1. Optical design of the Atacama Cosmology Telescope and the Millimeter Bolometric Array Camera
- Author
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Fowler, J.W., Niemack, M.D., Dicker, S.R., Aboobaker, A.M., Ade, P.A.R., Battistelli, E.S., Devlin, M.J., Fisher, R.P., Halpern, M., Hargrave, P.C., Hincks, A.D., Kaul, M., Klein, J., Lau, J.M., Limon, M., Marriage, T.A., Mauskopf, P.D., Page, L., Staggs, S.T., Swetz, D.S., Switzer, E.R., Thornton, R.J., and Tucker, C.E.
- Subjects
Optical detectors -- Usage ,Optics, Physical -- Measurement ,Telescope -- Design and construction ,Astronomy ,Physics - Abstract
The Atacama Cosmology Telescope is a 6 m telescope designed to map the cosmic microwave background simultaneously at 145, 215, and 280 GHz with arcminute resolution. Each frequency will have a 32 by 32 element focal plane array of transition edge sensor bolometers. The telescope and the cold reimaging optics are optimized for millimeter-wave observations with these sensitive detectors. The design of each is described. OCIS codes: 040.1240, 080.3620, 350.1260.
- Published
- 2007