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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., 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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2. The muon beam monitor for the FAMU experiment: design, simulation, test and operation

Author: Rossini, R., Baldazzi, G., Banfi, S., Baruzzo, M., Benocci, R., Bertoni, R., Bonesini, M., Carsi, S., Cirrincione, D., Clemenza, M., Colace, L., de Bari, A., de Vecchi, C., Fasci, E., Gaigher, R., Gianfrani, L., Hillier, A. D., Ishida, K., King, P. J. C., Lord, J. S., Mazza, R., Menegolli, A., Mocchiutti, E., Monzani, S., Moretti, L., Petroselli, C., Pizzolotto, C., Prata, M. C., Pullia, M., Quintieri, L., Ramponi, R., Rossella, M., Sbrizzi, A., Toci, G., Tortora, L., Vallazza, E. S., Yokoyama, K., and Vacchi, A.
Subjects: Physics - Instrumentation and Detectors, High Energy Physics - Experiment
Abstract: FAMU is an INFN-led muonic atom physics experiment based at the RIKEN-RAL muon facility at the ISIS Neutron and Muon Source (United Kingdom). The aim of FAMU is to measure the hyperfine splitting in muonic hydrogen to determine the value of the proton Zemach radius with accuracy better than 1%.The experiment has a scintillating-fibre hodoscope for beam monitoring and data normalisation. In order to carry out muon flux estimation, low-rate measurements were performed to extract the single-muon average deposited charge. Then, detector simulation in Geant4 and FLUKA allowed a thorough understanding of the single-muon response function, crucial for determining the muon flux. This work presents the design features of the FAMU beam monitor, along with the simulation and absolute calibration measurements in order to enable flux determination and enable data normalisation.
Published: 2024
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3. Status of the detector setup for the FAMU experiment at RIKEN-RAL for a precision measurement of the Zemach radius of the proton in muonic hydrogen

Author: Rossini, R., Adamczak, A., Bakalov, D., Baldazzi, G., Banfi, S., Baruzzo, M., Benocci, R., Bertoni, R., Bonesini, M., Bonvicini, V., Cabrera, H., Carsi, S., Cirrincione, D., Clemenza, M., Colace, L., Danailov, M. B., Danev, P., de Bari, A., de Vecchi, C., Fasci, E., Gadedjisso-Tossou, K. S., Gaigher, R., Gianfrani, L., Hillier, A. D., Ishida, K., King, P. J. C., Maggi, V., Menegolli, A., Mocchiutti, E., Moretti, L., Morgante, G., Niemela, J., Petroselli, C., Pirri, A., Pizzolotto, C., Prata, M. C., Pullia, A., Pullia, M., Ramponi, R., Rossella, M., Sarkar, R., Sbrizzi, A., Stoilov, M., Suarez-Vargas, J. J., Toci, G., Tortora, L., Vallazza, E. S., Yokoyama, K., and Vacchi, A.
Subjects: Physics - Atomic Physics, High Energy Physics - Experiment
Abstract: The FAMU experiment at RIKEN-RAL is a muonic atom experiment with the aim to determine the Zemach radius of the proton by measuring the 1s hyperfine splitting in muonic hydrogen. The activity of the FAMU Collaboration in the years 2015-2023 enabled the final optimisation of the detector-target setup as well as the gas working condition in terms of temperature, pressure and gas mixture composition. The experiment has started its data taking in July 2023. The status of the detector setup for the 2023 experimental runs, for the beam characterisation and muonic X-ray detection in the 100-200 keV energy range, is presented and discussed., Comment: Submitted to JINST
Published: 2023
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4. 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

5. 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

6. 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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7. 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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8. 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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9. Synchrotron emission and neutral hydrogen in the simulated cosmic web

Author: Vazza, F., Banfi, S., and Gheller, C.
Subjects: Astrophysics - Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics, Astrophysics - Astrophysics of Galaxies
Abstract: We present the first results of a campaign of ENZO cosmological simulations targeting the shocked and the neutral parts of the cosmic web, obtained with Supercomputing facilities provided by the INAF-CINECA agreement., Comment: 4 pages, 2 figures. Short scientific report for the usage of computing time within the INAF-CINECA MoU (unreferred)
Published: 2020

10. Simulations and observational tests of primordial magnetic fields from Cosmic Microwave Background constraints

Author: Vazza, F., Paoletti, D., Banfi, S., Finelli, F., Gheller, C., O'Sullivan, S., and Brüggen, M.
Subjects: Astrophysics - Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics, Astrophysics - Astrophysics of Galaxies
Abstract: We present the first cosmological simulations of primordial magnetic fields derived from the constraints by the Cosmic Microwave Background observations, based on the fields' gravitational effect on cosmological perturbations. We evolved different primordial magnetic field models with the {\enzo} code and compared their observable signatures (and relative differences) in galaxy clusters, filaments and voids. The differences in synchrotron radio powers and Faraday Rotation measure from galaxy clusters are generally too small to be detected, whereas differences present in filaments will be testable with the higher sensitivity of the Square Kilometre Array. However, several statistical full-sky analyses, such as the cross-correlation between galaxies and diffuse synchrotron power, the Faraday Rotation structure functions from background radio galaxies, or the analysis of arrival direction of Ultra-High-Energy Cosmic Rays, can already be used to constrain these primordial field models., Comment: 20 pages and 21 figures. Accepted by MNRAS, in press
Published: 2020
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11. 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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12. 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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13. 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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14. 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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15. 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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16. 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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17. 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., and Zullo, A.
Published: 2022
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18. 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

19. 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

20. 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

21. 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

22. 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.-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.
Published: 2020
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23. 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.-Ph., 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.
Published: 2020
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24. QUBIC - The Q & U Bolometric Interferometer for Cosmology

Author: O'Sullivan, C, Burke, D, De Petris, M, Gradziel, M, Hamilton, J, Torchinsky, S, Scully, S, Wright, M, Ade, P, Almela, A, Amico, G, Arnaldi, L, Aumont, J, Banfi, S, Battistelli, E, Belier, B, Berge, L, Bernard, J, Bersanelli, M, Bonaparte, J, Bonilla, J, Bunn, E, Buzi, D, Camilieri, D, Cavaliere, F, Chanial, P, Chapron, C, Colombo, S, Columbro, F, Coppolecchia, A, Costanza, M, D'Alessandro, G, De Bernardis, P, De Gasperis, G, De Leo, M, Del Castillo, N, Dheilly, S, Etchegoyen, A, Fama, M, Ferreyro, L, Franceschet, C, Gamboa Lerena, M, Ganga, K, Garcia, B, Garcia Redondo, M, Gayer, D, Geria, J, Gervasi, M, Giard, M, Gilles, V, Berisso, M, Gonzalez, M, Grandsire, L, Hampel, M, 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, Miron-Granese, N, Montier, L, Mousset, L, Muller, N, Murphy, J, Nati, F, 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, Prele, D, Rambaud, D, Ramos, G, Rasztocky, E, Regnier, M, Reyes, C, Rodriguez, F, Rodriguez, C, Romero, G, Salum, J, Schillaci, A, Scoccola, C, Stankowiak, G, Supanitsky, A, Taboada, A, Tartari, A, Thermeau, J, Timbie, P, Tucker, G, Tucker, C, Vacher, L, Voisin, F, Zannoni, M, Zullo, A, O'Sullivan C., Burke D., De Petris M., Gradziel M., Hamilton J. -Ch., Torchinsky S., Scully S., Wright M., Ade P., Almela A., Amico G., Arnaldi L. H., Aumont J., Banfi S., Battistelli E. S., Belier B., Berge L., Bernard J. -Ph., 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 M. B., D'Alessandro G., De Bernardis P., De Gasperis G., De Leo M., Del Castillo N., Dheilly S., Etchegoyen A., Fama M., Ferreyro L. P., Franceschet C., Gamboa Lerena M. M., Ganga K. M., Garcia B., Garcia Redondo M. E., Gayer D., Geria J. M., Gervasi M., Giard M., Gilles V., Berisso M. G., Gonzalez M., Grandsire L., 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., Miron-Granese N., Montier L., Mousset L., Muller N., Murphy J. D., Nati F., 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., Prele D., Rambaud D., Ramos G., Rasztocky E., Regnier M., Reyes C., Rodriguez F., Rodriguez C. A., Romero G. E., Salum J. M., Schillaci A., Scoccola C., Stankowiak G., Supanitsky A. D., Taboada A., Tartari A., Thermeau J. -P., Timbie P., Tucker G., Tucker C., Vacher L., Voisin F., Zannoni M., Zullo A., O'Sullivan, C, Burke, D, De Petris, M, Gradziel, M, Hamilton, J, Torchinsky, S, Scully, S, Wright, M, Ade, P, Almela, A, Amico, G, Arnaldi, L, Aumont, J, Banfi, S, Battistelli, E, Belier, B, Berge, L, Bernard, J, Bersanelli, M, Bonaparte, J, Bonilla, J, Bunn, E, Buzi, D, Camilieri, D, Cavaliere, F, Chanial, P, Chapron, C, Colombo, S, Columbro, F, Coppolecchia, A, Costanza, M, D'Alessandro, G, De Bernardis, P, De Gasperis, G, De Leo, M, Del Castillo, N, Dheilly, S, Etchegoyen, A, Fama, M, Ferreyro, L, Franceschet, C, Gamboa Lerena, M, Ganga, K, Garcia, B, Garcia Redondo, M, Gayer, D, Geria, J, Gervasi, M, Giard, M, Gilles, V, Berisso, M, Gonzalez, M, Grandsire, L, Hampel, M, 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, Miron-Granese, N, Montier, L, Mousset, L, Muller, N, Murphy, J, Nati, F, 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, Prele, D, Rambaud, D, Ramos, G, Rasztocky, E, Regnier, M, Reyes, C, Rodriguez, F, Rodriguez, C, Romero, G, Salum, J, Schillaci, A, Scoccola, C, Stankowiak, G, Supanitsky, A, Taboada, A, Tartari, A, Thermeau, J, Timbie, P, Tucker, G, Tucker, C, Vacher, L, Voisin, F, Zannoni, M, Zullo, A, O'Sullivan C., Burke D., De Petris M., Gradziel M., Hamilton J. -Ch., Torchinsky S., Scully S., Wright M., Ade P., Almela A., Amico G., Arnaldi L. H., Aumont J., Banfi S., Battistelli E. S., Belier B., Berge L., Bernard J. -Ph., 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 M. B., D'Alessandro G., De Bernardis P., De Gasperis G., De Leo M., Del Castillo N., Dheilly S., Etchegoyen A., Fama M., Ferreyro L. P., Franceschet C., Gamboa Lerena M. M., Ganga K. M., Garcia B., Garcia Redondo M. E., Gayer D., Geria J. M., Gervasi M., Giard M., Gilles V., Berisso M. G., Gonzalez M., Grandsire L., 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., Miron-Granese N., Montier L., Mousset L., Muller N., Murphy J. D., Nati F., 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., Prele D., Rambaud D., Ramos G., Rasztocky E., Regnier M., Reyes C., Rodriguez F., Rodriguez C. A., Romero G. E., Salum J. M., Schillaci A., Scoccola C., Stankowiak G., Supanitsky A. D., Taboada A., Tartari A., Thermeau J. -P., Timbie P., Tucker G., Tucker C., Vacher L., Voisin F., Zannoni M., and Zullo A.
Abstract: This In this paper we briefly describe QUBIC, the Q & U Bolometric Interferometer for Cosmology, a novel ground-based instrument designed to measure the extremely faint polarization anisotropy of the cosmic microwave background at intermediate angular scales. In particular we will describe simulations of the optical combiner and feedhorn array used to generate synthesized beam patterns for each detector on our focal plane. A QUBIC technical demonstrator has been built and is being installed in the observing site at Alto Chorrillos, Argentina with first light expected in 2022.
Published: 2023

25. An improved upper limit to the CMB circular polarization at large angular scales

Author: Mainini, R., Minelli, D., Gervasi, M., Boella, G., Sironi, G., Bau', A., Banfi, S., Passerini, A., De Lucia, A., and Cavaliere, F.
Subjects: Astrophysics - Cosmology and Extragalactic Astrophysics, Astrophysics - Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics
Abstract: Circular polarization of the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) offers the possibility of detecting rotations of the universe and magnetic fields in the primeval universe or in distant clusters of galaxies. We used the Milano Polarimeter (MIPOL) installed at the Testa Grigia Observatory, on the italian Alps, to improve the existing upper limits to the CMB circular polarization at large angular scales. We obtain 95% confidence level upper limits to the degree of the CMB circular polarization ranging between 5.0x10^{-4} and 0.7x10^{-4} at angular scales between 8 and 24 deg, improving by one order of magnitude preexisting upper limits at large angular scales. Our results are still far from the nK region where today expectations place the amplitude of the V Stokes parameter used to characterize circular polarization of the CMB but improve the preexisting limit at similar angular scales. Our observations offered also the opportunity of characterizing the atmospheric emission at 33 GHz at the Testa Grigia Observatory., Comment: references corrected, matches published version
Published: 2013
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26. A Solve-RD ClinVar-based reanalysis of 1522 index cases from ERN-ITHACA reveals common pitfalls and misinterpretations in exome sequencing

Author: Denomme-Pichon A. -S., Bruel A. -L., Duffourd Y., Safraou H., Thauvin-Robinet C., Tran Mau-Them F., Philippe C., Vitobello A., Jean-Marcais N., Moutton S., Thevenon J., Faivre L., Matalonga L., de Boer E., Gilissen C., Hoischen A., Kleefstra T., Pfundt R., de Vries B. B. A., Willemsen M. H., Vissers L. E. L. M., Jackson A., Banka S., Clayton-Smith J., Benetti E., Fallerini C., Renieri A., Ciolfi A., Dallapiccola B., Pizzi S., Radio F. C., Tartaglia M., Ellwanger K., Graessner H., Haack T. B., Zurek B., Havlovicova M., Macek M., Ryba L., Schwarz M., Votypka P., Lopez-Martin E., Posada M., Mencarelli M. A., Rooryck C., Trimouille A., Verloes A., Abbott K. M., Kerstjens M., Martin E. L., Maystadt I., Morleo M., Nigro V., Pinelli M., Riess O., Agathe J. -M. D. S., Santen G. W. E., Thauvin C., Torella A., Vissers L., Zguro K., Boer E. D., Cohen E., Danis D., Gao F., Horvath R., Johari M., Johanson L., Li S., Morsy H., Nelson I., Paramonov I., te Paske I. B. A. W., Robinson P., Savarese M., Steyaert W., Topf A., van der Velde J. K., Vandrovcova J., Ossowski S., Demidov G., Sturm M., Schulze-Hentrich J. M., Schule R., Xu J., Kessler C., Wayand M., Synofzik M., Wilke C., Traschutz A., Schols L., Hengel H., Lerche H., Kegele J., Heutink P., Brunner H., Scheffer H., Hoogerbrugge N., 't Hoen P. A. C., Sablauskas K., de Voer R. M., Kamsteeg E. -J., van de Warrenburg B., van Os N., Paske I. T., Janssen E., Steehouwer M., Yaldiz B., Brookes A. J., Veal C., Gibson S., Maddi V., Mehtarizadeh M., Riaz U., Warren G., Dizjikan F. Y., Shorter T., Straub V., Bettolo C. M., Manera J. D., Hambleton S., Engelhardt K., Alexander E., Peyron C., Pelissier A., Beltran S., Gut I. G., Laurie S., Piscia D., Papakonstantinou A., Bullich G., Corvo A., Fernandez-Callejo M., Hernandez C., Pico D., Lochmuller H., Gumus G., Bros-Facer V., Rath A., Hanauer M., Lagorce D., Hongnat O., Chahdil M., Lebreton E., Stevanin G., Durr A., Davoine C. -S., Guillot-Noel L., Heinzmann A., Coarelli G., Bonne G., Evangelista T., Allamand V., Ben Yaou R., Metay C., Eymard B., Atalaia A., Stojkovic T., Turnovec M., Thomasova D., Kremlikova R. P., Frankova V., Liskova P., Dolezalova P., Parkinson H., Keane T., Freeberg M., Thomas C., Spalding D., Robert G., Costa A., Patch C., Hanna M., Houlden H., Reilly M., Efthymiou S., Cali E., Magrinelli F., Sisodiya S. M., Rohrer J., Muntoni F., Zaharieva I., Sarkozy A., Timmerman V., Baets J., de Vries G., De Winter J., Beijer D., de Jonghe P., Van de Vondel L., De Ridder W., Weckhuysen S., Mutarelli M., Varavallo A., Banfi S., Musacchia F., Piluso G., Ferlini A., Selvatici R., Gualandi F., Bigoni S., Rossi R., Neri M., Aretz S., Spier I., Sommer A. K., Peters S., Oliveira C., Pelaez J. G., Matos A. R., Jose C. S., Ferreira M., Gullo I., Fernandes S., Garrido L., Ferreira P., Carneiro F., Swertz M. A., Johansson L., van der Vries G., Neerincx P. B., Ruvolo D., Kerstjens Frederikse W. S., Zonneveld-Huijssoon E., Roelofs-Prins D., van Gijn M., Kohler S., Metcalfe A., Drunat S., Heron D., Mignot C., Keren B., Lacombe D., Capella G., Valle L., Holinski-Feder E., Laner A., Steinke-Lange V., Cilio M. -R., Carpancea E., Depondt C., Lederer D., Sznajer Y., Duerinckx S., Mary S., Macaya A., Cazurro-Gutierrez A., Perez-Duenas B., Munell F., Jarava C. F., Maso L. B., Marce-Grau A., Colobran R., Hackman P., Udd B., Hemelsoet D., Dermaut B., Schuermans N., Poppe B., Verdin H., Osorio A. N., Depienne C., Roos A., Cordts I., Deschauer M., Striano P., Zara F., Riva A., Iacomino M., Uva P., Scala M., Scudieri P., Basak A. N., Claeys K., Boztug K., Haimel M., W. E G., Ruivenkamp C. A. L., Natera de Benito D., Thompson R., Polavarapu K., Grimbacher B., Zaganas I., Kokosali E., Lambros M., Evangeliou A., Spilioti M., Kapaki E., Bourbouli M., Balicza P., Molnar M. J., De la Paz M. P., Sanchez E. B., Delgado B. M., Alonso Garcia de la Rosa F. J., Schrock E., Rump A., Mei D., Vetro A., Balestrini S., Guerrini R., Chinnery P. F., Ratnaike T., Schon K., Maver A., Peterlin B., Munchau A., Lohmann K., Herzog R., Pauly M., May P., Beeson D., Cossins J., Furini S., Afenjar A., Goldenberg A., Masurel A., Phan A., Dieux-Coeslier A., Fargeot A., Guerrot A. -M., Toutain A., Molin A., Sorlin A., Putoux A., Jouret B., Laudier B., Demeer B., Doray B., Bonniaud B., Isidor B., Gilbert-Dussardier B., Leheup B., Reversade B., Paul C., Vincent-Delorme C., Neiva C., Poirsier C., Quelin C., Chiaverini C., Coubes C., Francannet C., Colson C., Desplantes C., Wells C., Goizet C., Sanlaville D., Amram D., Lehalle D., Genevieve D., Gaillard D., Zivi E., Sarrazin E., Steichen E., Schaefer E., Lacaze E., Jacquemin E., Bongers E., Kilic E., Colin E., Giuliano F., Prieur F., Laffargue F., Morice-Picard F., Petit F., Cartault F., Feillet F., Baujat G., Morin G., Diene G., Journel H., Perthus I., Lespinasse J., Alessandri J. -L., Amiel J., Martinovic J., Delanne J., Albuisson J., Lambert L., Perrin L., Ousager L. B., Van Maldergem L., Pinson L., Ruaud L., Samimi M., Bournez M., Bonnet-Dupeyron M. N., Vincent M., Jacquemont M. -L., Cordier-Alex M. -P., Gerard-Blanluet M., Willems M., Spodenkiewicz M., Doco-Fenzy M., Rossi M., Renaud M., Fradin M., Mathieu M., Holder-Espinasse M. H., Houcinat N., Hanna N., Leperrier N., Chassaing N., Philip N., Boute O., Van Kien P. K., Parent P., Bitoun P., Sarda P., Vabres P., Jouk P. -S., Touraine R., El Chehadeh S., Whalen S., Marlin S., Passemard S., Grotto S., Bellanger S. A., Blesson S., Nambot S., Naudion S., Lyonnet S., Odent S., Attie-Bitach T., Busa T., Drouin-Garraud V., Layet V., Bizaoui V., Cusin V., Capri Y., Alembik Y., Unión Europea. Comisión Europea. H2020, Unión Europea. Comisión Europea. 7 Programa Marco, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Instituto Nacional de Bioinformatica (España), Ministry of Health (República Checa), Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (República Checa), Denomme-Pichon, A. -S., Bruel, A. -L., Duffourd, Y., Safraou, H., Thauvin-Robinet, C., Tran Mau-Them, F., Philippe, C., Vitobello, A., Jean-Marcais, N., Moutton, S., Thevenon, J., Faivre, L., Matalonga, L., de Boer, E., Gilissen, C., Hoischen, A., Kleefstra, T., Pfundt, R., de Vries, B. B. A., Willemsen, M. H., Vissers, L. E. L. M., Jackson, A., Banka, S., Clayton-Smith, J., Benetti, E., Fallerini, C., Renieri, A., Ciolfi, A., Dallapiccola, B., Pizzi, S., Radio, F. C., Tartaglia, M., Ellwanger, K., Graessner, H., Haack, T. B., Zurek, B., Havlovicova, M., Macek, M., Ryba, L., Schwarz, M., Votypka, P., Lopez-Martin, E., Posada, M., Mencarelli, M. A., Rooryck, C., Trimouille, A., Verloes, A., Abbott, K. M., Kerstjens, M., Martin, E. L., Maystadt, I., Morleo, M., Nigro, V., Pinelli, M., Riess, O., Agathe, J. -M. D. S., Santen, G. W. E., Thauvin, C., Torella, A., Vissers, L., Zguro, K., Boer, E. D., Cohen, E., Danis, D., Gao, F., Horvath, R., Johari, M., Johanson, L., Li, S., Morsy, H., Nelson, I., Paramonov, I., te Paske, I. B. A. W., Robinson, P., Savarese, M., Steyaert, W., Topf, A., van der Velde, J. K., Vandrovcova, J., Ossowski, S., Demidov, G., Sturm, M., Schulze-Hentrich, J. M., Schule, R., Xu, J., Kessler, C., Wayand, M., Synofzik, M., Wilke, C., Traschutz, A., Schols, L., Hengel, H., Lerche, H., Kegele, J., Heutink, P., Brunner, H., Scheffer, H., Hoogerbrugge, N., 't Hoen, P. A. C., Sablauskas, K., de Voer, R. M., Kamsteeg, E. -J., van de Warrenburg, B., van Os, N., Paske, I. T., Janssen, E., Steehouwer, M., Yaldiz, B., Brookes, A. J., Veal, C., Gibson, S., Maddi, V., Mehtarizadeh, M., Riaz, U., Warren, G., Dizjikan, F. Y., Shorter, T., Straub, V., Bettolo, C. M., Manera, J. D., Hambleton, S., Engelhardt, K., Alexander, E., Peyron, C., Pelissier, A., Beltran, S., Gut, I. G., Laurie, S., Piscia, D., Papakonstantinou, A., Bullich, G., Corvo, A., Fernandez-Callejo, M., Hernandez, C., Pico, D., Lochmuller, H., Gumus, G., Bros-Facer, V., Rath, A., Hanauer, M., Lagorce, D., Hongnat, O., Chahdil, M., Lebreton, E., Stevanin, G., Durr, A., Davoine, C. -S., Guillot-Noel, L., Heinzmann, A., Coarelli, G., Bonne, G., Evangelista, T., Allamand, V., Ben Yaou, R., Metay, C., Eymard, B., Atalaia, A., Stojkovic, T., Turnovec, M., Thomasova, D., Kremlikova, R. P., Frankova, V., Liskova, P., Dolezalova, P., Parkinson, H., Keane, T., Freeberg, M., Thomas, C., Spalding, D., Robert, G., Costa, A., Patch, C., Hanna, M., Houlden, H., Reilly, M., Efthymiou, S., Cali, E., Magrinelli, F., Sisodiya, S. M., Rohrer, J., Muntoni, F., Zaharieva, I., Sarkozy, A., Timmerman, V., Baets, J., de Vries, G., De Winter, J., Beijer, D., de Jonghe, P., Van de Vondel, L., De Ridder, W., Weckhuysen, S., Mutarelli, M., Varavallo, A., Banfi, S., Musacchia, F., Piluso, G., Ferlini, A., Selvatici, R., Gualandi, F., Bigoni, S., Rossi, R., Neri, M., Aretz, S., Spier, I., Sommer, A. K., Peters, S., Oliveira, C., Pelaez, J. G., Matos, A. R., Jose, C. S., Ferreira, M., Gullo, I., Fernandes, S., Garrido, L., Ferreira, P., Carneiro, F., Swertz, M. A., Johansson, L., van der Vries, G., Neerincx, P. B., Ruvolo, D., Kerstjens Frederikse, W. S., Zonneveld-Huijssoon, E., Roelofs-Prins, D., van Gijn, M., Kohler, S., Metcalfe, A., Drunat, S., Heron, D., Mignot, C., Keren, B., Lacombe, D., Capella, G., Valle, L., Holinski-Feder, E., Laner, A., Steinke-Lange, V., Cilio, M. -R., Carpancea, E., Depondt, C., Lederer, D., Sznajer, Y., Duerinckx, S., Mary, S., Macaya, A., Cazurro-Gutierrez, A., Perez-Duenas, B., Munell, F., Jarava, C. F., Maso, L. B., Marce-Grau, A., Colobran, R., Hackman, P., Udd, B., Hemelsoet, D., Dermaut, B., Schuermans, N., Poppe, B., Verdin, H., Osorio, A. N., Depienne, C., Roos, A., Cordts, I., Deschauer, M., Striano, P., Zara, F., Riva, A., Iacomino, M., Uva, P., Scala, M., Scudieri, P., Basak, A. N., Claeys, K., Boztug, K., Haimel, M., W. E, G., Ruivenkamp, C. A. L., Natera de Benito, D., Thompson, R., Polavarapu, K., Grimbacher, B., Zaganas, I., Kokosali, E., Lambros, M., Evangeliou, A., Spilioti, M., Kapaki, E., Bourbouli, M., Balicza, P., Molnar, M. J., De la Paz, M. P., Sanchez, E. B., Delgado, B. M., Alonso Garcia de la Rosa, F. J., Schrock, E., Rump, A., Mei, D., Vetro, A., Balestrini, S., Guerrini, R., Chinnery, P. F., Ratnaike, T., Schon, K., Maver, A., Peterlin, B., Munchau, A., Lohmann, K., Herzog, R., Pauly, M., May, P., Beeson, D., Cossins, J., Furini, S., Afenjar, A., Goldenberg, A., Masurel, A., Phan, A., Dieux-Coeslier, A., Fargeot, A., Guerrot, A. -M., Toutain, A., Molin, A., Sorlin, A., Putoux, A., Jouret, B., Laudier, B., Demeer, B., Doray, B., Bonniaud, B., Isidor, B., Gilbert-Dussardier, B., Leheup, B., Reversade, B., Paul, C., Vincent-Delorme, C., Neiva, C., Poirsier, C., Quelin, C., Chiaverini, C., Coubes, C., Francannet, C., Colson, C., Desplantes, C., Wells, C., Goizet, C., Sanlaville, D., Amram, D., Lehalle, D., Genevieve, D., Gaillard, D., Zivi, E., Sarrazin, E., Steichen, E., Schaefer, E., Lacaze, E., Jacquemin, E., Bongers, E., Kilic, E., Colin, E., Giuliano, F., Prieur, F., Laffargue, F., Morice-Picard, F., Petit, F., Cartault, F., Feillet, F., Baujat, G., Morin, G., Diene, G., Journel, H., Perthus, I., Lespinasse, J., Alessandri, J. -L., Amiel, J., Martinovic, J., Delanne, J., Albuisson, J., Lambert, L., Perrin, L., Ousager, L. B., Van Maldergem, L., Pinson, L., Ruaud, L., Samimi, M., Bournez, M., Bonnet-Dupeyron, M. N., Vincent, M., Jacquemont, M. -L., Cordier-Alex, M. -P., Gerard-Blanluet, M., Willems, M., Spodenkiewicz, M., Doco-Fenzy, M., Rossi, M., Renaud, M., Fradin, M., Mathieu, M., Holder-Espinasse, M. H., Houcinat, N., Hanna, N., Leperrier, N., Chassaing, N., Philip, N., Boute, O., Van Kien, P. K., Parent, P., Bitoun, P., Sarda, P., Vabres, P., Jouk, P. -S., Touraine, R., El Chehadeh, S., Whalen, S., Marlin, S., Passemard, S., Grotto, S., Bellanger, S. A., Blesson, S., Nambot, S., Naudion, S., Lyonnet, S., Odent, S., Attie-Bitach, T., Busa, T., Drouin-Garraud, V., Layet, V., Bizaoui, V., Cusin, V., Capri, Y., Alembik, Y., and Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB): Bioinformatics Core (R. Schneider Group) [research center]
Subjects: Exome reanalysis, Neurodevelopmental disorders Donders Center for Medical Neuroscience [Radboudumc 7], Multidisciplinaire, généralités & autres [D99] [Sciences de la santé humaine], Developmental disorder, lnfectious Diseases and Global Health Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences [Radboudumc 4], Biology and Life Sciences, Metabolic Disorders Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences [Radboudumc 6], ClinVar, Rare diseases, All institutes and research themes of the Radboud University Medical Center, Medicine and Health Sciences, Genetics & genetic processes [F10] [Life sciences], Génétique & processus génétiques [F10] [Sciences du vivant], Multidisciplinary, general & others [D99] [Human health sciences], Exome reanalysi, Genetics (clinical)
Abstract: Purpose: Within the Solve-RD project (https://solve-rd.eu/), the European Reference Network for Intellectual disability, TeleHealth, Autism and Congenital Anomalies aimed to investigate whether a reanalysis of exomes from unsolved cases based on ClinVar annotations could establish additional diagnoses. We present the results of the "ClinVar low-hanging fruit" reanalysis, reasons for the failure of previous analyses, and lessons learned. Methods: Data from the first 3576 exomes (1522 probands and 2054 relatives) collected from European Reference Network for Intellectual disability, TeleHealth, Autism and Congenital Anomalies was reanalyzed by the Solve-RD consortium by evaluating for the presence of single-nucleotide variant, and small insertions and deletions already reported as (likely) pathogenic in ClinVar. Variants were filtered according to frequency, genotype, and mode of inheritance and reinterpreted. Results: We identified causal variants in 59 cases (3.9%), 50 of them also raised by other approaches and 9 leading to new diagnoses, highlighting interpretation challenges: variants in genes not known to be involved in human disease at the time of the first analysis, misleading genotypes, or variants undetected by local pipelines (variants in off-target regions, low quality filters, low allelic balance, or high frequency). Conclusion: The "ClinVar low-hanging fruit" analysis represents an effective, fast, and easy approach to recover causal variants from exome sequencing data, herewith contributing to the reduction of the diagnostic deadlock. The Solve-RD project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program under grant agreement number 779257. Data were analyzed using the RD-Connect Genome-Phenome Analysis Platform, which received funding from the EU projects RD-Connect, Solve-RD, and European Joint Programme on Rare Diseases (grant numbers FP7 305444, H2020 779257, H2020 825575), Instituto de Salud Carlos III (grant numbers PT13/0001/0044, PT17/0009/0019; Instituto Nacional de Bioinformática), and ELIXIR Implementation Studies. The collaborations in this study were facilitated by the European Reference Network for Intellectual disability, TeleHealth, Autism and Congenital Anomalies, one of the 24 European Reference Networks approved by the European Reference Network Board of Member States, cofunded by the European Commission. This project was supported by the Czech Ministry of Health (number 00064203) and by the Czech Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (number - LM2018132) to M.M. Sí
Published: 2023

27. 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

28. Qubic: the q and u bolometric interferometer for cosmology

Author: Zmuidzinas, J, Gao, JR, Piat, M, Battistelli, E, De Bernardis, P, Dalessandro, G, De Petris, M, Grandsire, L, Hamilton, J, Hoang, T, Marnieros, S, Masi, S, Mennella, A, Mousset, L, Osullivan, C, Prele, D, Stankowiak, G, 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, Belier, B, Bau, A, Bennett, D, Berge, 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, Garcia, B, Garcia Redondo, M, Gaspard, M, Gayer, D, Gervasi, M, Giard, M, Gilles, V, Giraud-Heraud, Y, Gomez Berisso, M, Gonzalez, M, Gradziel, M, Hampel, M, 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, Murphy, J, Nati, F, Olivicri, 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, Scoccola, C, Scully, S, Spinelli, S, Stolpovskiy, M, Supanitsky, A, Timbie, P, Tomasi, M, Tucker, C, Tucker, G, Vigano, D, Vittorio, N, Wicek, F, Wright, M, Zullo, A, Piat M., Battistelli E. S., De Bernardis P., Dalessandro G., De Petris M., Grandsire L., Hamilton J. -C., Hoang T. D., Marnieros S., Masi S., Mennella A., Mousset L., Osullivan C., Prele D., Stankowiak G., 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., 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., Garcia B., Garcia Redondo M. E., Gaspard M., Gayer D., Gervasi M., Giard M., Gilles V., Giraud-Heraud Y., Gomez Berisso 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., Mattei A., May A., McCulloch M., Mele L., Melo D., Montier L., Mundo L. M., Murphy J. A., Murphy J. D., Nati F., Olivicri 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., Zullo A., Zmuidzinas, J, Gao, JR, Piat, M, Battistelli, E, De Bernardis, P, Dalessandro, G, De Petris, M, Grandsire, L, Hamilton, J, Hoang, T, Marnieros, S, Masi, S, Mennella, A, Mousset, L, Osullivan, C, Prele, D, Stankowiak, G, 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, Belier, B, Bau, A, Bennett, D, Berge, 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, Garcia, B, Garcia Redondo, M, Gaspard, M, Gayer, D, Gervasi, M, Giard, M, Gilles, V, Giraud-Heraud, Y, Gomez Berisso, M, Gonzalez, M, Gradziel, M, Hampel, M, 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, Murphy, J, Nati, F, Olivicri, 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, Scoccola, C, Scully, S, Spinelli, S, Stolpovskiy, M, Supanitsky, A, Timbie, P, Tomasi, M, Tucker, C, Tucker, G, Vigano, D, Vittorio, N, Wicek, F, Wright, M, Zullo, A, Piat M., Battistelli E. S., De Bernardis P., Dalessandro G., De Petris M., Grandsire L., Hamilton J. -C., Hoang T. D., Marnieros S., Masi S., Mennella A., Mousset L., Osullivan C., Prele D., Stankowiak G., 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., 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., Garcia B., Garcia Redondo M. E., Gaspard M., Gayer D., Gervasi M., Giard M., Gilles V., Giraud-Heraud Y., Gomez Berisso 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., Mattei A., May A., McCulloch M., Mele L., Melo D., Montier L., Mundo L. M., Murphy J. A., Murphy J. D., Nati F., Olivicri 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.
Abstract: QUBIC (Q and U bolometric interferometer for cosmology) is an international ground-based experiment dedicated to the measurement of the polarized fluctuations of the cosmic microwave background (CMB). 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 of 2048 NbSi transition edge sensors (TESs) cooled to 320 mK. 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 an unprecedented multiplexing (MUX) factor equal to 128 to be reached. The current QUBIC version is based on a reduced number of detectors (1/4) in order to validate the detection technique. The QUBIC experiment is currently being validated in the lab in Salta (Argentina) before going to the site for observations. This paper presents the main results of the characterization phase with a focus on the detectors and readout system.
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 – The Q & U Bolometric Interferometer for Cosmology

Author: O’Sullivan, C., primary, Burke, D., additional, De Petris, M., additional, Gradziel, M., additional, Hamilton, J.-Ch., additional, Torchinsky, S., additional, Scully, S., additional, Wright, M., additional, Ade, P., additional, Almela, A., additional, Amico, G., additional, Arnaldi, L. H., additional, Aumont, J., additional, Banfi, S., additional, Battistelli, E.S., additional, Bélier, B., additional, Bergé, L., additional, Bernard, J.-Ph., additional, Bersanelli, M., additional, Bonaparte, J., additional, Bonilla, J.D., additional, Bunn, E., additional, Buzi, D., additional, Camilieri, D., additional, Cavaliere, F., additional, Chanial, P., additional, Chapron, C., additional, Colombo, S., additional, Columbro, F., additional, Coppolecchia, A., additional, Costanza, M.B., additional, D’Alessandro, G., additional, de Bernardis, P., additional, De Gasperis, G., additional, De Leo, M., additional, Del Castillo, N., additional, Dheilly, S., additional, Etchegoyen, A., additional, Famá, M., additional, Ferreyro, L.P., additional, Franceschet, C., additional, Lerena, M.M. Gamboa, additional, Ganga, K.M., additional, García, B., additional, García Redondo, M.E., additional, Gayer, D., additional, Geria, J.M., additional, Gervasi, M., additional, Giard, M., additional, Gilles, V., additional, Gómez Berisso, M., additional, González, M., additional, Grandsire, L., additional, Hampel, M.R., additional, Isopi, G., additional, Kaplan, J., additional, Kristukat, C., additional, Lamagna, L., additional, Lazarte, F., additional, Loucatos, S., additional, Mancilla, A., additional, Mandelli, D., additional, Manzan, E., additional, Marnieros, S., additional, Marty, W., additional, Masi, S., additional, May, A., additional, Maya, J., additional, McCulloch, M., additional, Mele, L., additional, Melo, D., additional, Mennella, A., additional, Mirón-Granese, N., additional, Montier, L., additional, Mousset, L., additional, Müller, N., additional, Murphy, J.D., additional, Nati, F., additional, Paiella, A., additional, Pajot, F., additional, Paradiso, S., additional, Passerini, A., additional, Pelosi, A., additional, Perciballi, M., additional, Pezzotta, F., additional, Piacentini, F., additional, Piat, M., additional, Piccirillo, L., additional, Pisano, G., additional, Platino, M., additional, Polenta, G., additional, Prêle, D., additional, Rambaud, D., additional, Ramos, G., additional, Rasztocky, E., additional, Régnier, M., additional, Reyes, C., additional, Rodríguez, F., additional, Rodríguez, C.A., additional, Romero, G. E., additional, Salum, J.M., additional, Schillaci, A., additional, Scóccola, C., additional, Stankowiak, G., additional, Supanitsky, A.D., additional, Taboada, A., additional, Tartari, A., additional, Thermeau, J.-P., additional, Timbie, P., additional, Tucker, G., additional, Tucker, C., additional, Vacher, L., additional, Voisin, F., additional, Zannoni, M., additional, and Zullo, A., additional
Published: 2023
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35. Cost-effective sequence analysis of 113 genes in 1,192 probands with retinitis pigmentosa and Leber congenital amaurosis.

Author: Panneman, D.M., Hitti-Malin, R.J., Holtes, L.K., Bruijn, S.E. de, Reurink, J.A., Boonen, E.G.M., Khan, M.I., Ali, M, Andréasson, S., Baere, E. De, Banfi, S., Bauwens, M., Ben-Yosef, T., Bocquet, B., Bruyne, M. De, Cerda, B. de la, Coppieters, F., Farinelli, P., Guignard, T., Inglehearn, C.F., Karali, M., Kjellström, U., Koenekoop, R., Koning, B. de, Leroy, B.P., McKibbin, M., Meunier, I., Nikopoulos, K., Nishiguchi, K.M., Poulter, J.A., Rivolta, C., Rodriguez de la Rúa, E., Saunders, P., Simonelli, F., Tatour, Y., Testa, F., Thiadens, A.A.H.J., Toomes, C., Tracewska, A.M., Tran, H.V., Ushida, H., Vaclavik, V., Verhoeven, V.J.M., Vorst, M. van de, Gilissen, C.F., Hoischen, A., Cremers, F.P.M., Roosing, S., Panneman, D.M., Hitti-Malin, R.J., Holtes, L.K., Bruijn, S.E. de, Reurink, J.A., Boonen, E.G.M., Khan, M.I., Ali, M, Andréasson, S., Baere, E. De, Banfi, S., Bauwens, M., Ben-Yosef, T., Bocquet, B., Bruyne, M. De, Cerda, B. de la, Coppieters, F., Farinelli, P., Guignard, T., Inglehearn, C.F., Karali, M., Kjellström, U., Koenekoop, R., Koning, B. de, Leroy, B.P., McKibbin, M., Meunier, I., Nikopoulos, K., Nishiguchi, K.M., Poulter, J.A., Rivolta, C., Rodriguez de la Rúa, E., Saunders, P., Simonelli, F., Tatour, Y., Testa, F., Thiadens, A.A.H.J., Toomes, C., Tracewska, A.M., Tran, H.V., Ushida, H., Vaclavik, V., Verhoeven, V.J.M., Vorst, M. van de, Gilissen, C.F., Hoischen, A., Cremers, F.P.M., and Roosing, S.
Abstract: Item does not contain fulltext, Introduction: Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) and Leber congenital amaurosis (LCA) are two groups of inherited retinal diseases (IRDs) where the rod photoreceptors degenerate followed by the cone photoreceptors of the retina. A genetic diagnosis for IRDs is challenging since >280 genes are associated with these conditions. While whole exome sequencing (WES) is commonly used by diagnostic facilities, the costs and required infrastructure prevent its global applicability. Previous studies have shown the cost-effectiveness of sequence analysis using single molecule Molecular Inversion Probes (smMIPs) in a cohort of patients diagnosed with Stargardt disease and other maculopathies. Methods: Here, we introduce a smMIPs panel that targets the exons and splice sites of all currently known genes associated with RP and LCA, the entire RPE65 gene, known causative deep-intronic variants leading to pseudo-exons, and part of the RP17 region associated with autosomal dominant RP, by using a total of 16,812 smMIPs. The RP-LCA smMIPs panel was used to screen 1,192 probands from an international cohort of predominantly RP and LCA cases. Results and discussion: After genetic analysis, a diagnostic yield of 56% was obtained which is on par with results from WES analysis. The effectiveness and the reduced costs compared to WES renders the RP-LCA smMIPs panel a competitive approach to provide IRD patients with a genetic diagnosis, especially in countries with restricted access to genetic testing.
Published: 2023

36. CHAMP1-related disorders: pathomechanisms triggered by different genomic alterations define distinct nosological categories

Author: Amenta, Simona, Marangi, Giuseppe, Orteschi, D., Frangella, Silvia, Gurrieri, Fiorella, Paccagnella, E., Torella, A., Cappuccio, G., Musacchia, F., Mutarelli, Massimiano, Carrella, D., Vitiello, G., Parenti, Gian Paolo, Leuzzi, V., Selicorni, A., Maitz, S., Brunetti-Pierri, N., Banfi, S., Montomoli, M., Milani, Daniela, Romano, Maria Concetta, Tummolo, Aida Angela, De Brasi, D., Coppola, A., Santoro, C., Scala, M., Romano, Federica, Capra, V., Nigro, V., Zollino, Marcella, Amenta S., Marangi G. (ORCID:0000-0002-6898-8882), Frangella S., Gurrieri F. (ORCID:0000-0002-6775-5972), Mutarelli M., Parenti G., Milani D., Romano C., Tummolo A., Romano F., Zollino M. (ORCID:0000-0003-4871-9519), Amenta, Simona, Marangi, Giuseppe, Orteschi, D., Frangella, Silvia, Gurrieri, Fiorella, Paccagnella, E., Torella, A., Cappuccio, G., Musacchia, F., Mutarelli, Massimiano, Carrella, D., Vitiello, G., Parenti, Gian Paolo, Leuzzi, V., Selicorni, A., Maitz, S., Brunetti-Pierri, N., Banfi, S., Montomoli, M., Milani, Daniela, Romano, Maria Concetta, Tummolo, Aida Angela, De Brasi, D., Coppola, A., Santoro, C., Scala, M., Romano, Federica, Capra, V., Nigro, V., Zollino, Marcella, Amenta S., Marangi G. (ORCID:0000-0002-6898-8882), Frangella S., Gurrieri F. (ORCID:0000-0002-6775-5972), Mutarelli M., Parenti G., Milani D., Romano C., Tummolo A., Romano F., and Zollino M. (ORCID:0000-0003-4871-9519)
Abstract: Loss-of-function variants in CHAMP1 were recently described as cause of a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by intellectual disability (ID), autism, and distinctive facial characteristics. By exome sequencing (ES), we identified a truncating variant in CHAMP1, c.1858A > T (p.Lys620*), in a patient who exhibited a similar phenotype of severe ID and dysmorphisms. Whether haploinsufficiency or a dominant negative effect is the underlying pathomechanism in these cases is a question that still needs to be addressed. By array-CGH, we detected a 194 kb deletion in 13q34 encompassing CHAMP1, CDC16 and UPF3, in another patient who presented with borderline neurodevelopmental impairment and with no dysmorphisms. In a further patient suffering from early onset refractory seizures, we detected by ES a missense variant in CHAMP1, c.67 G > A (p.Gly23Ser). Genomic abnormalities were all de novo in our patients. We reviewed the clinical and the genetic data of patients reported in the literature with: loss-of-function variants in CHAMP1 (total 40); chromosome 13q34 deletions ranging from 1.1 to 4 Mb (total 7) and of the unique patient with a missense variant. We could infer that loss-of-function variants in CHAMP1 cause a homogeneous phenotype with severe ID, autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and highly distinctive facial characteristics through a dominant negative effect. CHAMP1 haploinsufficiency results in borderline ID with negligible consequences on the quality of life. Missense variants give rise to a severe epileptic encephalopathy through gain-of-function mechanism, most likely. We tentatively define for the first time distinct categories among the CHAMP1-related disorder on the basis of pathomechanisms.
Published: 2023

37. VarGenius executes cohort-level DNA-seq variant calling and annotation and allows to manage the resulting data through a PostgreSQL database

Author: Musacchia, F., Ciolfi, A., Mutarelli, M., Bruselles, A., Castello, R., Pinelli, M., Basu, S., Banfi, S., Casari, G., Tartaglia, M., Nigro, V., and TUDP
Published: 2018
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38. 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

39. 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

40. Variant-specific changes in RAC3 function disrupt corticogenesis in neurodevelopmental phenotypes

Author: Scala, M., Nishikawa, M., Ito, H., Tabata, H., Khan, T., Accogli, A., Davids, L., Ruiz, A., Chiurazzi, Pietro, Cericola, G., Schulte, B., Monaghan, K. G., Begtrup, A., Torella, A., Pinelli, M., Denomme-Pichon, A. -S., Vitobello, A., Racine, C., Mancardi, M. M., Kiss, C., Guerin, A., Wu, W., Vila, E. G., Mak, B. C., Martinez-Agosto, J. A., Gorin, M. B., Duz, B., Bayram, Y., Carvalho, C. M. B., Vengoechea, J. E., Chitayat, D., Tan, T. Y., Callewaert, B., Kruse, B., Bird, L. M., Faivre, L., Zollino, Marcella, Biskup, S., Striano, P., Nigro, V., Severino, M., Capra, V., Costain, G., Nagata, K. -I., Brown, G., Butte, M. J., Dell'Angelica, E. C., Dorrani, N., Douine, E. D., Fogel, B. L., Gutierrez, I., Huang, A., Krakow, D., Lee, H., Loo, S. K., Martin, M. G., Mcgee, E., Nelson, S. F., Nieves-Rodriguez, S., Palmer, C. G. S., Papp, J. C., Parker, N. H., Renteria, G., Sinsheimer, J. S., Wan, J., Wang, L. -K., Perry, K. W., Brunetti-Pierri, N., Casari, G., Cappuccio, G., Musacchia, F., Mutarelli, M., Carrella, D., Vitiello, G., Parenti, G., Leuzzi, V., Selicorni, A., Maitz, S., Banfi, S., Montomoli, M., Milani, D., Romano, C., Tummolo, A., De Brasi, D., Coppola, A., Santoro, C., Peron, A., Pantaleoni, C., Castello, R., D'Arrigo, S., Scala, Marcello, Nishikawa, Masashi, Ito, Hidenori, Tabata, Hidenori, Khan, Tayyaba, Accogli, Andrea, Davids, Laura, Ruiz, Anna, Chiurazzi, Pietro, Cericola, Gabriella, Schulte, Björn, Monaghan, Kristin G, Begtrup, Amber, Torella, Annalaura, Pinelli, Michele, Denommé-Pichon, Anne Sophie, Vitobello, Antonio, Racine, Caroline, Mancardi, Maria Margherita, Kiss, Courtney, Guerin, Andrea, Wu, Wendy, Gabau Vila, Elisabeth, Mak, Bryan C, Martinez-Agosto, Julian A, Gorin, Michael B, Duz, Bugrahan, Bayram, Yavuz, Carvalho, Claudia M B, Vengoechea, Jaime E, Chitayat, David, Tan, Tiong Yang, Callewaert, Bert, Kruse, Bernd, Bird, Lynne M, Faivre, Laurence, Zollino, Marcella, Biskup, Saskia, Striano, Pasquale, Nigro, Vincenzo, Severino, Mariasavina, Capra, Valeria, Costain, Gregory, Nagata, Koh Ichi, and Nagata, Koh-Ichi
Subjects: brain development, Settore MED/03 - GENETICA MEDICA, Medical and Health Sciences, Telethon Undiagnosed Diseases Program, Mice, Neurodevelopmental Disorder, Medicine and Health Sciences, Animals, Humans, 2.1 Biological and endogenous factors, Aetiology, Neurons, Pediatric, neuronal migration, Neurology & Neurosurgery, Animal, axon guidance, Psychology and Cognitive Sciences, p21-Activated Kinase, Neurosciences, Biology and Life Sciences, Undiagnosed Diseases Network, Neuron, rac GTP-Binding Proteins, Brain Disorders, RAC3, Phenotype, p21-Activated Kinases, Neurodevelopmental Disorders, small GTPase, Neurological, Congenital Structural Anomalies, Neurology (clinical), Human
Abstract: Variants in RAC3, encoding a small GTPase RAC3 which is critical for the regulation of actin cytoskeleton and intracellular signal transduction, are associated with a rare neurodevelopmental disorder with structural brain anomalies and facial dysmorphism. We investigated a cohort of 10 unrelated participants presenting with global psychomotor delay, hypotonia, behavioural disturbances, stereotyped movements, dysmorphic features, seizures and musculoskeletal abnormalities. MRI of brain revealed a complex pattern of variable brain malformations, including callosal abnormalities, white matter thinning, grey matter heterotopia, polymicrogyria/dysgyria, brainstem anomalies and cerebellar dysplasia. These patients harboured eight distinct de novo RAC3 variants, including six novel variants (NM_005052.3): c.34G > C p.G12R, c.179G > A p.G60D, c.186_188delGGA p.E62del, c.187G > A p.D63N, c.191A > G p.Y64C and c.348G > C p.K116N. We then examined the pathophysiological significance of these novel and previously reported pathogenic variants p.P29L, p.P34R, p.A59G, p.Q61L and p.E62K. In vitro analyses revealed that all tested RAC3 variants were biochemically and biologically active to variable extent, and exhibited a spectrum of different affinities to downstream effectors including p21-activated kinase 1. We then focused on the four variants p.Q61L, p.E62del, p.D63N and p.Y64C in the Switch II region, which is essential for the biochemical activity of small GTPases and also a variation hot spot common to other Rho family genes, RAC1 and CDC42. Acute expression of the four variants in embryonic mouse brain using in utero electroporation caused defects in cortical neuron morphology and migration ending up with cluster formation during corticogenesis. Notably, defective migration by p.E62del, p.D63N and p.Y64C were rescued by a dominant negative version of p21-activated kinase 1. Our results indicate that RAC3 variants result in morphological and functional defects in cortical neurons during brain development through variant-specific mechanisms, eventually leading to heterogeneous neurodevelopmental phenotypes. Scala et al. identify six de novo variants in RAC3, which encodes a small GTPase, in 10 unrelated subjects with neurodevelopmental phenotypes. In vivo and in vitro analyses in mice reveal that RAC3 variants cause morpho-functional defects in cortical neurons through variant-specific mechanisms, disrupting corticogenesis.
Published: 2022

41. 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

42. QUBIC: A Fizeau Interferometer Targeting Primordial B-Modes

Author: Tartari, A., 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., Cammilleri, D., Cavaliere, F., Chanial, P., Chapron, C., Coppolecchia, A., D’Alessandro, G., De Bernardis, P., Decourcelle, T., Del Torto, F., De Petris, M., Dumoulin, L., Franceschet, C., Gault, A., Gayer, D., Gervasi, M., Ghribi, A., Giard, M., Giraud-Héraud, Y., Gradziel, M., Grandsire, L., Hamilton, J. Ch., Haynes, V., Holtzer, N., Kaplan, J., Korotkov, A., Lande, J., Lowitz, A., Maffei, B., Marnieros, S., Martino, J., Masi, S., McCulloch, M., Melhuish, S., Mennella, A., Montier, L., Murphy, A., Néel, D., Ng, M. W., O’Sullivan, C., Pajot, F., Passerini, A., Perbost, C., Piacentini, F., Piat, M., Piccirillo, L., Pisano, G., Prêle, D., Rambaud, D., Rigaut, O., Salatino, M., Schillaci, A., Scully, S., Stolpovskiy, M. M., Timbie, P., Tucker, G., Viganò, D., Voisin, F., Watson, B., and Zannoni, M.
Published: 2016
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43. Erratum: Calibration of QUBIC: The Q and U bolometric interferometer for cosmology (Proceedings of SPIE : The International Society for Optical Engineering (2020) 11445 (114532G) DOI: 10.1117/12.2560172)

Author: Zmuidzinas, Jonas, Tucker, G, Ade, P, Pisano, G, Tucker, C, Auguste, D, Berge, L, Bonis, J, Dumoulin, L, Henrot-Versille, S, Jules, E, Marnieros, S, Olivieri, E, Oriol, C, Wicek, F, Fasciszewski, A, Hampel, M, Melo, D, Arnaldi, L, Gomez Berisso, M, Gonzalez, M, Harari, D, Pastoriza, H, Bonaparte, J, Kristukat, C, Belier, B, Mattei, A, Tartari, A, Pelosi, A, Perciballi, M, Maffei, B, Gaspard, M, Giard, M, Aumont, J, Bernard, J, Marty, W, Montier, L, Pajot, F, Rambaud, D, Rasztocky, E, Romero, G, Almela, A, Cerutti, A, Duca, C, Etchegoyen, A, Ferreyro, L, Fracchia, D, Garcia, B, Garcia Redondo, M, Platino, M, Salum, J, Supanitsky, A, Zullo, A, Murphy, J, Burke, D, O Sullivan, C, Bennett, D, Gayer, D, Gradziel, M, Scully, S, Louis, T, Puddu, R, Petris, M, Amico, G, Battistelli, E, Bernardis, P, Buzi, D, Columbro, F, Coppolecchia, A, D Alessandro, G, Leo, M, Gilles, V, Lamange, L, Mele, L, Masi, S, Paiella, A, Piacentini, F, Polenta, G, Schillaci, A, May, A, Mcculloch, M, Piccirillo, L, Wright, M, Mousset, L, Torchinsky, S, Sazy, M, Chanial, P, Chapron, C, Charlassier, R, Dheilly, S, Ganga, K, Herau, Y, Grandsire, L, Kaplan, J, Loucatos, S, Perbost, C, Piat, M, Prele, D, Stankowiak, G, Stolpovski, M, Thermeau, J, Voisin, F, Bersanelli, M, Cavaliere, F, Franceschet, C, Incardona, F, Mennella, A, Pezzotta, F, Tomasi, M, Vigano, D, Banfi, S, Bau, A, Gervasi, M, Nati, F, Passerini, A, Spinelli, S, Zannoni, M, Gasperis, G, Vittorio, N, Gamboa, M, Alberro, J, Mundo, L, Ringegni, P, Scoccola, C, Azzoni, S, Bunn, E, Timbie, P, Tucker G., Ade P. A. R., Pisano G., Tucker C., Auguste D., Berge L., Bonis J., Dumoulin L., Henrot-Versille S., Jules E., Marnieros S., Olivieri E., Oriol C., Wicek F., Fasciszewski A., Hampel M. R., Melo D., Arnaldi L. H., Gomez Berisso M., Gonzalez M., Harari D., Pastoriza H., Bonaparte J., Kristukat C., Belier B., Mattei A., Tartari A., Pelosi A., Perciballi M., Maffei B., Gaspard M., Giard M., Aumont J., Bernard J. -P., Marty W., Montier L., Pajot F., Rambaud D., Rasztocky E., Romero G. E., Almela A., Cerutti A. C. C., Duca C., Etchegoyen A., Ferreyro L. P., Fracchia D., Garcia B., Garcia Redondo M. E., Platino M., Salum J. M., Supanitsky A. D., Zullo A., Murphy J. D., Burke D., O Sullivan C., Bennett D., Gayer D., Gradziel M., Murphy J., Scully S., Louis T., Puddu R., Petris M. D., Amico G., Battistelli E. S., Bernardis P. D., Buzi D., Columbro F., Coppolecchia A., D Alessandro G., Leo M. D., Gilles V., Lamange L., Mele L., Masi S., Paiella A., Piacentini F., Polenta G., Schillaci A., May A., McCulloch M., Piccirillo L., Wright M., Mousset L., Torchinsky S. A., Sazy M. -A. B., Chanial P., Chapron C., Charlassier R., Dheilly S., Ganga K. M., Herau Y. G., Grandsire L., Kaplan J., Loucatos S., Perbost C., Piat M., Prele D., Stankowiak G., Stolpovski M., Thermeau J. P., Voisin F., Bersanelli M., Cavaliere F., Franceschet C., Incardona F., Mennella A., Pezzotta F., Tomasi M., Vigano D., Banfi S., Bau A., Gervasi M., Nati F., Passerini A., Spinelli S., Zannoni M., Gasperis G. D., Vittorio N., Gamboa M. M., Alberro J. G., Mundo L. M., Ringegni P., Scoccola C., Azzoni S., Bunn E., Timbie P., Zmuidzinas, Jonas, Tucker, G, Ade, P, Pisano, G, Tucker, C, Auguste, D, Berge, L, Bonis, J, Dumoulin, L, Henrot-Versille, S, Jules, E, Marnieros, S, Olivieri, E, Oriol, C, Wicek, F, Fasciszewski, A, Hampel, M, Melo, D, Arnaldi, L, Gomez Berisso, M, Gonzalez, M, Harari, D, Pastoriza, H, Bonaparte, J, Kristukat, C, Belier, B, Mattei, A, Tartari, A, Pelosi, A, Perciballi, M, Maffei, B, Gaspard, M, Giard, M, Aumont, J, Bernard, J, Marty, W, Montier, L, Pajot, F, Rambaud, D, Rasztocky, E, Romero, G, Almela, A, Cerutti, A, Duca, C, Etchegoyen, A, Ferreyro, L, Fracchia, D, Garcia, B, Garcia Redondo, M, Platino, M, Salum, J, Supanitsky, A, Zullo, A, Murphy, J, Burke, D, O Sullivan, C, Bennett, D, Gayer, D, Gradziel, M, Scully, S, Louis, T, Puddu, R, Petris, M, Amico, G, Battistelli, E, Bernardis, P, Buzi, D, Columbro, F, Coppolecchia, A, D Alessandro, G, Leo, M, Gilles, V, Lamange, L, Mele, L, Masi, S, Paiella, A, Piacentini, F, Polenta, G, Schillaci, A, May, A, Mcculloch, M, Piccirillo, L, Wright, M, Mousset, L, Torchinsky, S, Sazy, M, Chanial, P, Chapron, C, Charlassier, R, Dheilly, S, Ganga, K, Herau, Y, Grandsire, L, Kaplan, J, Loucatos, S, Perbost, C, Piat, M, Prele, D, Stankowiak, G, Stolpovski, M, Thermeau, J, Voisin, F, Bersanelli, M, Cavaliere, F, Franceschet, C, Incardona, F, Mennella, A, Pezzotta, F, Tomasi, M, Vigano, D, Banfi, S, Bau, A, Gervasi, M, Nati, F, Passerini, A, Spinelli, S, Zannoni, M, Gasperis, G, Vittorio, N, Gamboa, M, Alberro, J, Mundo, L, Ringegni, P, Scoccola, C, Azzoni, S, Bunn, E, Timbie, P, Tucker G., Ade P. A. R., Pisano G., Tucker C., Auguste D., Berge L., Bonis J., Dumoulin L., Henrot-Versille S., Jules E., Marnieros S., Olivieri E., Oriol C., Wicek F., Fasciszewski A., Hampel M. R., Melo D., Arnaldi L. H., Gomez Berisso M., Gonzalez M., Harari D., Pastoriza H., Bonaparte J., Kristukat C., Belier B., Mattei A., Tartari A., Pelosi A., Perciballi M., Maffei B., Gaspard M., Giard M., Aumont J., Bernard J. -P., Marty W., Montier L., Pajot F., Rambaud D., Rasztocky E., Romero G. E., Almela A., Cerutti A. C. C., Duca C., Etchegoyen A., Ferreyro L. P., Fracchia D., Garcia B., Garcia Redondo M. E., Platino M., Salum J. M., Supanitsky A. D., Zullo A., Murphy J. D., Burke D., O Sullivan C., Bennett D., Gayer D., Gradziel M., Murphy J., Scully S., Louis T., Puddu R., Petris M. D., Amico G., Battistelli E. S., Bernardis P. D., Buzi D., Columbro F., Coppolecchia A., D Alessandro G., Leo M. D., Gilles V., Lamange L., Mele L., Masi S., Paiella A., Piacentini F., Polenta G., Schillaci A., May A., McCulloch M., Piccirillo L., Wright M., Mousset L., Torchinsky S. A., Sazy M. -A. B., Chanial P., Chapron C., Charlassier R., Dheilly S., Ganga K. M., Herau Y. G., Grandsire L., Kaplan J., Loucatos S., Perbost C., Piat M., Prele D., Stankowiak G., Stolpovski M., Thermeau J. P., Voisin F., Bersanelli M., Cavaliere F., Franceschet C., Incardona F., Mennella A., Pezzotta F., Tomasi M., Vigano D., Banfi S., Bau A., Gervasi M., Nati F., Passerini A., Spinelli S., Zannoni M., Gasperis G. D., Vittorio N., Gamboa M. M., Alberro J. G., Mundo L. M., Ringegni P., Scoccola C., Azzoni S., Bunn E., and Timbie P.
Abstract: Publisher's Note: This paper, originally published on 13 December 2020, was replaced with a corrected/revised version on 8 January 2021. If you downloaded the original PDF but are unable to access the revision, please contact SPIE Digital Library Customer Service for assistance.
Published: 2020

44. A partire dalla natura. Il caso studio della scuola primaria Lombardo Radice di Milano. Un progetto sul metodo Pizzigoni

Author: Cagol, M, Calvano, G, Lelli, C, Banfi, S, Bonaldi, M, Borando, A, Ferri, A, Scevola, C, Zuccoli, F, Banfi, S., Bonaldi, M., Borando, A., Ferri, A., Scevola, C., Zuccoli, F., Cagol, M, Calvano, G, Lelli, C, Banfi, S, Bonaldi, M, Borando, A, Ferri, A, Scevola, C, Zuccoli, F, Banfi, S., Bonaldi, M., Borando, A., Ferri, A., Scevola, C., and Zuccoli, F.
Abstract: Questo contributo vuole illustrare un percorso educativo che ha visto la realizzazione di una collaborazione tra varie istituzioni al fine di favorire il percorso di valorizzazione di una scuola. In questa proposta, tra i punti fondanti del progetto, sono stati tenuti in considerazione: l'attenzione alla natura e nello specifico all'orto, l'implementazione di una didattica all'aperto, azioni in questo contesto al metodo Pizzigoni. Il caso di studio qui presentato si riferisce nello specifico alla scuola primaria Giovanni Lombardo Radice, sita in via Paravia 83, a Milano.
Published: 2020

45. 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

46. 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

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

Author: Marnieros, S, Ade, P, Alberro, J, Almela, A, Amico, G, Arnaldi, L, Auguste, D, Aumont, J, Azzoni, S, Banfi, S, Battaglia, P, Battistelli, E, Bau, A, Belier, B, Bennett, D, Berge, L, Bernard, J, Bersanelli, M, Bigot-Sazy, M, 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, Fracchia, D, Franceschet, C, Gamboa Lerena, M, Ganga, K, Garcia, B, Garcia Redondo, M, Gaspard, M, Gayer, D, Gervasi, M, Giard, M, Gilles, V, Giraud-Heraud, Y, Gomez Berisso, M, Gonzalez, M, Gradziel, M, Grandsire, L, Hamilton, J, Harari, D, Henrot-Versille, S, Hoang, D, 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, 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, Prele, D, Puddu, R, Rambaud, D, Ringegni, P, Romero, G, Salatino, M, Salum, J, Schillaci, A, Scoccola, C, Scully, S, Spinelli, S, Stankowiak, G, Stolpovskiy, M, Tartari, A, Thermeau, J, Timbie, P, Tomasi, M, Torchinsky, S, Tucker, G, Tucker, C, Vigano, 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., Bau A., Belier B., Bennett D., Berge 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., Garcia B., Garcia Redondo M. E., Gaspard M., Gayer D., Gervasi M., Giard M., Gilles V., Giraud-Heraud Y., Gomez Berisso M., Gonzalez M., Gradziel M., Grandsire L., Hamilton J. -C., Harari D., Henrot-Versille 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., Prele D., Puddu R., Rambaud D., Ringegni P., Romero G. E., Salatino M., Salum J. M., Schillaci A., Scoccola C., Scully S., Spinelli S., Stankowiak G., Stolpovskiy M., Tartari A., Thermeau J. -P., Timbie P., Tomasi M., Torchinsky S., Tucker G., Tucker C., Vigano D., Vittorio N., Voisin F., Wicek F., Zannoni M., Zullo A., Marnieros, S, Ade, P, Alberro, J, Almela, A, Amico, G, Arnaldi, L, Auguste, D, Aumont, J, Azzoni, S, Banfi, S, Battaglia, P, Battistelli, E, Bau, A, Belier, B, Bennett, D, Berge, L, Bernard, J, Bersanelli, M, Bigot-Sazy, M, 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, Fracchia, D, Franceschet, C, Gamboa Lerena, M, Ganga, K, Garcia, B, Garcia Redondo, M, Gaspard, M, Gayer, D, Gervasi, M, Giard, M, Gilles, V, Giraud-Heraud, Y, Gomez Berisso, M, Gonzalez, M, Gradziel, M, Grandsire, L, Hamilton, J, Harari, D, Henrot-Versille, S, Hoang, D, 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, 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, Prele, D, Puddu, R, Rambaud, D, Ringegni, P, Romero, G, Salatino, M, Salum, J, Schillaci, A, Scoccola, C, Scully, S, Spinelli, S, Stankowiak, G, Stolpovskiy, M, Tartari, A, Thermeau, J, Timbie, P, Tomasi, M, Torchinsky, S, Tucker, G, Tucker, C, Vigano, 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., Bau A., Belier B., Bennett D., Berge 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., Garcia B., Garcia Redondo M. E., Gaspard M., Gayer D., Gervasi M., Giard M., Gilles V., Giraud-Heraud Y., Gomez Berisso M., Gonzalez M., Gradziel M., Grandsire L., Hamilton J. -C., Harari D., Henrot-Versille 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., Prele D., Puddu R., Rambaud D., Ringegni P., Romero G. E., Salatino M., Salum J. M., Schillaci A., Scoccola C., Scully S., Spinelli S., Stankowiak G., Stolpovskiy M., Tartari A., Thermeau J. -P., Timbie P., Tomasi M., Torchinsky S., Tucker G., Tucker C., Vigano 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

48. The QUBIC experiment

Author: Auge E.,Dumarchez J.,Tran Thanh Van J., D'Alessandro, G, Ade, P, Amico, G, Auguste, D, Aumont, J, Banfi, S, Barbarin, G, Battaglia, P, Battistelli, E, Bau, A, Belier, B, Bennett, D, Berge, L, Bernard, J, Bersanelli, M, Bigot-Sazy, M, Bleurvacq, N, Bonaparte, J, Bonis, J, Bordier, G, Breelle, E, Bunn, E, Burke, D, Buzi, D, Buzzelli, A, Cavaliere, F, Chanial, P, Chapron, C, Charlassier, R, Columbro, F, Coppi, G, Coppolecchia, A, Couchot, F, D'Agostino, R, de Bernardis, P, de Gasperis, G, de Leo, M, de Petris, M, Di Donato, A, Dumoulin, L, Etchegoyen, A, Fasciszewski, A, Franceschet, C, Gamboa Lerena, M, Garcia, B, Garrido, X, Gaspard, M, Gault, A, Gayer, D, Gervasi, M, Giard, M, Giraud-Heraud, Y, Gomez Berisso, M, Gonzalez, M, Gradziel, M, Grandsire, L, Guerrard, E, Hamilton, J, Harari, D, Haynes, V, Henrot-Versille, S, Hoang, D, 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, Mennella, A, Montier, L, Mundo, L, Murphy, J, O'Sullivan, C, Olivieri, E, Paiella, A, Pajot, F, Passerini, A, Pastoriza, H, Pelosi, A, Perbost, C, Perdereau, O, Pezzotta, F, Piacentini, F, Piat, M, Piccirillo, L, Pisano, G, Polenta, G, Prele, D, Puddu, R, Rambaud, D, Ringegni, P, Romero, G, Salatino, M, Schillaci, A, Scoccola, C, Scully, S, Spinelli, S, Stolpovskiy, M, Suarez, F, Tartari, A, Thermeau, J, Timbie, P, Torchinsky, S, Tristram, M, Truongcanh, V, Tucker, G, Tucker, C, Vanneste, S, Vigano, D, Vittorio, N, Voisin, F, Watson, B, Wicek, F, Zannoni, M, Zullo, A, D'Alessandro G., Ade P., Amico G., Auguste D., Aumont J., Banfi S., Barbarin 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., Chapron C., Charlassier R., Columbro F., Coppi G., Coppolecchia A., Couchot F., D'Agostino R., de Bernardis P., de Gasperis G., de Leo M., de Petris M., Di Donato A., Dumoulin L., Etchegoyen A., Fasciszewski A., Franceschet C., Gamboa Lerena M. M., Garcia B., Garrido X., Gaspard M., Gault A., Gayer D., Gervasi M., Giard M., Giraud-Heraud Y., Gomez Berisso M., 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., Masi S., Mattei A., May A., McCulloch M., Medina M. C., Mele L., Melhuish S., 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., Piat M., Piccirillo L., Pisano G., Polenta G., Prele D., Puddu R., Rambaud D., Ringegni P., Romero G. E., Salatino M., Schillaci A., Scoccola C. G., Scully S., Spinelli S., Stolpovskiy M., Suarez F., Tartari A., Thermeau J. -P., Timbie P., Torchinsky S. A., Tristram M., Truongcanh V., Tucker G., Tucker C., Vanneste S., Vigano D., Vittorio N., Voisin F., Watson B., Wicek F., Zannoni M., Zullo A., Auge E.,Dumarchez J.,Tran Thanh Van J., D'Alessandro, G, Ade, P, Amico, G, Auguste, D, Aumont, J, Banfi, S, Barbarin, G, Battaglia, P, Battistelli, E, Bau, A, Belier, B, Bennett, D, Berge, L, Bernard, J, Bersanelli, M, Bigot-Sazy, M, Bleurvacq, N, Bonaparte, J, Bonis, J, Bordier, G, Breelle, E, Bunn, E, Burke, D, Buzi, D, Buzzelli, A, Cavaliere, F, Chanial, P, Chapron, C, Charlassier, R, Columbro, F, Coppi, G, Coppolecchia, A, Couchot, F, D'Agostino, R, de Bernardis, P, de Gasperis, G, de Leo, M, de Petris, M, Di Donato, A, Dumoulin, L, Etchegoyen, A, Fasciszewski, A, Franceschet, C, Gamboa Lerena, M, Garcia, B, Garrido, X, Gaspard, M, Gault, A, Gayer, D, Gervasi, M, Giard, M, Giraud-Heraud, Y, Gomez Berisso, M, Gonzalez, M, Gradziel, M, Grandsire, L, Guerrard, E, Hamilton, J, Harari, D, Haynes, V, Henrot-Versille, S, Hoang, D, 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, Mennella, A, Montier, L, Mundo, L, Murphy, J, O'Sullivan, C, Olivieri, E, Paiella, A, Pajot, F, Passerini, A, Pastoriza, H, Pelosi, A, Perbost, C, Perdereau, O, Pezzotta, F, Piacentini, F, Piat, M, Piccirillo, L, Pisano, G, Polenta, G, Prele, D, Puddu, R, Rambaud, D, Ringegni, P, Romero, G, Salatino, M, Schillaci, A, Scoccola, C, Scully, S, Spinelli, S, Stolpovskiy, M, Suarez, F, Tartari, A, Thermeau, J, Timbie, P, Torchinsky, S, Tristram, M, Truongcanh, V, Tucker, G, Tucker, C, Vanneste, S, Vigano, D, Vittorio, N, Voisin, F, Watson, B, Wicek, F, Zannoni, M, Zullo, A, D'Alessandro G., Ade P., Amico G., Auguste D., Aumont J., Banfi S., Barbarin 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., Chapron C., Charlassier R., Columbro F., Coppi G., Coppolecchia A., Couchot F., D'Agostino R., de Bernardis P., de Gasperis G., de Leo M., de Petris M., Di Donato A., Dumoulin L., Etchegoyen A., Fasciszewski A., Franceschet C., Gamboa Lerena M. M., Garcia B., Garrido X., Gaspard M., Gault A., Gayer D., Gervasi M., Giard M., Giraud-Heraud Y., Gomez Berisso M., 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., Masi S., Mattei A., May A., McCulloch M., Medina M. C., Mele L., Melhuish S., 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., Piat M., Piccirillo L., Pisano G., Polenta G., Prele D., Puddu R., Rambaud D., Ringegni P., Romero G. E., Salatino M., Schillaci A., Scoccola C. G., Scully S., Spinelli S., Stolpovskiy M., Suarez F., Tartari A., Thermeau J. -P., Timbie P., Torchinsky S. A., Tristram M., Truongcanh V., Tucker G., Tucker C., Vanneste S., Vigano D., Vittorio N., Voisin F., Watson B., Wicek F., Zannoni M., and Zullo A.
Abstract: The Q & U Bolometric Interferometer for Cosmology (QUBIC) is a cosmology experiment which aims to measure the B-mode polarization of the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB). Measurements of the primordial B-mode pattern of the CMB polarization is in fact among the most exciting goals in cosmology as it would allow testing the inflationary paradigm, an exponential expansion occurred during the first 10−33 seconds of the Universe age. A large number of experiments are attempting to measure the B-modes, from the ground and from the stratosphere using classic imaging techniques. The QUBIC collaboration is developing an innovative concept to measure CMB polarization implementing bolometric interferometry which mixes the high sensitivity of bolometric detectors with an accurate systematics control due to the interferometric nature of the experiment. QUBIC is at an advanced state of tests on all sub-systems and we are planning to start with measurements by the end of 2018 from Alto Chorillo in Argentina.
Published: 2020

49. The QUBIC instrument for CMB polarization measurements

Author: Mele, L, Ade, P, Alberro, J, Almela, A, Amico, G, Arnaldi, L, Auguste, D, Aumont, J, Azzoni, S, Banfi, S, Battistelli, E, Ba, A, B lier, B, Bennett, D, Berge, L, Bernard, J, Bersanelli, M, Bigot-Sazy, M, 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, Bernardis, P, Gasperis, G, Leo, M, Petris, M, Dheilly, S, Dumoulin, L, Etchegoyen, A, Fasciszewski, A, Ferreyro, L, Fracchia, D, Franceschet, C, Lerena, M, Ganga, K, Garcia, B, Redondo, M, Gaspard, M, Gayer, D, Gervasi, M, Giard, M, Gilles, V, Giraud-Heraud, Y, Gomez Berisso, M, Gonzalez, M, Gradziel, M, Grandsire, L, Hamilton, J, Harari, D, Henrot-Versille, S, Hoang, D, Incardona, F, Jules, E, Kaplan, J, Kristukat, C, Lamagna, L, Loucatos, S, Louis, T, Maffei, B, Marnieros, S, Marty, W, Masi, S, Mattei, A, May, A, Mcculloch, M, 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, Pr le, D, Puddu, R, Rambaud, D, Ringegni, P, Romero, G, Salatino, M, Salum, J, Schillaci, A, Scoccola, C, Scully, S, Spinelli, S, Stankowiak, G, Stolpovskiy, M, Tartari, A, Thermeau, J, Timbie, P, Tomasi, M, Torchinsky, S, Tristram, M, Tucker, G, Tucker, C, Vigan, D, Vittorio, N, Voisin, F, Wicek, F, Zannoni, M, Zullo, A, Mele L., Ade P., Alberro J. G., Almela A., Amico G., Arnaldi L. H., Auguste D., Aumont J., Azzoni S., Banfi S., Battistelli E. S., Ba A., B lier B., Bennett D., Berge 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., Bernardis P. D., Gasperis G. D., Leo M. D., Petris M. D., Dheilly S., Dumoulin L., Etchegoyen A., Fasciszewski A., Ferreyro L. P., Fracchia D., Franceschet C., Lerena M. M. G., Ganga K., Garcia B., Redondo M. E. G., Gaspard M., Gayer D., Gervasi M., Giard M., Gilles V., Giraud-Heraud Y., Gomez Berisso M., Gonzalez M., Gradziel M., Grandsire L., Hamilton J. -C., 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 A., May A., McCulloch M., 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., Pr le D., Puddu R., Rambaud D., Ringegni P., Romero G. E., Salatino M., Salum J. M., Schillaci A., Scoccola C., Scully S., Spinelli S., Stankowiak G., Stolpovskiy M., Tartari A., Thermeau J. -P., Timbie P., Tomasi M., Torchinsky S., Tristram M., Tucker G., Tucker C., Vigan D., Vittorio N., Voisin F., Wicek F., Zannoni M., Zullo A., Mele, L, Ade, P, Alberro, J, Almela, A, Amico, G, Arnaldi, L, Auguste, D, Aumont, J, Azzoni, S, Banfi, S, Battistelli, E, Ba, A, B lier, B, Bennett, D, Berge, L, Bernard, J, Bersanelli, M, Bigot-Sazy, M, 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, Bernardis, P, Gasperis, G, Leo, M, Petris, M, Dheilly, S, Dumoulin, L, Etchegoyen, A, Fasciszewski, A, Ferreyro, L, Fracchia, D, Franceschet, C, Lerena, M, Ganga, K, Garcia, B, Redondo, M, Gaspard, M, Gayer, D, Gervasi, M, Giard, M, Gilles, V, Giraud-Heraud, Y, Gomez Berisso, M, Gonzalez, M, Gradziel, M, Grandsire, L, Hamilton, J, Harari, D, Henrot-Versille, S, Hoang, D, Incardona, F, Jules, E, Kaplan, J, Kristukat, C, Lamagna, L, Loucatos, S, Louis, T, Maffei, B, Marnieros, S, Marty, W, Masi, S, Mattei, A, May, A, Mcculloch, M, 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, Pr le, D, Puddu, R, Rambaud, D, Ringegni, P, Romero, G, Salatino, M, Salum, J, Schillaci, A, Scoccola, C, Scully, S, Spinelli, S, Stankowiak, G, Stolpovskiy, M, Tartari, A, Thermeau, J, Timbie, P, Tomasi, M, Torchinsky, S, Tristram, M, Tucker, G, Tucker, C, Vigan, D, Vittorio, N, Voisin, F, Wicek, F, Zannoni, M, Zullo, A, Mele L., Ade P., Alberro J. G., Almela A., Amico G., Arnaldi L. H., Auguste D., Aumont J., Azzoni S., Banfi S., Battistelli E. S., Ba A., B lier B., Bennett D., Berge 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., Bernardis P. D., Gasperis G. D., Leo M. D., Petris M. D., Dheilly S., Dumoulin L., Etchegoyen A., Fasciszewski A., Ferreyro L. P., Fracchia D., Franceschet C., Lerena M. M. G., Ganga K., Garcia B., Redondo M. E. G., Gaspard M., Gayer D., Gervasi M., Giard M., Gilles V., Giraud-Heraud Y., Gomez Berisso M., Gonzalez M., Gradziel M., Grandsire L., Hamilton J. -C., 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 A., May A., McCulloch M., 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., Pr le D., Puddu R., Rambaud D., Ringegni P., Romero G. E., Salatino M., Salum J. M., Schillaci A., Scoccola C., Scully S., Spinelli S., Stankowiak G., Stolpovskiy M., Tartari A., Thermeau J. -P., Timbie P., Tomasi M., Torchinsky S., Tristram M., Tucker G., Tucker C., Vigan D., Vittorio N., Voisin F., Wicek F., Zannoni M., and Zullo A.
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

50. 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

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