphy, J. D., Prêle, D., Stankowiak, G., O'Sullivan, C., Tartari, A., Thermeau, J. -P., Voisin, F., Zannoni, M., Ade, P., Alberro, J. G., Almela, A., Amico, G., Arnaldi, L. H., Auguste, D., Aumont, J., Azzoni, S., Banfi, S., Bélier, B., Baù, A., Bennett, D., Bergé, L., Bernard, J. -Ph., Bersanelli, M., Bigot-Sazy, M. -A., Bonaparte, J., Bonis, J., Bunn, E., Burke, D., Buzi, D., Cavaliere, F., Chanial, P., Charlassier, R., Cerutti, A. C. Cobos, Columbro, F., Coppolecchia, A., De Gasperis, G., De Leo, M., Dheilly, S., Duca, C., Dumoulin, L., Etchegoyen, A., Fasciszewski, A., Ferreyro, L. P., Fracchia, D., Franceschet, C., Ganga, K. M., García, B., Redondo, M. E. García, Gaspard, M., Gayer, D., Gervasi, M., Giard, M., Gilles, V., Giraud-Heraud, Y., Berisso, M. Gómez, Gradziel, M., Hampel, M. R., Harari, D., Henrot-Versillé, S., Incardona, F., Jules, E., Kaplan, J., Kristukat, C., Lamagna, L., Loucatos, S., Louis, T., Maffei, B., Marty, W., Mattei, A., May, A., McCulloch, M., Mele, L., Melo, D., Montier, L., Mundo, L. M., Murphy, J. A., Nati, F., Olivieri, E., Oriol, C., Paiella, A., Pajot, F., Passerini, A., Pastoriza, H., Pelosi, A., Perbost, C., Perciballi, M., Pezzotta, F., Piacentini, F., Piccirillo, L., Pisano, G., Platino, M., Polenta, G., Puddu, R., Rambaud, D., Ringegni, P., Romero, G. E., Rasztocky, E., Salum, J. M., Schillaci, A., Scóccola, C., Scully, S., Spinelli, S., Stolpovskiy, M., Supanitsky, A. D., Timbie, P., Tomasi, M., Tucker, G., Tucker, C., Viganò, D., Vittorio, N., Wicek, F., Wright, M., and Zullo, A.
Subjects: Astrophysics - Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics
Abstract: A prototype version of the Q & U Bolometric Interferometer for Cosmology (QUBIC) underwent a campaign of testing in the laboratory at Astroparticle Physics and Cosmology in Paris. We report the results of this Technological Demonstrator which successfully shows the feasibility of the principle of Bolometric Interferometry. Characterization of QUBIC includes the measurement of the synthesized beam, the measurement of interference fringes, and the measurement of polarization performance. A modulated and frequency tunable millimetre-wave source in the telescope far-field is used to simulate a point source. The QUBIC pointing is scanned across the point source to produce beam maps. Polarization modulation is measured using a rotating Half Wave Plate. The measured beam matches well to the theoretical simulations and gives QUBIC the ability to do spectro imaging. The polarization performance is excellent with less than 0.5\% cross-polarization rejection. QUBIC is ready for deployment on the high altitude site at Alto Chorillo, Argentina to begin scientific operations., Comment: Part of a series of 8 papers on QUBIC accepted by JCAP for a special issue: https://iopscience.iop.org/journal/1475-7516/page/QUBIC_status_and_forecast
Published: 2020
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11. QUBIC: the Q & U Bolometric Interferometer for Cosmology

Author: Battistelli, E. S., Ade, P., Alberro, J. G., Almela, A., Amico, G., Arnaldi, L. H., Auguste, D., Aumont, J., Azzoni, S., Banfi, S., Battaglia, P., Baù, A., Bèlier, B., Bennett, D., Bergè, L., Bernard, J. -Ph., Bersanelli, M., Bigot-Sazy, M. -A., Bleurvacq, N., Bonaparte, J., Bonis, J., Bottani, A., Bunn, E., Burke, D., Buzi, D., Buzzelli, A., Cavaliere, F., Chanial, P., Chapron, C., Charlassier, R., Columbro, F., Coppi, G., Coppolecchia, A., D'Alessandro, G., de Bernardis, P., De Gasperis, G., De Leo, M., De Petris, M., Dheilly, S., Di Donato, A., Dumoulin, L., Etchegoyen, A., Fasciszewski, A., Ferreyro, L. P., Fracchia, D., Franceschet, C., Lerena, M. M. Gamboa, Ganga, K., Garcìa, B., Redondo, M. E. Garcìa, Gaspard, M., Gault, A., Gayer, D., Gervasi, M., Giard, M., Gilles, V., Giraud-Heraud, Y., Berisso, M. Gòmez, Gonzàlez, M., Gradziel, M., Grandsire, L., Hamilton, J. -Ch., Harari, D., Haynes, V., Henrot-Versillè, S., Hoang, D. T., Incardona, F., Jules, E., Kaplan, J., Korotkov, A., Kristukat, C., Lamagna, L., Loucatos, S., Louis, T., Luterstein, R., Maffei, B., Marnieros, S., Marty, W., Masi, S., Mattei, A., May, A., McCulloch, M., Medina, M. C., Mele, L., Melhuish, S., Mennella, A., Montier, L., Mousset, L., Mundo, L. M., Murphy, J. A., Murphy, J. D., Nati, F., Olivieri, E., Oriol, C., O'Sullivan, C., Paiella, A., Pajot, F., Passerini, A., Pastoriza, H., Pelosi, A., Perbost, C., Perciballi, M., Pezzotta, F., Piacentini, F., Piat, M., Piccirillo, L., Pisano, G., Platino, M., Polenta, G., Prèle, D., Puddu, R., Rambaud, D., Ringegni, P., Romero, G. E., Salatino, M., Salum, J. M., Schillaci, A., Scòccola, C., Scully, S., Spinelli, S., Stankowiak, G., Stolpovskiy, M., Suarez, F., Tartari, A., Thermeau, J. -P., Timbie, P., Tomasi, M., Torchinsky, S., Tristram, M., Tucker, C., Tucker, G., Vanneste, S., Viganò, D., Vittorio, N., Voisin, F., Watson, B., Wicek, F., Zannoni, M., and Zullo, A.
Subjects: Astrophysics - Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics, Astrophysics - Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
Abstract: The Q & U Bolometric Interferometer for Cosmology, QUBIC, is an innovative experiment designed to measure the polarization of the Cosmic Microwave Background and in particular the signature left therein by the inflationary expansion of the Universe. The expected signal is extremely faint, thus extreme sensitivity and systematic control are necessary in order to attempt this measurement. QUBIC addresses these requirements using an innovative approach combining the sensitivity of Transition Edge Sensor cryogenic bolometers, with the deep control of systematics characteristic of interferometers. This makes QUBIC unique with respect to others classical imagers experiments devoted to the CMB polarization. In this contribution we report a description of the QUBIC instrument including recent achievements and the demonstration of the bolometric interferometry performed in lab. QUBIC will be deployed at the observation site in Alto Chorrillos, in Argentina at the end of 2019., Comment: Accepted for publication in the Journal of Low Temperature Physics
Published: 2020
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12. QUBIC: using NbSi TESs with a bolometric interferometer to characterize the polarisation of the CMB

Author: Piat, M., Bélier, B., Bergé, L., Bleurvacq, N., Chapron, C., Dheilly, S., Dumoulin, L., González, M., Grandsire, L., Hamilton, J. -Ch., Henrot-Versillé, S., Hoang, D. T., Marnieros, S., Marty, W., Montier, L., Olivieri, E., Oriol, C., Perbost, C., Prêle, D., Rambaud, D., Salatino, M., Stankowiak, G., Thermeau, J. -P., Torchinsky, S., Voisin, F., Ade, P., Alberro, J. G., Almela, A., Amico, G., Arnaldi, L. H., Auguste, D., Aumont, J., Azzoni, S., Banfi, S., Battaglia, P., Battistelli, E. S., Baù, A., Bennett, D., Bernard, J. -Ph., Bersanelli, M., Bigot-Sazy, M. -A., Bonaparte, J., Bonis, J., Bottani, A., Bunn, E., Burke, D., Buzi, D., Buzzelli, A., Cavaliere, F., Chanial, P., Charlassier, R., Columbro, F., Coppi, G., Coppolecchia, A., D'Alessandro, G., de Bernardis, P., De Gasperis, G., De Leo, M., De Petris, M., Di Donato, A., Etchegoyen, A., Fasciszewski, A., Ferreyro, L. P., Fracchia, D., Franceschet, C., Lerena, M. M. Gamboa, Ganga, K., García, B., Redondo, M. E. García, Gaspard, M., Gault, A., Gayer, D., Gervasi, M., Giard, M., Gilles, V., Giraud-Heraud, Y., Berisso, M. Gómez, Gradziel, M., Harari, D., Haynes, V., Incardona, F., Jules, E., Kaplan, J., Korotkov, A., Kristukat, C., Lamagna, L., Loucatos, S., Louis, T., Luterstein, R., Maffei, B., Masi, S., Mattei, A., May, A., McCulloch, M., Medina, M. C., Mele, L., Melhuish, S., Mennella, A., Mousset, L., Mundo, L. M., Murphy, J. A., Murphy, J. D., Nati, F., O'Sullivan, C., Paiella, A., Pajot, F., Passerini, A., Pastoriza, H., Pelosi, A., Perciballi, M., Pezzotta, F., Piacentini, F., Piccirillo, L., Pisano, G., Platino, M., Polenta, G., Puddu, R., Ringegni, P., Romero, G. E., Salum, J. M., Schillaci, A., Scóccola, C., Scully, S., Spinelli, S., Stolpovskiy, M., Suarez, F., Tartari, A., Timbie, P., Tomasi, M., Tucker, C., Tucker, G., Vanneste, S., Viganò, D., Vittorio, N., Watson, B., Wicek, F., Zannoni, M., and Zullo, A.
Subjects: Astrophysics - Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics, Astrophysics - Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
Abstract: QUBIC (Q \& U Bolometric Interferometer for Cosmology) is an international ground-based experiment dedicated in the measurement of the polarized fluctuations of the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB). It is based on bolometric interferometry, an original detection technique which combine the immunity to systematic effects of an interferometer with the sensitivity of low temperature incoherent detectors. QUBIC will be deployed in Argentina, at the Alto Chorrillos mountain site near San Antonio de los Cobres, in the Salta province. The QUBIC detection chain consists in 2048 NbSi Transition Edge Sensors (TESs) cooled to 350mK.The voltage-biased TESs are read out with Time Domain Multiplexing based on Superconducting QUantum Interference Devices (SQUIDs) at 1 K and a novel SiGe Application-Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) at 60 K allowing to reach an unprecedented multiplexing (MUX) factor equal to 128. The QUBIC experiment is currently being characterized in the lab with a reduced number of detectors before upgrading to the full instrument. I will present the last results of this characterization phase with a focus on the detectors and readout system., Comment: Conference proceedings submitted to the Journal of Low Temperature Physics for LTD18
Published: 2019

13. Measuring the CMB primordial B-modes with Bolometric Interferometry

Author: Mennella A., Ade P., Almela A., Amico G., Arnaldi L.H., Aumont J., Banfi S., Battistelli E.S., Bélier B., Bergé L., Bernard J.-Ph., Bersanelli M., Bonaparte J., Bonilla J.D., Bunn E., Buzi D., Cacciotti F., Camilieri D., Cavaliere F., Chanial P., Chapron C., Colombo L., Columbro F., Coppolecchia A., Costanza M.B., D’Alessandro G., de Bernardis P., De Gasperis G., De Leo M., De Petris M., Del Castillo N., Dheilly S., Etchegoyen A., Ferazzoli S., Ferreyro L.P., Franceschet C., Lerena M.M. Gamboa, Ganga K., García B., Redondo M.E. García, Gayer D., Geria J.M., Gervasi M., Giard M., Gilles V., Berisso M. Gómez, Gonzalez M., Gradziel M., Grandsire L., Hamilton J.-Ch., Hampel M.R., Isopi G., Kaplan J., Lamagna L., Lazarte F., Loucatos S., Maffei B., Mancilla A., Mandelli S., Manzan E., Marchitelli E., Marnieros S., Marty W., Masi S., May A., Maya J., McCulloch M., Mele L., Melo D., Mirón-Granese N., Montier L., Mousset L., Müller N., Nati F., O’Sullivan C., Paiella A., Pajot F., Paradiso S., Pascale E., Passerini A., Pelosi A., Perciballi M., Pezzotta F., Piacentini F., Piat M., Piccirillo L., Pisano G., Platino M., Polenta G., Prêle D., Rambaud D., Ramos G., Rasztocky E., Régnier M., Reyes C., Rodríguez F., Rodríguez C.A., Romero G.E., Salum J.M., Schillaci A., Scóccola C., Stankowiak G., Tartari A., Thermeau J.-P., Timbie P., Tomasi M., Torchinsky S., Tucker G., Tucker C., Vacher L., Voisin F., Wright M., Zannoni M., and Zullo A.
Subjects: Physics, QC1-999
Abstract: The Q&U Bolometric Interferometer for Cosmology (QL’BIC) is the first bolometric interferometer designed to measure the primordial B-mode polarization of the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB). Bolometric interferometry is a novel technique that combines the sensitivity of bolometric detectors with the control of systematic effects that is typical of interferometry, both key features in the quest for the faint signal of the primordial B-modes. A unique feature is the so-called “spectral imaging”, i.e., the ability to recover the sky signal in several sub-bands within the physical band during data analysis. This feature provides an in-band spectral resolution of ∆v/v ~ 0.04 that is unattainable by a traditional imager. This is a key tool for controlling the Galactic foregrounds contamination. In this paper, we describe the principles of bolometric interferometry, the current status of the QU BIC experiment and future prospects.
Published: 2024
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14. Thermal architecture for the QUBIC cryogenic receiver

Author: May, A. J., Chapron, C., Coppi, G., D'Alessandro, G., de Bernardis, P., Masi, S., Melhuish, S., Piat, M., Piccirillo, L., Schillaci, A., Thermeau, J. -P., Ade, P., Amico, G., Auguste, D., Aumont, J., Banfi, S., Barbara, G., Battaglia, P., Battistelli, E., Bau, A., Belier, B., Bennett, D., Berge, L., Bernard, J. -Ph., Bersanelli, M., Bigot-Sazy, M. -A., Bleurvacq, N., Bonaparte, J., Bonis, J., Bordier, G., Breelle, E., Bunn, E., Burke, D., Buzi, D., Buzzelli, A., Cavaliere, F., Chanial, P., Charlassier, R., Columbro, F., Coppolecchia, A., Couchot, F., D'Agostino, R., De Gasperis, G., De Leo, M., De Petris, M., Di Donato, A., Dumoulin, L., Etchegoyen, A., Fasciszewski, A., Franceschet, C., Lerena, M. M. Gamboa, Garcia, B., Garrido, X., Gaspard, M., Gault, A., Gayer, D., Gervasi, M., Giard, M., Giraud-Heraud, Y., Berisso, M. Gomez, Gonzalez, M., Gradziel, M., Grandsire, L., Guerrard, E., Hamilton, J. -Ch., Harari, D., Haynes, V., Henrot-Versille, S., Hoang, D. T., Incardona, F., Jules, E., Kaplan, J., Korotkov, A., Kristukat, C., Lamagna, L., Loucatos, S., Louis, T., Lowitz, A., Lukovic, V., Luterstein, R., Maffei, B., Marnieros, S., Mattei, A., McCulloch, M. A., Medina, M. C., Mele, L., Mennella, A., Montier, L., Mundo, L. M., Murphy, J. A., Murphy, J. D., O'Sullivan, C., Olivieri, E., Paiella, A., Pajot, F., Passerini, A., Pastoriza, H., Pelosi, A., Perbost, C., Perdereau, O., Pezzotta, F., Piacentini, F., Pisano, G., Polenta, G., Prele, D., Puddu, R., Rambaud, D., Ringegni, P., Romero, G. E., Salatino, M., Scoccola, C. G., Scully, S., Spinelli, S., Stolpovskiy, M., Suarez, F., Tartari, A., Timbie, P., Torchinsky, S. A., Tristram, M., Truongcanh, V., Tucker, C., Tucker, G., Vanneste, S., Vigano, D., Vittorio, N., Voisin, F., Watson, B., Wicek, F., Zannoni, M., and Zullo, A.
Subjects: Astrophysics - Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics, Physics - Instrumentation and Detectors
Abstract: QUBIC, the QU Bolometric Interferometer for Cosmology, is a novel forthcoming instrument to measure the B-mode polarization anisotropy of the Cosmic Microwave Background. The detection of the B-mode signal will be extremely challenging; QUBIC has been designed to address this with a novel approach, namely bolometric interferometry. The receiver cryostat is exceptionally large and cools complex optical and detector stages to 40 K, 4 K, 1 K and 350 mK using two pulse tube coolers, a novel 4He sorption cooler and a double-stage 3He/4He sorption cooler. We discuss the thermal and mechanical design of the cryostat, modelling and thermal analysis, and laboratory cryogenic testing.
Published: 2018

15. QUBIC - The Q&U Bolometric Interferometer for Cosmology - A novel way to look at the polarized Cosmic Microwave Background

Author: Mennella, A., Ade, P. A. R., Aumont, J., Banfi, S., Battaglia, P., Battistelli, E. S., Baù, A., Bélier, B., Bennett, D., Bergé, L., Bernard, J. Ph., Bersanelli, M., Bigot-Sazy, M. A., Bleurvacq, N., Bordier, G., Brossard, J., Bunn, E. F., Burke, D. P., Buzi, D., Buzzelli, A., Cammilleri, D., Cavaliere, F., Chanial, P., Chapron, C., Columbro, F., Coppi, G., Coppolecchia, A., Couchot, F., D'Agostino, R., D'Alessandro, G., de Bernardis, P., De Gasperis, G., De Leo, M., De Petris, M., Decourcelle, T., Del Torto, F., Dumoulin, L., Etchegoyen, A., Franceschet, C., Garcia, B., Gault, A., Gayer, D., Gervasi, M., Ghribi, A., Giard, M., Giraud-Héraud, Y., Gradziel, M., Grandsire, L., Hamilton, J. Ch., Harari, D., Haynes, V., Henrot-Versillé, S., Holtzer, N., Incardona, F., Kaplan, J., Korotkov, A., Krachmalnicoff, N., Lamagna, L., Lande, J., Loucatos, S., Lowitz, A., Lukovic, V., Maffei, B., Marnieros, S., Martino, J., Masi, S., May, A., McCulloch, M., Medina, M. C., Mele, L., Melhuish, S., Montier, L., Murphy, A., Néel, D., Ng, M. W., O'Sullivan, C., Paiella, A., Pajot, F., Passerini, A., Pelosi, A., Perbost, C., Perdereau, O., Piacentini, F., Piat, M., Piccirillo, L., Pisano, G., Préle, D., Puddu, R., Rambaud, D., Rigaut, O., Romero, G. E., Salatino, M., Schillaci, A., Scully, S., Stolpovskiy, M., Suarez, F., Tartari, A., Timbie, P., Torchinsky, S., Tristram, M., Tucker, C., Tucker, G., Viganò, D., Vittorio, N., Voisin, F., Watson, B., Zannoni, M., and Zullo, A.
Subjects: Astrophysics - Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics
Abstract: In this paper we describe QUBIC, an experiment that takes up the challenge posed by the detection of primordial gravitational waves with a novel approach, that combines the sensitivity of state-of-the art bolometric detectors with the systematic effects control typical of interferometers. The so-called "self-calibration" is a technique deeply rooted in the interferometric nature of the instrument and allows us to clean the measured data from instrumental effects. The first module of QUBIC is a dual band instrument (150 GHz and 220 GHz) that will be deployed in Argentina during the Fall 2018., Comment: Presented at the EPS Conference on High Energy Physics, Venice (Italy), 5-12 July 2017 Accepted for publication in conference proceedings
Published: 2018

16. QUBIC Technical Design Report

Author: Aumont, J., Banfi, S., Battaglia, P., Battistelli, E. S., Baù, A., Bélier, B., Bennett, D., Bergé, L., Bernard, J. Ph., Bersanelli, M., Bigot-Sazy, M. A., Bleurvacq, N., Bordier, G., Brossard, J., Bunn, E. F., Buzi, D., Buzzelli, A., Cammilleri, D., Cavaliere, F., Chanial, P., Chapron, C., Coppi, G., Coppolecchia, A., Couchot, F., D'Agostino, R., D'Alessandro, G., de Bernardis, P., De Gasperis, G., De Petris, M., Decourcelle, T., Del Torto, F., Dumoulin, L., Etchegoyen, A., Franceschet, C., Garcia, B., Gault, A., Gayer, D., Gervasi, M., Ghribi, A., Giard, M., Giraud-Héraud, Y., Gradziel, M., Grandsire, L., Hamilton, J. Ch., Harari, D., Haynes, V., Henrot-Versillé, S., Holtzer, N., Kaplan, J., Korotkov, A., Lamagna, L., Lande, J., Loucatos, S., Lowitz, A., Lukovic, V., Maffei, B., Marnieros, S., Martino, J., Masi, S., May, A., McCulloch, M., Medina, M. C., Melhuish, S., Mennella, A., Montier, L., Murphy, A., Néel, D., Ng, M. W., O'Sullivan, C., Paiella, A., Pajot, F., Passerini, A., Pelosi, A., Perbost, C., Perdereau, O., Piacentini, F., Piat, M., Piccirillo, L., Pisano, G., Prêle, D., Puddu, R., Rambaud, D., Rigaut, O., Romero, G. E., Salatino, M., Schillaci, A., Scully, S., Stolpovskiy, M., Suarez, F., Tartari, A., Timbie, P., Tristram, M., Tucker, G., Viganò, D., Vittori, N., Voisin, F., Watson, B., Zannoni, M., and Zullo, A.
Subjects: Astrophysics - Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics, Astrophysics - Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
Abstract: QUBIC is an instrument aiming at measuring the B mode polarisation anisotropies at medium scales angular scales (30-200 multipoles). The search for the primordial CMB B-mode polarization signal is challenging, because of many difficulties: smallness of the expected signal, instrumental systematics that could possibly induce polarization leakage from the large E signal into B, brighter than anticipated polarized foregrounds (dust) reducing to zero the initial hope of finding sky regions clean enough to have a direct primordial B-modes observation. The QUBIC instrument is designed to address all aspects of this challenge with a novel kind of instrument, a Bolometric Interferometer, combining the background-limited sensitivity of Transition-Edge-Sensors and the control of systematics allowed by the observation of interference fringe patterns, while operating at two frequencies to disentangle polarized foregrounds from primordial B mode polarization. Its characteristics are described in details in this Technological Design Report., Comment: 139 pages ; high resolution version can be found on the qubic website (http://qubic.in2p3.fr/QUBIC/Home.html) minor changes : update author list & affiliations ; correct title
Published: 2016

17. The NIKA2 instrument, a dual-band kilopixel KID array for millimetric astronomy

Author: Calvo, M., Benoit, A., Catalano, A., Goupy, J., Monfardini, A., Ponthieu, N., Barria, E., Bres, G., Grollier, M., Garde, G., Leggeri, J. -P., Pont, G., Triqueneaux, S., Adam, R., Bourrion, O., Macías-Pérez, J. -F., Rebolo, M., Ritacco, A., Scordilis, J. -P., Tourres, D., Vescovi, C., Désert, F. -X., Adane, A., Coiffard, G., Leclercq, S., Doyle, S., Mauskopf, P., Tucker, C., Ade, P., André, P., Beelen, A., Belier, B., Bideaud, A., Billot, N., Comis, B., D'Addabbo, A., Kramer, C., Martino, J., Mayet, F., Pajot, F., Pascale, E., Perotto, L., Revéret, V., Rodriguez, L., Savini, G., Schuster, K., Sievers, A., and Zylka, R.
Subjects: Astrophysics - Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics
Abstract: NIKA2 (New IRAM KID Array 2) is a camera dedicated to millimeter wave astronomy based upon kilopixel arrays of Kinetic Inductance Detectors (KID). The pathfinder instrument, NIKA, has already shown state-of-the-art detector performance. NIKA2 builds upon this experience but goes one step further, increasing the total pixel count by a factor $\sim$10 while maintaining the same per pixel performance. For the next decade, this camera will be the resident photometric instrument of the Institut de Radio Astronomie Millimetrique (IRAM) 30m telescope in Sierra Nevada (Spain). In this paper we give an overview of the main components of NIKA2, and describe the achieved detector performance. The camera has been permanently installed at the IRAM 30m telescope in October 2015. It will be made accessible to the scientific community at the end of 2016, after a one-year commissioning period. When this happens, NIKA2 will become a fundamental tool for astronomers worldwide., Comment: Proceedings of the 16th Low Temperature Detectors workshop. To be published in the Journal of Low Temperature Physics. 8 pages, 4 figures, 1 table
Published: 2016
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18. High angular resolution Sunyaev-Zel'dovich observations of MACS J1423.8+2404 with NIKA: Multiwavelength analysis

Author: Adam, R., Comis, B., Bartalucci, I., Adane, A., Ade, P., André, P., Arnaud, M., Beelen, A., Belier, B., Benoît, A., Bideaud, A., Billot, N., Bourrion, O., Calvo, M., Catalano, A., Coiffard, G., D'Addabbo, A., Désert, F. -X., Doyle, S., Goupy, J., Hasnoun, B., Hermelo, I., Kramer, C., Lagache, G., Leclercq, S., Macías-Pérez, J. -F., Martino, J., Mauskopf, P., Mayet, F., Monfardini, A., Pajot, F., Pascale, E., Perotto, L., Pointecouteau, E., Ponthieu, N., Pratt, G. W., Revéret, V., Ritacco, A., Rodriguez, L., Savini, G., Schuster, K., Sievers, A., Triqueneaux, S., Tucker, C., and Zylka, R.
Subjects: Astrophysics - Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
Abstract: The prototype of the NIKA2 camera, NIKA, is an instrument operating at the IRAM 30-m telescope, which can observe simultaneously at 150 and 260GHz. One of the main goals of NIKA2 is to measure the pressure distribution in galaxy clusters at high resolution using the thermal SZ (tSZ) effect. Such observations have already proved to be an excellent probe of cluster pressure distributions even at high redshifts. However, an important fraction of clusters host submm and/or radio point sources, which can significantly affect the reconstructed signal. Here we report on <20" resolution observations at 150 and 260GHz of the cluster MACSJ1424, which hosts both radio and submm point sources. We examine the morphology of the tSZ signal and compare it to other datasets. The NIKA data are combined with Herschel satellite data to study the SED of the submm point source contaminants. We then perform a joint reconstruction of the intracluster medium (ICM) electronic pressure and density by combining NIKA, Planck, XMM-Newton, and Chandra data, focusing on the impact of the radio and submm sources on the reconstructed pressure profile. We find that large-scale pressure distribution is unaffected by the point sources because of the resolved nature of the NIKA observations. The reconstructed pressure in the inner region is slightly higher when the contribution of point sources are removed. We show that it is not possible to set strong constraints on the central pressure distribution without accurately removing these contaminants. The comparison with X-ray only data shows good agreement for the pressure, temperature, and entropy profiles, which all indicate that MACSJ1424 is a dynamically relaxed cool core system. The present observations illustrate the possibility of measuring these quantities with a relatively small integration time, even at high redshift and without X-ray spectroscopy., Comment: 15 pages, 17 figures, submitted to A&A
Published: 2015
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19. First polarised light with the NIKA camera

Author: Ritacco, A., Adam, R., Adane, A., Ade, P., André, P., Beelen, A., Belier, B., Benoît, A., Bideaud, A., Billot, N., Bourrion, O., Calvo, M., Catalano, A., Coiffard, G., Comis, B., D'Addabbo, A., Désert, F. -X., Doyle, S., Goupy, J., Kramer, C., Leclercq, S., Macías-Pérez, J. F., Martino, J., Mauskopf, P., Maury, A., Mayet, F., Monfardini, A., Pajot, F., Pascale, E., Perotto, L., Pisano, G., Ponthieu, N., Rebolo-Iglesias, M., Réveret, V., Rodriguez, L., Savini, G., Schuster, K., Sievers, A., Thum, C., Triqueneaux, S., Tucker, C., and Zylka, R.
Subjects: Astrophysics - Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics
Abstract: NIKA is a dual-band camera operating with 315 frequency multiplexed LEKIDs cooled at 100 mK. NIKA is designed to observe the sky in intensity and polarisation at 150 and 260 GHz from the IRAM 30-m telescope. It is a test-bench for the final NIKA2 camera. The incoming linear polarisation is modulated at four times the mechanical rotation frequency by a warm rotating multi-layer Half Wave Plate. Then, the signal is analysed by a wire grid and finally absorbed by the LEKIDs. The small time constant (< 1ms ) of the LEKID detectors combined with the modulation of the HWP enables the quasi-simultaneous measurement of the three Stokes parameters I, Q, U, representing linear polarisation. In this paper we present results of recent observational campaigns demonstrating the good performance of NIKA in detecting polarisation at mm wavelength., Comment: 7 pages, Proceeding for Journal of Low Temperature Physics
Published: 2015
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20. Pressure distribution of the high-redshift cluster of galaxies CL J1226.9+3332 with NIKA

Author: Adam, R., Comis, B., Macías-Pérez, J. -F., Adane, A., Ade, P., André, P., Beelen, A., Belier, B., Benoît, A., Bideaud, A., Billot, N., Blanquer, G., Bourrion, O., Calvo, M., Catalano, A., Coiffard, G., Cruciani, A., D'Addabbo, A., Désert, F. -X., Doyle, S., Goupy, J., Kramer, C., Leclercq, S., Martino, J., Mauskopf, P., Mayet, F., Monfardini, A., Pajot, F., Pascale, E., Perotto, L., Pointecouteau, E., Ponthieu, N., Revéret, V., Ritacco, A., Rodriguez, L., Savini, G., Schuster, K., Sievers, A., Tucker, C., and Zylka, R.
Subjects: Astrophysics - Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
Abstract: The thermal Sunyaev-Zel'dovich (tSZ) effect is expected to provide a low scatter mass proxy for galaxy clusters since it is directly proportional to the cluster thermal energy. The tSZ observations have proven to be a powerful tool for detecting and studying them, but high angular resolution observations are now needed to push their investigation to a higher redshift. In this paper, we report high angular (< 20 arcsec) resolution tSZ observations of the high-redshift cluster CL J1226.9+3332 (z=0.89). It was imaged at 150 and 260 GHz using the NIKA camera at the IRAM 30-meter telescope. The 150 GHz map shows that CL J1226.9+3332 is morphologically relaxed on large scales with evidence of a disturbed core, while the 260 GHz channel is used mostly to identify point source contamination. NIKA data are combined with those of Planck and X-ray from Chandra to infer the cluster's radial pressure, density, temperature, and entropy distributions. The total mass profile of the cluster is derived, and we find $M_{500} = 5.96^{+1.02}_{-0.79} $ x $10^{14} M_{\odot}$ within the radius $R_{500} = 930^{+50}_{-43}$ kpc, at a 68% confidence level. ($R_{500}$ is the radius within which the average density is 500 times the critical density at the cluster's redshift.) NIKA is the prototype camera of NIKA2, a KIDs (kinetic inductance detectors) based instrument to be installed at the end of 2015. This work is, therefore, part of a pilot study aiming at optimizing tSZ NIKA2 large programs., Comment: 12 pages, 18 figures
Published: 2014
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21. High resolution SZ observations at the IRAM 30-m telescope with NIKA

Author: Adam, R., Adane, A., Ade, P., Andrée, P., Beelen, A., Belier, B., Benoît, A., Bideaud, A., Billot, N., Boudou, N., Bourrion, O., Calvo, M., Catalano, A., Coiffard, G., Comis, B., D'Addabbo, A., Désert, F. -X., Doyle, S., Goupy, J., Kramer, C., Leclercq, S., Macías-Pérez, J. F., Martino, J., Mauskopf, P., Mayet, F., Monfardini, A., Pajot, F., Pascale, E., Perotto, L., Pointecouteau, E., Ponthieu, N., Revéret, V., Rodriguez, L., Ruppin, F., Savini, G., Schuster, K., Sievers, A., Tucker, C., and Zylka, R.
Subjects: Astrophysics - Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
Abstract: High resolution observations of the thermal Sunyaev-Zel'dovich (tSZ) effect are necessary to allow the use of clusters of galaxies as a probe for large scale structures at high redshifts. With its high resolution and dual-band capability at millimeter wavelengths, the NIKA camera can play a significant role in this context. NIKA is based on newly developed Kinetic Inductance Detectors (KIDs) and operates at the IRAM 30m telescope, Pico Veleta, Spain. In this paper, we give the status of the NIKA camera, focussing on the KID technology. We then present observations of three galaxy clusters: RX J1347.5-1145 as a demonstrator of the NIKA capabilities and the recent observations of CL J1226.9+3332 (z = 0.89) and MACS J0717.5+3745 (z = 0.55). We also discuss prospects for the final NIKA2 camera, which will have a 6.5 arcminute field of view with about 5000 detectors in two bands at 150 and 260 GHz.
Published: 2014

22. The NIKA 2012-2014 observing campaigns: control of systematic effects and results

Author: Catalano, A., Adam, R., Adane, A., Ade, P., André, P., Beelen, A., Belier, B., Benôit, A., Bideaud, A., Billot, N., Boudou, N., Bourrion, O., Calvo, M., Coiffard, G., Comis, B., D'Addabbo, A., Désert, F. -X., Doyle, S., Goupy, J., Kramer, C., Leclercq, S., Macías-Pérez, J. F., Martino, J., Mauskopf, P., Mayet, F., Monfardini, A., Pajot, F., Pascale, E., Perotto, L., Ponthieu, E. Pointecouteau N., Revéret, V., Ritacco, A., Rodriguez, L., Savini, G., Schuster, K., Sievers, A., Tucker, C., and Zylka, R.
Subjects: Astrophysics - Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics
Abstract: The New IRAM KID Array (NIKA) is a dual-band camera operating with frequency multiplexed arrays of Lumped Element Kinetic Inductance Detectors (LEKIDs) cooled to 100 mK. NIKA is designed to observe the intensity and polarisation of the sky at 1.25 and 2.14 mm from the IRAM 30 m telescope. We present the improvements on the control of systematic effects and astrophysical results made during the last observation campaigns between 2012 and 2014., Comment: 11 pages, 17 figures, SPIE conference proceeding
Published: 2014
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23. Performance and calibration of the NIKA camera at the IRAM 30 m telescope

Author: Catalano, A., Calvo, M., Ponthieu, N., Adam, R., Adane, A., Ade, P., Andre, P., Beelen, A., Belier, B., Benoit, A., Bideaud, A., Billot, N., Boudou, N., Bourrion, O., Coiffard, G., Comis, B., D'Addabbo, A., Desert, F. -X., Doyle, S., Goupy, J., Kramer, C., Leclercq, S., Macias-Perez, J. F., Martino, J., Mauskopf, P., Mayet, F., Monfardini, A., Pajot, F., Pascale, E., Perotto, L., Reveret, V., Rodriguez, L., Savini, G., Schuster, K., Sievers, A., Tucker, C., and Zylka, R.
Subjects: Astrophysics - Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics
Abstract: The New IRAM KID Array (NIKA) instrument is a dual-band imaging camera operating with Kinetic Inductance Detectors (KID) cooled at 100 mK. NIKA is designed to observe the sky at wavelengths of 1.25 and 2.14 mm from the IRAM 30 m telescope at Pico Veleta with an estimated resolution of 13\,arcsec and 18 arcsec, respectively. This work presents the performance of the NIKA camera prior to its opening to the astrophysical community as an IRAM common-user facility in early 2014. NIKA is a test bench for the final NIKA2 instrument to be installed at the end of 2015. The last NIKA observation campaigns on November 2012 and June 2013 have been used to evaluate this performance and to improve the control of systematic effects. We discuss here the dynamical tuning of the readout electronics to optimize the KID working point with respect to background changes and the new technique of atmospheric absorption correction. These modifications significantly improve the overall linearity, sensitivity, and absolute calibration performance of NIKA. This is proved on observations of point-like sources for which we obtain a best sensitivity (averaged over all valid detectors) of 40 and 14 mJy.s$^{1/2}$ for optimal weather conditions for the 1.25 and 2.14 mm arrays, respectively. NIKA observations of well known extended sources (DR21 complex and the Horsehead nebula) are presented. This performance makes the NIKA camera a competitive astrophysical instrument.
Published: 2014
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24. The NIKA instrument: results and perspectives towards a permanent KID based camera for the Pico Veleta observatory

Author: D'Addabbo, A., Adam, R., Adane, A., Ade, P., André, P., Beelen, A., Belier, B., Benoit, A., Bideaud, A., Billot, N., Bourrion, O., Calvo, M., Catalano, A., Coiffard, G., Comis, B., Désert, F. -X., Doyle, S., Goupy, J., Kramer, C., Leclercq, S., Macias-Perez, J., Martino, J., Mauskopf, P., Mayet, F., Monfardini, A., Pajot, F., Pascale, E., Ponthieu, N., Revéret, V., Rodriguez, L., Savini, G., Schuster, K. F., Sievers, A., Tucker, C., and Zylka, R.
Subjects: Astrophysics - Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics
Abstract: The New IRAM KIDs Array (NIKA) is a pathfinder instrument devoted to millimetric astronomy. In 2009 it was the first multiplexed KID camera on the sky; currently it is installed at the focal plane of the IRAM 30-meters telescope at Pico Veleta (Spain). We present preliminary data from the last observational run and the ongoing developments devoted to the next NIKA-2 kilopixels camera, to be commissioned in 2015. We also report on the latest laboratory measurements, and recent improvements in detector cosmetics and read-out electronics. Furthermore, we describe a new acquisition strategy allowing us to improve the photometric accuracy, and the related automatic tuning procedure., Comment: 24th International Symposium on Space Terahertz Technology, ISSTT 2013, April 8 to 10, 2013, Groningen, the Netherlands
Published: 2013

25. Detection of the tSZ effect with the NIKA camera

Author: Comis, B., Adam, R., Macías-Pérez, J. F., Adane, A., Ade, P., André, P., Beelen, A., Belier, B., Benoît, A., Bideaud, A., Billot, N., Boudou, N., Bourrion, O., Calvo, M., Catalano, A., Coiffard, G., D'Addabbo, A., Désert, F. -X., Doyle, S., Goupy, J., Kramer, C., Leclercq, S., Martino, J., Mauskopf, P., Mayet, F., Monfardini, A., Pajot, F., Pascale, E., Perotto, L., Pointecouteau, E., Ponthieu, N., Revéret, V., Rodriguez, L., Savini, G., Schuster, K., Sievers, A., Tucker, C., and Zylka, R.
Subjects: Astrophysics - Cosmology and Extragalactic Astrophysics
Abstract: We present the first detection of the thermal Sunyaev-Zel'dovich (tSZ) effect from a cluster of galaxies performed with a KIDs (Kinetic Inductance Detectors) based instrument. The tSZ effect is a distortion of the black body CMB (Cosmic Microwave Background) spectrum produced by the inverse Compton interaction of CMB photons with the hot electrons of the ionized intra-cluster medium. The massive, intermediate redshift cluster RX J1347.5-1145 has been observed using NIKA (New IRAM KIDs arrays), a dual-band (140 and 240 GHz) mm-wave imaging camera, which exploits two arrays of hundreds of KIDs: the resonant frequencies of the superconducting resonators are shifted by mm-wave photons absorption. This tSZ cluster observation demonstrates the potential of the next generation NIKA2 instrument, being developed for the 30m telescope of IRAM, at Pico Veleta (Spain). NIKA2 will have 1000 detectors at 140GHz and 2x2000 detectors at 240GHz, providing in that band also a measurement of the linear polarization. NIKA2 will be commissioned in 2015., Comment: SF2A Proceedings 2013
Published: 2013

26. First observation of the thermal Sunyaev-Zel'dovich effect with kinetic inductance detectors

Author: Adam, R., Comis, B., Macías-Pérez, J. F., Adane, A., Ade, P., André, P., Beelen, A., Belier, B., Benoît, A., Bideaud, A., Billot, N., Boudou, N., Bourrion, O., Calvo, M., Catalano, A., Coiffard, G., D'Addabbo, A., Désert, F. -X., Doyle, S., Goupy, J., Kramer, C., Leclercq, S., Martino, J., Mauskopf, P., Mayet, F., Monfardini, A., Pajot, F., Pascale, E., Perotto, L., Pointecouteau, E., Ponthieu, N., Revéret, V., Rodriguez, L., Savini, G., Schuster, K., Sievers, A., Tucker, C., and Zylka, R.
Subjects: Astrophysics - Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
Abstract: Clusters of galaxies provide valuable information on the evolution of the Universe and large scale structures. Recent cluster observations via the thermal Sunyaev-Zel'dovich (tSZ) effect have proven to be a powerful tool to detect and study them. In this context, high resolution tSZ observations (~ tens of arcsec) are of particular interest to probe intermediate and high redshift clusters. Observations of the tSZ effect will be carried out with the millimeter dual-band NIKA2 camera, based on Kinetic Inductance Detectors (KIDs) to be installed at the IRAM 30-meter telescope in 2015. To demonstrate the potential of such an instrument, we present tSZ observations with the NIKA camera prototype, consisting of two arrays of 132 and 224 detectors that observe at 140 and 240 GHz with a 18.5 and 12.5 arcsec angular resolution, respectively. The cluster RX J1347.5-1145 was observed simultaneously at 140 and 240 GHz. We used a spectral decorrelation technique to remove the atmospheric noise and obtain a map of the cluster at 140 GHz. The efficiency of this procedure has been characterized through realistic simulations of the observations. The observed 140 GHz map presents a decrement at the cluster position consistent with the tSZ nature of the signal. We used this map to study the pressure distribution of the cluster by fitting a gNFW model to the data. Subtracting this model from the map, we confirm that RX J1347.5-1145 is an ongoing merger, which confirms and complements previous tSZ and X-ray observations. For the first time, we demonstrate the tSZ capability of KID based instruments. The NIKA2 camera with ~ 5000 detectors and a 6.5 arcmin field of view will be well-suited for in-depth studies of the intra cluster medium in intermediate to high redshifts, which enables the characterization of recently detected clusters by the Planck satellite., Comment: Accepted by A&A
Published: 2013
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27. Latest NIKA results and the NIKA-2 project

Author: Monfardini, A., Adam, R., Adane, A., Ade, P., André, P., Beelen, A., Belier, B., Benoit, A., Bideaud, A., Billot, N., Bourrion, O., Calvo, M., Catalano, A., Coiffard, G., Comis, B., D'Addabbo, A., Désert, F. -X., Doyle, S., Goupy, J., Kramer, C., Leclercq, S., Macias-Perez, J., Martino, J., Mauskopf, P., Mayet, F., Pajot, F., Pascale, E., Ponthieu, N., Revéret, V., Rodriguez, L., Savini, G., Schuster, K., Sievers, A., Tucker, C., and Zylka, R.
Subjects: Astrophysics - Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics
Abstract: NIKA (New IRAM KID Arrays) is a dual-band imaging instrument installed at the IRAM (Institut de RadioAstronomie Millimetrique) 30-meter telescope at Pico Veleta (Spain). Two distinct Kinetic Inductance Detectors (KID) focal planes allow the camera to simultaneously image a field-of-view of about 2 arc-min in the bands 125 to 175 GHz (150 GHz) and 200 to 280 GHz (240 GHz). The sensitivity and stability achieved during the last commissioning Run in June 2013 allows opening the instrument to general observers. We report here the latest results, in particular in terms of sensitivity, now comparable to the state-of-the-art Transition Edge Sensors (TES) bolometers, relative and absolute photometry. We describe briefly the next generation NIKA-2 instrument, selected by IRAM to occupy, from 2015, the continuum imager/polarimeter slot at the 30-m telescope., Comment: Proceedings of Low Temperature Detectors 15 (LTD-15), Pasadena, June 2013
Published: 2013
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28. QUBIC Experiment Toward the First Light

Author: D’Alessandro, G, Battistelli, E, de Bernardis, P, De Petris, M, Gamboa Lerena, M, Grandsire, L, Hamilton, J, Marnieros, S, Masi, S, Mennella, A, Mousset, L, O’Sullivan, C, Piat, M, Tartari, A, Torchinsky, S, Voisin, F, Zannoni, M, Ade, P, Alberro, J, Almela, A, Amico, G, Arnaldi, L, Auguste, D, Aumont, J, Azzoni, S, Banfi, S, Baù, A, Bélier, B, Bennett, D, Bergé, L, Bernard, J, Bersanelli, M, Bigot-Sazy, M, Bonaparte, J, Bonis, J, Bunn, E, Burke, D, Buzi, D, Cavaliere, F, Chanial, P, Chapron, C, Charlassier, R, Cobos Cerutti, A, Columbro, F, Coppolecchia, A, De Gasperis, G, De Leo, M, Dheilly, S, Duca, C, Dumoulin, L, Etchegoyen, A, Fasciszewski, A, Ferreyro, L, Fracchia, D, Franceschet, C, Ganga, K, García, B, García Redondo, M, Gaspard, M, Gayer, D, Gervasi, M, Giard, M, Gilles, V, Giraud-Heraud, Y, Gómez Berisso, M, González, M, Gradziel, M, Hampel, M, Harari, D, Henrot-Versillé, S, Incardona, F, Jules, E, Kaplan, J, Kristukat, C, Lamagna, L, Loucatos, S, Louis, T, Maffei, B, Marty, W, Mattei, A, May, A, Mcculloch, M, Mele, L, Melo, D, Montier, L, Mundo, L, Murphy, J, Nati, F, Olivieri, E, Oriol, C, Paiella, A, Pajot, F, Passerini, A, Pastoriza, H, Pelosi, A, Perbost, C, Perciballi, M, Pezzotta, F, Piacentini, F, Piccirillo, L, Pisano, G, Platino, M, Polenta, G, Prêle, D, Presta, G, Puddu, R, Rambaud, D, Rasztocky, E, Ringegni, P, Romero, G, Salum, J, Schillaci, A, Scóccola, C, Scully, S, Spinelli, S, Stankowiak, G, Stolpovskiy, M, Supanitsky, A, Thermeau, J, Timbie, P, Tomasi, M, Tucker, G, Tucker, C, Viganò, D, Vittorio, N, Wicek, F, Wright, M, Zullo, A, D’Alessandro, G., Battistelli, E. S., de Bernardis, P., De Petris, M., Gamboa Lerena, M. M., Grandsire, L., Hamilton, J. -Ch., Marnieros, S., Masi, S., Mennella, A., Mousset, L., O’Sullivan, C., Piat, M., Tartari, A., Torchinsky, S. A., Voisin, F., Zannoni, M., Ade, P., Alberro, J. G., Almela, A., Amico, G., Arnaldi, L. H., Auguste, D., Aumont, J., Azzoni, S., Banfi, S., Baù, A., Bélier, B., Bennett, D., Bergé, L., Bernard, J. -Ph., Bersanelli, M., Bigot-Sazy, M. -A., Bonaparte, J., Bonis, J., Bunn, E., Burke, D., Buzi, D., Cavaliere, F., Chanial, P., Chapron, C., Charlassier, R., Cobos Cerutti, A. C., Columbro, F., Coppolecchia, A., De Gasperis, G., De Leo, M., Dheilly, S., Duca, C., Dumoulin, L., Etchegoyen, A., Fasciszewski, A., Ferreyro, L. P., Fracchia, D., Franceschet, C., Ganga, K. M., García, B., García Redondo, M. E., Gaspard, M., Gayer, D., Gervasi, M., Giard, M., Gilles, V., Giraud-Heraud, Y., Gómez Berisso, M., González, M., Gradziel, M., Hampel, M. R., Harari, D., Henrot-Versillé, S., Incardona, F., Jules, E., Kaplan, J., Kristukat, C., Lamagna, L., Loucatos, S., Louis, T., Maffei, B., Marty, W., Mattei, A., May, A., McCulloch, M., Mele, L., Melo, D., Montier, L., Mundo, L. M., Murphy, J. A., Murphy, J. D., Nati, F., Olivieri, E., Oriol, C., Paiella, A., Pajot, F., Passerini, A., Pastoriza, H., Pelosi, A., Perbost, C., Perciballi, M., Pezzotta, F., Piacentini, F., Piccirillo, L., Pisano, G., Platino, M., Polenta, G., Prêle, D., Presta, G., Puddu, R., Rambaud, D., Rasztocky, E., Ringegni, P., Romero, G. E., Salum, J. M., Schillaci, A., Scóccola, C. G., Scully, S., Spinelli, S., Stankowiak, G., Stolpovskiy, M., Supanitsky, A. D., Thermeau, J. -P., Timbie, P., Tomasi, M., Tucker, G., Tucker, C., Viganò, D., Vittorio, N., Wicek, F., Wright, M., Zullo, A., D’Alessandro, G, Battistelli, E, de Bernardis, P, De Petris, M, Gamboa Lerena, M, Grandsire, L, Hamilton, J, Marnieros, S, Masi, S, Mennella, A, Mousset, L, O’Sullivan, C, Piat, M, Tartari, A, Torchinsky, S, Voisin, F, Zannoni, M, Ade, P, Alberro, J, Almela, A, Amico, G, Arnaldi, L, Auguste, D, Aumont, J, Azzoni, S, Banfi, S, Baù, A, Bélier, B, Bennett, D, Bergé, L, Bernard, J, Bersanelli, M, Bigot-Sazy, M, Bonaparte, J, Bonis, J, Bunn, E, Burke, D, Buzi, D, Cavaliere, F, Chanial, P, Chapron, C, Charlassier, R, Cobos Cerutti, A, Columbro, F, Coppolecchia, A, De Gasperis, G, De Leo, M, Dheilly, S, Duca, C, Dumoulin, L, Etchegoyen, A, Fasciszewski, A, Ferreyro, L, Fracchia, D, Franceschet, C, Ganga, K, García, B, García Redondo, M, Gaspard, M, Gayer, D, Gervasi, M, Giard, M, Gilles, V, Giraud-Heraud, Y, Gómez Berisso, M, González, M, Gradziel, M, Hampel, M, Harari, D, Henrot-Versillé, S, Incardona, F, Jules, E, Kaplan, J, Kristukat, C, Lamagna, L, Loucatos, S, Louis, T, Maffei, B, Marty, W, Mattei, A, May, A, Mcculloch, M, Mele, L, Melo, D, Montier, L, Mundo, L, Murphy, J, Nati, F, Olivieri, E, Oriol, C, Paiella, A, Pajot, F, Passerini, A, Pastoriza, H, Pelosi, A, Perbost, C, Perciballi, M, Pezzotta, F, Piacentini, F, Piccirillo, L, Pisano, G, Platino, M, Polenta, G, Prêle, D, Presta, G, Puddu, R, Rambaud, D, Rasztocky, E, Ringegni, P, Romero, G, Salum, J, Schillaci, A, Scóccola, C, Scully, S, Spinelli, S, Stankowiak, G, Stolpovskiy, M, Supanitsky, A, Thermeau, J, Timbie, P, Tomasi, M, Tucker, G, Tucker, C, Viganò, D, Vittorio, N, Wicek, F, Wright, M, Zullo, A, D’Alessandro, G., Battistelli, E. S., de Bernardis, P., De Petris, M., Gamboa Lerena, M. M., Grandsire, L., Hamilton, J. -Ch., Marnieros, S., Masi, S., Mennella, A., Mousset, L., O’Sullivan, C., Piat, M., Tartari, A., Torchinsky, S. A., Voisin, F., Zannoni, M., Ade, P., Alberro, J. G., Almela, A., Amico, G., Arnaldi, L. H., Auguste, D., Aumont, J., Azzoni, S., Banfi, S., Baù, A., Bélier, B., Bennett, D., Bergé, L., Bernard, J. -Ph., Bersanelli, M., Bigot-Sazy, M. -A., Bonaparte, J., Bonis, J., Bunn, E., Burke, D., Buzi, D., Cavaliere, F., Chanial, P., Chapron, C., Charlassier, R., Cobos Cerutti, A. C., Columbro, F., Coppolecchia, A., De Gasperis, G., De Leo, M., Dheilly, S., Duca, C., Dumoulin, L., Etchegoyen, A., Fasciszewski, A., Ferreyro, L. P., Fracchia, D., Franceschet, C., Ganga, K. M., García, B., García Redondo, M. E., Gaspard, M., Gayer, D., Gervasi, M., Giard, M., Gilles, V., Giraud-Heraud, Y., Gómez Berisso, M., González, M., Gradziel, M., Hampel, M. R., Harari, D., Henrot-Versillé, S., Incardona, F., Jules, E., Kaplan, J., Kristukat, C., Lamagna, L., Loucatos, S., Louis, T., Maffei, B., Marty, W., Mattei, A., May, A., McCulloch, M., Mele, L., Melo, D., Montier, L., Mundo, L. M., Murphy, J. A., Murphy, J. D., Nati, F., Olivieri, E., Oriol, C., Paiella, A., Pajot, F., Passerini, A., Pastoriza, H., Pelosi, A., Perbost, C., Perciballi, M., Pezzotta, F., Piacentini, F., Piccirillo, L., Pisano, G., Platino, M., Polenta, G., Prêle, D., Presta, G., Puddu, R., Rambaud, D., Rasztocky, E., Ringegni, P., Romero, G. E., Salum, J. M., Schillaci, A., Scóccola, C. G., Scully, S., Spinelli, S., Stankowiak, G., Stolpovskiy, M., Supanitsky, A. D., Thermeau, J. -P., Timbie, P., Tomasi, M., Tucker, G., Tucker, C., Viganò, D., Vittorio, N., Wicek, F., Wright, M., and Zullo, A.
Abstract: The Q & U Bolometric Interferometer for Cosmology (QUBIC) is a cosmology experiment that aims to measure the B-mode polarization of the cosmic microwave background (CMB). Measurements of the primordial B-mode pattern of the CMB polarization are in fact among the most exciting goals in cosmology as it would allow testing of the inflationary paradigm. Many experiments are attempting to measure the B-modes, from the ground and the stratosphere, using imaging Stokes polarimeters. The QUBIC collaboration developed an innovative concept to measure CMB polarization using bolometric interferometry. This approach mixes the high sensitivity of bolometric detectors with the accurate control of systematics due to the interferometric layout of the instrument. We present the calibration results for the Technological Demonstrator, before its commissioning in the Argentinian observing site and preparation for first light.
Published: 2022

29. QUBIC III: Laboratory characterization

Author: Torchinsky, S, Hamilton, J, Piat, M, Battistelli, E, de Bernardis, P, Chapron, C, D'Alessandro, G, De Petris, M, Gamboa Lerena, M, González, M, Grandsire, L, Marnieros, S, Masi, S, Mennella, A, Mousset, L, Murphy, J, O'Sullivan, C, Prêle, D, Stankowiak, G, Tartari, A, Thermeau, J, Voisin, F, Zannoni, M, Ade, P, Alberro, J, Almela, A, Amico, G, Arnaldi, L, Auguste, D, Aumont, J, Azzoni, S, Banfi, S, Baù, A, Bélier, B, Bennett, D, Bergé, L, Bernard, J, Bersanelli, M, Bigot-Sazy, M, Bonaparte, J, Bonis, J, Bunn, E, Burke, D, Buzi, D, Cavaliere, F, Chanial, P, Charlassier, R, Cobos Cerutti, A, Columbro, F, Coppolecchia, A, De Gasperis, G, De Leo, M, Dheilly, S, Duca, C, Dumoulin, L, Etchegoyen, A, Fasciszewski, A, Ferreyro, L, Fracchia, D, Franceschet, C, Ganga, K, García, B, García Redondo, M, Gaspard, M, Gayer, D, Gervasi, M, Giard, M, Gilles, V, Giraud-Heraud, Y, Gómez Berisso, M, Gradziel, M, Hampel, M, Harari, D, Henrot-Versillé, S, Incardona, F, Jules, E, Kaplan, J, Kristukat, C, Lamagna, L, Loucatos, S, Louis, T, Maffei, B, Marty, W, Mattei, A, May, A, Mcculloch, M, Mele, L, Melo, D, Montier, L, Mundo, L, Nati, F, Olivieri, E, Oriol, C, Paiella, A, Pajot, F, Passerini, A, Pastoriza, H, Pelosi, A, Perbost, C, Perciballi, M, Pezzotta, F, Piacentini, F, Piccirillo, L, Pisano, G, Platino, M, Polenta, G, Puddu, R, Rambaud, D, Rasztocky, E, Ringegni, P, Romero, G, Salum, J, Schillaci, A, Scóccola, C, Scully, S, Spinelli, S, Stolpovskiy, M, Supanitsky, A, Timbie, P, Tomasi, M, Tucker, C, Tucker, G, Viganò, D, Vittorio, N, Wicek, F, Wright, M, Zullo, A, Torchinsky, S. A., Hamilton, J. -Ch., Piat, M., Battistelli, E. S., de Bernardis, P., Chapron, C., D'Alessandro, G., De Petris, M., Gamboa Lerena, M. M., González, M., Grandsire, L., Marnieros, S., Masi, S., Mennella, A., Mousset, L., Murphy, J. D., O'Sullivan, C., Prêle, D., Stankowiak, G., Tartari, A., Thermeau, J. -P., Voisin, F., Zannoni, M., Ade, P., Alberro, J. G., Almela, A., Amico, G., Arnaldi, L. H., Auguste, D., Aumont, J., Azzoni, S., Banfi, S., Baù, A., Bélier, B., Bennett, D., Bergé, L., Bernard, J. -Ph., Bersanelli, M., Bigot-Sazy, M. -A., Bonaparte, J., Bonis, J., Bunn, E., Burke, D., Buzi, D., Cavaliere, F., Chanial, P., Charlassier, R., Cobos Cerutti, A. C., Columbro, F., Coppolecchia, A., De Gasperis, G., De Leo, M., Dheilly, S., Duca, C., Dumoulin, L., Etchegoyen, A., Fasciszewski, A., Ferreyro, L. P., Fracchia, D., Franceschet, C., Ganga, K. M., García, B., García Redondo, M. E., Gaspard, M., Gayer, D., Gervasi, M., Giard, M., Gilles, V., Giraud-Heraud, Y., Gómez Berisso, M., Gradziel, M., Hampel, M. R., Harari, D., Henrot-Versillé, S., Incardona, F., Jules, E., Kaplan, J., Kristukat, C., Lamagna, L., Loucatos, S., Louis, T., Maffei, B., Marty, W., Mattei, A., May, A., McCulloch, M., Mele, L., Melo, D., Montier, L., Mundo, L. M., Murphy, J. A., Nati, F., Olivieri, E., Oriol, C., Paiella, A., Pajot, F., Passerini, A., Pastoriza, H., Pelosi, A., Perbost, C., Perciballi, M., Pezzotta, F., Piacentini, F., Piccirillo, L., Pisano, G., Platino, M., Polenta, G., Puddu, R., Rambaud, D., Rasztocky, E., Ringegni, P., Romero, G. E., Salum, J. M., Schillaci, A., Scóccola, C. G., Scully, S., Spinelli, S., Stolpovskiy, M., Supanitsky, A. D., Timbie, P., Tomasi, M., Tucker, C., Tucker, G., Viganò, D., Vittorio, N., Wicek, F., Wright, M., Zullo, A., Torchinsky, S, Hamilton, J, Piat, M, Battistelli, E, de Bernardis, P, Chapron, C, D'Alessandro, G, De Petris, M, Gamboa Lerena, M, González, M, Grandsire, L, Marnieros, S, Masi, S, Mennella, A, Mousset, L, Murphy, J, O'Sullivan, C, Prêle, D, Stankowiak, G, Tartari, A, Thermeau, J, Voisin, F, Zannoni, M, Ade, P, Alberro, J, Almela, A, Amico, G, Arnaldi, L, Auguste, D, Aumont, J, Azzoni, S, Banfi, S, Baù, A, Bélier, B, Bennett, D, Bergé, L, Bernard, J, Bersanelli, M, Bigot-Sazy, M, Bonaparte, J, Bonis, J, Bunn, E, Burke, D, Buzi, D, Cavaliere, F, Chanial, P, Charlassier, R, Cobos Cerutti, A, Columbro, F, Coppolecchia, A, De Gasperis, G, De Leo, M, Dheilly, S, Duca, C, Dumoulin, L, Etchegoyen, A, Fasciszewski, A, Ferreyro, L, Fracchia, D, Franceschet, C, Ganga, K, García, B, García Redondo, M, Gaspard, M, Gayer, D, Gervasi, M, Giard, M, Gilles, V, Giraud-Heraud, Y, Gómez Berisso, M, Gradziel, M, Hampel, M, Harari, D, Henrot-Versillé, S, Incardona, F, Jules, E, Kaplan, J, Kristukat, C, Lamagna, L, Loucatos, S, Louis, T, Maffei, B, Marty, W, Mattei, A, May, A, Mcculloch, M, Mele, L, Melo, D, Montier, L, Mundo, L, Nati, F, Olivieri, E, Oriol, C, Paiella, A, Pajot, F, Passerini, A, Pastoriza, H, Pelosi, A, Perbost, C, Perciballi, M, Pezzotta, F, Piacentini, F, Piccirillo, L, Pisano, G, Platino, M, Polenta, G, Puddu, R, Rambaud, D, Rasztocky, E, Ringegni, P, Romero, G, Salum, J, Schillaci, A, Scóccola, C, Scully, S, Spinelli, S, Stolpovskiy, M, Supanitsky, A, Timbie, P, Tomasi, M, Tucker, C, Tucker, G, Viganò, D, Vittorio, N, Wicek, F, Wright, M, Zullo, A, Torchinsky, S. A., Hamilton, J. -Ch., Piat, M., Battistelli, E. S., de Bernardis, P., Chapron, C., D'Alessandro, G., De Petris, M., Gamboa Lerena, M. M., González, M., Grandsire, L., Marnieros, S., Masi, S., Mennella, A., Mousset, L., Murphy, J. D., O'Sullivan, C., Prêle, D., Stankowiak, G., Tartari, A., Thermeau, J. -P., Voisin, F., Zannoni, M., Ade, P., Alberro, J. G., Almela, A., Amico, G., Arnaldi, L. H., Auguste, D., Aumont, J., Azzoni, S., Banfi, S., Baù, A., Bélier, B., Bennett, D., Bergé, L., Bernard, J. -Ph., Bersanelli, M., Bigot-Sazy, M. -A., Bonaparte, J., Bonis, J., Bunn, E., Burke, D., Buzi, D., Cavaliere, F., Chanial, P., Charlassier, R., Cobos Cerutti, A. C., Columbro, F., Coppolecchia, A., De Gasperis, G., De Leo, M., Dheilly, S., Duca, C., Dumoulin, L., Etchegoyen, A., Fasciszewski, A., Ferreyro, L. P., Fracchia, D., Franceschet, C., Ganga, K. M., García, B., García Redondo, M. E., Gaspard, M., Gayer, D., Gervasi, M., Giard, M., Gilles, V., Giraud-Heraud, Y., Gómez Berisso, M., Gradziel, M., Hampel, M. R., Harari, D., Henrot-Versillé, S., Incardona, F., Jules, E., Kaplan, J., Kristukat, C., Lamagna, L., Loucatos, S., Louis, T., Maffei, B., Marty, W., Mattei, A., May, A., McCulloch, M., Mele, L., Melo, D., Montier, L., Mundo, L. M., Murphy, J. A., Nati, F., Olivieri, E., Oriol, C., Paiella, A., Pajot, F., Passerini, A., Pastoriza, H., Pelosi, A., Perbost, C., Perciballi, M., Pezzotta, F., Piacentini, F., Piccirillo, L., Pisano, G., Platino, M., Polenta, G., Puddu, R., Rambaud, D., Rasztocky, E., Ringegni, P., Romero, G. E., Salum, J. M., Schillaci, A., Scóccola, C. G., Scully, S., Spinelli, S., Stolpovskiy, M., Supanitsky, A. D., Timbie, P., Tomasi, M., Tucker, C., Tucker, G., Viganò, D., Vittorio, N., Wicek, F., Wright, M., and Zullo, A.
Abstract: We report on an extensive test campaign of a prototype version of the QUBIC (Q & U Bolometric Interferometer for Cosmology) instrument, carried out at Astroparticle Physics and Cosmology (APC) in Paris. Exploiting the novel concept called bolometric interferometry, QUBIC is designed to measure the CMB polarization at 150 and 220 GHz from a high altitude site at Alto Chorillo, Argentina. The prototype model called QUBIC Technological Demonstrator (QUBIC-TD) operates in a single frequency band (150 GHz) and with a reduced number of baselines, but it contains all the elements of the QUBIC instrument in its final configuration. The test campaign included measurements of the synthesized beam and of the polarization performance, as well as a verification of the interference fringe pattern. A modulated, frequency-tunable millimetre-wave source was placed in the telescope far-field and was used to simulate a point source. The QUBIC-TD field of view was scanned across the source to produce beam maps. Our measurements confirm the frequency-dependent behaviour of the beam profile, which gives QUBIC the possibility to do spectral imaging. The measured polarization performance indicates a cross-polarization leakage less than 0.6%. We also successfully tested the polarization modulation system, which is provided by a rotating half wave plate. We demonstrate the full mapmaking pipeline using data from this measurement campaign, effectively giving an end-to-end checkout of the entire QUBIC system, including all hardware subsystems, their interfaces, and the software to operate the whole system and run the analysis. Our results confirm the viability of bolometric interferometry for measurements of the CMB polarization.
Published: 2022

30. QUBIC II: Spectral polarimetry with bolometric interferometry

Author: Mousset, L, Gamboa Lerena, M, Battistelli, E, de Bernardis, P, Chanial, P, D'Alessandro, G, Dashyan, G, De Petris, M, Grandsire, L, Hamilton, J, Incardona, F, Landau, S, Marnieros, S, Masi, S, Mennella, A, O'Sullivan, C, Piat, M, Ricciardi, G, Scóccola, C, Stolpovskiy, M, Tartari, A, Thermeau, J, Torchinsky, S, Voisin, F, Zannoni, M, Ade, P, Alberro, J, Almela, A, Amico, G, Arnaldi, L, Auguste, D, Aumont, J, Azzoni, S, Banfi, S, Baù, A, Bélier, B, Bennett, D, Bergé, L, Bernard, J, Bersanelli, M, Bigot-Sazy, M, Bonaparte, J, Bonis, J, Bunn, E, Burke, D, Buzi, D, Cavaliere, F, Chapron, C, Charlassier, R, Cobos Cerutti, A, Columbro, F, Coppolecchia, A, De Gasperis, G, De Leo, M, Dheilly, S, Duca, C, Dumoulin, L, Etchegoyen, A, Fasciszewski, A, Ferreyro, L, Fracchia, D, Franceschet, C, Ganga, K, García, B, García Redondo, M, Gaspard, M, Gayer, D, Gervasi, M, Giard, M, Gilles, V, Giraud-Heraud, Y, Gómez Berisso, M, González, M, Gradziel, M, Hampel, M, Harari, D, Henrot-Versillé, S, Jules, E, Kaplan, J, Kristukat, C, Lamagna, L, Loucatos, S, Louis, T, Maffei, B, Mandelli, S, Marty, W, Mattei, A, May, A, Mcculloch, M, Mele, L, Melo, D, Montier, L, Mundo, L, Murphy, J, Nati, F, Olivieri, E, Oriol, C, Paiella, A, Pajot, F, Passerini, A, Pastoriza, H, Pelosi, A, Perbost, C, Perciballi, M, Pezzotta, F, Piacentini, F, Piccirillo, L, Pisano, G, Platino, M, Polenta, G, Prêle, D, Puddu, R, Rambaud, D, Rasztocky, E, Ringegni, P, Romero, G, Salum, J, Schillaci, A, Scully, S, Spinelli, S, Stankowiak, G, Supanitsky, A, Timbie, P, Tomasi, M, Tucker, C, Tucker, G, Viganò, D, Vittorio, N, Wicek, F, Wright, M, Zullo, A, Mousset, L., Gamboa Lerena, M. M., Battistelli, E. S., de Bernardis, P., Chanial, P., D'Alessandro, G., Dashyan, G., De Petris, M., Grandsire, L., Hamilton, J. -Ch., Incardona, F., Landau, S., Marnieros, S., Masi, S., Mennella, A., O'Sullivan, C., Piat, M., Ricciardi, G., Scóccola, C. G., Stolpovskiy, M., Tartari, A., Thermeau, J. -P., Torchinsky, S. A., Voisin, F., Zannoni, M., Ade, P., Alberro, J. G., Almela, A., Amico, G., Arnaldi, L. H., Auguste, D., Aumont, J., Azzoni, S., Banfi, S., Baù, A., Bélier, B., Bennett, D., Bergé, L., Bernard, J. -Ph., Bersanelli, M., Bigot-Sazy, M. -A., Bonaparte, J., Bonis, J., Bunn, E., Burke, D., Buzi, D., Cavaliere, F., Chapron, C., Charlassier, R., Cobos Cerutti, A. C., Columbro, F., Coppolecchia, A., De Gasperis, G., De Leo, M., Dheilly, S., Duca, C., Dumoulin, L., Etchegoyen, A., Fasciszewski, A., Ferreyro, L. P., Fracchia, D., Franceschet, C., Ganga, K. M., García, B., García Redondo, M. E., Gaspard, M., Gayer, D., Gervasi, M., Giard, M., Gilles, V., Giraud-Heraud, Y., Gómez Berisso, M., González, M., Gradziel, M., Hampel, M. R., Harari, D., Henrot-Versillé, S., Jules, E., Kaplan, J., Kristukat, C., Lamagna, L., Loucatos, S., Louis, T., Maffei, B., Mandelli, S., Marty, W., Mattei, A., May, A., McCulloch, M., Mele, L., Melo, D., Montier, L., Mundo, L. M., Murphy, J. A., Murphy, J. D., Nati, F., Olivieri, E., Oriol, C., Paiella, A., Pajot, F., Passerini, A., Pastoriza, H., Pelosi, A., Perbost, C., Perciballi, M., Pezzotta, F., Piacentini, F., Piccirillo, L., Pisano, G., Platino, M., Polenta, G., Prêle, D., Puddu, R., Rambaud, D., Rasztocky, E., Ringegni, P., Romero, G. E., Salum, J. M., Schillaci, A., Scully, S., Spinelli, S., Stankowiak, G., Supanitsky, A. D., Timbie, P., Tomasi, M., Tucker, C., Tucker, G., Viganò, D., Vittorio, N., Wicek, F., Wright, M., Zullo, A., Mousset, L, Gamboa Lerena, M, Battistelli, E, de Bernardis, P, Chanial, P, D'Alessandro, G, Dashyan, G, De Petris, M, Grandsire, L, Hamilton, J, Incardona, F, Landau, S, Marnieros, S, Masi, S, Mennella, A, O'Sullivan, C, Piat, M, Ricciardi, G, Scóccola, C, Stolpovskiy, M, Tartari, A, Thermeau, J, Torchinsky, S, Voisin, F, Zannoni, M, Ade, P, Alberro, J, Almela, A, Amico, G, Arnaldi, L, Auguste, D, Aumont, J, Azzoni, S, Banfi, S, Baù, A, Bélier, B, Bennett, D, Bergé, L, Bernard, J, Bersanelli, M, Bigot-Sazy, M, Bonaparte, J, Bonis, J, Bunn, E, Burke, D, Buzi, D, Cavaliere, F, Chapron, C, Charlassier, R, Cobos Cerutti, A, Columbro, F, Coppolecchia, A, De Gasperis, G, De Leo, M, Dheilly, S, Duca, C, Dumoulin, L, Etchegoyen, A, Fasciszewski, A, Ferreyro, L, Fracchia, D, Franceschet, C, Ganga, K, García, B, García Redondo, M, Gaspard, M, Gayer, D, Gervasi, M, Giard, M, Gilles, V, Giraud-Heraud, Y, Gómez Berisso, M, González, M, Gradziel, M, Hampel, M, Harari, D, Henrot-Versillé, S, Jules, E, Kaplan, J, Kristukat, C, Lamagna, L, Loucatos, S, Louis, T, Maffei, B, Mandelli, S, Marty, W, Mattei, A, May, A, Mcculloch, M, Mele, L, Melo, D, Montier, L, Mundo, L, Murphy, J, Nati, F, Olivieri, E, Oriol, C, Paiella, A, Pajot, F, Passerini, A, Pastoriza, H, Pelosi, A, Perbost, C, Perciballi, M, Pezzotta, F, Piacentini, F, Piccirillo, L, Pisano, G, Platino, M, Polenta, G, Prêle, D, Puddu, R, Rambaud, D, Rasztocky, E, Ringegni, P, Romero, G, Salum, J, Schillaci, A, Scully, S, Spinelli, S, Stankowiak, G, Supanitsky, A, Timbie, P, Tomasi, M, Tucker, C, Tucker, G, Viganò, D, Vittorio, N, Wicek, F, Wright, M, Zullo, A, Mousset, L., Gamboa Lerena, M. M., Battistelli, E. S., de Bernardis, P., Chanial, P., D'Alessandro, G., Dashyan, G., De Petris, M., Grandsire, L., Hamilton, J. -Ch., Incardona, F., Landau, S., Marnieros, S., Masi, S., Mennella, A., O'Sullivan, C., Piat, M., Ricciardi, G., Scóccola, C. G., Stolpovskiy, M., Tartari, A., Thermeau, J. -P., Torchinsky, S. A., Voisin, F., Zannoni, M., Ade, P., Alberro, J. G., Almela, A., Amico, G., Arnaldi, L. H., Auguste, D., Aumont, J., Azzoni, S., Banfi, S., Baù, A., Bélier, B., Bennett, D., Bergé, L., Bernard, J. -Ph., Bersanelli, M., Bigot-Sazy, M. -A., Bonaparte, J., Bonis, J., Bunn, E., Burke, D., Buzi, D., Cavaliere, F., Chapron, C., Charlassier, R., Cobos Cerutti, A. C., Columbro, F., Coppolecchia, A., De Gasperis, G., De Leo, M., Dheilly, S., Duca, C., Dumoulin, L., Etchegoyen, A., Fasciszewski, A., Ferreyro, L. P., Fracchia, D., Franceschet, C., Ganga, K. M., García, B., García Redondo, M. E., Gaspard, M., Gayer, D., Gervasi, M., Giard, M., Gilles, V., Giraud-Heraud, Y., Gómez Berisso, M., González, M., Gradziel, M., Hampel, M. R., Harari, D., Henrot-Versillé, S., Jules, E., Kaplan, J., Kristukat, C., Lamagna, L., Loucatos, S., Louis, T., Maffei, B., Mandelli, S., Marty, W., Mattei, A., May, A., McCulloch, M., Mele, L., Melo, D., Montier, L., Mundo, L. M., Murphy, J. A., Murphy, J. D., Nati, F., Olivieri, E., Oriol, C., Paiella, A., Pajot, F., Passerini, A., Pastoriza, H., Pelosi, A., Perbost, C., Perciballi, M., Pezzotta, F., Piacentini, F., Piccirillo, L., Pisano, G., Platino, M., Polenta, G., Prêle, D., Puddu, R., Rambaud, D., Rasztocky, E., Ringegni, P., Romero, G. E., Salum, J. M., Schillaci, A., Scully, S., Spinelli, S., Stankowiak, G., Supanitsky, A. D., Timbie, P., Tomasi, M., Tucker, C., Tucker, G., Viganò, D., Vittorio, N., Wicek, F., Wright, M., and Zullo, A.
Abstract: Bolometric interferometry is a novel technique that has the ability to perform spectral imaging. A bolometric interferometer observes the sky in a wide frequency band and can reconstruct sky maps in several sub-bands within the physical band in post-processing of the data. This provides a powerful spectral method to discriminate between the cosmic microwave background (CMB) and astrophysical foregrounds. In this paper, the methodology is illustrated with examples based on the Q & U Bolometric Interferometer for Cosmology (QUBIC) which is a ground-based instrument designed to measure the B-mode polarization of the sky at millimeter wavelengths. We consider the specific cases of point source reconstruction and Galactic dust mapping and we characterize the point spread function as a function of frequency. We study the noise properties of spectral imaging, especially the correlations between sub-bands, using end-to-end simulations together with a fast noise simulator. We conclude showing that spectral imaging performance are nearly optimal up to five sub-bands in the case of QUBIC.
Published: 2022

31. QUBIC IV: Performance of TES bolometers and readout electronics

Author: Piat, M, Stankowiak, G, Battistelli, E, de Bernardis, P, D'Alessandro, G, De Petris, M, Grandsire, L, Hamilton, J, Hoang, T, Marnieros, S, Masi, S, Mennella, A, Mousset, L, O'Sullivan, C, Prêle, D, Tartari, A, Thermeau, J, Torchinsky, S, Voisin, F, Zannoni, M, Ade, P, Alberro, J, Almela, A, Amico, G, Arnaldi, L, Auguste, D, Aumont, J, Azzoni, S, Banfi, S, Baù, A, Bélier, B, Bennett, D, Bergé, L, Bernard, J, Bersanelli, M, Bigot-Sazy, M, Bonaparte, J, Bonis, J, Bunn, E, Burke, D, Buzi, D, Cavaliere, F, Chanial, P, Chapron, C, Charlassier, R, Cobos Cerutti, A, Columbro, F, Coppolecchia, A, De Gasperis, G, De Leo, M, Dheilly, S, Duca, C, Dumoulin, L, Etchegoyen, A, Fasciszewski, A, Ferreyro, L, Fracchia, D, Franceschet, C, Gamboa Lerena, M, Ganga, K, García, B, García Redondo, M, Gaspard, M, Gayer, D, Gervasi, M, Giard, M, Gilles, V, Giraud-Heraud, Y, Gómez Berisso, M, González, M, Gradziel, M, Hampel, M, Harari, D, Henrot-Versillé, S, Incardona, F, Jules, E, Kaplan, J, Kristukat, C, Lamagna, L, Loucatos, S, Louis, T, Maffei, B, Marty, W, Mattei, A, May, A, Mcculloch, M, Mele, L, Melo, D, Montier, L, Mundo, L, Murphy, J, Nati, F, Olivieri, E, Oriol, C, Paiella, A, Pajot, F, Passerini, A, Pastoriza, H, Pelosi, A, Perbost, C, Perciballi, M, Pezzotta, F, Piacentini, F, Piccirillo, L, Pisano, G, Platino, M, Polenta, G, Puddu, R, Rambaud, D, Rasztocky, E, Ringegni, P, Romero, G, Salum, J, Schillaci, A, Scóccola, C, Scully, S, Spinelli, S, Stolpovskiy, M, Supanitsky, A, Timbie, P, Tomasi, M, Tucker, C, Tucker, G, Viganò, D, Vittorio, N, Wicek, F, Wright, M, Zullo, A, Piat, M., Stankowiak, G., Battistelli, E. S., de Bernardis, P., D'Alessandro, G., De Petris, M., Grandsire, L., Hamilton, J. -Ch., Hoang, T. D., Marnieros, S., Masi, S., Mennella, A., Mousset, L., O'Sullivan, C., Prêle, D., Tartari, A., Thermeau, J. -P., Torchinsky, S. A., Voisin, F., Zannoni, M., Ade, P., Alberro, J. G., Almela, A., Amico, G., Arnaldi, L. H., Auguste, D., Aumont, J., Azzoni, S., Banfi, S., Baù, A., Bélier, B., Bennett, D., Bergé, L., Bernard, J. -Ph., Bersanelli, M., Bigot-Sazy, M. -A., Bonaparte, J., Bonis, J., Bunn, E., Burke, D., Buzi, D., Cavaliere, F., Chanial, P., Chapron, C., Charlassier, R., Cobos Cerutti, A. C., Columbro, F., Coppolecchia, A., De Gasperis, G., De Leo, M., Dheilly, S., Duca, C., Dumoulin, L., Etchegoyen, A., Fasciszewski, A., Ferreyro, L. P., Fracchia, D., Franceschet, C., Gamboa Lerena, M. M., Ganga, K. M., García, B., García Redondo, M. E., Gaspard, M., Gayer, D., Gervasi, M., Giard, M., Gilles, V., Giraud-Heraud, Y., Gómez Berisso, M., González, M., Gradziel, M., Hampel, M. R., Harari, D., Henrot-Versillé, S., Incardona, F., Jules, E., Kaplan, J., Kristukat, C., Lamagna, L., Loucatos, S., Louis, T., Maffei, B., Marty, W., Mattei, A., May, A., McCulloch, M., Mele, L., Melo, D., Montier, L., Mundo, L. M., Murphy, J. A., Murphy, J. D., Nati, F., Olivieri, E., Oriol, C., Paiella, A., Pajot, F., Passerini, A., Pastoriza, H., Pelosi, A., Perbost, C., Perciballi, M., Pezzotta, F., Piacentini, F., Piccirillo, L., Pisano, G., Platino, M., Polenta, G., Puddu, R., Rambaud, D., Rasztocky, E., Ringegni, P., Romero, G. E., Salum, J. M., Schillaci, A., Scóccola, C. G., Scully, S., Spinelli, S., Stolpovskiy, M., Supanitsky, A. D., Timbie, P., Tomasi, M., Tucker, C., Tucker, G., Viganò, D., Vittorio, N., Wicek, F., Wright, M., Zullo, A., Piat, M, Stankowiak, G, Battistelli, E, de Bernardis, P, D'Alessandro, G, De Petris, M, Grandsire, L, Hamilton, J, Hoang, T, Marnieros, S, Masi, S, Mennella, A, Mousset, L, O'Sullivan, C, Prêle, D, Tartari, A, Thermeau, J, Torchinsky, S, Voisin, F, Zannoni, M, Ade, P, Alberro, J, Almela, A, Amico, G, Arnaldi, L, Auguste, D, Aumont, J, Azzoni, S, Banfi, S, Baù, A, Bélier, B, Bennett, D, Bergé, L, Bernard, J, Bersanelli, M, Bigot-Sazy, M, Bonaparte, J, Bonis, J, Bunn, E, Burke, D, Buzi, D, Cavaliere, F, Chanial, P, Chapron, C, Charlassier, R, Cobos Cerutti, A, Columbro, F, Coppolecchia, A, De Gasperis, G, De Leo, M, Dheilly, S, Duca, C, Dumoulin, L, Etchegoyen, A, Fasciszewski, A, Ferreyro, L, Fracchia, D, Franceschet, C, Gamboa Lerena, M, Ganga, K, García, B, García Redondo, M, Gaspard, M, Gayer, D, Gervasi, M, Giard, M, Gilles, V, Giraud-Heraud, Y, Gómez Berisso, M, González, M, Gradziel, M, Hampel, M, Harari, D, Henrot-Versillé, S, Incardona, F, Jules, E, Kaplan, J, Kristukat, C, Lamagna, L, Loucatos, S, Louis, T, Maffei, B, Marty, W, Mattei, A, May, A, Mcculloch, M, Mele, L, Melo, D, Montier, L, Mundo, L, Murphy, J, Nati, F, Olivieri, E, Oriol, C, Paiella, A, Pajot, F, Passerini, A, Pastoriza, H, Pelosi, A, Perbost, C, Perciballi, M, Pezzotta, F, Piacentini, F, Piccirillo, L, Pisano, G, Platino, M, Polenta, G, Puddu, R, Rambaud, D, Rasztocky, E, Ringegni, P, Romero, G, Salum, J, Schillaci, A, Scóccola, C, Scully, S, Spinelli, S, Stolpovskiy, M, Supanitsky, A, Timbie, P, Tomasi, M, Tucker, C, Tucker, G, Viganò, D, Vittorio, N, Wicek, F, Wright, M, Zullo, A, Piat, M., Stankowiak, G., Battistelli, E. S., de Bernardis, P., D'Alessandro, G., De Petris, M., Grandsire, L., Hamilton, J. -Ch., Hoang, T. D., Marnieros, S., Masi, S., Mennella, A., Mousset, L., O'Sullivan, C., Prêle, D., Tartari, A., Thermeau, J. -P., Torchinsky, S. A., Voisin, F., Zannoni, M., Ade, P., Alberro, J. G., Almela, A., Amico, G., Arnaldi, L. H., Auguste, D., Aumont, J., Azzoni, S., Banfi, S., Baù, A., Bélier, B., Bennett, D., Bergé, L., Bernard, J. -Ph., Bersanelli, M., Bigot-Sazy, M. -A., Bonaparte, J., Bonis, J., Bunn, E., Burke, D., Buzi, D., Cavaliere, F., Chanial, P., Chapron, C., Charlassier, R., Cobos Cerutti, A. C., Columbro, F., Coppolecchia, A., De Gasperis, G., De Leo, M., Dheilly, S., Duca, C., Dumoulin, L., Etchegoyen, A., Fasciszewski, A., Ferreyro, L. P., Fracchia, D., Franceschet, C., Gamboa Lerena, M. M., Ganga, K. M., García, B., García Redondo, M. E., Gaspard, M., Gayer, D., Gervasi, M., Giard, M., Gilles, V., Giraud-Heraud, Y., Gómez Berisso, M., González, M., Gradziel, M., Hampel, M. R., Harari, D., Henrot-Versillé, S., Incardona, F., Jules, E., Kaplan, J., Kristukat, C., Lamagna, L., Loucatos, S., Louis, T., Maffei, B., Marty, W., Mattei, A., May, A., McCulloch, M., Mele, L., Melo, D., Montier, L., Mundo, L. M., Murphy, J. A., Murphy, J. D., Nati, F., Olivieri, E., Oriol, C., Paiella, A., Pajot, F., Passerini, A., Pastoriza, H., Pelosi, A., Perbost, C., Perciballi, M., Pezzotta, F., Piacentini, F., Piccirillo, L., Pisano, G., Platino, M., Polenta, G., Puddu, R., Rambaud, D., Rasztocky, E., Ringegni, P., Romero, G. E., Salum, J. M., Schillaci, A., Scóccola, C. G., Scully, S., Spinelli, S., Stolpovskiy, M., Supanitsky, A. D., Timbie, P., Tomasi, M., Tucker, C., Tucker, G., Viganò, D., Vittorio, N., Wicek, F., Wright, M., and Zullo, A.
Abstract: A prototype version of the Q & U bolometric interferometer for cosmology (QUBIC) underwent a campaign of testing in the laboratory at Astroparticle Physics and Cosmology laboratory in Paris (APC). The detection chain is currently made of 256 NbSi transition edge sensors (TES) cooled to 320 mK. The readout system is a 128:1 time domain multiplexing scheme based on 128 SQUIDs cooled at 1 K that are controlled and amplified by a SiGe application specific integrated circuit at 40 K. We report the performance of this readout chain and the characterization of the TES. The readout system has been functionally tested and characterized in the lab and in QUBIC. The low noise amplifier demonstrated a white noise level of 0.3 nV/√Hz. Characterizations of the QUBIC detectors and readout electronics includes the measurement of I-V curves, time constant and the noise equivalent power. The QUBIC TES bolometer array has approximately 80% detectors within operational parameters. It demonstrated a thermal decoupling compatible with a phonon noise of about 5 × 10-17 W/√Hz at 410 mK critical temperature. While still limited by microphonics from the pulse tubes and noise aliasing from readout system, the instrument noise equivalent power is about 2 × 10-16 W/√Hz, enough for the demonstration of bolometric interferometry.
Published: 2022

32. QUBIC V: Cryogenic system design and performance

Author: Masi, S, Battistelli, E, de Bernardis, P, Chapron, C, Columbro, F, Coppolecchia, A, D'Alessandro, G, De Petris, M, Grandsire, L, Hamilton, J, Lamagna, L, Marnieros, S, May, A, Mele, L, Mennella, A, O'Sullivan, C, Paiella, A, Piacentini, F, Piat, M, Piccirillo, L, Presta, G, Schillaci, A, Tartari, A, Thermeau, J, Torchinsky, S, Voisin, F, Zannoni, M, Ade, P, Alberro, J, Almela, A, Amico, G, Arnaldi, L, Auguste, D, Aumont, J, Azzoni, S, Banfi, S, Baù, A, Bélier, B, Bennett, D, Bergé, L, Bernard, J, Bersanelli, M, Bigot-Sazy, M, Bonaparte, J, Bonis, J, Bunn, E, Burke, D, Buzi, D, Cavaliere, F, Chanial, P, Charlassier, R, Cobos Cerutti, A, De Gasperis, G, De Leo, M, Dheilly, S, Duca, C, Dumoulin, L, Etchegoyen, A, Fasciszewski, A, Ferreyro, L, Fracchia, D, Franceschet, C, Gamboa Lerena, M, Ganga, K, García, B, García Redondo, M, Gaspard, M, Gayer, D, Gervasi, M, Giard, M, Gilles, V, Giraud-Heraud, Y, Gómez Berisso, M, González, M, Gradziel, M, Hampel, M, Harari, D, Henrot-Versillé, S, Incardona, F, Jules, E, Kaplan, J, Kristukat, C, Loucatos, S, Louis, T, Maffei, B, Marty, W, Mattei, A, Mcculloch, M, Melo, D, Montier, L, Mousset, L, Mundo, L, Murphy, J, Nati, F, Olivieri, E, Oriol, C, Pajot, F, Passerini, A, Pastoriza, H, Pelosi, A, Perbost, C, Perciballi, M, Pezzotta, F, Pisano, G, Platino, M, Polenta, G, Prêle, D, Puddu, R, Rambaud, D, Rasztocky, E, Ringegni, P, Romero, G, Salum, J, Scóccola, C, Scully, S, Spinelli, S, Stankowiak, G, Stolpovskiy, M, Supanitsky, A, Timbie, P, Tomasi, M, Tucker, C, Tucker, G, Viganò, D, Vittorio, N, Wicek, F, Wright, M, Zullo, A, Masi, S., Battistelli, E. S., de Bernardis, P., Chapron, C., Columbro, F., Coppolecchia, A., D'Alessandro, G., De Petris, M., Grandsire, L., Hamilton, J. -Ch., Lamagna, L., Marnieros, S., May, A., Mele, L., Mennella, A., O'Sullivan, C., Paiella, A., Piacentini, F., Piat, M., Piccirillo, L., Presta, G., Schillaci, A., Tartari, A., Thermeau, J. -P., Torchinsky, S. A., Voisin, F., Zannoni, M., Ade, P., Alberro, J. G., Almela, A., Amico, G., Arnaldi, L. H., Auguste, D., Aumont, J., Azzoni, S., Banfi, S., Baù, A., Bélier, B., Bennett, D., Bergé, L., Bernard, J. -Ph., Bersanelli, M., Bigot-Sazy, M. -A., Bonaparte, J., Bonis, J., Bunn, E., Burke, D., Buzi, D., Cavaliere, F., Chanial, P., Charlassier, R., Cobos Cerutti, A. C., De Gasperis, G., De Leo, M., Dheilly, S., Duca, C., Dumoulin, L., Etchegoyen, A., Fasciszewski, A., Ferreyro, L. P., Fracchia, D., Franceschet, C., Gamboa Lerena, M. M., Ganga, K. M., García, B., García Redondo, M. E., Gaspard, M., Gayer, D., Gervasi, M., Giard, M., Gilles, V., Giraud-Heraud, Y., Gómez Berisso, M., González, M., Gradziel, M., Hampel, M. R., Harari, D., Henrot-Versillé, S., Incardona, F., Jules, E., Kaplan, J., Kristukat, C., Loucatos, S., Louis, T., Maffei, B., Marty, W., Mattei, A., McCulloch, M., Melo, D., Montier, L., Mousset, L., Mundo, L. M., Murphy, J. A., Murphy, J. D., Nati, F., Olivieri, E., Oriol, C., Pajot, F., Passerini, A., Pastoriza, H., Pelosi, A., Perbost, C., Perciballi, M., Pezzotta, F., Pisano, G., Platino, M., Polenta, G., Prêle, D., Puddu, R., Rambaud, D., Rasztocky, E., Ringegni, P., Romero, G. E., Salum, J. M., Scóccola, C. G., Scully, S., Spinelli, S., Stankowiak, G., Stolpovskiy, M., Supanitsky, A. D., Timbie, P., Tomasi, M., Tucker, C., Tucker, G., Viganò, D., Vittorio, N., Wicek, F., Wright, M., Zullo, A., Masi, S, Battistelli, E, de Bernardis, P, Chapron, C, Columbro, F, Coppolecchia, A, D'Alessandro, G, De Petris, M, Grandsire, L, Hamilton, J, Lamagna, L, Marnieros, S, May, A, Mele, L, Mennella, A, O'Sullivan, C, Paiella, A, Piacentini, F, Piat, M, Piccirillo, L, Presta, G, Schillaci, A, Tartari, A, Thermeau, J, Torchinsky, S, Voisin, F, Zannoni, M, Ade, P, Alberro, J, Almela, A, Amico, G, Arnaldi, L, Auguste, D, Aumont, J, Azzoni, S, Banfi, S, Baù, A, Bélier, B, Bennett, D, Bergé, L, Bernard, J, Bersanelli, M, Bigot-Sazy, M, Bonaparte, J, Bonis, J, Bunn, E, Burke, D, Buzi, D, Cavaliere, F, Chanial, P, Charlassier, R, Cobos Cerutti, A, De Gasperis, G, De Leo, M, Dheilly, S, Duca, C, Dumoulin, L, Etchegoyen, A, Fasciszewski, A, Ferreyro, L, Fracchia, D, Franceschet, C, Gamboa Lerena, M, Ganga, K, García, B, García Redondo, M, Gaspard, M, Gayer, D, Gervasi, M, Giard, M, Gilles, V, Giraud-Heraud, Y, Gómez Berisso, M, González, M, Gradziel, M, Hampel, M, Harari, D, Henrot-Versillé, S, Incardona, F, Jules, E, Kaplan, J, Kristukat, C, Loucatos, S, Louis, T, Maffei, B, Marty, W, Mattei, A, Mcculloch, M, Melo, D, Montier, L, Mousset, L, Mundo, L, Murphy, J, Nati, F, Olivieri, E, Oriol, C, Pajot, F, Passerini, A, Pastoriza, H, Pelosi, A, Perbost, C, Perciballi, M, Pezzotta, F, Pisano, G, Platino, M, Polenta, G, Prêle, D, Puddu, R, Rambaud, D, Rasztocky, E, Ringegni, P, Romero, G, Salum, J, Scóccola, C, Scully, S, Spinelli, S, Stankowiak, G, Stolpovskiy, M, Supanitsky, A, Timbie, P, Tomasi, M, Tucker, C, Tucker, G, Viganò, D, Vittorio, N, Wicek, F, Wright, M, Zullo, A, Masi, S., Battistelli, E. S., de Bernardis, P., Chapron, C., Columbro, F., Coppolecchia, A., D'Alessandro, G., De Petris, M., Grandsire, L., Hamilton, J. -Ch., Lamagna, L., Marnieros, S., May, A., Mele, L., Mennella, A., O'Sullivan, C., Paiella, A., Piacentini, F., Piat, M., Piccirillo, L., Presta, G., Schillaci, A., Tartari, A., Thermeau, J. -P., Torchinsky, S. A., Voisin, F., Zannoni, M., Ade, P., Alberro, J. G., Almela, A., Amico, G., Arnaldi, L. H., Auguste, D., Aumont, J., Azzoni, S., Banfi, S., Baù, A., Bélier, B., Bennett, D., Bergé, L., Bernard, J. -Ph., Bersanelli, M., Bigot-Sazy, M. -A., Bonaparte, J., Bonis, J., Bunn, E., Burke, D., Buzi, D., Cavaliere, F., Chanial, P., Charlassier, R., Cobos Cerutti, A. C., De Gasperis, G., De Leo, M., Dheilly, S., Duca, C., Dumoulin, L., Etchegoyen, A., Fasciszewski, A., Ferreyro, L. P., Fracchia, D., Franceschet, C., Gamboa Lerena, M. M., Ganga, K. M., García, B., García Redondo, M. E., Gaspard, M., Gayer, D., Gervasi, M., Giard, M., Gilles, V., Giraud-Heraud, Y., Gómez Berisso, M., González, M., Gradziel, M., Hampel, M. R., Harari, D., Henrot-Versillé, S., Incardona, F., Jules, E., Kaplan, J., Kristukat, C., Loucatos, S., Louis, T., Maffei, B., Marty, W., Mattei, A., McCulloch, M., Melo, D., Montier, L., Mousset, L., Mundo, L. M., Murphy, J. A., Murphy, J. D., Nati, F., Olivieri, E., Oriol, C., Pajot, F., Passerini, A., Pastoriza, H., Pelosi, A., Perbost, C., Perciballi, M., Pezzotta, F., Pisano, G., Platino, M., Polenta, G., Prêle, D., Puddu, R., Rambaud, D., Rasztocky, E., Ringegni, P., Romero, G. E., Salum, J. M., Scóccola, C. G., Scully, S., Spinelli, S., Stankowiak, G., Stolpovskiy, M., Supanitsky, A. D., Timbie, P., Tomasi, M., Tucker, C., Tucker, G., Viganò, D., Vittorio, N., Wicek, F., Wright, M., and Zullo, A.
Abstract: Current experiments aimed at measuring the polarization of the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) use cryogenic detector arrays with cold optical systems to boost their mapping speed. For this reason, large volume cryogenic systems with large optical windows, working continuously for years, are needed. The cryogenic system of the QUBIC (Q & U Bolometric Interferometer for Cosmology) experiment solves a combination of simultaneous requirements: very large optical throughput (1/440 cm2sr), large volume (1/41 m3) and large mass (1/4165 kg) of the cryogenic instrument. Here we describe its design, fabrication, experimental optimization and validation in the Technological Demonstrator configuration. The QUBIC cryogenic system is based on a large volume cryostat that uses two pulse-tube refrigerators to cool the instrument to 1/43 K. The instrument includes the cryogenic polarization modulator, the corrugated feedhorn array, and the lower temperature stages: a 4He evaporator cooling the interferometer beam combiner to 1/41 K and a 3He evaporator cooling the focal-plane detector arrays to 1/40.3 K. The cryogenic system has been tested and validated for more than 6 months of continuous operation. The detector arrays have reached a stable operating temperature of 0.33 K, while the polarization modulator has operated at a 1/410 K base temperature. The system has been tilted to cover the boresight elevation range 20°-90° without significant temperature variations. The instrument is now ready for deployment to the high Argentinean Andes.
Published: 2022

33. QUBIC VIII: Optical design and performance

Author: O'Sullivan, C, De Petris, M, Amico, G, Battistelli, E, de Bernardis, P, Burke, D, Buzi, D, Chapron, C, Conversi, L, D'Alessandro, G, De Leo, M, Gayer, D, Grandsire, L, Hamilton, J, Marnieros, S, Masi, S, Mattei, A, Mennella, A, Mousset, L, Murphy, J, Pelosi, A, Perciballi, M, Piat, M, Scully, S, Tartari, A, Torchinsky, S, Voisin, F, Zannoni, M, Zullo, A, Ade, P, Alberro, J, Almela, A, Arnaldi, L, Auguste, D, Aumont, J, Azzoni, S, Banfi, S, Baù, A, Bélier, B, Bennett, D, Bergé, L, Bernard, J, Bersanelli, M, Bigot-Sazy, M, Bonaparte, J, Bonis, J, Bunn, E, Cavaliere, F, Chanial, P, Charlassier, R, Cobos Cerutti, A, Columbro, F, Coppolecchia, A, De Gasperis, G, Dheilly, S, Duca, C, Dumoulin, L, Etchegoyen, A, Fasciszewski, A, Ferreyro, L, Fracchia, D, Franceschet, C, Gamboa Lerena, M, Ganga, K, García, B, García Redondo, M, Gaspard, M, Gervasi, M, Giard, M, Gilles, V, Giraud-Heraud, Y, Gómez Berisso, M, González, M, Gradziel, M, Hampel, M, Harari, D, Henrot-Versillé, S, Incardona, F, Jules, E, Kaplan, J, Kristukat, C, Lamagna, L, Loucatos, S, Louis, T, Maffei, B, Marty, W, May, A, Mcculloch, M, Mele, L, Melo, D, Montier, L, Mundo, L, Nati, F, Olivieri, E, Oriol, C, Paiella, A, Pajot, F, Passerini, A, Pastoriza, H, Perbost, C, Pezzotta, F, Piacentini, F, Piccirillo, L, Pisano, G, Platino, M, Polenta, G, Prêle, D, Puddu, R, Rambaud, D, Rasztocky, E, Ringegni, P, Romero, G, Salum, J, Schillaci, A, Scóccola, C, Spinelli, S, Stankowiak, G, Stolpovskiy, M, Supanitsky, A, Thermeau, J, Timbie, P, Tomasi, M, Tucker, C, Tucker, G, Viganò, D, Vittorio, N, Wicek, F, Wright, M, O'Sullivan, C., De Petris, M., Amico, G., Battistelli, E. S., de Bernardis, P., Burke, D., Buzi, D., Chapron, C., Conversi, L., D'Alessandro, G., De Leo, M., Gayer, D., Grandsire, L., Hamilton, J. -Ch., Marnieros, S., Masi, S., Mattei, A., Mennella, A., Mousset, L., Murphy, J. D., Pelosi, A., Perciballi, M., Piat, M., Scully, S., Tartari, A., Torchinsky, S. A., Voisin, F., Zannoni, M., Zullo, A., Ade, P., Alberro, J. G., Almela, A., Arnaldi, L. H., Auguste, D., Aumont, J., Azzoni, S., Banfi, S., Baù, A., Bélier, B., Bennett, D., Bergé, L., Bernard, J. -Ph., Bersanelli, M., Bigot-Sazy, M. -A., Bonaparte, J., Bonis, J., Bunn, E., Cavaliere, F., Chanial, P., Charlassier, R., Cobos Cerutti, A. C., Columbro, F., Coppolecchia, A., De Gasperis, G., Dheilly, S., Duca, C., Dumoulin, L., Etchegoyen, A., Fasciszewski, A., Ferreyro, L. P., Fracchia, D., Franceschet, C., Gamboa Lerena, M. M., Ganga, K. M., García, B., García Redondo, M. E., Gaspard, M., Gervasi, M., Giard, M., Gilles, V., Giraud-Heraud, Y., Gómez Berisso, M., González, M., Gradziel, M., Hampel, M. R., Harari, D., Henrot-Versillé, S., Incardona, F., Jules, E., Kaplan, J., Kristukat, C., Lamagna, L., Loucatos, S., Louis, T., Maffei, B., Marty, W., May, A., McCulloch, M., Mele, L., Melo, D., Montier, L., Mundo, L. M., Murphy, J. A., Nati, F., Olivieri, E., Oriol, C., Paiella, A., Pajot, F., Passerini, A., Pastoriza, H., Perbost, C., Pezzotta, F., Piacentini, F., Piccirillo, L., Pisano, G., Platino, M., Polenta, G., Prêle, D., Puddu, R., Rambaud, D., Rasztocky, E., Ringegni, P., Romero, G. E., Salum, J. M., Schillaci, A., Scóccola, C. G., Spinelli, S., Stankowiak, G., Stolpovskiy, M., Supanitsky, A. D., Thermeau, J. -P., Timbie, P., Tomasi, M., Tucker, C., Tucker, G., Viganò, D., Vittorio, N., Wicek, F., Wright, M., O'Sullivan, C, De Petris, M, Amico, G, Battistelli, E, de Bernardis, P, Burke, D, Buzi, D, Chapron, C, Conversi, L, D'Alessandro, G, De Leo, M, Gayer, D, Grandsire, L, Hamilton, J, Marnieros, S, Masi, S, Mattei, A, Mennella, A, Mousset, L, Murphy, J, Pelosi, A, Perciballi, M, Piat, M, Scully, S, Tartari, A, Torchinsky, S, Voisin, F, Zannoni, M, Zullo, A, Ade, P, Alberro, J, Almela, A, Arnaldi, L, Auguste, D, Aumont, J, Azzoni, S, Banfi, S, Baù, A, Bélier, B, Bennett, D, Bergé, L, Bernard, J, Bersanelli, M, Bigot-Sazy, M, Bonaparte, J, Bonis, J, Bunn, E, Cavaliere, F, Chanial, P, Charlassier, R, Cobos Cerutti, A, Columbro, F, Coppolecchia, A, De Gasperis, G, Dheilly, S, Duca, C, Dumoulin, L, Etchegoyen, A, Fasciszewski, A, Ferreyro, L, Fracchia, D, Franceschet, C, Gamboa Lerena, M, Ganga, K, García, B, García Redondo, M, Gaspard, M, Gervasi, M, Giard, M, Gilles, V, Giraud-Heraud, Y, Gómez Berisso, M, González, M, Gradziel, M, Hampel, M, Harari, D, Henrot-Versillé, S, Incardona, F, Jules, E, Kaplan, J, Kristukat, C, Lamagna, L, Loucatos, S, Louis, T, Maffei, B, Marty, W, May, A, Mcculloch, M, Mele, L, Melo, D, Montier, L, Mundo, L, Nati, F, Olivieri, E, Oriol, C, Paiella, A, Pajot, F, Passerini, A, Pastoriza, H, Perbost, C, Pezzotta, F, Piacentini, F, Piccirillo, L, Pisano, G, Platino, M, Polenta, G, Prêle, D, Puddu, R, Rambaud, D, Rasztocky, E, Ringegni, P, Romero, G, Salum, J, Schillaci, A, Scóccola, C, Spinelli, S, Stankowiak, G, Stolpovskiy, M, Supanitsky, A, Thermeau, J, Timbie, P, Tomasi, M, Tucker, C, Tucker, G, Viganò, D, Vittorio, N, Wicek, F, Wright, M, O'Sullivan, C., De Petris, M., Amico, G., Battistelli, E. S., de Bernardis, P., Burke, D., Buzi, D., Chapron, C., Conversi, L., D'Alessandro, G., De Leo, M., Gayer, D., Grandsire, L., Hamilton, J. -Ch., Marnieros, S., Masi, S., Mattei, A., Mennella, A., Mousset, L., Murphy, J. D., Pelosi, A., Perciballi, M., Piat, M., Scully, S., Tartari, A., Torchinsky, S. A., Voisin, F., Zannoni, M., Zullo, A., Ade, P., Alberro, J. G., Almela, A., Arnaldi, L. H., Auguste, D., Aumont, J., Azzoni, S., Banfi, S., Baù, A., Bélier, B., Bennett, D., Bergé, L., Bernard, J. -Ph., Bersanelli, M., Bigot-Sazy, M. -A., Bonaparte, J., Bonis, J., Bunn, E., Cavaliere, F., Chanial, P., Charlassier, R., Cobos Cerutti, A. C., Columbro, F., Coppolecchia, A., De Gasperis, G., Dheilly, S., Duca, C., Dumoulin, L., Etchegoyen, A., Fasciszewski, A., Ferreyro, L. P., Fracchia, D., Franceschet, C., Gamboa Lerena, M. M., Ganga, K. M., García, B., García Redondo, M. E., Gaspard, M., Gervasi, M., Giard, M., Gilles, V., Giraud-Heraud, Y., Gómez Berisso, M., González, M., Gradziel, M., Hampel, M. R., Harari, D., Henrot-Versillé, S., Incardona, F., Jules, E., Kaplan, J., Kristukat, C., Lamagna, L., Loucatos, S., Louis, T., Maffei, B., Marty, W., May, A., McCulloch, M., Mele, L., Melo, D., Montier, L., Mundo, L. M., Murphy, J. A., Nati, F., Olivieri, E., Oriol, C., Paiella, A., Pajot, F., Passerini, A., Pastoriza, H., Perbost, C., Pezzotta, F., Piacentini, F., Piccirillo, L., Pisano, G., Platino, M., Polenta, G., Prêle, D., Puddu, R., Rambaud, D., Rasztocky, E., Ringegni, P., Romero, G. E., Salum, J. M., Schillaci, A., Scóccola, C. G., Spinelli, S., Stankowiak, G., Stolpovskiy, M., Supanitsky, A. D., Thermeau, J. -P., Timbie, P., Tomasi, M., Tucker, C., Tucker, G., Viganò, D., Vittorio, N., Wicek, F., and Wright, M.
Abstract: The Q and U Bolometric Interferometer for Cosmology (QUBIC) is a ground-based experiment that aims to detect B-mode polarization anisotropies [1] in the CMB at angular scales around the â.,"≃100 recombination peak. Systematic errors make ground-based observations of B modes at millimetre wavelengths very challenging and QUBIC mitigates these problems in a somewhat complementary way to other existing or planned experiments using the novel technique of bolometric interferometry. This technique takes advantage of the sensitivity of an imager and the systematic error control of an interferometer. A cold reflective optical combiner superimposes the re-emitted beams from 400 aperture feedhorns on two focal planes. A shielding system composed of a fixed groundshield, and a forebaffle that moves with the instrument, limits the impact of local contaminants. The modelling, design, manufacturing and preliminary measurements of the optical components are described in this paper.
Published: 2022

34. QUBIC V:Cryogenic system design and performance

Author: Masi, S., Battistelli, E.S., De Bernardis, P., Chapron, C., Columbro, F., D'Alessandro, G., De Petris, M., Grandsire, L., Hamilton, J.-Ch., Marnieros, S., Mele, L., May, A., Mennella, A., O'Sullivan, C., Paiella, A., Piacentini, F., Piat, M., Piccirillo, L., Presta, G., Schillaci, A., Tartari, A., Thermeau, J.-P., Torchinsky, S.A., Voisin, F., Zannoni, M., Ade, P., Alberro, J.G., Almela, A., Amico, G., Arnaldi, L.H., Auguste, D., Aumont, J., Azzoni, S., Banfi, S., Bélier, B., Baù, A., Bennett, D., Bergé, L., Bernard, J.-Ph., Bersanelli, M., Bigot-Sazy, M.-A., Bonaparte, J., Bonis, J., Bunn, E., Burke, D., Buzi, D., Cavaliere, F., Chanial, P., Charlassier, R., Cerutti, A.C. Cobos, Coppolecchia, A., De Gasperis, G., De Leo, M., Dheilly, S., Duca, C., Dumoulin, L., Etchegoyen, A., Fasciszewski, A., Ferreyro, L.P., Fracchia, D., Franceschet, C., Lerena, M.M. Gamboa, Ganga, K.M., García, B., Redondo, M.E. García, Gaspard, M., Gayer, D., Gervasi, M., Giard, M., Gilles, V., Giraud-Heraud, Y., Berisso, M. Gómez, González, M., Gradziel, M., Hampel, M.R., Harari, D., Henrot-Versillé, S., Incardona, F., Jules, E., Kaplan, J., Kristukat, C., Lamagna, L., Loucatos, S., Louis, T., Maffei, B., Marty, W., Mattei, A., McCulloch, M., Melo, D., Montier, L., Mousset, L., Mundo, L.M., Murphy, J.A., Murphy, J.D., Nati, F., Olivieri, E., Oriol, C., Pajot, F., Passerini, A., Pastoriza, H., Pelosi, A., Perbost, C., Perciballi, M., Pezzotta, F., Pisano, G., Platino, M., Polenta, G., Prêle, D., Puddu, R., Rambaud, D., Rasztocky, E., Ringegni, P., Romero, G.E., Salum, J.M., Scóccola, C.G., Scully, S., Spinelli, S., Stankowiak, G., Stolpovskiy, M., Supanitsky, A.D., Timbie, P., Tomasi, M., Tucker, G., Tucker, C., Viganò, D., Vittorio, N., Wicek, F., Wright, M., Zullo, A., Masi, S, Battistelli, E, de Bernardis, P, Chapron, C, Columbro, F, Coppolecchia, A, D'Alessandro, G, De Petris, M, Grandsire, L, Hamilton, J, Lamagna, L, Marnieros, S, May, A, Mele, L, Mennella, A, O'Sullivan, C, Paiella, A, Piacentini, F, Piat, M, Piccirillo, L, Presta, G, Schillaci, A, Tartari, A, Thermeau, J, Torchinsky, S, Voisin, F, Zannoni, M, Ade, P, Alberro, J, Almela, A, Amico, G, Arnaldi, L, Auguste, D, Aumont, J, Azzoni, S, Banfi, S, Baù, A, Bélier, B, Bennett, D, Bergé, L, Bernard, J, Bersanelli, M, Bigot-Sazy, M, Bonaparte, J, Bonis, J, Bunn, E, Burke, D, Buzi, D, Cavaliere, F, Chanial, P, Charlassier, R, Cobos Cerutti, A, De Gasperis, G, De Leo, M, Dheilly, S, Duca, C, Dumoulin, L, Etchegoyen, A, Fasciszewski, A, Ferreyro, L, Fracchia, D, Franceschet, C, Gamboa Lerena, M, Ganga, K, García, B, García Redondo, M, Gaspard, M, Gayer, D, Gervasi, M, Giard, M, Gilles, V, Giraud-Heraud, Y, Gómez Berisso, M, González, M, Gradziel, M, Hampel, M, Harari, D, Henrot-Versillé, S, Incardona, F, Jules, E, Kaplan, J, Kristukat, C, Loucatos, S, Louis, T, Maffei, B, Marty, W, Mattei, A, Mcculloch, M, Melo, D, Montier, L, Mousset, L, Mundo, L, Murphy, J, Nati, F, Olivieri, E, Oriol, C, Pajot, F, Passerini, A, Pastoriza, H, Pelosi, A, Perbost, C, Perciballi, M, Pezzotta, F, Pisano, G, Platino, M, Polenta, G, Prêle, D, Puddu, R, Rambaud, D, Rasztocky, E, Ringegni, P, Romero, G, Salum, J, Scóccola, C, Scully, S, Spinelli, S, Stankowiak, G, Stolpovskiy, M, Supanitsky, A, Timbie, P, Tomasi, M, Tucker, C, Tucker, G, Viganò, D, Vittorio, N, Wicek, F, Wright, M, Zullo, A, AstroParticule et Cosmologie (APC (UMR_7164)), Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Observatoire de Paris, Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université de Paris (UP), Laboratoire de Physique des 2 Infinis Irène Joliot-Curie (IJCLab), Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Université Paris-Saclay-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Observatoire de Paris - Site de Paris (OP), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Observatoire de Paris, Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS), Institut de recherche en astrophysique et planétologie (IRAP), Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées (OMP), Météo France-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Météo France-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Centre de Nanosciences et de Nanotechnologies [Orsay] (C2N), Université Paris-Sud - Paris 11 (UP11)-Université Paris-Saclay-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Institut de Recherches sur les lois Fondamentales de l'Univers (IRFU), Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Université Paris-Saclay, Institut d'astrophysique spatiale (IAS), Université Paris-Sud - Paris 11 (UP11)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), QUBIC, Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Paris Cité (UPCité), Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Observatoire de Paris, Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées (OMP), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Météo-France -Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Météo-France -Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), and Université Paris-Sud - Paris 11 (UP11)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Centre National d’Études Spatiales [Paris] (CNES)
Subjects: CMBR polarisation, Physics - Instrumentation and Detectors, Manchester Cancer Research Centre, Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors, ResearchInstitutes_Networks_Beacons/mcrc, Astrophysics::Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics, FOS: Physical sciences, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation and Detectors (physics.ins-det), FIS/05 - ASTRONOMIA E ASTROFISICA, FIS/01 - FISICA SPERIMENTALE, CMBR experiments, [PHYS.PHYS.PHYS-INS-DET]Physics [physics]/Physics [physics]/Instrumentation and Detectors [physics.ins-det], CMBR detectors, CMBR experiment, Astrophysics - Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics, gravitational waves and CMBR polarization, Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics (astro-ph.IM), CMBR detector
Abstract: Current experiments aimed at measuring the polarization of the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) use cryogenic detector arrays and cold optical systems to boost the mapping speed of the sky survey. For these reasons, large volume cryogenic systems, with large optical windows, working continuously for years, are needed. Here we report on the cryogenic system of the QUBIC (Q and U Bolometric Interferometer for Cosmology) experiment: we describe its design, fabrication, experimental optimization and validation in the Technological Demonstrator configuration. The QUBIC cryogenic system is based on a large volume cryostat, using two pulse-tube refrigerators to cool at ~3K a large (~1 m^3) volume, heavy (~165kg) instrument, including the cryogenic polarization modulator, the corrugated feedhorns array, and the lower temperature stages; a 4He evaporator cooling at ~1K the interferometer beam combiner; a 3He evaporator cooling at ~0.3K the focal-plane detector arrays. The cryogenic system has been tested and validated for more than 6 months of continuous operation. The detector arrays have reached a stable operating temperature of 0.33K, while the polarization modulator has been operated from a ~10K base temperature. The system has been tilted to cover the boresight elevation range 20 deg -90 deg without significant temperature variations. The instrument is now ready for deployment to the high Argentinean Andes., Comment: This is one of a series of papers on the QUBIC experiment status - This version of the paper matches the one accepted for publication on Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
Published: 2022

35. QUBIC VIII: Optical design and performance

Author: O'Sullivan, C., de Petris, M., Amico, G., Battistelli, E.S., Burke, D., Buzi, D., Chapron, C., Conversi, L., d'Alessandro, G., de Bernardis, P., de Leo, M., Gayer, D., Grandsire, L., Hamilton, J.-Ch., Marnieros, S., Masi, S., Mattei, A., Mennella, A., Mousset, L., Murphy, J.D., Pelosi, A., Perciballi, M., Piat, M., Scully, S., Tartari, A., Torchinsky, S.A., Voisin, F., Zannoni, M., Zullo, A., Ade, P., Alberro, J.G., Almela, A., Arnaldi, L.H., Auguste, D., Aumont, J., Azzoni, S., Banfi, S., Bélier, B., Baù, A., Bennett, D., Bergé, L., Bernard, J.-Ph., Bersanelli, M., Bigot-Sazy, M.-A., Bonaparte, J., Bonis, J., Bunn, E., Cavaliere, F., Chanial, P., Charlassier, R., Cerutti, A.C. Cobos, Columbro, F., Coppolecchia, A., de Gasperis, G., Dheilly, S., Duca, C., Dumoulin, L., Etchegoyen, A., Fasciszewski, A., Ferreyro, L.P., Fracchia, D., Franceschet, C., Lerena, M.M. Gamboa, Ganga, K.M., García, B., Redondo, M.E. García, Gaspard, M., Gervasi, M., Giard, M., Gilles, V., Giraud-Heraud, Y., Gomezberisso, M., Gómez Berisso, M., González, M., Gradziel, M., Hampel, M.R., Harari, D., Henrot-Versillé, S., Incardona, F., Jules, E., Kaplan, J., Kristukat, C., Lamagna, L., Loucatos, S., Louis, T., Maffei, B., Marty, W., May, A., Mcculloch, M., Mele, L., Melo, D., Montier, L., Mundo, L.M., Murphy, J.A., Nati, F., Olivieri, E., Oriol, C., Paiella, A., Pajot, F., Passerini, A., Pastoriza, H., Perbost, C., Pezzotta, F., Piacentini, F., Piccirillo, L., Pisano, G., Platino, M., Polenta, G., Prêle, D., Puddu, R., Rambaud, D., Ringegni, P., Romero, G.E., Rasztocky, E., Salum, J.M., Schillaci, A., Scóccola, C., Spinelli, S., Stankowiak, G., Stolpovskiy, M., Supanitsky, A.D., Thermeau, J.-P., Timbie, P., Tomasi, M., Tucker, G., Tucker, C., Viganò, D., Vittorio, N., Wicek, F., Wright, M., O'Sullivan, C, De Petris, M, Amico, G, Battistelli, E, de Bernardis, P, Burke, D, Buzi, D, Chapron, C, Conversi, L, D'Alessandro, G, De Leo, M, Gayer, D, Grandsire, L, Hamilton, J, Marnieros, S, Masi, S, Mattei, A, Mennella, A, Mousset, L, Murphy, J, Pelosi, A, Perciballi, M, Piat, M, Scully, S, Tartari, A, Torchinsky, S, Voisin, F, Zannoni, M, Zullo, A, Ade, P, Alberro, J, Almela, A, Arnaldi, L, Auguste, D, Aumont, J, Azzoni, S, Banfi, S, Baù, A, Bélier, B, Bennett, D, Bergé, L, Bernard, J, Bersanelli, M, Bigot-Sazy, M, Bonaparte, J, Bonis, J, Bunn, E, Cavaliere, F, Chanial, P, Charlassier, R, Cobos Cerutti, A, Columbro, F, Coppolecchia, A, De Gasperis, G, Dheilly, S, Duca, C, Dumoulin, L, Etchegoyen, A, Fasciszewski, A, Ferreyro, L, Fracchia, D, Franceschet, C, Gamboa Lerena, M, Ganga, K, García, B, García Redondo, M, Gaspard, M, Gervasi, M, Giard, M, Gilles, V, Giraud-Heraud, Y, Gómez Berisso, M, González, M, Gradziel, M, Hampel, M, Harari, D, Henrot-Versillé, S, Incardona, F, Jules, E, Kaplan, J, Kristukat, C, Lamagna, L, Loucatos, S, Louis, T, Maffei, B, Marty, W, May, A, Mcculloch, M, Mele, L, Melo, D, Montier, L, Mundo, L, Nati, F, Olivieri, E, Oriol, C, Paiella, A, Pajot, F, Passerini, A, Pastoriza, H, Perbost, C, Pezzotta, F, Piacentini, F, Piccirillo, L, Pisano, G, Platino, M, Polenta, G, Prêle, D, Puddu, R, Rambaud, D, Rasztocky, E, Ringegni, P, Romero, G, Salum, J, Schillaci, A, Scóccola, C, Spinelli, S, Stankowiak, G, Stolpovskiy, M, Supanitsky, A, Thermeau, J, Timbie, P, Tomasi, M, Tucker, C, Tucker, G, Viganò, D, Vittorio, N, Wicek, F, Wright, M, AstroParticule et Cosmologie (APC (UMR_7164)), Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Observatoire de Paris, Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université de Paris (UP), Laboratoire de Physique des 2 Infinis Irène Joliot-Curie (IJCLab), Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Université Paris-Saclay-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Observatoire de Paris - Site de Paris (OP), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Observatoire de Paris, Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS), Institut de recherche en astrophysique et planétologie (IRAP), Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées (OMP), Météo France-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Météo France-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Centre de Nanosciences et de Nanotechnologies [Orsay] (C2N), Université Paris-Sud - Paris 11 (UP11)-Université Paris-Saclay-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Institut de Recherches sur les lois Fondamentales de l'Univers (IRFU), Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Université Paris-Saclay, Institut d'astrophysique spatiale (IAS), Université Paris-Sud - Paris 11 (UP11)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), QUBIC, Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Paris Cité (UPCité), Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Observatoire de Paris, Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées (OMP), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Météo-France -Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Météo-France -Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), and Université Paris-Sud - Paris 11 (UP11)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Centre National d’Études Spatiales [Paris] (CNES)
Subjects: CMBR polarisation, Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics (astro-ph.CO), Manchester Cancer Research Centre, ResearchInstitutes_Networks_Beacons/mcrc, Astrophysics::Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics, FOS: Physical sciences, Astronomy and Astrophysics, CMBR experiments, [PHYS.PHYS.PHYS-INS-DET]Physics [physics]/Physics [physics]/Instrumentation and Detectors [physics.ins-det], CMBR detectors, CMBR experiment, [PHYS.ASTR]Physics [physics]/Astrophysics [astro-ph], gravitational waves and CMBR polarization, Astrophysics - Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics, Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics (astro-ph.IM), CMBR detector, Astrophysics - Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
Abstract: The Q and U Bolometric Interferometer for Cosmology (QUBIC) is a ground-based experiment that aims to detect B-mode polarisation anisotropies in the CMB at angular scales around the l=100 recombination peak. Systematic errors make ground-based observations of B modes at millimetre wavelengths very challenging and QUBIC mitigates these problems in a somewhat complementary way to other existing or planned experiments using the novel technique of bolometric interferometry. This technique takes advantage of the sensitivity of an imager and the systematic error control of an interferometer. A cold reflective optical combiner superimposes there-emitted beams from 400 aperture feedhorns on two focal planes. A shielding system composedof a fixed groundshield, and a forebaffle that moves with the instrument, limits the impact of local contaminants. The modelling, design, manufacturing and preliminary measurements of the optical components are described in this paper., Part of a series of 8 papers on QUBIC to be published in a special issue of JCAP. Accepted for publication
Published: 2022

36. QUBIC II: Spectral polarimetry with bolometric interferometry

Author: Mousset, L., Gamboa Lerena, M.M., Battistelli, E.S., de Bernardis, P., Chanial, P., D'Alessandro, G., Dashyan, G., De Petris, M., Grandsire, L., Hamilton, J.-Ch., Incardona, F., Landau, S., Marnieros, S., Masi, S., Mennella, A., O'Sullivan, C., Piat, M., Ricciardi, G., Scóccola, C.G., Stolpovskiy, M., Tartari, A., Thermeau, J.-P., Torchinsky, S.A., Voisin, F., Zannoni, M., Ade, P., Alberro, J.G., Almela, A., Amico, G., Arnaldi, L.H., Auguste, D., Aumont, J., Azzoni, S., Banfi, S., Baù, A., Bélier, B., Bennett, D., Bergé, L., Bernard, J.-Ph., Bersanelli, M., Bigot-Sazy, M.-A., Bonaparte, J., Bonis, J., Bunn, E., Burke, D., Buzi, D., Cavaliere, F., Chapron, C., Charlassier, R., Cobos Cerutti, A.C., Columbro, F., Coppolecchia, A., De Gasperis, G., De Leo, M., Dheilly, S., Duca, C., Dumoulin, L., Etchegoyen, A., Fasciszewski, A., Ferreyro, L.P., Fracchia, D., Franceschet, C., Ganga, K.M., García, B., García Redondo, M.E., Gaspard, M., Gayer, D., Gervasi, M., Giard, M., Gilles, V., Giraud-Heraud, Y., Gómez Berisso, M., González, M., Gradziel, M., Hampel, M.R., Harari, D., Henrot-Versillé, S., Jules, E., Kaplan, J., Kristukat, C., Lamagna, L., Loucatos, S., Louis, T., Maffei, B., Mandelli, S., Marty, W., Mattei, A., May, A., McCulloch, M., Mele, L., Melo, D., Montier, L., Mundo, L.M., Murphy, J.A., Murphy, J.D., Nati, F., Olivieri, E., Oriol, C., Paiella, A., Pajot, F., Passerini, A., Pastoriza, H., Pelosi, A., Perbost, C., Perciballi, M., Pezzotta, F., Piacentini, F., Piccirillo, L., Pisano, G., Platino, M., Polenta, G., Prêle, D., Puddu, R., Rambaud, D., Rasztocky, E., Ringegni, P., Romero, G.E., Salum, J.M., Schillaci, A., Scully, S., Spinelli, S., Stankowiak, G., Supanitsky, A.D., Timbie, P., Tomasi, M., Tucker, C., Tucker, G., Viganò, D., Vittorio, N., Wicek, F., Wright, M., Zullo, A., AstroParticule et Cosmologie (APC (UMR_7164)), Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Observatoire de Paris, Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Paris Cité (UPCité), Institut d'astrophysique spatiale (IAS), Université Paris-Sud - Paris 11 (UP11)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Centre National d’Études Spatiales [Paris] (CNES), Laboratoire de Physique des 2 Infinis Irène Joliot-Curie (IJCLab), Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Université Paris-Saclay-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Observatoire de Paris - Site de Paris (OP), Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Observatoire de Paris, Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Institut de recherche en astrophysique et planétologie (IRAP), Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées (OMP), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Météo-France -Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Météo-France -Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Centre de Nanosciences et de Nanotechnologies [Orsay] (C2N), Université Paris-Sud - Paris 11 (UP11)-Université Paris-Saclay-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Institut de Recherches sur les lois Fondamentales de l'Univers (IRFU), Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Université Paris-Saclay, QUBIC, Mousset, L, Gamboa Lerena, M, Battistelli, E, de Bernardis, P, Chanial, P, D'Alessandro, G, Dashyan, G, De Petris, M, Grandsire, L, Hamilton, J, Incardona, F, Landau, S, Marnieros, S, Masi, S, Mennella, A, O'Sullivan, C, Piat, M, Ricciardi, G, Scóccola, C, Stolpovskiy, M, Tartari, A, Thermeau, J, Torchinsky, S, Voisin, F, Zannoni, M, Ade, P, Alberro, J, Almela, A, Amico, G, Arnaldi, L, Auguste, D, Aumont, J, Azzoni, S, Banfi, S, Baù, A, Bélier, B, Bennett, D, Bergé, L, Bernard, J, Bersanelli, M, Bigot-Sazy, M, Bonaparte, J, Bonis, J, Bunn, E, Burke, D, Buzi, D, Cavaliere, F, Chapron, C, Charlassier, R, Cobos Cerutti, A, Columbro, F, Coppolecchia, A, De Gasperis, G, De Leo, M, Dheilly, S, Duca, C, Dumoulin, L, Etchegoyen, A, Fasciszewski, A, Ferreyro, L, Fracchia, D, Franceschet, C, Ganga, K, García, B, García Redondo, M, Gaspard, M, Gayer, D, Gervasi, M, Giard, M, Gilles, V, Giraud-Heraud, Y, Gómez Berisso, M, González, M, Gradziel, M, Hampel, M, Harari, D, Henrot-Versillé, S, Jules, E, Kaplan, J, Kristukat, C, Lamagna, L, Loucatos, S, Louis, T, Maffei, B, Mandelli, S, Marty, W, Mattei, A, May, A, Mcculloch, M, Mele, L, Melo, D, Montier, L, Mundo, L, Murphy, J, Nati, F, Olivieri, E, Oriol, C, Paiella, A, Pajot, F, Passerini, A, Pastoriza, H, Pelosi, A, Perbost, C, Perciballi, M, Pezzotta, F, Piacentini, F, Piccirillo, L, Pisano, G, Platino, M, Polenta, G, Prêle, D, Puddu, R, Rambaud, D, Rasztocky, E, Ringegni, P, Romero, G, Salum, J, Schillaci, A, Scully, S, Spinelli, S, Stankowiak, G, Supanitsky, A, Timbie, P, Tomasi, M, Tucker, C, Tucker, G, Viganò, D, Vittorio, N, Wicek, F, Wright, M, Zullo, A, Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université de Paris (UP), Université Paris-Sud - Paris 11 (UP11)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Observatoire de Paris, Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS), Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées (OMP), and Météo France-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Météo France-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
Subjects: Manchester Cancer Research Centre, ResearchInstitutes_Networks_Beacons/mcrc, Astrophysics::Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics, FOS: Physical sciences, cosmological parameters from CMBR, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Astrophysics::Cosmology and Extragalactic Astrophysics, CMBR theory, CMBR experiments, CMBR theory, cosmological parameters from CMBR, gravitational waves and CMBR polarization, FIS/05 - ASTRONOMIA E ASTROFISICA, FIS/01 - FISICA SPERIMENTALE, CMBR experiments, [PHYS.PHYS.PHYS-INS-DET]Physics [physics]/Physics [physics]/Instrumentation and Detectors [physics.ins-det], CMBR experiment, Astrophysics - Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics, gravitational waves and CMBR polarization, Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics (astro-ph.IM), Astrophysics::Galaxy Astrophysics
Abstract: Bolometric interferometry is a novel technique that has the ability to perform spectral imaging. A bolometric interferometer observes the sky in a wide frequency band and can reconstruct sky maps in several sub-bands within the physical band in post-processing of the data. This provides a powerful spectral method to discriminate between the cosmic microwave background (CMB) and astrophysical foregrounds. In this paper, the methodology is illustrated with examples based on the Q \& U Bolometric Interferometer for Cosmology (QUBIC) which is a ground-based instrument designed to measure the B-mode polarization of the sky at millimeter wavelengths. We consider the specific cases of point source reconstruction and Galactic dust mapping and we characterize the point spread function as a function of frequency. We study the noise properties of spectral imaging, especially the correlations between sub-bands, using end-to-end simulations together with a fast noise simulator. We conclude showing that spectral imaging performance are nearly optimal up to five sub-bands in the case of QUBIC., 27 pages, 18 figures. Accepted by JCAP on July 6, 2021. Second paper of series of 8 in a special JCAP edition on QUBIC
Published: 2022

37. QUBIC: Using NbSi TESs with a Bolometric Interferometer to Characterize the Polarization of the CMB

Author: Piat, M, Bélier, B, Bergé, L, Bleurvacq, N, Chapron, C, Dheilly, S, Dumoulin, L, González, M, Grandsire, L, Hamilton, J, Henrot-Versillé, S, Hoang, D, Marnieros, S, Marty, W, Montier, L, Olivieri, E, Oriol, C, Perbost, C, Prêle, D, Rambaud, D, Salatino, M, Stankowiak, G, Thermeau, J, Torchinsky, S, Voisin, F, Ade, P, Alberro, J, Almela, A, Amico, G, Arnaldi, L, Auguste, D, Aumont, J, Azzoni, S, Banfi, S, Battaglia, P, Battistelli, E, Baù, A, Bennett, D, Bernard, J, Bersanelli, M, Bigot-Sazy, M, Bonaparte, J, Bonis, J, Bottani, A, Bunn, E, Burke, D, Buzi, D, Buzzelli, A, Cavaliere, F, Chanial, P, Charlassier, R, Columbro, F, Coppi, G, Coppolecchia, A, D’Alessandro, G, de Bernardis, P, De Gasperis, G, De Leo, M, De Petris, M, Di Donato, A, Etchegoyen, A, Fasciszewski, A, Ferreyro, L, Fracchia, D, Franceschet, C, Gamboa Lerena, M, Ganga, K, García, B, García Redondo, M, Gaspard, M, Gault, A, Gayer, D, Gervasi, M, Giard, M, Gilles, V, Giraud-Heraud, Y, Gómez Berisso, M, Gradziel, M, Harari, D, Haynes, V, Incardona, F, Jules, E, Kaplan, J, Korotkov, A, Kristukat, C, Lamagna, L, Loucatos, S, Louis, T, Luterstein, R, Maffei, B, Masi, S, Mattei, A, May, A, Mcculloch, M, Medina, M, Mele, L, Melhuish, S, Mennella, A, Mousset, L, Mundo, L, Murphy, J, Nati, F, O’Sullivan, C, Paiella, A, Pajot, F, Passerini, A, Pastoriza, H, Pelosi, A, Perciballi, M, Pezzotta, F, Piacentini, F, Piccirillo, L, Pisano, G, Platino, M, Polenta, G, Puddu, R, Ringegni, P, Romero, G, Salum, J, Schillaci, A, Scóccola, C, Scully, S, Spinelli, S, Stolpovskiy, M, Suarez, F, Tartari, A, Timbie, P, Tomasi, M, Tucker, C, Tucker, G, Vanneste, S, Viganò, D, Vittorio, N, Watson, B, Wicek, F, Zannoni, M, Zullo, A, Piat, M., Bélier, B., Bergé, L., Bleurvacq, N., Chapron, C., Dheilly, S., Dumoulin, L., González, M., Grandsire, L., Hamilton, J. -Ch., Henrot-Versillé, S., Hoang, D. T., Marnieros, S., Marty, W., Montier, L., Olivieri, E., Oriol, C., Perbost, C., Prêle, D., Rambaud, D., Salatino, M., Stankowiak, G., Thermeau, J. -P., Torchinsky, S., Voisin, F., Ade, P., Alberro, J. G., Almela, A., Amico, G., Arnaldi, L. H., Auguste, D., Aumont, J., Azzoni, S., Banfi, S., Battaglia, P., Battistelli, E. S., Baù, A., Bennett, D., Bernard, J. -Ph., Bersanelli, M., Bigot-Sazy, M. -A., Bonaparte, J., Bonis, J., Bottani, A., Bunn, E., Burke, D., Buzi, D., Buzzelli, A., Cavaliere, F., Chanial, P., Charlassier, R., Columbro, F., Coppi, G., Coppolecchia, A., D’Alessandro, G., de Bernardis, P., De Gasperis, G., De Leo, M., De Petris, M., Di Donato, A., Etchegoyen, A., Fasciszewski, A., Ferreyro, L. P., Fracchia, D., Franceschet, C., Gamboa Lerena, M. M., Ganga, K., García, B., García Redondo, M. E., Gaspard, M., Gault, A., Gayer, D., Gervasi, M., Giard, M., Gilles, V., Giraud-Heraud, Y., Gómez Berisso, M., Gradziel, M., Harari, D., Haynes, V., Incardona, F., Jules, E., Kaplan, J., Korotkov, A., Kristukat, C., Lamagna, L., Loucatos, S., Louis, T., Luterstein, R., Maffei, B., Masi, S., Mattei, A., May, A., McCulloch, M., Medina, M. C., Mele, L., Melhuish, S., Mennella, A., Mousset, L., Mundo, L. M., Murphy, J. A., Murphy, J. D., Nati, F., O’Sullivan, C., Paiella, A., Pajot, F., Passerini, A., Pastoriza, H., Pelosi, A., Perciballi, M., Pezzotta, F., Piacentini, F., Piccirillo, L., Pisano, G., Platino, M., Polenta, G., Puddu, R., Ringegni, P., Romero, G. E., Salum, J. M., Schillaci, A., Scóccola, C., Scully, S., Spinelli, S., Stolpovskiy, M., Suarez, F., Tartari, A., Timbie, P., Tomasi, M., Tucker, C., Tucker, G., Vanneste, S., Viganò, D., Vittorio, N., Watson, B., Wicek, F., Zannoni, M., Zullo, A., Piat, M, Bélier, B, Bergé, L, Bleurvacq, N, Chapron, C, Dheilly, S, Dumoulin, L, González, M, Grandsire, L, Hamilton, J, Henrot-Versillé, S, Hoang, D, Marnieros, S, Marty, W, Montier, L, Olivieri, E, Oriol, C, Perbost, C, Prêle, D, Rambaud, D, Salatino, M, Stankowiak, G, Thermeau, J, Torchinsky, S, Voisin, F, Ade, P, Alberro, J, Almela, A, Amico, G, Arnaldi, L, Auguste, D, Aumont, J, Azzoni, S, Banfi, S, Battaglia, P, Battistelli, E, Baù, A, Bennett, D, Bernard, J, Bersanelli, M, Bigot-Sazy, M, Bonaparte, J, Bonis, J, Bottani, A, Bunn, E, Burke, D, Buzi, D, Buzzelli, A, Cavaliere, F, Chanial, P, Charlassier, R, Columbro, F, Coppi, G, Coppolecchia, A, D’Alessandro, G, de Bernardis, P, De Gasperis, G, De Leo, M, De Petris, M, Di Donato, A, Etchegoyen, A, Fasciszewski, A, Ferreyro, L, Fracchia, D, Franceschet, C, Gamboa Lerena, M, Ganga, K, García, B, García Redondo, M, Gaspard, M, Gault, A, Gayer, D, Gervasi, M, Giard, M, Gilles, V, Giraud-Heraud, Y, Gómez Berisso, M, Gradziel, M, Harari, D, Haynes, V, Incardona, F, Jules, E, Kaplan, J, Korotkov, A, Kristukat, C, Lamagna, L, Loucatos, S, Louis, T, Luterstein, R, Maffei, B, Masi, S, Mattei, A, May, A, Mcculloch, M, Medina, M, Mele, L, Melhuish, S, Mennella, A, Mousset, L, Mundo, L, Murphy, J, Nati, F, O’Sullivan, C, Paiella, A, Pajot, F, Passerini, A, Pastoriza, H, Pelosi, A, Perciballi, M, Pezzotta, F, Piacentini, F, Piccirillo, L, Pisano, G, Platino, M, Polenta, G, Puddu, R, Ringegni, P, Romero, G, Salum, J, Schillaci, A, Scóccola, C, Scully, S, Spinelli, S, Stolpovskiy, M, Suarez, F, Tartari, A, Timbie, P, Tomasi, M, Tucker, C, Tucker, G, Vanneste, S, Viganò, D, Vittorio, N, Watson, B, Wicek, F, Zannoni, M, Zullo, A, Piat, M., Bélier, B., Bergé, L., Bleurvacq, N., Chapron, C., Dheilly, S., Dumoulin, L., González, M., Grandsire, L., Hamilton, J. -Ch., Henrot-Versillé, S., Hoang, D. T., Marnieros, S., Marty, W., Montier, L., Olivieri, E., Oriol, C., Perbost, C., Prêle, D., Rambaud, D., Salatino, M., Stankowiak, G., Thermeau, J. -P., Torchinsky, S., Voisin, F., Ade, P., Alberro, J. G., Almela, A., Amico, G., Arnaldi, L. H., Auguste, D., Aumont, J., Azzoni, S., Banfi, S., Battaglia, P., Battistelli, E. S., Baù, A., Bennett, D., Bernard, J. -Ph., Bersanelli, M., Bigot-Sazy, M. -A., Bonaparte, J., Bonis, J., Bottani, A., Bunn, E., Burke, D., Buzi, D., Buzzelli, A., Cavaliere, F., Chanial, P., Charlassier, R., Columbro, F., Coppi, G., Coppolecchia, A., D’Alessandro, G., de Bernardis, P., De Gasperis, G., De Leo, M., De Petris, M., Di Donato, A., Etchegoyen, A., Fasciszewski, A., Ferreyro, L. P., Fracchia, D., Franceschet, C., Gamboa Lerena, M. M., Ganga, K., García, B., García Redondo, M. E., Gaspard, M., Gault, A., Gayer, D., Gervasi, M., Giard, M., Gilles, V., Giraud-Heraud, Y., Gómez Berisso, M., Gradziel, M., Harari, D., Haynes, V., Incardona, F., Jules, E., Kaplan, J., Korotkov, A., Kristukat, C., Lamagna, L., Loucatos, S., Louis, T., Luterstein, R., Maffei, B., Masi, S., Mattei, A., May, A., McCulloch, M., Medina, M. C., Mele, L., Melhuish, S., Mennella, A., Mousset, L., Mundo, L. M., Murphy, J. A., Murphy, J. D., Nati, F., O’Sullivan, C., Paiella, A., Pajot, F., Passerini, A., Pastoriza, H., Pelosi, A., Perciballi, M., Pezzotta, F., Piacentini, F., Piccirillo, L., Pisano, G., Platino, M., Polenta, G., Puddu, R., Ringegni, P., Romero, G. E., Salum, J. M., Schillaci, A., Scóccola, C., Scully, S., Spinelli, S., Stolpovskiy, M., Suarez, F., Tartari, A., Timbie, P., Tomasi, M., Tucker, C., Tucker, G., Vanneste, S., Viganò, D., Vittorio, N., Watson, B., Wicek, F., Zannoni, M., and Zullo, A.
Abstract: Q & U Bolometric Interferometer for Cosmology (QUBIC) is an international ground-based experiment dedicated in the measurement of the polarized fluctuations of the Cosmic Microwave Background. It is based on bolometric interferometry, an original detection technique which combines the immunity to systematic effects of an interferometer with the sensitivity of low-temperature incoherent detectors. QUBIC will be deployed in Argentina, at the Alto Chorrillos mountain site near San Antonio de los Cobres, in the Salta Province. The QUBIC detection chain consists in 2048 NbSi transition edge sensors (TESs) cooled to 350 mK.The voltage-biased TESs are read out with time domain multiplexing based on Superconducting QUantum Interference Devices at 1 K and a novel SiGe application-specific integrated circuit at 60 K allowing to reach an unprecedented multiplexing factor equal to 128. The QUBIC experiment is currently being characterized in the laboratory with a reduced number of detectors before upgrading to the full instrument. I will present the last results of this characterization phase with a focus on the detectors and readout system.
Published: 2020

38. QUBIC: The Q & U Bolometric Interferometer for Cosmology

Author: Battistelli, E, Ade, P, Alberro, J, Almela, A, Amico, G, Arnaldi, L, Auguste, D, Aumont, J, Azzoni, S, Banfi, S, Battaglia, P, Bau, A, Bélier, B, Bennett, D, Bergé, L, Bernard, J, Bersanelli, M, Bigot-Sazy, M, Bleurvacq, N, Bonaparte, J, Bonis, J, Bottani, A, Bunn, E, Burke, D, Buzi, D, Buzzelli, A, Cavaliere, F, Chanial, P, Chapron, C, Charlassier, R, Columbro, F, Coppi, G, Coppolecchia, A, D’Alessandro, G, de Bernardis, P, De Gasperis, G, De Leo, M, De Petris, M, Dheilly, S, Di Donato, A, Dumoulin, L, Etchegoyen, A, Fasciszewski, A, Ferreyro, L, Fracchia, D, Franceschet, C, Lerena, M, Ganga, K, García, B, Redondo, M, Gaspard, M, Gault, A, Gayer, D, Gervasi, M, Giard, M, Gilles, V, Giraud-Heraud, Y, Berisso, M, González, M, Gradziel, M, Grandsire, L, Hamilton, J, Harari, D, Haynes, V, Henrot-Versillé, S, Hoang, D, Incardona, F, Jules, E, Kaplan, J, Korotkov, A, Kristukat, C, Lamagna, L, Loucatos, S, Louis, T, Luterstein, R, Maffei, B, Marnieros, S, Marty, W, Masi, S, Mattei, A, May, A, Mcculloch, M, Medina, M, Mele, L, Melhuish, S, Mennella, A, Montier, L, Mousset, L, Mundo, L, Murphy, J, Nati, F, Olivieri, E, Oriol, C, O’Sullivan, C, Paiella, A, Pajot, F, Passerini, A, Pastoriza, H, Pelosi, A, Perbost, C, Perciballi, M, Pezzotta, F, Piacentini, F, Piat, M, Piccirillo, L, Pisano, G, Platino, M, Polenta, G, Prêle, D, Puddu, R, Rambaud, D, Ringegni, P, Romero, G, Salatino, M, Salum, J, Schillaci, A, Scóccola, C, Scully, S, Spinelli, S, Stankowiak, G, Stolpovskiy, M, Suarez, F, Tartari, A, Thermeau, J, Timbie, P, Tomasi, M, Torchinsky, S, Tristram, M, Tucker, C, Tucker, G, Vanneste, S, Viganò, D, Vittorio, N, Voisin, F, Watson, B, Wicek, F, Zannoni, M, Zullo, A, Battistelli, E. S., Ade, P., Alberro, J. G., Almela, A., Amico, G., Arnaldi, L. H., Auguste, D., Aumont, J., Azzoni, S., Banfi, S., Battaglia, P., Bau, A., Bélier, B., Bennett, D., Bergé, L., Bernard, J. -Ph., Bersanelli, M., Bigot-Sazy, M. -A., Bleurvacq, N., Bonaparte, J., Bonis, J., Bottani, A., Bunn, E., Burke, D., Buzi, D., Buzzelli, A., Cavaliere, F., Chanial, P., Chapron, C., Charlassier, R., Columbro, F., Coppi, G., Coppolecchia, A., D’Alessandro, G., de Bernardis, P., De Gasperis, G., De Leo, M., De Petris, M., Dheilly, S., Di Donato, A., Dumoulin, L., Etchegoyen, A., Fasciszewski, A., Ferreyro, L. P., Fracchia, D., Franceschet, C., Lerena, M. M. Gamboa, Ganga, K., García, B., Redondo, M. E. García, Gaspard, M., Gault, A., Gayer, D., Gervasi, M., Giard, M., Gilles, V., Giraud-Heraud, Y., Berisso, M. Gómez, González, M., Gradziel, M., Grandsire, L., Hamilton, J. -Ch., Harari, D., Haynes, V., Henrot-Versillé, S., Hoang, D. T., Incardona, F., Jules, E., Kaplan, J., Korotkov, A., Kristukat, C., Lamagna, L., Loucatos, S., Louis, T., Luterstein, R., Maffei, B., Marnieros, S., Marty, W., Masi, S., Mattei, A., May, A., McCulloch, M., Medina, M. C., Mele, L., Melhuish, S., Mennella, A., Montier, L., Mousset, L., Mundo, L. M., Murphy, J. A., Murphy, J. D., Nati, F., Olivieri, E., Oriol, C., O’Sullivan, C., Paiella, A., Pajot, F., Passerini, A., Pastoriza, H., Pelosi, A., Perbost, C., Perciballi, M., Pezzotta, F., Piacentini, F., Piat, M., Piccirillo, L., Pisano, G., Platino, M., Polenta, G., Prêle, D., Puddu, R., Rambaud, D., Ringegni, P., Romero, G. E., Salatino, M., Salum, J. M., Schillaci, A., Scóccola, C., Scully, S., Spinelli, S., Stankowiak, G., Stolpovskiy, M., Suarez, F., Tartari, A., Thermeau, J. -P., Timbie, P., Tomasi, M., Torchinsky, S., Tristram, M., Tucker, C., Tucker, G., Vanneste, S., Viganò, D., Vittorio, N., Voisin, F., Watson, B., Wicek, F., Zannoni, M., Zullo, A., Battistelli, E, Ade, P, Alberro, J, Almela, A, Amico, G, Arnaldi, L, Auguste, D, Aumont, J, Azzoni, S, Banfi, S, Battaglia, P, Bau, A, Bélier, B, Bennett, D, Bergé, L, Bernard, J, Bersanelli, M, Bigot-Sazy, M, Bleurvacq, N, Bonaparte, J, Bonis, J, Bottani, A, Bunn, E, Burke, D, Buzi, D, Buzzelli, A, Cavaliere, F, Chanial, P, Chapron, C, Charlassier, R, Columbro, F, Coppi, G, Coppolecchia, A, D’Alessandro, G, de Bernardis, P, De Gasperis, G, De Leo, M, De Petris, M, Dheilly, S, Di Donato, A, Dumoulin, L, Etchegoyen, A, Fasciszewski, A, Ferreyro, L, Fracchia, D, Franceschet, C, Lerena, M, Ganga, K, García, B, Redondo, M, Gaspard, M, Gault, A, Gayer, D, Gervasi, M, Giard, M, Gilles, V, Giraud-Heraud, Y, Berisso, M, González, M, Gradziel, M, Grandsire, L, Hamilton, J, Harari, D, Haynes, V, Henrot-Versillé, S, Hoang, D, Incardona, F, Jules, E, Kaplan, J, Korotkov, A, Kristukat, C, Lamagna, L, Loucatos, S, Louis, T, Luterstein, R, Maffei, B, Marnieros, S, Marty, W, Masi, S, Mattei, A, May, A, Mcculloch, M, Medina, M, Mele, L, Melhuish, S, Mennella, A, Montier, L, Mousset, L, Mundo, L, Murphy, J, Nati, F, Olivieri, E, Oriol, C, O’Sullivan, C, Paiella, A, Pajot, F, Passerini, A, Pastoriza, H, Pelosi, A, Perbost, C, Perciballi, M, Pezzotta, F, Piacentini, F, Piat, M, Piccirillo, L, Pisano, G, Platino, M, Polenta, G, Prêle, D, Puddu, R, Rambaud, D, Ringegni, P, Romero, G, Salatino, M, Salum, J, Schillaci, A, Scóccola, C, Scully, S, Spinelli, S, Stankowiak, G, Stolpovskiy, M, Suarez, F, Tartari, A, Thermeau, J, Timbie, P, Tomasi, M, Torchinsky, S, Tristram, M, Tucker, C, Tucker, G, Vanneste, S, Viganò, D, Vittorio, N, Voisin, F, Watson, B, Wicek, F, Zannoni, M, Zullo, A, Battistelli, E. S., Ade, P., Alberro, J. G., Almela, A., Amico, G., Arnaldi, L. H., Auguste, D., Aumont, J., Azzoni, S., Banfi, S., Battaglia, P., Bau, A., Bélier, B., Bennett, D., Bergé, L., Bernard, J. -Ph., Bersanelli, M., Bigot-Sazy, M. -A., Bleurvacq, N., Bonaparte, J., Bonis, J., Bottani, A., Bunn, E., Burke, D., Buzi, D., Buzzelli, A., Cavaliere, F., Chanial, P., Chapron, C., Charlassier, R., Columbro, F., Coppi, G., Coppolecchia, A., D’Alessandro, G., de Bernardis, P., De Gasperis, G., De Leo, M., De Petris, M., Dheilly, S., Di Donato, A., Dumoulin, L., Etchegoyen, A., Fasciszewski, A., Ferreyro, L. P., Fracchia, D., Franceschet, C., Lerena, M. M. Gamboa, Ganga, K., García, B., Redondo, M. E. García, Gaspard, M., Gault, A., Gayer, D., Gervasi, M., Giard, M., Gilles, V., Giraud-Heraud, Y., Berisso, M. Gómez, González, M., Gradziel, M., Grandsire, L., Hamilton, J. -Ch., Harari, D., Haynes, V., Henrot-Versillé, S., Hoang, D. T., Incardona, F., Jules, E., Kaplan, J., Korotkov, A., Kristukat, C., Lamagna, L., Loucatos, S., Louis, T., Luterstein, R., Maffei, B., Marnieros, S., Marty, W., Masi, S., Mattei, A., May, A., McCulloch, M., Medina, M. C., Mele, L., Melhuish, S., Mennella, A., Montier, L., Mousset, L., Mundo, L. M., Murphy, J. A., Murphy, J. D., Nati, F., Olivieri, E., Oriol, C., O’Sullivan, C., Paiella, A., Pajot, F., Passerini, A., Pastoriza, H., Pelosi, A., Perbost, C., Perciballi, M., Pezzotta, F., Piacentini, F., Piat, M., Piccirillo, L., Pisano, G., Platino, M., Polenta, G., Prêle, D., Puddu, R., Rambaud, D., Ringegni, P., Romero, G. E., Salatino, M., Salum, J. M., Schillaci, A., Scóccola, C., Scully, S., Spinelli, S., Stankowiak, G., Stolpovskiy, M., Suarez, F., Tartari, A., Thermeau, J. -P., Timbie, P., Tomasi, M., Torchinsky, S., Tristram, M., Tucker, C., Tucker, G., Vanneste, S., Viganò, D., Vittorio, N., Voisin, F., Watson, B., Wicek, F., Zannoni, M., and Zullo, A.
Abstract: The Q & U Bolometric Interferometer for Cosmology, QUBIC, is an innovative experiment designed to measure the polarization of the cosmic microwave background and in particular the signature left therein by the inflationary expansion of the Universe. The expected signal is extremely faint; thus, extreme sensitivity and systematic control are necessary in order to attempt this measurement. QUBIC addresses these requirements using an innovative approach combining the sensitivity of transition-edge sensor cryogenic bolometers, with the deep control of systematics characteristic of interferometers. This makes QUBIC unique with respect to others' classical imagers experiments devoted to the CMB polarization. In this contribution, we report a description of the QUBIC instrument including recent achievements and the demonstration of the bolometric interferometry performed in laboratory. QUBIC will be deployed at the observation site in Alto Chorrillos, in Argentina, at the end of 2019.
Published: 2020

39. QUBIC VI: Cryogenic half wave plate rotator, design and performance

Author: D'Alessandro, G, Mele, L, Columbro, F, Amico, G, Battistelli, E, de Bernardis, P, Coppolecchia, A, De Petris, M, Grandsire, L, Hamilton, J, Lamagna, L, Marnieros, S, Masi, S, Mennella, A, O'Sullivan, C, Paiella, A, Piacentini, F, Piat, M, Pisano, G, Presta, G, Tartari, A, Torchinsky, S, Voisin, F, Zannoni, M, Ade, P, Alberro, J, Almela, A, Arnaldi, L, Auguste, D, Aumont, J, Azzoni, S, Banfi, S, Baù, A, Bélier, B, Bennett, D, Bergé, L, Bernard, J, Bersanelli, M, Bigot-Sazy, M, Bonaparte, J, Bonis, J, Bunn, E, Burke, D, Buzi, D, Cavaliere, F, Chanial, P, Chapron, C, Charlassier, R, Cobos Cerutti, A, De Gasperis, G, De Leo, M, Dheilly, S, Duca, C, Dumoulin, L, Etchegoyen, A, Fasciszewski, A, Ferreyro, L, Fracchia, D, Franceschet, C, Gamboa Lerena, M, Ganga, K, García, B, García Redondo, M, Gaspard, M, Gayer, D, Gervasi, M, Giard, M, Gilles, V, Giraud-Heraud, Y, Gómez Berisso, M, González, M, Gradziel, M, Hampel, M, Harari, D, Henrot-Versillé, S, Incardona, F, Jules, E, Kaplan, J, Kristukat, C, Loucatos, S, Louis, T, Maffei, B, Marty, W, Mattei, A, May, A, McCulloch, M, Melo, D, Montier, L, Mousset, L, Mundo, L, Murphy, J, Nati, F, Olivieri, E, Oriol, C, Pajot, F, Passerini, A, Pastoriza, H, Pelosi, A, Perbost, C, Perciballi, M, Pezzotta, F, Piccirillo, L, Platino, M, Polenta, G, Prêle, D, Puddu, R, Rambaud, D, Rasztocky, E, Ringegni, P, Romero, G, Salum, J, Schillaci, A, Scóccola, C, Scully, S, Spinelli, S, Stankowiak, G, Stolpovskiy, M, Supanitsky, A, Thermeau, J, Timbie, P, Tomasi, M, Tucker, C, Tucker, G, Viganò, D, Vittorio, N, Wicek, F, Wright, M, Zullo, A, D'Alessandro, G, Mele, L, Columbro, F, Amico, G, Battistelli, E, de Bernardis, P, Coppolecchia, A, De Petris, M, Grandsire, L, Hamilton, J, Lamagna, L, Marnieros, S, Masi, S, Mennella, A, O'Sullivan, C, Paiella, A, Piacentini, F, Piat, M, Pisano, G, Presta, G, Tartari, A, Torchinsky, S, Voisin, F, Zannoni, M, Ade, P, Alberro, J, Almela, A, Arnaldi, L, Auguste, D, Aumont, J, Azzoni, S, Banfi, S, Baù, A, Bélier, B, Bennett, D, Bergé, L, Bernard, J, Bersanelli, M, Bigot-Sazy, M, Bonaparte, J, Bonis, J, Bunn, E, Burke, D, Buzi, D, Cavaliere, F, Chanial, P, Chapron, C, Charlassier, R, Cobos Cerutti, A, De Gasperis, G, De Leo, M, Dheilly, S, Duca, C, Dumoulin, L, Etchegoyen, A, Fasciszewski, A, Ferreyro, L, Fracchia, D, Franceschet, C, Gamboa Lerena, M, Ganga, K, García, B, García Redondo, M, Gaspard, M, Gayer, D, Gervasi, M, Giard, M, Gilles, V, Giraud-Heraud, Y, Gómez Berisso, M, González, M, Gradziel, M, Hampel, M, Harari, D, Henrot-Versillé, S, Incardona, F, Jules, E, Kaplan, J, Kristukat, C, Loucatos, S, Louis, T, Maffei, B, Marty, W, Mattei, A, May, A, McCulloch, M, Melo, D, Montier, L, Mousset, L, Mundo, L, Murphy, J, Nati, F, Olivieri, E, Oriol, C, Pajot, F, Passerini, A, Pastoriza, H, Pelosi, A, Perbost, C, Perciballi, M, Pezzotta, F, Piccirillo, L, Platino, M, Polenta, G, Prêle, D, Puddu, R, Rambaud, D, Rasztocky, E, Ringegni, P, Romero, G, Salum, J, Schillaci, A, Scóccola, C, Scully, S, Spinelli, S, Stankowiak, G, Stolpovskiy, M, Supanitsky, A, Thermeau, J, Timbie, P, Tomasi, M, Tucker, C, Tucker, G, Viganò, D, Vittorio, N, Wicek, F, Wright, M, and Zullo, A
Abstract: Setting an upper limit or detection of B-mode polarization imprinted by gravitational waves from Inflation is one goal of modern large angular scale cosmic microwave background (CMB) experiments around the world. A great effort is being made in the deployment of many ground-based, balloon-borne and satellite experiments, using different methods to separate this faint polarized component from the incoming radiation. QUBIC exploits one of the most widely-used techniques to extract the input Stokes parameters, consisting in a rotating half-wave plate (HWP) and a linear polarizer to separate and modulate polarization components. QUBIC uses a step-by-step rotating HWP, with 15° steps, combined with a 0.4°s-1 azimuth sky scan speed. The rotation is driven by a stepper motor mounted on the cryostat outer shell to avoid heat load at internal cryogenic stages. The design of this optical element is an engineering challenge due to its large 370 mm diameter and the 8 K operation temperature that are unique features of the QUBIC experiment. We present the design for a modulator mechanism for up to 370 mm, and the first optical tests by using the prototype of QUBIC HWP (180 mm diameter). The tests and results presented in this work show that the QUBIC HWP rotator can achieve a precision of 0.15° in position by using the stepper motor and custom-made optical encoder. The rotation induces <5.0 mW (95% C.L) of power load on the 4 K stage, resulting in no thermal issues on this stage during measurements. We measure a temperature settle-down characteristic time of 28 s after a rotation through a 15° step, compatible with the scanning strategy, and we estimate a maximum temperature gradient within the HWP of ≤ 10 mK. This was calculated by setting up finite element thermal simulations that include the temperature profiles measured during the rotator operations. We report polarization modulation measurements performed at 150 GHz, showing a polarization efficiency >99% (68% C.L.) a
Published: 2022

40. QUBIC Experiment Toward the First Light

Author: D'Alessandro, G., Battistelli, E. S., de Bernardis, P., De Petris, M., Gamboa Lerena, M. M., Grandsire, L., Hamilton, J.-Ch., Marnieros, S., Masi, S., Mennella, A., Mousset, L., O'Sullivan, C., Piat, M., Tartari, A., Torchinsky, S. A., Voisin, F., Zannoni, M., Ade, P., Alberro, J. G., Almela, A., Amico, G., Arnaldi, L. H., Auguste, D., Aumont, J., Azzoni, S., Banfi, S., Baù, A., Bélier, B., Bennett, D., Bergé, L., Bernard, J.-Ph., Bersanelli, M., Bigot-Sazy, M.-A., Bonaparte, J., Bonis, J., Bunn, E., Burke, D., Buzi, D., Cavaliere, F., Chanial, P., Chapron, C., Charlassier, R., Cobos Cerutti, A. C., Columbro, F., Coppolecchia, A., De Gasperis, G., De Leo, M., Dheilly, S., Duca, C., Dumoulin, L., Etchegoyen, A., Fasciszewski, A., Ferreyro, L. P., Fracchia, D., Franceschet, C., Ganga, K. M., García, B., García Redondo, M. E., Gaspard, M., Gayer, D., Gervasi, M., Giard, M., Gilles, V., Giraud-Heraud, Y., Gómez Berisso, M., González, M., Gradziel, M., Hampel, M. R., Harari, D., Henrot-Versillé, S., Incardona, F., Jules, E., Kaplan, J., Kristukat, C., Lamagna, L., Loucatos, S., Louis, T., Maffei, B., Marty, W., Mattei, A., May, A., McCulloch, M., Mele, L., Melo, D., Montier, L., Mundo, L. M., Murphy, J. A., Murphy, J. D., Nati, F., Olivieri, E., Oriol, C., Paiella, A., Pajot, F., Passerini, A., Pastoriza, H., Pelosi, A., Perbost, C., Perciballi, M., Pezzotta, F., Piacentini, F., Piccirillo, L., Pisano, G., Platino, M., Polenta, G., Prêle, D., Presta, G., Puddu, R., Rambaud, D., Rasztocky, E., Ringegni, P., Romero, G. E., Salum, J. M., Schillaci, A., Scóccola, C. G., Scully, S., Spinelli, S., Stankowiak, G., Stolpovskiy, M., Supanitsky, A. D., Thermeau, J.-P., Timbie, P., Tomasi, M., Tucker, G., Tucker, C., Viganò, D., Vittorio, N., Wicek, F., Wright, M., Zullo, A., D'Alessandro, G., Battistelli, E. S., de Bernardis, P., De Petris, M., Gamboa Lerena, M. M., Grandsire, L., Hamilton, J.-Ch., Marnieros, S., Masi, S., Mennella, A., Mousset, L., O'Sullivan, C., Piat, M., Tartari, A., Torchinsky, S. A., Voisin, F., Zannoni, M., Ade, P., Alberro, J. G., Almela, A., Amico, G., Arnaldi, L. H., Auguste, D., Aumont, J., Azzoni, S., Banfi, S., Baù, A., Bélier, B., Bennett, D., Bergé, L., Bernard, J.-Ph., Bersanelli, M., Bigot-Sazy, M.-A., Bonaparte, J., Bonis, J., Bunn, E., Burke, D., Buzi, D., Cavaliere, F., Chanial, P., Chapron, C., Charlassier, R., Cobos Cerutti, A. C., Columbro, F., Coppolecchia, A., De Gasperis, G., De Leo, M., Dheilly, S., Duca, C., Dumoulin, L., Etchegoyen, A., Fasciszewski, A., Ferreyro, L. P., Fracchia, D., Franceschet, C., Ganga, K. M., García, B., García Redondo, M. E., Gaspard, M., Gayer, D., Gervasi, M., Giard, M., Gilles, V., Giraud-Heraud, Y., Gómez Berisso, M., González, M., Gradziel, M., Hampel, M. R., Harari, D., Henrot-Versillé, S., Incardona, F., Jules, E., Kaplan, J., Kristukat, C., Lamagna, L., Loucatos, S., Louis, T., Maffei, B., Marty, W., Mattei, A., May, A., McCulloch, M., Mele, L., Melo, D., Montier, L., Mundo, L. M., Murphy, J. A., Murphy, J. D., Nati, F., Olivieri, E., Oriol, C., Paiella, A., Pajot, F., Passerini, A., Pastoriza, H., Pelosi, A., Perbost, C., Perciballi, M., Pezzotta, F., Piacentini, F., Piccirillo, L., Pisano, G., Platino, M., Polenta, G., Prêle, D., Presta, G., Puddu, R., Rambaud, D., Rasztocky, E., Ringegni, P., Romero, G. E., Salum, J. M., Schillaci, A., Scóccola, C. G., Scully, S., Spinelli, S., Stankowiak, G., Stolpovskiy, M., Supanitsky, A. D., Thermeau, J.-P., Timbie, P., Tomasi, M., Tucker, G., Tucker, C., Viganò, D., Vittorio, N., Wicek, F., Wright, M., and Zullo, A.
Abstract: The Q & U Bolometric Interferometer for Cosmology (QUBIC) is a cosmology experiment that aims to measure the B-mode polarization of the cosmic microwave background (CMB). Measurements of the primordial B-mode pattern of the CMB polarization are in fact among the most exciting goals in cosmology as it would allow testing of the inflationary paradigm. Many experiments are attempting to measure the B-modes, from the ground and the stratosphere, using imaging Stokes polarimeters. The QUBIC collaboration developed an innovative concept to measure CMB polarization using bolometric interferometry. This approach mixes the high sensitivity of bolometric detectors with the accurate control of systematics due to the interferometric layout of the instrument. We present the calibration results for the Technological Demonstrator, before its commissioning in the Argentinian observing site and preparation for first light.
Published: 2022

41. QUBIC VIII: Optical design and performance

Author: O'Sullivan, Créidhe, De Petris, M., Amico, G., Battistelli, E.S., de Bernardis, P., Burke, D., Buzi, D., Chapron, C., Conversi, L., D'Alessandro, G., De Leo, M., Gayer, D., Grandsire, L., Hamilton, J.-Ch., Marnieros, S., Masi, S., Mattei, A., Mennella, A., Mousset, L., Murphy, J.D., Pelosi, A., Perciballi, M., Piat, M., Scully, S., Tartari, A., Torchinsky, S.A., Voisin, F., Zannoni, M., Zullo, A., Ade, P., Alberro, J.G., Almela, A., Arnaldi, L.H., Auguste, D., Aumont, J., Azzoni, S., Banfi, S., Baù, A., Bélier, B., Bennett, D., Bergé, L., Bernard, J.-Ph., Bersanelli, M., Bigot-Sazy, M.-A., Bonaparte, J., Bonis, J., Bunn, E., Cavaliere, F., Chanial, P., Charlassier, R., Cobos Cerutti, A.C., Columbro, F., Coppolecchia, A., De Gasperis, G., Dheilly, S., Duca, C., Dumoulin, L., Etchegoyen, A., Fasciszewski, A., Ferreyro, L.P., Fracchia, D., Franceschet, C., Gamboa Lerena, M.M., Ganga, K.M., García, B., García Redondo, M.E., Gaspard, M., Gervasi, M., Giard, M., Gilles, V., Giraud-Heraud, Y., Gómez Berisso, M., González, M., Gradziel, M., Hampel, M.R., Harari, D., Henrot-Versillé, S., Incardona, F., Jules, E., Kaplan, J., Kristukat, C., Lamagna, L., Loucatos, S., Louis, T., Maffei, B., Marty, W., May, A., McCulloch, M., Mele, L., Melo, D., Montier, L., Mundo, L.M., Murphy, J.A., Nati, F., Olivieri, E., Oriol, C., Paiella, A., Pajot, F., Passerini, A., Pastoriza, H., Perbost, C., Pezzotta, F., Piacentini, F., Piccirillo, L., Pisano, G., Platino, M., Polenta, G., Prêle, D., Puddu, R., Rambaud, D., Rasztocky, E., Ringegni, P., Romero, G.E., Salum, J.M., Schillaci, A., Scóccola, C.G., Spinelli, S., Stankowiak, G., Stolpovskiy, M., Supanitsky, A.D., Thermeau, J.-P., Timbie, P., Tomasi, M., Tucker, C., Tucker, G., Viganò, D., Vittorio, N., Wicek, F., Wright, M., O'Sullivan, Créidhe, De Petris, M., Amico, G., Battistelli, E.S., de Bernardis, P., Burke, D., Buzi, D., Chapron, C., Conversi, L., D'Alessandro, G., De Leo, M., Gayer, D., Grandsire, L., Hamilton, J.-Ch., Marnieros, S., Masi, S., Mattei, A., Mennella, A., Mousset, L., Murphy, J.D., Pelosi, A., Perciballi, M., Piat, M., Scully, S., Tartari, A., Torchinsky, S.A., Voisin, F., Zannoni, M., Zullo, A., Ade, P., Alberro, J.G., Almela, A., Arnaldi, L.H., Auguste, D., Aumont, J., Azzoni, S., Banfi, S., Baù, A., Bélier, B., Bennett, D., Bergé, L., Bernard, J.-Ph., Bersanelli, M., Bigot-Sazy, M.-A., Bonaparte, J., Bonis, J., Bunn, E., Cavaliere, F., Chanial, P., Charlassier, R., Cobos Cerutti, A.C., Columbro, F., Coppolecchia, A., De Gasperis, G., Dheilly, S., Duca, C., Dumoulin, L., Etchegoyen, A., Fasciszewski, A., Ferreyro, L.P., Fracchia, D., Franceschet, C., Gamboa Lerena, M.M., Ganga, K.M., García, B., García Redondo, M.E., Gaspard, M., Gervasi, M., Giard, M., Gilles, V., Giraud-Heraud, Y., Gómez Berisso, M., González, M., Gradziel, M., Hampel, M.R., Harari, D., Henrot-Versillé, S., Incardona, F., Jules, E., Kaplan, J., Kristukat, C., Lamagna, L., Loucatos, S., Louis, T., Maffei, B., Marty, W., May, A., McCulloch, M., Mele, L., Melo, D., Montier, L., Mundo, L.M., Murphy, J.A., Nati, F., Olivieri, E., Oriol, C., Paiella, A., Pajot, F., Passerini, A., Pastoriza, H., Perbost, C., Pezzotta, F., Piacentini, F., Piccirillo, L., Pisano, G., Platino, M., Polenta, G., Prêle, D., Puddu, R., Rambaud, D., Rasztocky, E., Ringegni, P., Romero, G.E., Salum, J.M., Schillaci, A., Scóccola, C.G., Spinelli, S., Stankowiak, G., Stolpovskiy, M., Supanitsky, A.D., Thermeau, J.-P., Timbie, P., Tomasi, M., Tucker, C., Tucker, G., Viganò, D., Vittorio, N., Wicek, F., and Wright, M.
Abstract: The Q and U Bolometric Interferometer for Cosmology (QUBIC) is a ground-based experiment that aims to detect B-mode polarization anisotropies [1] in the CMB at angular scales around the ℓ ≃100 recombination peak. Systematic errors make ground-based observations of B modes at millimetre wavelengths very challenging and QUBIC mitigates these problems in a somewhat complementary way to other existing or planned experiments using the novel technique of bolometric interferometry. This technique takes advantage of the sensitivity of an imager and the systematic error control of an interferometer. A cold reflective optical combiner superimposes the re-emitted beams from 400 aperture feedhorns on two focal planes. A shielding system composed of a fixed groundshield, and a forebaffle that moves with the instrument, limits the impact of local contaminants. The modelling, design, manufacturing and preliminary measurements of the optical components are described in this paper.
Published: 2022

42. QUBIC VII: The feedhorn-switch system of the technological demonstrator

Author: Cavaliere, F, Mennella, A, Zannoni, M, Battaglia, P, Battistelli, E, Burke, D, D’Alessandro, G, de Bernardis, P, De Petris, M, Franceschet, C, Grandsire, L, Hamilton, J, Maffei, B, Manzan, E, Marnieros, S, Masi, S, O’Sullivan, C, Passerini, A, Pezzotta, F, Piat, M, Tartari, A, Torchinsky, S, Viganò, D, Voisin, F, Ade, P, Alberro, J, Almela, A, Amico, G, Arnaldi, L, Auguste, D, Aumont, J, Azzoni, S, Bélier, B, Baù, A, Banfi, S, Bennett, D, Bergé, L, Bernard, J, Bersanelli, M, Bigot-Sazy, M, Bonaparte, J, Bonis, J, Bunn, E, Buzi, D, Chanial, P, Chapron, C, Charlassier, R, Cobos Cerutti, A, Columbro, F, Coppolecchia, A, De Gasperis, G, De Leo, M, Dheilly, S, Duca, C, Dumoulin, L, Etchegoyen, A, Fasciszewski, A, Ferreyro, L, Fracchia, D, Gómez Berisso, M, Gamboa Lerena, M, Ganga, K, García, B, García Redondo, M, Gaspard, M, Gayer, D, Gervasi, M, Giard, M, Gilles, V, Giraud-Heraud, Y, González, M, Gradziel, M, Hampel, M, Harari, D, Henrot-Versillé, S, Incardona, F, Jules, E, Kaplan, J, Kristukat, C, Lamagna, L, Loucatos, S, Louis, T, Marty, W, Mattei, A, May, A, Mcculloch, M, Mele, L, Melo, D, Montier, L, Mousset, L, Mundo, L, Murphy, J, Nati, F, Olivieri, E, Oriol, C, Pagana, E, Paiella, A, Pajot, F, Pastoriza, H, Pelosi, A, Perbost, C, Perciballi, M, Piacentini, F, Piccirillo, L, Pisano, G, Platino, M, Polenta, G, Prêle, D, Puddu, R, Rambaud, D, Rasztocky, E, Ringegni, P, Romero, G, Salum, J, Scóccola, C, Schillaci, A, Scully, S, Spinelli, S, Stankowiak, G, Stolpovskiy, M, Supanitsky, A, Thermeau, J, Timbie, P, Tomasi, M, Tucker, G, Tucker, C, Vittorio, N, Wicek, F, Wright, M, Zullo, A, F. Cavaliere, A. Mennella, M. Zannoni, P. Battaglia, E. S. Battistelli, D. Burke, G. D’Alessandro, P. de Bernardis, M. De Petris, C. Franceschet, L. Grandsire, J. -Ch. Hamilton, B. Maffei, E. Manzan, S. Marnieros, S. Masi, C. O’Sullivan, A. Passerini, F. Pezzotta, M. Piat, A. Tartari, S. A. Torchinsky, D. Viganò, F. Voisin, P. Ade, J. G. Alberro, A. Almela, G. Amico, L. H. Arnaldi, D. Auguste, J. Aumont, S. Azzoni, B. Bélier, A. Baù, S. Banfi, D. Bennett, L. Bergé, J. -Ph. Bernard, M. Bersanelli, M. -A. Bigot-Sazy, J. Bonaparte, J. Bonis, E. Bunn, D. Buzi, P. Chanial, C. Chapron, R. Charlassier, A. C. Cobos Cerutti, F. Columbro, A. Coppolecchia, G. De Gasperis, M. De Leo, S. Dheilly, C. Duca, L. Dumoulin, A. Etchegoyen, A. Fasciszewski, L. P. Ferreyro, D. Fracchia, M. Gómez Berisso, M. M. Gamboa Lerena, K. M. Ganga, B. García, M. E. García Redondo, M. Gaspard, D. Gayer, M. Gervasi, M. Giard, V. Gilles, Y. Giraud-Heraud, M. González, M. Gradziel, M. R. Hampel, D. Harari, S. Henrot-Versillé, F. Incardona, E. Jules, J. Kaplan, C. Kristukat, L. Lamagna, S. Loucatos, T. Louis, W. Marty, A. Mattei, A. May, M. McCulloch, L. Mele, D. Melo, L. Montier, L. Mousset, L. M. Mundo, J. A. Murphy, J. D. Murphy, F. Nati, E. Olivieri, C. Oriol, E. Pagana, A. Paiella, F. Pajot, H. Pastoriza, A. Pelosi, C. Perbost, M. Perciballi, F. Piacentini, L. Piccirillo, G. Pisano, M. Platino, G. Polenta, D. Prêle, R. Puddu, D. Rambaud, E. Rasztocky, P. Ringegni, G. E. Romero, J. M. Salum, C. Scóccola, A. Schillaci, S. Scully, S. Spinelli, G. Stankowiak, M. Stolpovskiy, A. D. Supanitsky, J. -P. Thermeau, P. Timbie, M. Tomasi, G. Tucker, C. Tucker, N. Vittorio, F. Wicek, M. Wright, and A. Zullo, Cavaliere, F, Mennella, A, Zannoni, M, Battaglia, P, Battistelli, E, Burke, D, D’Alessandro, G, de Bernardis, P, De Petris, M, Franceschet, C, Grandsire, L, Hamilton, J, Maffei, B, Manzan, E, Marnieros, S, Masi, S, O’Sullivan, C, Passerini, A, Pezzotta, F, Piat, M, Tartari, A, Torchinsky, S, Viganò, D, Voisin, F, Ade, P, Alberro, J, Almela, A, Amico, G, Arnaldi, L, Auguste, D, Aumont, J, Azzoni, S, Bélier, B, Baù, A, Banfi, S, Bennett, D, Bergé, L, Bernard, J, Bersanelli, M, Bigot-Sazy, M, Bonaparte, J, Bonis, J, Bunn, E, Buzi, D, Chanial, P, Chapron, C, Charlassier, R, Cobos Cerutti, A, Columbro, F, Coppolecchia, A, De Gasperis, G, De Leo, M, Dheilly, S, Duca, C, Dumoulin, L, Etchegoyen, A, Fasciszewski, A, Ferreyro, L, Fracchia, D, Gómez Berisso, M, Gamboa Lerena, M, Ganga, K, García, B, García Redondo, M, Gaspard, M, Gayer, D, Gervasi, M, Giard, M, Gilles, V, Giraud-Heraud, Y, González, M, Gradziel, M, Hampel, M, Harari, D, Henrot-Versillé, S, Incardona, F, Jules, E, Kaplan, J, Kristukat, C, Lamagna, L, Loucatos, S, Louis, T, Marty, W, Mattei, A, May, A, Mcculloch, M, Mele, L, Melo, D, Montier, L, Mousset, L, Mundo, L, Murphy, J, Nati, F, Olivieri, E, Oriol, C, Pagana, E, Paiella, A, Pajot, F, Pastoriza, H, Pelosi, A, Perbost, C, Perciballi, M, Piacentini, F, Piccirillo, L, Pisano, G, Platino, M, Polenta, G, Prêle, D, Puddu, R, Rambaud, D, Rasztocky, E, Ringegni, P, Romero, G, Salum, J, Scóccola, C, Schillaci, A, Scully, S, Spinelli, S, Stankowiak, G, Stolpovskiy, M, Supanitsky, A, Thermeau, J, Timbie, P, Tomasi, M, Tucker, G, Tucker, C, Vittorio, N, Wicek, F, Wright, M, Zullo, A, F. Cavaliere, A. Mennella, M. Zannoni, P. Battaglia, E. S. Battistelli, D. Burke, G. D’Alessandro, P. de Bernardis, M. De Petris, C. Franceschet, L. Grandsire, J. -Ch. Hamilton, B. Maffei, E. Manzan, S. Marnieros, S. Masi, C. O’Sullivan, A. Passerini, F. Pezzotta, M. Piat, A. Tartari, S. A. Torchinsky, D. Viganò, F. Voisin, P. Ade, J. G. Alberro, A. Almela, G. Amico, L. H. Arnaldi, D. Auguste, J. Aumont, S. Azzoni, B. Bélier, A. Baù, S. Banfi, D. Bennett, L. Bergé, J. -Ph. Bernard, M. Bersanelli, M. -A. Bigot-Sazy, J. Bonaparte, J. Bonis, E. Bunn, D. Buzi, P. Chanial, C. Chapron, R. Charlassier, A. C. Cobos Cerutti, F. Columbro, A. Coppolecchia, G. De Gasperis, M. De Leo, S. Dheilly, C. Duca, L. Dumoulin, A. Etchegoyen, A. Fasciszewski, L. P. Ferreyro, D. Fracchia, M. Gómez Berisso, M. M. Gamboa Lerena, K. M. Ganga, B. García, M. E. García Redondo, M. Gaspard, D. Gayer, M. Gervasi, M. Giard, V. Gilles, Y. Giraud-Heraud, M. González, M. Gradziel, M. R. Hampel, D. Harari, S. Henrot-Versillé, F. Incardona, E. Jules, J. Kaplan, C. Kristukat, L. Lamagna, S. Loucatos, T. Louis, W. Marty, A. Mattei, A. May, M. McCulloch, L. Mele, D. Melo, L. Montier, L. Mousset, L. M. Mundo, J. A. Murphy, J. D. Murphy, F. Nati, E. Olivieri, C. Oriol, E. Pagana, A. Paiella, F. Pajot, H. Pastoriza, A. Pelosi, C. Perbost, M. Perciballi, F. Piacentini, L. Piccirillo, G. Pisano, M. Platino, G. Polenta, D. Prêle, R. Puddu, D. Rambaud, E. Rasztocky, P. Ringegni, G. E. Romero, J. M. Salum, C. Scóccola, A. Schillaci, S. Scully, S. Spinelli, G. Stankowiak, M. Stolpovskiy, A. D. Supanitsky, J. -P. Thermeau, P. Timbie, M. Tomasi, G. Tucker, C. Tucker, N. Vittorio, F. Wicek, M. Wright, and and A. Zullo
Abstract: We present the design, manufacturing and performance of the horn-switch system developed for the technological demonstrator of QUBIC (the Q&U Bolometric Interferometer for Cosmology). This system consists of 64 back-to-back dual-band (150 GHz and 220 GHz) corrugated feed-horns interposed with mechanical switches used to select desired baselines during the instrument self-calibration. We manufactured the horns in aluminum platelets milled by photo-chemical etching and mechanically tightened with screws. The switches are based on steel blades that open and close the waveguide between the back-to-back horns and are operated by miniaturized electromagnets. The measured electromagnetic performance of the feedhorns agrees with simulations. In particular we obtained a return loss around -20 dB up to 230 GHz and beam patterns in agreement with single-mode simulations down to -30 dB. The switches for this prototype were designed and built for the 150 GHz band. In this frequency range we find return and insertion losses consistent with expectations (< -25 dB and ∼-0.1 dB, respectively) and an isolation larger than 70 dB. In this paper we also show the current development status of the feedhorn-switch system for the QUBIC full instrument, based on an array of 400 horn-switch assemblies.
Published: 2022

43. QUBIC III: Laboratory characterization

Author: Torchinsky, S.A., Hamilton, J.Ch., Piat, M., Battistelli, E.S., de Bernardis, P., Chapron, C., d'Alessandro, G., de Petris, M., Gamboa Lerena, M.M., González, M., Grandsire, L., Marnieros, S., Masi, S., Mennella, A., Mousset, L., Murphy, J.D., O'Sullivan, C., Prêle, D., Stankowiak, G., Tartari, A., Thermeau, J.P., Voisin, F., Zannoni, M., Ade, P., Alberro, J.G., Almela, A., Amico, G., Arnaldi, L.H., Auguste, D., Aumont, J., Azzoni, S., Banfi, S., Baù, A., Bélier, B., Bennett, D., Bergé, L., Bernard, J.Ph., Bersanelli, M., Bigot-Sazy, M.A., Bonaparte, J., Bonis, J., Bunn, E., Burke, D., Buzi, D., Cavaliere, F., Chanial, P., Charlassier, R., Cobos Cerutti, A.C., Columbro, F., Coppolecchia, A., de Gasperis, G., de Leo, M., Dheilly, S., Duca, C., Dumoulin, L., Etchegoyen, A., Fasciszewski, A., Ferreyro, L.P., Fracchia, D., Franceschet, C., Ganga, K.M., García, B., García Redondo, M.E., Gaspard, M., Gayer, D., Gervasi, M., Giard, M., Gilles, V., Giraud-Heraud, Y., Gómez Berisso, M., Gradziel, M., Hampel, M.R., Harari, D., Henrot-Versillé, S., Incardona, F., Jules, E., Kaplan, J., Kristukat, C., Lamagna, L., Loucatos, S., Louis, T., Maffei, B., Marty, W., Mattei, A., May, A., Mcculloch, M., Mele, L., Melo, D., Montier, L., Mundo, L.M., Murphy, J.A., Nati, F., Olivieri, E., Oriol, C., Paiella, A., Pajot, F., Passerini, A., Pastoriza, H., Pelosi, A., Perbost, C., Perciballi, M., Pezzotta, F., Piacentini, F., Piccirillo, L., Pisano, G., Platino, M., Polenta, G., Puddu, R., Rambaud, D., Rasztocky, E., Ringegni, P., Romero, G.E., Salum, J.M., Schillaci, A., Scóccola, C.G., Scully, S., Spinelli, S., Stolpovskiy, M., Supanitsky, A.D., Timbie, P., Tomasi, M., Tucker, C., Tucker, G., Viganò, D., Vittorio, N., Wicek, F., Wright, M., Zullo, A., Torchinsky, S, Hamilton, J, Piat, M, Battistelli, E, de Bernardis, P, Chapron, C, D'Alessandro, G, De Petris, M, Gamboa Lerena, M, González, M, Grandsire, L, Marnieros, S, Masi, S, Mennella, A, Mousset, L, Murphy, J, O'Sullivan, C, Prêle, D, Stankowiak, G, Tartari, A, Thermeau, J, Voisin, F, Zannoni, M, Ade, P, Alberro, J, Almela, A, Amico, G, Arnaldi, L, Auguste, D, Aumont, J, Azzoni, S, Banfi, S, Baù, A, Bélier, B, Bennett, D, Bergé, L, Bernard, J, Bersanelli, M, Bigot-Sazy, M, Bonaparte, J, Bonis, J, Bunn, E, Burke, D, Buzi, D, Cavaliere, F, Chanial, P, Charlassier, R, Cobos Cerutti, A, Columbro, F, Coppolecchia, A, De Gasperis, G, De Leo, M, Dheilly, S, Duca, C, Dumoulin, L, Etchegoyen, A, Fasciszewski, A, Ferreyro, L, Fracchia, D, Franceschet, C, Ganga, K, García, B, García Redondo, M, Gaspard, M, Gayer, D, Gervasi, M, Giard, M, Gilles, V, Giraud-Heraud, Y, Gómez Berisso, M, Gradziel, M, Hampel, M, Harari, D, Henrot-Versillé, S, Incardona, F, Jules, E, Kaplan, J, Kristukat, C, Lamagna, L, Loucatos, S, Louis, T, Maffei, B, Marty, W, Mattei, A, May, A, Mcculloch, M, Mele, L, Melo, D, Montier, L, Mundo, L, Nati, F, Olivieri, E, Oriol, C, Paiella, A, Pajot, F, Passerini, A, Pastoriza, H, Pelosi, A, Perbost, C, Perciballi, M, Pezzotta, F, Piacentini, F, Piccirillo, L, Pisano, G, Platino, M, Polenta, G, Puddu, R, Rambaud, D, Rasztocky, E, Ringegni, P, Romero, G, Salum, J, Schillaci, A, Scóccola, C, Scully, S, Spinelli, S, Stolpovskiy, M, Supanitsky, A, Timbie, P, Tomasi, M, Tucker, C, Tucker, G, Viganò, D, Vittorio, N, Wicek, F, Wright, M, Zullo, A, AstroParticule et Cosmologie (APC (UMR_7164)), Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Observatoire de Paris, Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Paris Cité (UPCité), Observatoire de Paris - Site de Paris (OP), Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Observatoire de Paris, Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Laboratoire de Physique des 2 Infinis Irène Joliot-Curie (IJCLab), Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Université Paris-Saclay-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Institut de recherche en astrophysique et planétologie (IRAP), Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées (OMP), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Météo-France -Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Météo-France -Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Centre de Nanosciences et de Nanotechnologies [Orsay] (C2N), Université Paris-Sud - Paris 11 (UP11)-Université Paris-Saclay-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Institut de Recherches sur les lois Fondamentales de l'Univers (IRFU), Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Université Paris-Saclay, Institut d'astrophysique spatiale (IAS), Université Paris-Sud - Paris 11 (UP11)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Centre National d’Études Spatiales [Paris] (CNES), and QUBIC
Subjects: cosmological model, CMBR polarisation, interferometer, interference, FOS: Physical sciences, cosmic background radiation, rotation, FIS/05 - ASTRONOMIA E ASTROFISICA, site, CMBR experiments, [PHYS.PHYS.PHYS-INS-DET]Physics [physics]/Physics [physics]/Instrumentation and Detectors [physics.ins-det], Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics (astro-ph.IM), polarization, Settore FIS/05, Astrophysics::Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics, imaging, Astronomy and Astrophysics, CMBR detectors, gravitational waves and CMBR polarization, modulation, FIS/01 - FISICA SPERIMENTALE, CMBR experiment, [PHYS.ASTR]Physics [physics]/Astrophysics [astro-ph], Astrophysics - Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics, performance, CMBR detector
Abstract: A prototype version of the Q & U Bolometric Interferometer for Cosmology (QUBIC) underwent a campaign of testing in the laboratory at Astroparticle Physics and Cosmology in Paris. We report the results of this Technological Demonstrator which successfully shows the feasibility of the principle of Bolometric Interferometry. Characterization of QUBIC includes the measurement of the synthesized beam, the measurement of interference fringes, and the measurement of polarization performance. A modulated and frequency tunable millimetre-wave source in the telescope far-field is used to simulate a point source. The QUBIC pointing is scanned across the point source to produce beam maps. Polarization modulation is measured using a rotating Half Wave Plate. The measured beam matches well to the theoretical simulations and gives QUBIC the ability to do spectro imaging. The polarization performance is excellent with less than 0.5\% cross-polarization rejection. QUBIC is ready for deployment on the high altitude site at Alto Chorillo, Argentina to begin scientific operations., Part of a series of 8 papers on QUBIC accepted by JCAP for a special issue: https://iopscience.iop.org/journal/1475-7516/page/QUBIC_status_and_forecast
Published: 2022

44. TES Bolometer Arrays for the QUBIC B-Mode CMB Experiment

Author: Marnieros, S., Ade, P., Alberro, J. G., Almela, A., Amico, G., Arnaldi, L. H., Auguste, D., Aumont, J., Azzoni, S., Banfi, S., Battaglia, P., Battistelli, E. S., Baù, A., Bélier, B., Bennett, D., Bergé, L., Bernard, J.-P., Bersanelli, M., Bigot-Sazy, M.-A., Bleurvacq, N., Bonaparte, J., Bonis, J., Bottani, A., Bunn, E., Burke, D., Buzi, D., Cavaliere, F., Chanial, P., Chapron, C., Charlassier, R., Columbro, F., Coppolecchia, A., D’Alessandro, G., de Bernardis, P., De Gasperis, G., De Leo, M., De Petris, M., Dheilly, S., Dumoulin, L., Etchegoyen, A., Fasciszewski, A., Ferreyro, L. P., Fracchia, D., Franceschet, C., Gamboa Lerena, M. M., Ganga, K., García, B., García Redondo, M. E., Gaspard, M., Gayer, D., Gervasi, M., Giard, M., Gilles, V., Giraud-Heraud, Y., Gómez Berisso, M., González, M., Gradziel, M., Grandsire, L., Hamilton, J.-Ch., Harari, D., Henrot-Versillé, S., Hoang, D. T., Incardona, F., Jules, E., Kaplan, J., Kristukat, C., Lamagna, L., Loucatos, S., Louis, T., Maffei, B., Marty, W., Masi, S., Mattei, A., May, A., McCulloch, M., Mele, L., Melhuish, S., Mennella, A., Montier, L., Mousset, L., Mundo, L. M., Murphy, J. A., Murphy, J. D., Nati, F., Olivieri, E., Oriol, C., O’Sullivan, C., Paiella, A., Pajot, F., Passerini, A., Pastoriza, H., Pelosi, A., Perbost, C., Perciballi, M., Pezzotta, F., Piacentini, F., Piat, M., Piccirillo, L., Pisano, G., Platino, M., Polenta, G., Prêle, D., Puddu, R., Rambaud, D., Ringegni, P., Romero, G. E., Salatino, M., Salum, J. M., Schillaci, A., Scóccola, C., Scully, S., Spinelli, S., Stankowiak, G., Stolpovskiy, M., Tartari, A., Thermeau, J.-P., Timbie, P., Tomasi, M., Torchinsky, S., Tucker, G., Tucker, C., Viganò, D., Vittorio, N., Voisin, F., Wicek, F., Zannoni, M., Zullo, A., Marnieros, S., Ade, P., Alberro, J. G., Almela, A., Amico, G., Arnaldi, L. H., Auguste, D., Aumont, J., Azzoni, S., Banfi, S., Battaglia, P., Battistelli, E. S., Baù, A., Bélier, B., Bennett, D., Bergé, L., Bernard, J.-P., Bersanelli, M., Bigot-Sazy, M.-A., Bleurvacq, N., Bonaparte, J., Bonis, J., Bottani, A., Bunn, E., Burke, D., Buzi, D., Cavaliere, F., Chanial, P., Chapron, C., Charlassier, R., Columbro, F., Coppolecchia, A., D’Alessandro, G., de Bernardis, P., De Gasperis, G., De Leo, M., De Petris, M., Dheilly, S., Dumoulin, L., Etchegoyen, A., Fasciszewski, A., Ferreyro, L. P., Fracchia, D., Franceschet, C., Gamboa Lerena, M. M., Ganga, K., García, B., García Redondo, M. E., Gaspard, M., Gayer, D., Gervasi, M., Giard, M., Gilles, V., Giraud-Heraud, Y., Gómez Berisso, M., González, M., Gradziel, M., Grandsire, L., Hamilton, J.-Ch., Harari, D., Henrot-Versillé, S., Hoang, D. T., Incardona, F., Jules, E., Kaplan, J., Kristukat, C., Lamagna, L., Loucatos, S., Louis, T., Maffei, B., Marty, W., Masi, S., Mattei, A., May, A., McCulloch, M., Mele, L., Melhuish, S., Mennella, A., Montier, L., Mousset, L., Mundo, L. M., Murphy, J. A., Murphy, J. D., Nati, F., Olivieri, E., Oriol, C., O’Sullivan, C., Paiella, A., Pajot, F., Passerini, A., Pastoriza, H., Pelosi, A., Perbost, C., Perciballi, M., Pezzotta, F., Piacentini, F., Piat, M., Piccirillo, L., Pisano, G., Platino, M., Polenta, G., Prêle, D., Puddu, R., Rambaud, D., Ringegni, P., Romero, G. E., Salatino, M., Salum, J. M., Schillaci, A., Scóccola, C., Scully, S., Spinelli, S., Stankowiak, G., Stolpovskiy, M., Tartari, A., Thermeau, J.-P., Timbie, P., Tomasi, M., Torchinsky, S., Tucker, G., Tucker, C., Viganò, D., Vittorio, N., Voisin, F., Wicek, F., Zannoni, M., and Zullo, A.
Abstract: QUBIC is a ground-based experiment aiming to measure the B-mode polarization of the cosmic microwave background. The developed instrument is an innovative two frequency band bolometric interferometer that will operate at 300 mK with NbSi TES arrays. In this paper, we describe the fabrication process of the detectors.
Published: 2020

45. The QUBIC instrument for CMB polarization measurements

Author: Mele, L., Ade, P.A.R., Alberro, J.G., Almela, A., Amico, G., Arnaldi, L.H., Auguste, D., Aumont, J., Azzoni, S., Banfi, S., Battistelli, E., Bau, A., Bélier, B., Bennett, D., Bergé, L., Bernard, J.-P., Bersanelli, M., Bigot-Sazy, M.-A., Bleurvacq, N., Bonaparte, J., Bonis, J., Bottani, A., Bunn, E.F., Burke, D., Buzi, D., Cavaliere, F., Chanial, P., Chapron, C., Charlassier, R., Columbro, F., Coppolecchia, A., D'Alessandro, Giuseppe, De Bernardis, P., de Gasperis, G., De Leo, M., De Petris, M., Dheilly, S., Dumoulin, L., Etchegoyen, A., Fasciszewski, Adrián, Ferreyro, L. P., Fracchia, D., Franceschet, C., Gamboa Lerena, M.M., Ganga, K., Garcia, B., García Redondo, M.E., Gaspard, M., Gayer, D., Gervasi, M., Giard, M., Gilles, V., Giraud-Héraud, Y., Gómez Berisso, Mariano, González, M., Gradziel, Marcin, Grandsire, L., Hamilton, J.-Ch., Harari, D., Henrot-Versille, S., Hoang, D.T., Incardona, F., Jules, E., Kaplan, J., Kristukat, C., Lamagna, L., Loucatos, S., Louis, T., Maffei, B., Marnieros, S., Marty, W., Masi, S., Mattei, Angelo, May, A., McCulloch, M., Melhuish, S.J., Mennella, A., Montier, L., Mousset, L., Mundo, L.M., Murphy, J.Anthony, Murphy, J.D., Nati, F., Olivieri, E., Oriol, C., O'Sullivan, Créidhe, Paiella, A., Pajot, F., Passerini, A., Pastoriza, Hernan, Pelosi, A., Perbost, C., Perciballi, M., Pezzotta, F., Piacentini, F., Piat, M., Piccirillo, L., Pisano, G., Platino, M., Polenta, G., Prêle, D., Puddu, R., Rambaud, D., Ringegni, Pablo, Romero, G.E., Salatino, M., Salum, J.M., Schillaci, A., Scóccola, Claudia G., Scully, S., Spinelli, S., Stankowiak, Guillaume, Stolpovskiy, M., Tartari, A., Thermeau, Jean Pierre, Timbie, P., Tomasi, M., Torchinsky, S., Tristram, M., Tucker, C., Tucker, G., Viganò, D., Vittorio, N., Voisin, F., Wicek, F., Zannoni, M., Zullo, Antonio, Mele, L., Ade, P.A.R., Alberro, J.G., Almela, A., Amico, G., Arnaldi, L.H., Auguste, D., Aumont, J., Azzoni, S., Banfi, S., Battistelli, E., Bau, A., Bélier, B., Bennett, D., Bergé, L., Bernard, J.-P., Bersanelli, M., Bigot-Sazy, M.-A., Bleurvacq, N., Bonaparte, J., Bonis, J., Bottani, A., Bunn, E.F., Burke, D., Buzi, D., Cavaliere, F., Chanial, P., Chapron, C., Charlassier, R., Columbro, F., Coppolecchia, A., D'Alessandro, Giuseppe, De Bernardis, P., de Gasperis, G., De Leo, M., De Petris, M., Dheilly, S., Dumoulin, L., Etchegoyen, A., Fasciszewski, Adrián, Ferreyro, L. P., Fracchia, D., Franceschet, C., Gamboa Lerena, M.M., Ganga, K., Garcia, B., García Redondo, M.E., Gaspard, M., Gayer, D., Gervasi, M., Giard, M., Gilles, V., Giraud-Héraud, Y., Gómez Berisso, Mariano, González, M., Gradziel, Marcin, Grandsire, L., Hamilton, J.-Ch., Harari, D., Henrot-Versille, S., Hoang, D.T., Incardona, F., Jules, E., Kaplan, J., Kristukat, C., Lamagna, L., Loucatos, S., Louis, T., Maffei, B., Marnieros, S., Marty, W., Masi, S., Mattei, Angelo, May, A., McCulloch, M., Melhuish, S.J., Mennella, A., Montier, L., Mousset, L., Mundo, L.M., Murphy, J.Anthony, Murphy, J.D., Nati, F., Olivieri, E., Oriol, C., O'Sullivan, Créidhe, Paiella, A., Pajot, F., Passerini, A., Pastoriza, Hernan, Pelosi, A., Perbost, C., Perciballi, M., Pezzotta, F., Piacentini, F., Piat, M., Piccirillo, L., Pisano, G., Platino, M., Polenta, G., Prêle, D., Puddu, R., Rambaud, D., Ringegni, Pablo, Romero, G.E., Salatino, M., Salum, J.M., Schillaci, A., Scóccola, Claudia G., Scully, S., Spinelli, S., Stankowiak, Guillaume, Stolpovskiy, M., Tartari, A., Thermeau, Jean Pierre, Timbie, P., Tomasi, M., Torchinsky, S., Tristram, M., Tucker, C., Tucker, G., Viganò, D., Vittorio, N., Voisin, F., Wicek, F., Zannoni, M., and Zullo, Antonio
Abstract: Measurements of cosmic microwave background (CMB) polarization may reveal the presence of a background of gravitational waves produced during cosmic inflation, providing thus a test of inflationary models. The Q&U Bolometric Interferometer for Cosmology (QUBIC) is an experiment designed to measure the CMB polarization. It is based on the novel concept of bolometric interferometry, which combines the sensitivity of bolometric detectors with the properties of beam synthesis and control of calibration offered by interferometers. To modulate and extract the input polarized signal of the CMB, QUBIC exploits Stokes polarimetry based on a rotating half-wave plate (HWP). In this work, we illustrate the design of the QUBIC instrument, focusing on the polarization modulation system, and we present preliminary results of beam calibrations and the performance of the HWP rotator at 300 K.
Published: 2020

46. QUBIC: The Q and U bolometric interferometer for cosmology

Author: Battistelli, E.S., Ade, P.A.R., Alberro, J.G., Almela, A., Amico, G., Arnaldi, L.H., Auguste, D., Aumont, J., Azzoni, S., Banfi, S., Battaglia, P., Bau, A., Bélier, B., Bennett, D., Bergé, L., Bernard, J.-P., Bersanelli, M., Bigot-Sazy, M.-A., Bleurvacq, N., Bonaparte, J., Bonis, J., Bottani, A., Bunn, E.F., Burke, D., Buzi, D., Buzzelli, A., Cavaliere, F., Chanial, P., Chapron, C., Charlassier, R., Columbro, F., Coppi, G., Coppolecchia, A., D'Alessandro, Giuseppe, De Bernardis, P., de Gasperis, G., De Leo, M., De Petris, M., Dheilly, S., Di Donato, Andres, Dumoulin, L., Etchegoyen, A., Fasciszewski, Adrián, Ferreyro, L. P., Fracchia, D., Franceschet, C., Gamboa Lerena, M.M., Ganga, K., Garcia, B., García Redondo, M.E., Gaspard, M., Gault, A., Gayer, D., Gervasi, M., Giard, M., Gilles, V., Giraud-Héraud, Y., Gómez Berisso, Mariano, González, M., Gradziel, Marcin, Grandsire, L., Hamilton, J.-Ch., Harari, D., Haynes, V., Henrot-Versille, S., Hoang, D.T., Incardona, F., Jules, E., Kaplan, J., Korotkov, A., Kristukat, C., Lamagna, L., Loucatos, S., Louis, T., Luterstein, R., Maffei, B., Marnieros, S., Marty, W., Masi, S., Mattei, Angelo, May, A., McCulloch, M., Medina, M.C., Mele, L., Melhuish, S.J., Mennella, A., Montier, L., Mousset, L., Mundo, L.M., Murphy, J.Anthony, Murphy, J.D., Nati, F., Olivieri, E., Oriol, C., O'Sullivan, C., Paiella, A., Pajot, F., Passerini, A., Pastoriza, Hernan, Pelosi, A., Perbost, C., Perciballi, M., Pezzotta, F., Placentini, F., Piat, M., Piccirillo, L., Pisano, G., Platino, M., Polenta, G., Prêle, D., Puddu, R., Rambaud, D., Ringegni, Pablo, Romero, G.E., Salatino, M., Salum, J.M., Schillaci, A., Scóccola, Claudia G., Scully, S., Spinelli, S., Stankowiak, Guillaume, Stolpovskiy, M., Suarez, F., Tartari, A., Thermeau, Jean Pierre, Timbie, P., Tomasi, M., Torchinsky, S., Tristram, M., Tucker, C., Tucker, G., Vanneste, S., Viganò, D., Vittorio, N., Voisin, F., Watson, B., Wicek, F., Zannoni, M., Zullo, Antonio, Battistelli, E.S., Ade, P.A.R., Alberro, J.G., Almela, A., Amico, G., Arnaldi, L.H., Auguste, D., Aumont, J., Azzoni, S., Banfi, S., Battaglia, P., Bau, A., Bélier, B., Bennett, D., Bergé, L., Bernard, J.-P., Bersanelli, M., Bigot-Sazy, M.-A., Bleurvacq, N., Bonaparte, J., Bonis, J., Bottani, A., Bunn, E.F., Burke, D., Buzi, D., Buzzelli, A., Cavaliere, F., Chanial, P., Chapron, C., Charlassier, R., Columbro, F., Coppi, G., Coppolecchia, A., D'Alessandro, Giuseppe, De Bernardis, P., de Gasperis, G., De Leo, M., De Petris, M., Dheilly, S., Di Donato, Andres, Dumoulin, L., Etchegoyen, A., Fasciszewski, Adrián, Ferreyro, L. P., Fracchia, D., Franceschet, C., Gamboa Lerena, M.M., Ganga, K., Garcia, B., García Redondo, M.E., Gaspard, M., Gault, A., Gayer, D., Gervasi, M., Giard, M., Gilles, V., Giraud-Héraud, Y., Gómez Berisso, Mariano, González, M., Gradziel, Marcin, Grandsire, L., Hamilton, J.-Ch., Harari, D., Haynes, V., Henrot-Versille, S., Hoang, D.T., Incardona, F., Jules, E., Kaplan, J., Korotkov, A., Kristukat, C., Lamagna, L., Loucatos, S., Louis, T., Luterstein, R., Maffei, B., Marnieros, S., Marty, W., Masi, S., Mattei, Angelo, May, A., McCulloch, M., Medina, M.C., Mele, L., Melhuish, S.J., Mennella, A., Montier, L., Mousset, L., Mundo, L.M., Murphy, J.Anthony, Murphy, J.D., Nati, F., Olivieri, E., Oriol, C., O'Sullivan, C., Paiella, A., Pajot, F., Passerini, A., Pastoriza, Hernan, Pelosi, A., Perbost, C., Perciballi, M., Pezzotta, F., Placentini, F., Piat, M., Piccirillo, L., Pisano, G., Platino, M., Polenta, G., Prêle, D., Puddu, R., Rambaud, D., Ringegni, Pablo, Romero, G.E., Salatino, M., Salum, J.M., Schillaci, A., Scóccola, Claudia G., Scully, S., Spinelli, S., Stankowiak, Guillaume, Stolpovskiy, M., Suarez, F., Tartari, A., Thermeau, Jean Pierre, Timbie, P., Tomasi, M., Torchinsky, S., Tristram, M., Tucker, C., Tucker, G., Vanneste, S., Viganò, D., Vittorio, N., Voisin, F., Watson, B., Wicek, F., Zannoni, M., and Zullo, Antonio
Abstract: The Q & U Bolometric Interferometer for Cosmology, QUBIC, is an innovative experiment designed to measure the polarization of the Cosmic Microwave Background and in particular the signature left therein by the inflationary expansion of the Universe. The expected signal is extremely faint, thus extreme sensitivity and systematic control are necessary in order to attempt this measurement. QUBIC addresses these requirements using an innovative approach combining the sensitivity of Transition Edge Sensor cryogenic bolometers, with the deep control of systematics characteristic of interferometers. This makes QUBIC unique with respect to others classical imagers experiments devoted to the CMB polarization. In this contribution we report a description of the QUBIC instrument including recent achievements and the demonstration of the bolometric interferometry performed in lab. QUBIC will be deployed at the observation site in Alto Chorrillos, in Argentina at the end of 2019.
Published: 2020

47. Detection chain and electronic readout of the QUBIC instrument

Author: Zmuidzinas, Jonas, Stankowiak, G, Piat, M, Battistelli, E, D'Alessandro, G, de Bernardis, P, De Petris, M, González, M, Grandsire, L, Hamilton, J, Hoang, T, Masi, S, Marnieros, S, Mennella, A, Mousset, L, O'Sullivan, C, Prêle, D, Tartari, A, Thermeau, J, Torchinsky, S, Voisin, F, Zannoni, M, Ade, P, Alberro, J, Almela, A, Amico, G, Arnaldi, L, Auguste, D, Aumont, J, Azzoni, S, Banfi, S, Bélier, B, Baù, A, Bennett, D, Bergé, L, Bernard, J, Bersanelli, M, Bigot-Sazy, M, Bonaparte, J, Bonis, J, Bunn, E, Burke, D, Buzi, D, Cavaliere, F, Chanial, P, Chapron, C, Charlassier, R, Cobos Cerutti, A, Columbro, F, Coppolecchia, A, de Gasperis, G, De Leo, M, Dheilly, S, Duca, C, Dumoulin, L, Etchegoyen, A, Fasciszewski, A, Ferreyro, L, Fracchia, D, Franceschet, C, Gamboa Lerena, M, Ganga, K, García, B, García Redondo, M, Gaspard, M, Gayer, D, Gervasi, M, Giard, M, Gilles, V, Giraud-Héraud, Y, Gómez Berisso, M, Gradziel, M, Hampel, M, Harari, D, Henrot-Versillé, S, Incardona, F, Jules, E, Kaplan, J, Kristukat, C, Lamagna, L, Loucatos, S, Louis, T, Maffei, B, Marty, W, Mattei, A, May, A, Mcculloch, M, Mele, L, Melo, D, Montier, L, Mundo, L, Murphy, J, Nati, F, Olivieri, E, Oriol, C, Paiella, A, Pajot, F, Passerini, A, Pastoriza, H, Pelosi, A, Perbost, C, Perciballi, M, Pezzotta, F, Piacentini, F, Piccirillo, L, Pisano, G, Platino, M, Polenta, G, Puddu, R, Rambaud, D, Ringegni, P, Romero, G, Rasztocky, E, Salum, J, Schillaci, A, Scóccola, C, Scully, S, Spinelli, S, Stolpovskiy, M, Supanitsky, A, Timbie, P, Tomasi, M, Tucker, G, Tucker, C, Viganò, D, Vittorio, N, Wicek, F, Wright, M, Zullo, A, Stankowiak, Guillaume, Piat, Michel, Battistelli, Elia, D'Alessandro, Giuseppe, de Bernardis, Paolo, De Petris, Marco, González, Manuel, Grandsire, Laurent, Hamilton, Jean-Christophe, Hoang, T. D., Masi, Silvia, Marnieros, Stefanos, Mennella, Aniello, Mousset, L., O'Sullivan, Creidhe, Prêle, Damien, Tartari, Andrea, Thermeau, Jean-Pierre, Torchinsky, Steve, Voisin, Fabrice, Zannoni, Mario, Ade, Peter, Alberro, J. G., Almela, A., Amico, Giorgio, Arnaldi, L. H., Auguste, D., Aumont, Jonathan, Azzoni, Susanna, Banfi, Stefano, Bélier, Benoit, Baù, Alessandro, Bennett, David G., Bergé, Laurent, Bernard, Jean-Philippe, Bersanelli, Marco, Bigot-Sazy, Marie-Anne, Bonaparte, J., Bonis, J., Bunn, Emory, Burke, David, Buzi, Daniele, Cavaliere, Francesco, Chanial, Pierre, Chapron, Claude, Charlassier, Romain, Cobos Cerutti, A. C., Columbro, Fabio, Coppolecchia, Alessandro, de Gasperis, Giancarlo, De Leo, M., Dheilly, Stéphane, Duca, C., Dumoulin, Louis, Etchegoyen, Alberto, Fasciszewski, A., Ferreyro, L. P., Fracchia, D., Franceschet, Cristian, Gamboa Lerena, Martin M., Ganga, Kenneth, García, Beatriz, García Redondo, M. E., Gaspard, M., Gayer, Donnacha, Gervasi, Massimo, Giard, Martin, Gilles, V., Giraud-Héraud, Y., Gómez Berisso, M., Gradziel, Marcin L., Hampel, M. R., Harari, Diego, Henrot-Versillé, Sophie, Incardona, Federico, Jules, E., Kaplan, Jean, Kristukat, Christian, Lamagna, Luca, Loucatos, Sotiris, Louis, Thibaut, Maffei, Bruno, Marty, Wilfried, Mattei, Angelo, May, Andrew, McCulloch, Mark, Mele, Lorenzo, Melo, D., Montier, Ludovic, Mundo, Luis M., Murphy, J. Anthony, Murphy, James D., Nati, Federico, Olivieri, E., Oriol, Christine, Paiella, Alessandro, Pajot, François, Passerini, Andrea, Pastoriza, Hernan, Pelosi, Alessandro, Perbost, Camille, Perciballi, M., Pezzotta, Federico, Piacentini, Francesco, Piccirillo, Lucio, Pisano, Giampaolo, Platino, M., Polenta, Gianluca, Puddu, Roberto, Rambaud, Damien, Ringegni, Pablo Lorenzo, Romero, Gustavo Esteban, Rasztocky, E., Salum, J. M., Schillaci, Alessandro, Scóccola, Claudia, Scully, Stephen, Spinelli, Sebastiano, Stolpovskiy, Mikhail, Supanitsky, A. D., Timbie, Peter, Tomasi, Maurizio, Tucker, Gregory, Tucker, Carole, Viganò, Daniele, Vittorio, Nicola, Wicek, Francois, Wright, M., Zullo, Antonio, Zmuidzinas, Jonas, Stankowiak, G, Piat, M, Battistelli, E, D'Alessandro, G, de Bernardis, P, De Petris, M, González, M, Grandsire, L, Hamilton, J, Hoang, T, Masi, S, Marnieros, S, Mennella, A, Mousset, L, O'Sullivan, C, Prêle, D, Tartari, A, Thermeau, J, Torchinsky, S, Voisin, F, Zannoni, M, Ade, P, Alberro, J, Almela, A, Amico, G, Arnaldi, L, Auguste, D, Aumont, J, Azzoni, S, Banfi, S, Bélier, B, Baù, A, Bennett, D, Bergé, L, Bernard, J, Bersanelli, M, Bigot-Sazy, M, Bonaparte, J, Bonis, J, Bunn, E, Burke, D, Buzi, D, Cavaliere, F, Chanial, P, Chapron, C, Charlassier, R, Cobos Cerutti, A, Columbro, F, Coppolecchia, A, de Gasperis, G, De Leo, M, Dheilly, S, Duca, C, Dumoulin, L, Etchegoyen, A, Fasciszewski, A, Ferreyro, L, Fracchia, D, Franceschet, C, Gamboa Lerena, M, Ganga, K, García, B, García Redondo, M, Gaspard, M, Gayer, D, Gervasi, M, Giard, M, Gilles, V, Giraud-Héraud, Y, Gómez Berisso, M, Gradziel, M, Hampel, M, Harari, D, Henrot-Versillé, S, Incardona, F, Jules, E, Kaplan, J, Kristukat, C, Lamagna, L, Loucatos, S, Louis, T, Maffei, B, Marty, W, Mattei, A, May, A, Mcculloch, M, Mele, L, Melo, D, Montier, L, Mundo, L, Murphy, J, Nati, F, Olivieri, E, Oriol, C, Paiella, A, Pajot, F, Passerini, A, Pastoriza, H, Pelosi, A, Perbost, C, Perciballi, M, Pezzotta, F, Piacentini, F, Piccirillo, L, Pisano, G, Platino, M, Polenta, G, Puddu, R, Rambaud, D, Ringegni, P, Romero, G, Rasztocky, E, Salum, J, Schillaci, A, Scóccola, C, Scully, S, Spinelli, S, Stolpovskiy, M, Supanitsky, A, Timbie, P, Tomasi, M, Tucker, G, Tucker, C, Viganò, D, Vittorio, N, Wicek, F, Wright, M, Zullo, A, Stankowiak, Guillaume, Piat, Michel, Battistelli, Elia, D'Alessandro, Giuseppe, de Bernardis, Paolo, De Petris, Marco, González, Manuel, Grandsire, Laurent, Hamilton, Jean-Christophe, Hoang, T. D., Masi, Silvia, Marnieros, Stefanos, Mennella, Aniello, Mousset, L., O'Sullivan, Creidhe, Prêle, Damien, Tartari, Andrea, Thermeau, Jean-Pierre, Torchinsky, Steve, Voisin, Fabrice, Zannoni, Mario, Ade, Peter, Alberro, J. G., Almela, A., Amico, Giorgio, Arnaldi, L. H., Auguste, D., Aumont, Jonathan, Azzoni, Susanna, Banfi, Stefano, Bélier, Benoit, Baù, Alessandro, Bennett, David G., Bergé, Laurent, Bernard, Jean-Philippe, Bersanelli, Marco, Bigot-Sazy, Marie-Anne, Bonaparte, J., Bonis, J., Bunn, Emory, Burke, David, Buzi, Daniele, Cavaliere, Francesco, Chanial, Pierre, Chapron, Claude, Charlassier, Romain, Cobos Cerutti, A. C., Columbro, Fabio, Coppolecchia, Alessandro, de Gasperis, Giancarlo, De Leo, M., Dheilly, Stéphane, Duca, C., Dumoulin, Louis, Etchegoyen, Alberto, Fasciszewski, A., Ferreyro, L. P., Fracchia, D., Franceschet, Cristian, Gamboa Lerena, Martin M., Ganga, Kenneth, García, Beatriz, García Redondo, M. E., Gaspard, M., Gayer, Donnacha, Gervasi, Massimo, Giard, Martin, Gilles, V., Giraud-Héraud, Y., Gómez Berisso, M., Gradziel, Marcin L., Hampel, M. R., Harari, Diego, Henrot-Versillé, Sophie, Incardona, Federico, Jules, E., Kaplan, Jean, Kristukat, Christian, Lamagna, Luca, Loucatos, Sotiris, Louis, Thibaut, Maffei, Bruno, Marty, Wilfried, Mattei, Angelo, May, Andrew, McCulloch, Mark, Mele, Lorenzo, Melo, D., Montier, Ludovic, Mundo, Luis M., Murphy, J. Anthony, Murphy, James D., Nati, Federico, Olivieri, E., Oriol, Christine, Paiella, Alessandro, Pajot, François, Passerini, Andrea, Pastoriza, Hernan, Pelosi, Alessandro, Perbost, Camille, Perciballi, M., Pezzotta, Federico, Piacentini, Francesco, Piccirillo, Lucio, Pisano, Giampaolo, Platino, M., Polenta, Gianluca, Puddu, Roberto, Rambaud, Damien, Ringegni, Pablo Lorenzo, Romero, Gustavo Esteban, Rasztocky, E., Salum, J. M., Schillaci, Alessandro, Scóccola, Claudia, Scully, Stephen, Spinelli, Sebastiano, Stolpovskiy, Mikhail, Supanitsky, A. D., Timbie, Peter, Tomasi, Maurizio, Tucker, Gregory, Tucker, Carole, Viganò, Daniele, Vittorio, Nicola, Wicek, Francois, Wright, M., and Zullo, Antonio
Abstract: The Q and U Bolometric Interferometer for Cosmology (QUBIC) Technical Demonstrator (TD) aiming to shows the feasibility of the combination of interferometry and bolometric detection. The electronic readout system is based on an array of 128 NbSi Transition Edge Sensors cooled at 350mK readout with 128 SQUIDs at 1K controlled and amplified by an Application Specific Integrated Circuit at 40K. This readout design allows a 128:1 Time Domain Multiplexing. We report the design and the performance of the detection chain in this paper. The technological demonstrator unwent a campaign of test in the lab. Evaluation of the QUBIC bolometers and readout electronics includes the measurement of I-V curves, time constant and the Noise Equivalent Power. Currently the mean Noise Equivalent Power is ∼ 2 x 10-16W= p √Hz
Published: 2020

48. QUBIC: Exploring the Primordial Universe with the Q&U Bolometric Interferometer

Author: Mennella, A, Ade, P, Amico, G, Auguste, D, Aumont, J, Banfi, S, Barbaràn, G, Battaglia, P, Battistelli, E, Baù, A, Bélier, B, Bennett, D, Bergé, L, Bernard, J, Bersanelli, M, Sazy, M, Bleurvacq, N, Bonaparte, J, Bonis, J, Bunn, E, Burke, D, Buzi, D, Buzzelli, A, Cavaliere, F, Chanial, P, Chapron, C, Charlassier, R, Columbro, F, Coppi, G, Coppolecchia, A, D’Agostino, R, D’Alessandro, G, Bernardis, P, Gasperis, G, Leo, M, Petris, M, Donato, A, Dumoulin, L, Etchegoyen, A, Fasciszewski, A, Franceschet, C, Lerena, M, Garcia, B, Garrido, X, Gaspard, M, Gault, A, Gayer, D, Gervasi, M, Giard, M, Héraud, Y, Berisso, M, González, M, Gradziel, M, Grandsire, L, Guerard, E, Hamilton, J, Harari, D, Haynes, V, Versillé, S, Hoang, D, Holtzer, N, Incardona, F, Jules, E, Kaplan, J, Korotkov, A, Kristukat, C, Lamagna, L, Loucatos, S, Louis, T, Lowitz, A, Lukovic, V, Luterstein, R, Maffei, B, Marnieros, S, Masi, S, Mattei, A, May, A, Mcculloch, M, Medina, M, Mele, L, Melhuish, S, Montier, L, Mousset, L, Mundo, L, Murphy, J, O’Sullivan, C, Olivieri, E, Paiella, A, Pajot, F, Passerini, A, Pastoriza, H, Pelosi, A, Perbost, C, Perciballi, M, Pezzotta, F, Piacentini, F, Piat, M, Piccirillo, L, Pisano, G, Polenta, G, Prêle, D, Puddu, R, Rambaud, D, Ringegni, P, Romero, G, Salatino, M, Schillaci, A, Scóccola, C, Scully, S, Spinelli, S, Stankowiak, G, Stolpovskiy, M, Suarez, F, Tartari, A, Thermeau, J, Timbie, P, Tomasi, M, Torchinsky, S, Tristram, M, Tucker, C, Tucker, G, Vanneste, S, Viganò, D, Vittorio, N, Voisin, F, Watson, R, Wicek, F, Zannoni, M, Zullo, A, Mennella, Aniello, Ade, Peter, Amico, Giorgio, Auguste, Didier, Aumont, Jonathan, Banfi, Stefano, Barbaràn, Gustavo, Battaglia, Paola, Battistelli, Elia, Baù, Alessandro, Bélier, Benoit, Bennett, David, Bergé, Laurent, Bernard, Jean, Bersanelli, Marco, Sazy, Marie, Bleurvacq, Nathan, Bonaparte, Juan, Bonis, Julien, Bunn, Emory, Burke, David, Buzi, Daniele, Buzzelli, Alessandro, Cavaliere, Francesco, Chanial, Pierre, Chapron, Claude, Charlassier, Romain, Columbro, Fabio, Coppi, Gabriele, Coppolecchia, Alessandro, D’Agostino, Rocco, D’Alessandro, Giuseppe, Bernardis, Paolo, Gasperis, Giancarlo, Leo, Michele, Petris, Marco, Donato, Andres, Dumoulin, Louis, Etchegoyen, Alberto, Fasciszewski, Adrián, Franceschet, Cristian, Lerena, Martin, Garcia, Beatriz, Garrido, Xavier, Gaspard, Michel, Gault, Amanda, Gayer, Donnacha, Gervasi, Massimo, Giard, Martin, Héraud, Yannick, Berisso, Mariano, González, Manuel, Gradziel, Marcin, Grandsire, Laurent, Guerard, Eric, Hamilton, Jean, Harari, Diego, Haynes, Vic, Versillé, Sophie, Hoang, Duc, Holtzer, Nicolas, Incardona, Federico, Jules, Eric, Kaplan, Jean, Korotkov, Andrei, Kristukat, Christian, Lamagna, Luca, Loucatos, Sotiris, Louis, Thibaut, Lowitz, Amy, Lukovic, Vladimir, Luterstein, Raùl, Maffei, Bruno, Marnieros, Stefanos, Masi, Silvia, Mattei, Angelo, May, Andrew, McCulloch, Mark, Medina, Maria, Mele, Lorenzo, Melhuish, Simon, Montier, Ludovic, Mousset, Louise, Mundo, Luis, Murphy, John, Murphy, James, O’Sullivan, Creidhe, Olivieri, Emiliano, Paiella, Alessandro, Pajot, Francois, Passerini, Andrea, Pastoriza, Hernan, Pelosi, Alessandro, Perbost, Camille, Perciballi, Maurizio, Pezzotta, Federico, Piacentini, Francesco, Piat, Michel, Piccirillo, Lucio, Pisano, Giampaolo, Polenta, Gianluca, Prêle, Damien, Puddu, Roberto, Rambaud, Damien, Ringegni, Pablo, Romero, Gustavo, Salatino, Maria, Schillaci, Alessandro, Scóccola, Claudia, Scully, Stephen, Spinelli, Sebastiano, Stankowiak, Guillaume, Stolpovskiy, Michail, Suarez, Federico, Tartari, Andrea, Thermeau, Jean, Timbie, Peter, Tomasi, Maurizio, Torchinsky, Steve, Tristram, Matthieu, Tucker, Carole, Tucker, Gregory, Vanneste, Sylvain, Viganò, Daniele, Vittorio, Nicola, Voisin, Fabrice, Watson, Robert, Wicek, Francois, Zannoni, Mario, Zullo, Antonio, Mennella, A, Ade, P, Amico, G, Auguste, D, Aumont, J, Banfi, S, Barbaràn, G, Battaglia, P, Battistelli, E, Baù, A, Bélier, B, Bennett, D, Bergé, L, Bernard, J, Bersanelli, M, Sazy, M, Bleurvacq, N, Bonaparte, J, Bonis, J, Bunn, E, Burke, D, Buzi, D, Buzzelli, A, Cavaliere, F, Chanial, P, Chapron, C, Charlassier, R, Columbro, F, Coppi, G, Coppolecchia, A, D’Agostino, R, D’Alessandro, G, Bernardis, P, Gasperis, G, Leo, M, Petris, M, Donato, A, Dumoulin, L, Etchegoyen, A, Fasciszewski, A, Franceschet, C, Lerena, M, Garcia, B, Garrido, X, Gaspard, M, Gault, A, Gayer, D, Gervasi, M, Giard, M, Héraud, Y, Berisso, M, González, M, Gradziel, M, Grandsire, L, Guerard, E, Hamilton, J, Harari, D, Haynes, V, Versillé, S, Hoang, D, Holtzer, N, Incardona, F, Jules, E, Kaplan, J, Korotkov, A, Kristukat, C, Lamagna, L, Loucatos, S, Louis, T, Lowitz, A, Lukovic, V, Luterstein, R, Maffei, B, Marnieros, S, Masi, S, Mattei, A, May, A, Mcculloch, M, Medina, M, Mele, L, Melhuish, S, Montier, L, Mousset, L, Mundo, L, Murphy, J, O’Sullivan, C, Olivieri, E, Paiella, A, Pajot, F, Passerini, A, Pastoriza, H, Pelosi, A, Perbost, C, Perciballi, M, Pezzotta, F, Piacentini, F, Piat, M, Piccirillo, L, Pisano, G, Polenta, G, Prêle, D, Puddu, R, Rambaud, D, Ringegni, P, Romero, G, Salatino, M, Schillaci, A, Scóccola, C, Scully, S, Spinelli, S, Stankowiak, G, Stolpovskiy, M, Suarez, F, Tartari, A, Thermeau, J, Timbie, P, Tomasi, M, Torchinsky, S, Tristram, M, Tucker, C, Tucker, G, Vanneste, S, Viganò, D, Vittorio, N, Voisin, F, Watson, R, Wicek, F, Zannoni, M, Zullo, A, Mennella, Aniello, Ade, Peter, Amico, Giorgio, Auguste, Didier, Aumont, Jonathan, Banfi, Stefano, Barbaràn, Gustavo, Battaglia, Paola, Battistelli, Elia, Baù, Alessandro, Bélier, Benoit, Bennett, David, Bergé, Laurent, Bernard, Jean, Bersanelli, Marco, Sazy, Marie, Bleurvacq, Nathan, Bonaparte, Juan, Bonis, Julien, Bunn, Emory, Burke, David, Buzi, Daniele, Buzzelli, Alessandro, Cavaliere, Francesco, Chanial, Pierre, Chapron, Claude, Charlassier, Romain, Columbro, Fabio, Coppi, Gabriele, Coppolecchia, Alessandro, D’Agostino, Rocco, D’Alessandro, Giuseppe, Bernardis, Paolo, Gasperis, Giancarlo, Leo, Michele, Petris, Marco, Donato, Andres, Dumoulin, Louis, Etchegoyen, Alberto, Fasciszewski, Adrián, Franceschet, Cristian, Lerena, Martin, Garcia, Beatriz, Garrido, Xavier, Gaspard, Michel, Gault, Amanda, Gayer, Donnacha, Gervasi, Massimo, Giard, Martin, Héraud, Yannick, Berisso, Mariano, González, Manuel, Gradziel, Marcin, Grandsire, Laurent, Guerard, Eric, Hamilton, Jean, Harari, Diego, Haynes, Vic, Versillé, Sophie, Hoang, Duc, Holtzer, Nicolas, Incardona, Federico, Jules, Eric, Kaplan, Jean, Korotkov, Andrei, Kristukat, Christian, Lamagna, Luca, Loucatos, Sotiris, Louis, Thibaut, Lowitz, Amy, Lukovic, Vladimir, Luterstein, Raùl, Maffei, Bruno, Marnieros, Stefanos, Masi, Silvia, Mattei, Angelo, May, Andrew, McCulloch, Mark, Medina, Maria, Mele, Lorenzo, Melhuish, Simon, Montier, Ludovic, Mousset, Louise, Mundo, Luis, Murphy, John, Murphy, James, O’Sullivan, Creidhe, Olivieri, Emiliano, Paiella, Alessandro, Pajot, Francois, Passerini, Andrea, Pastoriza, Hernan, Pelosi, Alessandro, Perbost, Camille, Perciballi, Maurizio, Pezzotta, Federico, Piacentini, Francesco, Piat, Michel, Piccirillo, Lucio, Pisano, Giampaolo, Polenta, Gianluca, Prêle, Damien, Puddu, Roberto, Rambaud, Damien, Ringegni, Pablo, Romero, Gustavo, Salatino, Maria, Schillaci, Alessandro, Scóccola, Claudia, Scully, Stephen, Spinelli, Sebastiano, Stankowiak, Guillaume, Stolpovskiy, Michail, Suarez, Federico, Tartari, Andrea, Thermeau, Jean, Timbie, Peter, Tomasi, Maurizio, Torchinsky, Steve, Tristram, Matthieu, Tucker, Carole, Tucker, Gregory, Vanneste, Sylvain, Viganò, Daniele, Vittorio, Nicola, Voisin, Fabrice, Watson, Robert, Wicek, Francois, Zannoni, Mario, and Zullo, Antonio
Abstract: In this paper, we describe QUBIC, an experiment that will observe the polarized microwave sky with a novel approach, which combines the sensitivity of state-of-the-art bolometric detectors with the systematic effects control typical of interferometers. QUBIC’s unique features are the so-called “self-calibration”, a technique that allows us to clean the measured data from instrumental effects, and its spectral imaging power, i.e., the ability to separate the signal into various sub-bands within each frequency band. QUBIC will observe the sky in two main frequency bands: 150GHz and 220 GHz. A technological demonstrator is currently under testing and will be deployed in Argentina during 2019, while the final instrument is expected to be installed during 2020
Published: 2019

49. QUBIC: Exploring the Primordial Universe with the Q&U Bolometric Interferometer

Author: Mennella, A., Ade, P.A.R., Amico, G., Auguste, D., Aumont, J., Banfi, S., Barbaràn, Gustavo, Battaglia, P., Battistelli, E., Bau, A., Bélier, B., Bennett, D., Bergé, L., Bernard, J.-P., Bersanelli, M., Bigot-Sazy, M.-A., Bleurvacq, N., Bonaparte, J., Bonis, J., Bunn, E.F., Burke, D., Buzi, D., Buzzelli, A., Cavaliere, F., Chanial, P., Chapron, C., Charlassier, R., Columbro, F., Coppi, G., Coppolecchia, A., D’Agostino, Rocco, D’Alessandro, Giuseppe, De Bernardis, P., de Gasperis, G., De Leo, M., De Petris, M., Di Donato, Andres, Dumoulin, L., Etchegoyen, A., Fasciszewski, Adrián, Franceschet, C., Gamboa Lerena, M.M., Garcia, B., Garrido, Xavier, Gaspard, M., Gault, A., Gayer, D., Gervasi, M., Giard, M., Giraud Héraud, Yannick, Gómez Berisso, Mariano, González, M., Gradziel, Marcin, Grandsire, L., Guerard, Eric, Hamilton, J.-Ch., Harari, D., Haynes, V., Henrot Versillé, Sophie, Hoang, D.T., Holtzer, N., Incardona, F., Jules, E., Kaplan, J., Korotkov, A., Kristukat, C., Lamagna, L., Loucatos, S., Louis, T., Lowitz, A., Lukovic, V., Luterstein, R., Maffei, B., Marnieros, S., Masi, S., Mattei, Angelo, May, A., McCulloch, M., Medina, M.C., Mele, L., Melhuish, S.J., Montier, L., Mousset, L., Mundo, L.M., Murphy, J.Anthony, Murphy, J.D., O'Sullivan, Créidhe, Olivieri, E., Paiella, A., Pajot, F., Passerini, A., Pastoriza, Hernan, Pelosi, A., Perbost, C., Perciballi, M., Pezzotta, F., Piacentini, F., Piat, M., Piccirillo, L., Pisano, G., Plenta, Gianluca, Prêle, D., Puddu, R., Rambaud, D., Ringegni, Pablo, Romero, G.E., Salatino, M., Schillaci, A., Scóccola, Claudia G., Scully, S., Spinelli, S., Stankowiak, Guillaume, Stolpovskiy, M., Suarez, F., Tartari, A., Thermeau, Jean Pierre, Timbie, P., Tomasi, M., Torchinsky, S., Tristram, M., Tucker, C., Tucker, G., Vanneste, S., Viganò, D., Vittorio, Nicola, Voisin, F., Watson, Robert, Wicek, F., Zannoni, M., Zullo, Antonio, Mennella, A., Ade, P.A.R., Amico, G., Auguste, D., Aumont, J., Banfi, S., Barbaràn, Gustavo, Battaglia, P., Battistelli, E., Bau, A., Bélier, B., Bennett, D., Bergé, L., Bernard, J.-P., Bersanelli, M., Bigot-Sazy, M.-A., Bleurvacq, N., Bonaparte, J., Bonis, J., Bunn, E.F., Burke, D., Buzi, D., Buzzelli, A., Cavaliere, F., Chanial, P., Chapron, C., Charlassier, R., Columbro, F., Coppi, G., Coppolecchia, A., D’Agostino, Rocco, D’Alessandro, Giuseppe, De Bernardis, P., de Gasperis, G., De Leo, M., De Petris, M., Di Donato, Andres, Dumoulin, L., Etchegoyen, A., Fasciszewski, Adrián, Franceschet, C., Gamboa Lerena, M.M., Garcia, B., Garrido, Xavier, Gaspard, M., Gault, A., Gayer, D., Gervasi, M., Giard, M., Giraud Héraud, Yannick, Gómez Berisso, Mariano, González, M., Gradziel, Marcin, Grandsire, L., Guerard, Eric, Hamilton, J.-Ch., Harari, D., Haynes, V., Henrot Versillé, Sophie, Hoang, D.T., Holtzer, N., Incardona, F., Jules, E., Kaplan, J., Korotkov, A., Kristukat, C., Lamagna, L., Loucatos, S., Louis, T., Lowitz, A., Lukovic, V., Luterstein, R., Maffei, B., Marnieros, S., Masi, S., Mattei, Angelo, May, A., McCulloch, M., Medina, M.C., Mele, L., Melhuish, S.J., Montier, L., Mousset, L., Mundo, L.M., Murphy, J.Anthony, Murphy, J.D., O'Sullivan, Créidhe, Olivieri, E., Paiella, A., Pajot, F., Passerini, A., Pastoriza, Hernan, Pelosi, A., Perbost, C., Perciballi, M., Pezzotta, F., Piacentini, F., Piat, M., Piccirillo, L., Pisano, G., Plenta, Gianluca, Prêle, D., Puddu, R., Rambaud, D., Ringegni, Pablo, Romero, G.E., Salatino, M., Schillaci, A., Scóccola, Claudia G., Scully, S., Spinelli, S., Stankowiak, Guillaume, Stolpovskiy, M., Suarez, F., Tartari, A., Thermeau, Jean Pierre, Timbie, P., Tomasi, M., Torchinsky, S., Tristram, M., Tucker, C., Tucker, G., Vanneste, S., Viganò, D., Vittorio, Nicola, Voisin, F., Watson, Robert, Wicek, F., Zannoni, M., and Zullo, Antonio
Abstract: In this paper, we describe QUBIC, an experiment that will observe the polarized microwave sky with a novel approach, which combines the sensitivity of state-of-the-art bolometric detectors with the systematic effects control typical of interferometers. QUBIC’s unique features are the so-called “self-calibration”, a technique that allows us to clean the measured data from instrumental effects, and its spectral imaging power, i.e., the ability to separate the signal into various sub-bands within each frequency band. QUBIC will observe the sky in two main frequency bands: 150 GHz and 220 GHz. A technological demonstrator is currently under testing and will be deployed in Argentina during 2019, while the final instrument is expected to be installed during 2020.
Published: 2019

50. Simulations and performance of the QUBIC optical beam combiner

Author: O'Sullivan, Créidhe, Burke, D., Gayer, D., Murphy, J.D., Scully, S., De Leo, M., De Petris, M., Mattei, Angelo, Zullo, Antonio, Mennella, A., Zannoni, M., Bleurvacq, N., Chapron, C., Hamilton, J.-Ch., Piat, M., Ade, P.A.R., Amico, G., Auguste, D., Aumont, J., Banfi, S., Barbaràn, Gustavo, Battaglia, P., Battistelli, E., Bau, A., Bélier, B., Bennett, D., Bergé, L., Bernard, J.-P., Bersanelli, M., Bigot-Sazy, M.-A., Bonaparte, J., Bonis, J., Bordier, G., Breelle, E., Bunn, E.F., Buzi, D., Buzzelli, A., Cavaliere, F., Chanial, P., Charlassier, R., Columbro, F., Coppi, G., Coppolecchia, A., Couchot, F., D'Agostino, R., D'Alessandro, G., De Bernardis, P., de Gasperis, G., Di Donato, A., Dumoulin, L., Etchegoyen, A., Fasciszewski, Adrián, Franceschet, C., Gamboa Lerena, M.M., Garcia, B., Garrido, Xavier, Gaspard, M., Gault, A., Gervasi, M., Giard, M., Giraud-Héraud, Y., Gómez Berisso, Mariano, González, M., Gradziel, Marcin, Grandsire, L., Guerrard, E., Harari, D., Haynes, V., Henrot-Versille, S., Hoang, D.T., Incardona, F., Jules, E., Kaplan, J., Korotkov, A., Kristukat, C., Lamagna, L., Loucatos, S., Louis, T., Lowitz, A., Lukovic, V., Luterstein, R., Maffei, B., Marnieros, S., Masi, S., May, A., McCulloch, M., Medina, M.C., Mele, L., Melhuish, S., Montier, L., Mundo, L.M., Murphy, J.Anthony, Olivieri, E., Paiella, A., Pajot, F., Passerini, A., Pastoriza, Hernan, Pelosi, A., Perbost, C., Perdereau, O., Pezzotta, F., Piacentini, F., Piccirillo, L., Pisano, G., Polenta, G., Prêle, D., Puddu, R., Rambaud, D., Ringegni, Pablo, Romero, G.E., Salatino, M., Schillaci, A., Scóccola, Claudia G., Spinelli, S., Stolpovskiy, M., Suarez, F., Tartari, A., Thermeau, Jean Pierre, Timbie, P., Torchinsky, S., Tristram, M., Truongcanh, V., Tucker, C., Tucker, G., Vanneste, S., Viganò, D., Vittorio, N., Voisin, F., Watson, B., Wicek, F., O'Sullivan, Créidhe, Burke, D., Gayer, D., Murphy, J.D., Scully, S., De Leo, M., De Petris, M., Mattei, Angelo, Zullo, Antonio, Mennella, A., Zannoni, M., Bleurvacq, N., Chapron, C., Hamilton, J.-Ch., Piat, M., Ade, P.A.R., Amico, G., Auguste, D., Aumont, J., Banfi, S., Barbaràn, Gustavo, Battaglia, P., Battistelli, E., Bau, A., Bélier, B., Bennett, D., Bergé, L., Bernard, J.-P., Bersanelli, M., Bigot-Sazy, M.-A., Bonaparte, J., Bonis, J., Bordier, G., Breelle, E., Bunn, E.F., Buzi, D., Buzzelli, A., Cavaliere, F., Chanial, P., Charlassier, R., Columbro, F., Coppi, G., Coppolecchia, A., Couchot, F., D'Agostino, R., D'Alessandro, G., De Bernardis, P., de Gasperis, G., Di Donato, A., Dumoulin, L., Etchegoyen, A., Fasciszewski, Adrián, Franceschet, C., Gamboa Lerena, M.M., Garcia, B., Garrido, Xavier, Gaspard, M., Gault, A., Gervasi, M., Giard, M., Giraud-Héraud, Y., Gómez Berisso, Mariano, González, M., Gradziel, Marcin, Grandsire, L., Guerrard, E., Harari, D., Haynes, V., Henrot-Versille, S., Hoang, D.T., Incardona, F., Jules, E., Kaplan, J., Korotkov, A., Kristukat, C., Lamagna, L., Loucatos, S., Louis, T., Lowitz, A., Lukovic, V., Luterstein, R., Maffei, B., Marnieros, S., Masi, S., May, A., McCulloch, M., Medina, M.C., Mele, L., Melhuish, S., Montier, L., Mundo, L.M., Murphy, J.Anthony, Olivieri, E., Paiella, A., Pajot, F., Passerini, A., Pastoriza, Hernan, Pelosi, A., Perbost, C., Perdereau, O., Pezzotta, F., Piacentini, F., Piccirillo, L., Pisano, G., Polenta, G., Prêle, D., Puddu, R., Rambaud, D., Ringegni, Pablo, Romero, G.E., Salatino, M., Schillaci, A., Scóccola, Claudia G., Spinelli, S., Stolpovskiy, M., Suarez, F., Tartari, A., Thermeau, Jean Pierre, Timbie, P., Torchinsky, S., Tristram, M., Truongcanh, V., Tucker, C., Tucker, G., Vanneste, S., Viganò, D., Vittorio, N., Voisin, F., Watson, B., and Wicek, F.
Abstract: QUBIC, the Q & U Bolometric Interferometer for Cosmology, is a novel ground-based instrument that aims to measure the extremely faint B-mode polarisation anisotropy of the cosmic microwave background at intermediate angular scales (multipoles of
Published: 2018

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