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1. Thermal architecture for the QUBIC cryogenic receiver

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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.

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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

2. 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

3. QUBIC Technical Design Report

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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

4. Latest Progress on the QUBIC Instrument

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Ghribi, A., Aumont, J., Battistelli, E. S., Bau, A., Bergé, L., Bernard, J-Ph., Bersanelli, M., Bigot-Sazy, M-A., Bordier, G., Bunn, E. T., Cavaliere, F., Chanial, P., Coppolecchia, A., Decourcelle, T., De Bernardis, P., De Petris, M., Drilien, A-A., Dumoulin, L., Falvella, M. C., Gault, A., Gervasi, M., Giard, M., Gradziel, M., Grandsire, L., Gayer, D., Hamilton, J-Ch., Haynes, V., Giraud-Héraud, Y., Holtzer, N., Kaplan, J., Korotkov, A., Lande, J., Lowitz, A., Maffei, B., Marnieros, S., Martino, J., Masi, S., Mennella, A., Montier, L., Murphy, A., Ng, M. W., Olivieri, E., Pajot, F., Passerini, A., Piacentini, F., Piat, M., Piccirillo, L., Pisano, G., Prêle, D., Rambaud, D., Rigaut, O., Rosset, C., Salatino, M., Schillaci, A., Scully, S., O'Sullivan, C., Tartari, A., Timbie, P., Tucker, G., Vibert, L., Voisin, F., Watson, B., and Zannoni, M.

Subjects
Astrophysics - Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics, Astrophysics - Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
Abstract

QUBIC is a unique instrument that crosses the barriers between classical imaging architectures and interferometry taking advantage from both for high sensitivity and systematics mitigation. The scientific target is the detection of the primordial gravitational waves imprint on the Cosmic Microwave Background which are the proof of inflation, holy grail of modern cosmology. In this paper, we show the latest advances in the development of the architecture and the sub-systems of the first module of this instrument to be deployed in Dome Charlie Concordia base - Antarctica in 2015., Comment: 6 pages, 2 figures, conference LTD15

Published
2013
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5. QUBIC: A Fizeau Interferometer Targeting Primordial B-Modes

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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.

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2016
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7. QUBIC: The QU bolometric interferometer for cosmology

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Battistelli, E., Baú, A., Bennett, D., Bergé, L., Bernard, J.-Ph., de Bernardis, P., Bordier, G., Bounab, A., Bréelle, É., Bunn, E.F., Calvo, M., Charlassier, R., Collin, S., Coppolecchia, A., Cruciani, A., Curran, G., de Petris, M., Dumoulin, L., Gault, A., Gervasi, M., Ghribi, A., Giard, M., Giordano, C., Giraud-Héraud, Y., Gradziel, M., Guglielmi, L., Hamilton, J.-Ch., Haynes, V., Kaplan, J., Korotkov, A., Landé, J., Maffei, B., Maiello, M., Malu, S., Marnieros, S., Martino, J., Masi, S., Murphy, A., Nati, F., O’Sullivan, C., Pajot, F., Passerini, A., Peterzen, S., Piacentini, F., Piat, M., Piccirillo, L., Pisano, G., Polenta, G., Prêle, D., Romano, D., Rosset, C., Salatino, M., Schillaci, A., Sironi, G., Sordini, R., Spinelli, S., Tartari, A., Timbie, P., Tucker, G., Vibert, L., Voisin, F., Watson, R.A., and Zannoni, M.

Published
2011
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9. The QUBIC experiment

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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

11. QUBIC: the Q&U Bolometric Interferometer for Cosmology

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Piat, M., Battistelli, E., Baù, A., Bennett, D., Bergé, L., Bernard, J.-P., de Bernardis, P., Bigot-Sazy, M.-A., Bordier, G., Bounab, A., Bréelle, E., Bunn, E. F., Calvo, M., Charlassier, R., Collin, S., Cruciani, A., Curran, G., Dumoulin, L., Gault, A., Gervasi, M., Ghribi, A., Giard, M., Giordano, C., Giraud-Héraud, Y., Gradziel, M., Guglielmi, L., Hamilton, J.-C., Haynes, V., Kaplan, J., Korotkov, A., Landé, J., Maffei, B., Maiello, M., Malu, S., Marnieros, S., Martino, J., Masi, S., Montier, L., Murphy, A., Nati, F., O’Sullivan, C., Pajot, F., Parisel, C., Passerini, A., Peterzen, S., Piacentini, F., Piccirillo, L., Pisano, G., Polenta, G., Prêle, D., Romano, D., Rosset, C., Salatino, M., Schillaci, A., Sironi, G., Sordini, R., Spinelli, S., Tartari, A., Timbie, P., Tucker, G., Vibert, L., Voisin, F., Watson, R. A., and Zannoni, M.

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2012
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15. Optical modelling and analysis of the Q and U bolometric interferometer for cosmology

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Sadwick L.P.,Yang T., Burke, D, Gayer, D, Kalinauskaite, E, O'Sullivan, C, Murphy, J, Scully, S, De Petris, M, De Leo, M, Mennella, A, Torchinsky, S, Zannoni, M, Amico, G, Auguste, D, Aumont, J, Banfi, S, Barbaran, G, Battaglia, P, Battistelli, E, Bau, A, Belier, B, Bennett, D, Berge, L, Bernard, J, Bersanelli, M, Bigot-Sazy, M, Bleurvac, N, Bonaparte, J, Bonis, J, Bordier, G, Breelle, E, Bunn, E, Buzi, D, Buzzelli, A, Cavaliere, F, Chanial, P, Chapron, C, Charlassier, R, Columbro, F, Coppi, G, Coppolecchia, A, Couchot, F, D'Alessandro, G, D'Agostino, R, De Bernardis, P, De Gasperis, G, Di Donato, A, Drilien, A, Dumoulin, L, Etchegoyen, A, Fasciszewski, A, Franceschet, C, Gamboa-Lerena, M, Garcia, B, Garrido, X, Gaspard, M, Gault, A, 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, Holtzer, N, Incardona, F, Jules, E, Kaplan, J, Korotkov, A, Kristukat, C, Lamagna, L, Lande, J, 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, Mundo, L, Montier, L, Neel, D, 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, Rigaut, O, Ringegni, P, Romero, G, Salatino, M, Schillaci, A, Scoccola, C, Spinelli, S, Stolpovskiy, M, Suarez, F, Tartari, A, Thermeau, J, Timbie, P, Tristram, M, Truongcanh, V, Tucker, G, Tucker, C, Vigano, D, Vittorio, N, Voisin, F, Watson, B, Wicek, F, Zullo, A, Burke D., Gayer D., Kalinauskaite E., O'Sullivan C., Murphy J. D., Scully S. P., De Petris M., De Leo M., Mennella A., Torchinsky S. A., Zannoni M., Amico G., Auguste D., Aumont J., Banfi S., Barbaran G., Battaglia P., Battistelli E., Bau A., Belier B., Bennett D. G., Berge L., Bernard J. -P., Bersanelli M., Bigot-Sazy M. -A., Bleurvac N., Bonaparte J., Bonis J., Bordier G., Breelle E., Bunn E. F., Buzi D., Buzzelli A., Cavaliere F., Chanial P., Chapron C., Charlassier R., Columbro F., Coppi G., Coppolecchia A., Couchot F., D'Alessandro G., D'Agostino R., De Bernardis P., De Gasperis G., Di Donato A., Drilien A. -A., Dumoulin L., Etchegoyen A., Fasciszewski A., Franceschet C., Gamboa-Lerena M., Garcia B., Garrido X., Gaspard M., Gault A., Gervasi M., Giard M., Giraud-Heraud Y., Gomez Berisso M., Gonzalez M., Gradziel M. L., Grandsire L., Guerrard E., Hamilton J. -C., Harari D., Haynes V., Henrot-Versille S., Hoang D. T., Holtzer N., Incardona F., Jules E., Kaplan J., Korotkov A. L., Kristukat C., Lamagna L., Lande J., Loucatos S., Louis T., Lowitz A., Lukovic V., Luterstein R., Maffei B., Marnieros S., Masi S., Mattei A., May A. J., McCulloch M. A., Medina M. C., Mele L., Melhuish S. J., Mundo L., Montier L., Murphy J. A., Neel D., Olivieri E., Paiella A., Pajot F., Passerini A., Pastoriza H., Pelosi A., Perbost C., Perdereau O., Pezzotta F., Piacentini F., Piat M. R., Piccirillo L., Pisano G., Polenta G., Prele D., Puddu R., Rambaud D., Rigaut O., Ringegni P., Romero G. E., Salatino M., Schillaci A., Scoccola C. G., Spinelli S. M., Stolpovskiy M., Suarez F., Tartari A., Thermeau J. -P., Timbie P. T., Tristram M., Truongcanh V., Tucker G. S., Tucker C. E., Vigano D., Vittorio N., Voisin F., Watson B., Wicek F., Zullo A., Sadwick L.P.,Yang T., Burke, D, Gayer, D, Kalinauskaite, E, O'Sullivan, C, Murphy, J, Scully, S, De Petris, M, De Leo, M, Mennella, A, Torchinsky, S, Zannoni, M, Amico, G, Auguste, D, Aumont, J, Banfi, S, Barbaran, G, Battaglia, P, Battistelli, E, Bau, A, Belier, B, Bennett, D, Berge, L, Bernard, J, Bersanelli, M, Bigot-Sazy, M, Bleurvac, N, Bonaparte, J, Bonis, J, Bordier, G, Breelle, E, Bunn, E, Buzi, D, Buzzelli, A, Cavaliere, F, Chanial, P, Chapron, C, Charlassier, R, Columbro, F, Coppi, G, Coppolecchia, A, Couchot, F, D'Alessandro, G, D'Agostino, R, De Bernardis, P, De Gasperis, G, Di Donato, A, Drilien, A, Dumoulin, L, Etchegoyen, A, Fasciszewski, A, Franceschet, C, Gamboa-Lerena, M, Garcia, B, Garrido, X, Gaspard, M, Gault, A, 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, Holtzer, N, Incardona, F, Jules, E, Kaplan, J, Korotkov, A, Kristukat, C, Lamagna, L, Lande, J, 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, Mundo, L, Montier, L, Neel, D, 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, Rigaut, O, Ringegni, P, Romero, G, Salatino, M, Schillaci, A, Scoccola, C, Spinelli, S, Stolpovskiy, M, Suarez, F, Tartari, A, Thermeau, J, Timbie, P, Tristram, M, Truongcanh, V, Tucker, G, Tucker, C, Vigano, D, Vittorio, N, Voisin, F, Watson, B, Wicek, F, Zullo, A, Burke D., Gayer D., Kalinauskaite E., O'Sullivan C., Murphy J. D., Scully S. P., De Petris M., De Leo M., Mennella A., Torchinsky S. A., Zannoni M., Amico G., Auguste D., Aumont J., Banfi S., Barbaran G., Battaglia P., Battistelli E., Bau A., Belier B., Bennett D. G., Berge L., Bernard J. -P., Bersanelli M., Bigot-Sazy M. -A., Bleurvac N., Bonaparte J., Bonis J., Bordier G., Breelle E., Bunn E. F., Buzi D., Buzzelli A., Cavaliere F., Chanial P., Chapron C., Charlassier R., Columbro F., Coppi G., Coppolecchia A., Couchot F., D'Alessandro G., D'Agostino R., De Bernardis P., De Gasperis G., Di Donato A., Drilien A. -A., Dumoulin L., Etchegoyen A., Fasciszewski A., Franceschet C., Gamboa-Lerena M., Garcia B., Garrido X., Gaspard M., Gault A., Gervasi M., Giard M., Giraud-Heraud Y., Gomez Berisso M., Gonzalez M., Gradziel M. L., Grandsire L., Guerrard E., Hamilton J. -C., Harari D., Haynes V., Henrot-Versille S., Hoang D. T., Holtzer N., Incardona F., Jules E., Kaplan J., Korotkov A. L., Kristukat C., Lamagna L., Lande J., Loucatos S., Louis T., Lowitz A., Lukovic V., Luterstein R., Maffei B., Marnieros S., Masi S., Mattei A., May A. J., McCulloch M. A., Medina M. C., Mele L., Melhuish S. J., Mundo L., Montier L., Murphy J. A., Neel D., Olivieri E., Paiella A., Pajot F., Passerini A., Pastoriza H., Pelosi A., Perbost C., Perdereau O., Pezzotta F., Piacentini F., Piat M. R., Piccirillo L., Pisano G., Polenta G., Prele D., Puddu R., Rambaud D., Rigaut O., Ringegni P., Romero G. E., Salatino M., Schillaci A., Scoccola C. G., Spinelli S. M., Stolpovskiy M., Suarez F., Tartari A., Thermeau J. -P., Timbie P. T., Tristram M., Truongcanh V., Tucker G. S., Tucker C. E., Vigano D., Vittorio N., Voisin F., Watson B., Wicek F., and Zullo A.

Abstract

Remnant radiation from the early universe, known as the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB), has been redshifted and cooled, and today has a blackbody spectrum peaking at millimetre wavelengths. The QUBIC (Q&U Bolometric Interferometer for Cosmology) instrument is designed to map the very faint polaristion structure in the CMB. QUBIC is based on the novel concept of bolometric interferometry in conjunction with synthetic imaging. It will have a large array of input feedhorns, which creates a large number of interferometric baselines. The beam from each feedhorn is passed through an optical combiner, with an off-axis compensated Gregorian design, to allow the generation of the synthetic image. The optical-combiner will operate in two frequency bands (150 and 220 GHz with 25% and 18.2 % bandwidth respectively) while cryogenically cooled TES bolometers provide the sensitivity required at the image plane. The QUBIC Technical Demonstrator (TD), a proof of technology instrument that contains 64 input feed-horns, is currently being built and will be installed in the Alto Chorrillos region of Argentina. The plan is then for the full QUBIC instrument (400 feed-horns) to be deployed in Argentina and obtain cosmologically significant results. In this paper we will examine the output of the manufactered feed-horns in comparison to the nominal design. We will show the results of optical modelling that has been performed in anticipation of alignment and calibration of the TD in Paris, in particular testing the validity of real laboratory environments. We show the output of large calibrator sources (50 ° full width haf max Gaussian beams) and the importance of accurate mirror definitions when modelling large beams. Finally we describe the tolerance on errors of the position and orientation of mirrors in the optical combiner.

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2018

16. Curriculum Revision: A Methodological Approach. Main Conclusions of the Study. Studies in Institutional Management in Higher Education, Universite de Paris X-Nanterre.

Author

Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, Paris (France). Centre for Educational Research and Innovation. and Bordier, G.

Abstract

In its unabridged French version this document reviews research resulting from cooperation between university teachers, students, and representatives of industrial and commercial firms in the Paris area. The research was carried out at a period when the aims and organization of higher education in economic science in French universities had become the target of much contradictory criticism and was designed to achieve three objectives: (1) a tentative analysis of the feelings and attitudes of each of the groups concerned (students, teachers, and employers) with regard to the first (license essciences economiques) and the higher degree (Diplome d'etudes superieures or DES); (2) a survey of the attitudes and preferences of the three groups with regard to any changes likely to be made in the DES in economic science of Paris X-Nanterre, so as to meet their requirements; and (3) the use of statistical and econometric analysis to permit a methodological confrontation of preferences common to a number of subgroups revealed by the analysis of the data collected. This English version presents conclusions of the study and opinions expressed by students, teaching staff, and employers. (Author/KE)

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1975

17. Simulations and performance of the QUBIC optical beam combiner

Author

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

Abstract

QUBIC, the Q & U Bolometric Interferometer for Cosmology, is a novel ground-based instrument that aims to measure the extremely faint B-mode polarisation anisotropy of the cosmic microwave background at intermediate angular scales (multipoles of

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2018

18. Thermal architecture for the QUBIC cryogenic receiver

Author

May, A., Chapron, C., Coppi, G., D'Alessandro, G., De Bernardis, P., Masi, S., Melhuish, S., Piat, M., Piccirillo, L., Schillaci, A., Thermeau, Jean Pierre, Ade, P.A.R., Amico, G., Auguste, D., Aumont, J., Banfi, S., Barbaràn, Gustavo, Battaglia, P., Battistelli, E., Bau, A., Bélier, B., Bennett, D., Bergé, L., Bernard, J.-P., Bersanelli, M., Bigot-Sazy, M.-A., Bleurvacq, N., Bonaparte, J., Bonis, J., Bordier, G., Breelle, E., Bunn, E.F., 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, Andres, Dumoulin, L., Etchegoyen, A., Fasciszewski, Adrián, Franceschet, C., Gamboa Lerena, M.M., Garcia, G., Garrido, Xavier, Gaspard, M., Gault, A., Gayer, D., Gervasi, M., Giard, M., Giraud-Héraud, Y., Gómez Berisso, Mariano, González, M., Gradziel, Marcin, 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., Kirstukat, C., Lamagna, L., Loucatos, S., Louis, T., Lowitz, A., Lukovic, V., Luterstein, R., Maffei, B., Marnieros, S., Mattei, Angelo, McCulloch, M., Medina, M.C., Mele, L., Mennella, A., Montier, L., Mundo, L.M., Murphy, J.Anthony, Murphy, J.D., O'Sullivan, Créidhe, Olivieri, E., Paiella, A., Pajot, F., Passerini, A., Pastoriza, H., Pelosi, A., Perbost, C., Perdereau, O., Pezzotta, F., Piacentini, F., Pisano, G., Polenta, G., Prêle, D., Puddu, R., Rambaud, D., Ringegni, Pablo, Romero, G.E., Salatino, M., Scóccola, Claudia G., Scully, S., Spinelli, S., Stolpovskiy, M., Suarez, F., Tartari, A., Timbie, P., Torchinsky, S., Tristram, M., Truongcanh, V., Tucker, C., Tucker, G., Vanneste, S., Viganò, D., Vittorio, N., Voisin, F., Watson, B., Wicek, F., Zannoni, M., Zullo, Antonio, May, A., Chapron, C., Coppi, G., D'Alessandro, G., De Bernardis, P., Masi, S., Melhuish, S., Piat, M., Piccirillo, L., Schillaci, A., Thermeau, Jean Pierre, Ade, P.A.R., Amico, G., Auguste, D., Aumont, J., Banfi, S., Barbaràn, Gustavo, Battaglia, P., Battistelli, E., Bau, A., Bélier, B., Bennett, D., Bergé, L., Bernard, J.-P., Bersanelli, M., Bigot-Sazy, M.-A., Bleurvacq, N., Bonaparte, J., Bonis, J., Bordier, G., Breelle, E., Bunn, E.F., 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, Andres, Dumoulin, L., Etchegoyen, A., Fasciszewski, Adrián, Franceschet, C., Gamboa Lerena, M.M., Garcia, G., Garrido, Xavier, Gaspard, M., Gault, A., Gayer, D., Gervasi, M., Giard, M., Giraud-Héraud, Y., Gómez Berisso, Mariano, González, M., Gradziel, Marcin, 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., Kirstukat, C., Lamagna, L., Loucatos, S., Louis, T., Lowitz, A., Lukovic, V., Luterstein, R., Maffei, B., Marnieros, S., Mattei, Angelo, McCulloch, M., Medina, M.C., Mele, L., Mennella, A., Montier, L., Mundo, L.M., Murphy, J.Anthony, Murphy, J.D., O'Sullivan, Créidhe, Olivieri, E., Paiella, A., Pajot, F., Passerini, A., Pastoriza, H., Pelosi, A., Perbost, C., Perdereau, O., Pezzotta, F., Piacentini, F., Pisano, G., Polenta, G., Prêle, D., Puddu, R., Rambaud, D., Ringegni, Pablo, Romero, G.E., Salatino, M., Scóccola, Claudia G., Scully, S., Spinelli, S., Stolpovskiy, M., Suarez, F., Tartari, A., Timbie, P., Torchinsky, S., Tristram, M., Truongcanh, V., Tucker, C., Tucker, G., Vanneste, S., Viganò, D., Vittorio, N., Voisin, F., Watson, B., Wicek, F., Zannoni, M., and Zullo, Antonio

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

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2018

19. Performance of NbSi transition-edge sensors readout with a 128 MUX factor for the QUBIC experiment

Author

Salatino, M., Bélier, B., Chapron, C., Hoang, D.T., Maestre, S., Marnieros, S., Marty, W., Montier, L., Piat, M., Prêle, D., Rambaud, D., Stankowiak, Guillaume, Thermeau, Jean Pierre, Torchinsky, S., Henrot-Versille, S., Voisin, F., Ade, P.A.R., Amico, G., Auguste, D., Aumont, J., Banfi, S., Barbaràn, Gustavo, Battaglia, P., Battistelli, E., Bau, A., Bennett, D., Bergé, L., Bernard, J.-P., Bersanelli, M., Bigot-Sazy, M.-A., Bleurvacq, N., Bonaparte, J., Bonis, J., Bordier, G., Breelle, E., Bunn, E.F., Burke, D., Buzi, D., Busselli, A., Cavaliere, F., Chanial, P., Charlassier, R., Columbro, F., Coppi, G., Coppolecchia, A., Couchot, F., D'Agostino, R., D'Alessandro, G., De Bernardis, P., de Gasperis, G., De Leo, M., De Petris, M., Di Donato, Andres, Dumoulin, L., Etchegoyen, A., Fasciszewski, Adrián, Franceschet, C., Gamboa Lerena, M.M., Garcia, B., Garrido, Xavier, Gaspard, M., Gault, A., Gayer, D., Gervasi, M., Giard, M., Giraud-Héraud, Y., Gómez Berisso, Mariano, González, M., Gradziel, Marcin, Grandsire, L., Guerrard, E., Hamilton, J.-Ch., Harari, D., Haynes, V., Incardona, F., Jules, E., Kaplan, J., Korotkov, A., Kristukat, C., Lamagna, L., Loucatos, S., Louis, T., Lowitz, A., Lukovic, V., Luterstein, R., Maffei, B., Masi, S., Mattei, Angelo, May, A.J., McCulloch, M., Medina, M.C., Mele, L., Melhuish, S.J., Mennella, A., Mundo, L.M., Murphy, J.Anthony, Murphy, J.D., O'Sullivan, Créidhe, Olivieri, E., Paiella, A., Pajot, F., Passerini, A., Pastoriza, Hernan, Pelosi, A., Perbost, C., Perdereau, O., Pezzotta, F., Piacentini, F., Piccirillo, L., Pisano, G., Polenta, G., Puddu, R., Ringegni, P., Romero, G.E., Schillaci, A., Scóccola, Claudia G., Scully, S., Spinelli, S., Stolpovskiy, M., Suarez, F., Tartari, A., Timbie, P., Tristram, M., Truongcanh, V., Tucker, C., Tucker, G., Vanneste, S., Viganò, D., Vittorio, N., Watson, B., Wicek, F., Zannoni, M., Zullo, A., Salatino, M., Bélier, B., Chapron, C., Hoang, D.T., Maestre, S., Marnieros, S., Marty, W., Montier, L., Piat, M., Prêle, D., Rambaud, D., Stankowiak, Guillaume, Thermeau, Jean Pierre, Torchinsky, S., Henrot-Versille, S., Voisin, F., Ade, P.A.R., Amico, G., Auguste, D., Aumont, J., Banfi, S., Barbaràn, Gustavo, Battaglia, P., Battistelli, E., Bau, A., Bennett, D., Bergé, L., Bernard, J.-P., Bersanelli, M., Bigot-Sazy, M.-A., Bleurvacq, N., Bonaparte, J., Bonis, J., Bordier, G., Breelle, E., Bunn, E.F., Burke, D., Buzi, D., Busselli, A., Cavaliere, F., Chanial, P., Charlassier, R., Columbro, F., Coppi, G., Coppolecchia, A., Couchot, F., D'Agostino, R., D'Alessandro, G., De Bernardis, P., de Gasperis, G., De Leo, M., De Petris, M., Di Donato, Andres, Dumoulin, L., Etchegoyen, A., Fasciszewski, Adrián, Franceschet, C., Gamboa Lerena, M.M., Garcia, B., Garrido, Xavier, Gaspard, M., Gault, A., Gayer, D., Gervasi, M., Giard, M., Giraud-Héraud, Y., Gómez Berisso, Mariano, González, M., Gradziel, Marcin, Grandsire, L., Guerrard, E., Hamilton, J.-Ch., Harari, D., Haynes, V., Incardona, F., Jules, E., Kaplan, J., Korotkov, A., Kristukat, C., Lamagna, L., Loucatos, S., Louis, T., Lowitz, A., Lukovic, V., Luterstein, R., Maffei, B., Masi, S., Mattei, Angelo, May, A.J., McCulloch, M., Medina, M.C., Mele, L., Melhuish, S.J., Mennella, A., Mundo, L.M., Murphy, J.Anthony, Murphy, J.D., O'Sullivan, Créidhe, Olivieri, E., Paiella, A., Pajot, F., Passerini, A., Pastoriza, Hernan, Pelosi, A., Perbost, C., Perdereau, O., Pezzotta, F., Piacentini, F., Piccirillo, L., Pisano, G., Polenta, G., Puddu, R., Ringegni, P., Romero, G.E., Schillaci, A., Scóccola, Claudia G., Scully, S., Spinelli, S., Stolpovskiy, M., Suarez, F., Tartari, A., Timbie, P., Tristram, M., Truongcanh, V., Tucker, C., Tucker, G., Vanneste, S., Viganò, D., Vittorio, N., Watson, B., Wicek, F., Zannoni, M., and Zullo, A.

Abstract

QUBIC (the Q&U Bolometric Interferometer for Cosmology) is a ground-based experiment which seeks to improve the current constraints on the amplitude of primordial gravitational waves. It exploits the unique technique, among Cosmic Microwave Background experiments, of bolometric interferometry, combining together the sensitivity of bolometric detectors with the control of systematic effects typical of interferometers. QUBIC will perform sky observations in polarization, in two frequency bands centered at 150 and 220 GHz, with two kilopixel focal plane arrays of NbSi Transition-Edge Sensors (TES) cooled down to 350 mK. A subset of the QUBIC instrument, the so called QUBIC Technological Demonstrator (TD), with a reduced number of detectors with respect to the full instrument, will be deployed and commissioned before the end of 2018. The voltage-biased TES are read out with Time Domain Multiplexing and an unprecedented multiplexing (MUX) factor equal to 128. This MUX factor is reached with two-stage multiplexing: a traditional one exploiting Superconducting QUantum Interference Devices (SQUIDs) at 1 K and a novel SiGe Application-Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) at 60 K. The former provides a MUX factor of 32, while the latter provides a further 4. Each TES array is composed of 256 detectors and read out with four modules of 32 SQUIDs and two ASICs. A custom software synchronizes and manages the readout and detector operation, while the TES are sampled at 780 Hz (100kHz/128 MUX rate). In this work we present the experimental characterization of the QUBIC TES arrays and their multiplexing readout chain, including time constant, critical temperature, and noise properties.

Published
2018

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

Author

Mennella, Aniello, Ade, P.A.R., Aumont, J., Banfi, S., Battaglia, P., Battistelli, E., Bau, A., Bélier, B., Bennett, D., Bergé, L., Bernard, J.-P., Bersanelli, M., Bigot-Sazy, M.-A., Bleurvacq, N., Bordier, G., Brossard, J., Bunn, Emory 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, Giuseppe, 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, Amanda, Gayer, D., Gervasi, M., Ghribi, A., Giard, M., Giraud-Héraud, Y., Gradziel, Marcin, Grandsire, L., Hamilton, J.-Ch., Harari, D., Haynes, V., Henrot-Versille, S., Holtzer, N., Incardona, F., Kaplan, J., Korotkov, A., Krachmalnicoff, N., Lamagna, L., Landé, 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, Simon, 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, Lucio, Pisano, G., Prêle, D., Puddu, R., Rambaud, D., Rigaut, O., Romero, G.E., Salatino, M., Schillaci, A., Scully, Stephen, 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., Mennella, Aniello, Ade, P.A.R., Aumont, J., Banfi, S., Battaglia, P., Battistelli, E., Bau, A., Bélier, B., Bennett, D., Bergé, L., Bernard, J.-P., Bersanelli, M., Bigot-Sazy, M.-A., Bleurvacq, N., Bordier, G., Brossard, J., Bunn, Emory 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, Giuseppe, 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, Amanda, Gayer, D., Gervasi, M., Ghribi, A., Giard, M., Giraud-Héraud, Y., Gradziel, Marcin, Grandsire, L., Hamilton, J.-Ch., Harari, D., Haynes, V., Henrot-Versille, S., Holtzer, N., Incardona, F., Kaplan, J., Korotkov, A., Krachmalnicoff, N., Lamagna, L., Landé, 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, Simon, 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, Lucio, Pisano, G., Prêle, D., Puddu, R., Rambaud, D., Rigaut, O., Romero, G.E., Salatino, M., Schillaci, A., Scully, Stephen, Stolpovskiy, M., Suarez, F., Tartari, A., Timbie, P., Torchinsky, S., Tristram, M., Tucker, C., Tucker, G., Viganò, D., Vittorio, N., Voisin, F., Watson, B., and Zannoni, M.

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 Fall 2018.

Published
2018

21. Thermal architecture for the QUBIC cryogenic receiver

Author

Zmuidzinas, J, Gao, JR, Tristram, M, Passerini, A, Franceschet, C, Scully, S, Ade, P, Zullo, A, Zannoni, M, Wicek, F, Watson, B, Voisin, F, Vittorio, N, Viganò, D, Vanneste, S, Tucker, G, Tucker, C, Truongcanh, V, Torchinsky, S, Timbie, P, Tartari, A, Suarez, F, Stolpovskiy, M, Spinelli, S, Scóccola, C, Salatino, M, Romero, G, Ringegni, P, Rambaud, D, Puddu, R, Prêle, D, Polenta, G, Pisano, G, Piacentini, F, Pezzotta, F, Perdereau, O, Perbost, C, Pelosi, A, Pastoriza, H, Pajot, F, Paiella, A, Olivieri, E, O'Sullivan, C, Murphy, J, Mundo, L, Montier, L, Mennella, A, Mele, L, Medina, M, Mcculloch, M, Mattei, A, Marnieros, S, Maffei, B, Luterstein, R, Lukovic, V, Lowitz, A, Louis, T, Loucatos, S, Lamagna, L, Kristukat, C, Korotkov, A, Kaplan, J, Jules, E, Incardona, F, Hoang, D, Henrot-Versillé, S, Haynes, V, Harari, D, Hamilton, J, Guerrard, E, Grandsire, L, Gradziel, M, González, M, Gómez Berisso, M, Giraud-Héraud, Y, Giard, M, Gervasi, M, Gayer, D, Gault, A, Gaspard, M, Garrido, X, García, B, Gamboa Lerena, M, Fasciszewski, A, Etchegoyen, A, Dumoulin, L, Di Donato, A, De Petris, M, De Leo, M, de Gasperis, G, D'Agostino, R, Couchot, F, Coppolecchia, A, Bennett, D, Burke, D, Columbro, F, Charlassier, R, Chanial, P, Cavaliere, F, Buzzelli, A, Buzi, D, Bunn, E, Bréelle, E, Bordier, G, Bonis, J, Bonaparte, J, Bleurvacq, N, Bigot-Sazy, M, Bersanelli, M, Bernard, J, Bergé, L, Bélier, B, Baù, A, Battistelli, E, Battaglia, P, Barbarán, G, Banfi, S, Aumont, J, Auguste, D, Amico, G, Thermeau, J, Schillaci, A, Piccirillo, L, Piat, M, Melhuish, S, Masi, S, de Bernardis, P, D'Alessandro, G, Coppi, G, Chapron, C, May, A, Tristram, Matthieu, Passerini, Andrea, Franceschet, Cristian, Scully, Stephen, Ade, Peter A. R., Zullo, Antonio, Zannoni, Mario, Wicek, F., Watson, Bob, Voisin, Fabrice, Vittorio, Nicola, Viganò, Daniele, Vanneste, S., Tucker, Gregory, Tucker, Carole, Truongcanh, V., Torchinsky, Steve, Timbie, Peter, Tartari, Andrea, Suarez, Federico, Stolpovskiy, Mikhail, Spinelli, Sebastiano, Scóccola, Claudia, Salatino, Maria, Romero, Gustavo Esteban, Ringegni, P., Rambaud, Damien, Puddu, Roberto, Prêle, Damien, Polenta, Gianluca, Pisano, Giampaolo, Piacentini, Francesco, Pezzotta, Federico, Perdereau, O., Perbost, Camille, Pelosi, Alessandro, Pastoriza, Hernan, Pajot, François, Paiella, Alessandro, Olivieri, Emiliano, O'Sullivan, Créidhe, Murphy, J. D., Murphy, J. Anthony, Mundo, Luis, Montier, Ludovic, Mennella, Aniello, Mele, Lorenzo, Medina, Maria Clementina, McCulloch, Mark, Mattei, Angelo, Marnieros, Stefanos, Maffei, Bruno, Luterstein, R., Lukovic, Vladimir, Lowitz, Amy E., Louis, Thibaut, Loucatos, Sotiris, Lamagna, Luca, Kristukat, C., Korotkov, Andrei, Kaplan, Jean, Jules, E., Incardona, Federico, Hoang, Duc Thuong, Henrot-Versillé, Sophie, Haynes, V., Harari, Diego, Hamilton, Jean-Christophe, Guerrard, E., Grandsire, Laurent, Gradziel, Marcin, González, M., Gómez Berisso, M., Giraud-Héraud, Yannick, Giard, Martin, Gervasi, Massimo, Gayer, Donnacha, Gault, Amanda, Gaspard, M., Garrido, X., García, Beatriz, Gamboa Lerena, M. M., Fasciszewski, A., Etchegoyen, Alberto, Dumoulin, L., Di Donato, Andres, De Petris, Marco, De Leo, M., de Gasperis, Giancarlo, D'Agostino, Rocco, Couchot, F., Coppolecchia, Alessandro, Bennett, D., Burke, David, Columbro, Fabio, Charlassier, Romain, Chanial, P., Cavaliere, Francesco, Buzzelli, Alessandro, Buzi, Daniele, Bunn, E., Bréelle, Eric, Bordier, Guillaume, Bonis, J., Bonaparte, J., Bleurvacq, Nathanaël, Bigot-Sazy, Marie-Anne, Bersanelli, Marco, Bernard, Jean-Philippe, Bergé, Laurent, Bélier, Benoit, Baù, Alessandro, Battistelli, Elia, Battaglia, Paola Maria, Barbarán, Gustavo, Banfi, S., Aumont, Jonathan, Auguste, D., Amico, Giorgio, Thermeau, Jean-Pierre, Schillaci, Alessandro, Piccirillo, Lucio, Piat, Michel, Melhuish, Simon, Masi, Silvia, de Bernardis, Paolo, D'Alessandro, G., Coppi, Gabriele, Chapron, Claude, May, Andrew, Zmuidzinas, J, Gao, JR, Tristram, M, Passerini, A, Franceschet, C, Scully, S, Ade, P, Zullo, A, Zannoni, M, Wicek, F, Watson, B, Voisin, F, Vittorio, N, Viganò, D, Vanneste, S, Tucker, G, Tucker, C, Truongcanh, V, Torchinsky, S, Timbie, P, Tartari, A, Suarez, F, Stolpovskiy, M, Spinelli, S, Scóccola, C, Salatino, M, Romero, G, Ringegni, P, Rambaud, D, Puddu, R, Prêle, D, Polenta, G, Pisano, G, Piacentini, F, Pezzotta, F, Perdereau, O, Perbost, C, Pelosi, A, Pastoriza, H, Pajot, F, Paiella, A, Olivieri, E, O'Sullivan, C, Murphy, J, Mundo, L, Montier, L, Mennella, A, Mele, L, Medina, M, Mcculloch, M, Mattei, A, Marnieros, S, Maffei, B, Luterstein, R, Lukovic, V, Lowitz, A, Louis, T, Loucatos, S, Lamagna, L, Kristukat, C, Korotkov, A, Kaplan, J, Jules, E, Incardona, F, Hoang, D, Henrot-Versillé, S, Haynes, V, Harari, D, Hamilton, J, Guerrard, E, Grandsire, L, Gradziel, M, González, M, Gómez Berisso, M, Giraud-Héraud, Y, Giard, M, Gervasi, M, Gayer, D, Gault, A, Gaspard, M, Garrido, X, García, B, Gamboa Lerena, M, Fasciszewski, A, Etchegoyen, A, Dumoulin, L, Di Donato, A, De Petris, M, De Leo, M, de Gasperis, G, D'Agostino, R, Couchot, F, Coppolecchia, A, Bennett, D, Burke, D, Columbro, F, Charlassier, R, Chanial, P, Cavaliere, F, Buzzelli, A, Buzi, D, Bunn, E, Bréelle, E, Bordier, G, Bonis, J, Bonaparte, J, Bleurvacq, N, Bigot-Sazy, M, Bersanelli, M, Bernard, J, Bergé, L, Bélier, B, Baù, A, Battistelli, E, Battaglia, P, Barbarán, G, Banfi, S, Aumont, J, Auguste, D, Amico, G, Thermeau, J, Schillaci, A, Piccirillo, L, Piat, M, Melhuish, S, Masi, S, de Bernardis, P, D'Alessandro, G, Coppi, G, Chapron, C, May, A, Tristram, Matthieu, Passerini, Andrea, Franceschet, Cristian, Scully, Stephen, Ade, Peter A. R., Zullo, Antonio, Zannoni, Mario, Wicek, F., Watson, Bob, Voisin, Fabrice, Vittorio, Nicola, Viganò, Daniele, Vanneste, S., Tucker, Gregory, Tucker, Carole, Truongcanh, V., Torchinsky, Steve, Timbie, Peter, Tartari, Andrea, Suarez, Federico, Stolpovskiy, Mikhail, Spinelli, Sebastiano, Scóccola, Claudia, Salatino, Maria, Romero, Gustavo Esteban, Ringegni, P., Rambaud, Damien, Puddu, Roberto, Prêle, Damien, Polenta, Gianluca, Pisano, Giampaolo, Piacentini, Francesco, Pezzotta, Federico, Perdereau, O., Perbost, Camille, Pelosi, Alessandro, Pastoriza, Hernan, Pajot, François, Paiella, Alessandro, Olivieri, Emiliano, O'Sullivan, Créidhe, Murphy, J. D., Murphy, J. Anthony, Mundo, Luis, Montier, Ludovic, Mennella, Aniello, Mele, Lorenzo, Medina, Maria Clementina, McCulloch, Mark, Mattei, Angelo, Marnieros, Stefanos, Maffei, Bruno, Luterstein, R., Lukovic, Vladimir, Lowitz, Amy E., Louis, Thibaut, Loucatos, Sotiris, Lamagna, Luca, Kristukat, C., Korotkov, Andrei, Kaplan, Jean, Jules, E., Incardona, Federico, Hoang, Duc Thuong, Henrot-Versillé, Sophie, Haynes, V., Harari, Diego, Hamilton, Jean-Christophe, Guerrard, E., Grandsire, Laurent, Gradziel, Marcin, González, M., Gómez Berisso, M., Giraud-Héraud, Yannick, Giard, Martin, Gervasi, Massimo, Gayer, Donnacha, Gault, Amanda, Gaspard, M., Garrido, X., García, Beatriz, Gamboa Lerena, M. M., Fasciszewski, A., Etchegoyen, Alberto, Dumoulin, L., Di Donato, Andres, De Petris, Marco, De Leo, M., de Gasperis, Giancarlo, D'Agostino, Rocco, Couchot, F., Coppolecchia, Alessandro, Bennett, D., Burke, David, Columbro, Fabio, Charlassier, Romain, Chanial, P., Cavaliere, Francesco, Buzzelli, Alessandro, Buzi, Daniele, Bunn, E., Bréelle, Eric, Bordier, Guillaume, Bonis, J., Bonaparte, J., Bleurvacq, Nathanaël, Bigot-Sazy, Marie-Anne, Bersanelli, Marco, Bernard, Jean-Philippe, Bergé, Laurent, Bélier, Benoit, Baù, Alessandro, Battistelli, Elia, Battaglia, Paola Maria, Barbarán, Gustavo, Banfi, S., Aumont, Jonathan, Auguste, D., Amico, Giorgio, Thermeau, Jean-Pierre, Schillaci, Alessandro, Piccirillo, Lucio, Piat, Michel, Melhuish, Simon, Masi, Silvia, de Bernardis, Paolo, D'Alessandro, G., Coppi, Gabriele, Chapron, Claude, and May, Andrew

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

22. Performance of NbSi transition-edge sensors readout with a 128 MUX factor for the QUBIC experiment

Author

Zmuidzinas, J, Gao, JR, Salatino, M, Suarez, F, Bennett, D, Murphy, J, Ade, P, Thermeau, J, Zullo, A, Zannoni, M, Wicek, F, Watson, B, Vittorio, N, Viganò, D, Vanneste, S, Tucker, G, Tucker, C, Truongcanh, V, Tristam, M, Timbie, P, Tartari, A, Stolpovskiy, M, Spinelli, S, Scully, S, Scóccola, C, Schillaci, A, Romero, G, Ringegni, P, Puddu, R, Polenta, G, Pisano, G, Piccirillo, L, Piacentini, F, Pezzotta, F, Perdereau, O, Perbost, C, Pelosi, A, Pastoriza, H, Passerini, A, Pajot, F, Paiella, A, Olivieri, E, O'Sullivan, C, Mundo, L, Mennella, A, Melhuish, S, Mele, L, Medina, M, Mcculloch, M, May, A, Mattei, A, Masi, S, Maffei, B, Luterstein, R, Lukovic, V, Lowitz, A, Louis, T, Loucatos, S, Lamagna, L, Kristukat, C, Korotkov, A, Kaplan, J, Jules, E, Incardona, F, Haynes, V, Harari, D, Hamilton, J, Guerrard, E, Grandsire, L, Gradziel, M, González, M, Gómez Berisso, M, Giraud-Héraud, Y, Giard, M, Gervasi, M, Gayer, D, Gault, A, Gaspard, M, Garrido, X, García, B, Gamboa, M, Franceschet, C, Fasciszewski, A, Etchegoyen, A, Dumoulin, L, Di Donato, A, De Petris, M, De Leo, M, de Gasperis, G, de Bernardis, P, D’Alessandro, G, D'Agostino, R, Couchot, F, Coppolecchia, A, Coppi, G, Columbro, F, Charlassier, R, Chanial, P, Cavaliere, F, Buzzelli, A, Buzi, D, Burke, D, Bunn, E, Bréelle, E, Bordier, G, Bonis, J, Bonaparte, J, Bleurvacq, N, Bigot-Sazy, M, Bersanelli, M, Bernard, J, Bergé, L, Baù, A, Battistelli, E, Battaglia, P, Barbarán, G, Banfi, S, Aumont, J, Auguste, D, Amico, G, Voisin, F, Henrot-Versillé, S, Torchinsky, S, Rambaud, D, Prêle, D, Piat, M, Montier, L, Marty, W, Marnieros, S, Maestre, S, Hoang, D, Chapron, C, Bélier, B, Salatino, Maria, Suarez, Federico, Bennett, David, Murphy, J. D., Ade, Peter A. R., Thermeau, Jean-Pierre, Zullo, Antonio, Zannoni, Mario, Wicek, F., Watson, Bob, Vittorio, Nicola, Viganò, Daniele, Vanneste, S., Tucker, Gregory, Tucker, Carole, Truongcanh, V., Tristam, Matthieu, Timbie, Peter, Tartari, Andrea, Stolpovskiy, Mikhail, Spinelli, Sebastiano, Scully, Stephen, Scóccola, Claudia, Schillaci, Alessandro, Romero, Gustavo Esteban, Ringegni, P., Puddu, Roberto, Polenta, Gianluca, Pisano, Giampaolo, Piccirillo, Lucio, Piacentini, Francesco, Pezzotta, Federico, Perdereau, O., Perbost, Camille, Pelosi, Alessandro, Pastoriza, Hernan, Passerini, Andrea, Pajot, François, Paiella, Alessandro, Olivieri, Emiliano, O'Sullivan, Créidhe, Murphy, J. 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Abstract

QUBIC (the Q and U Bolometric Interferometer for Cosmology) is a ground-based experiment which seeks to improve the current constraints on the amplitude of primordial gravitational waves. It exploits the unique technique, among Cosmic Microwave Background experiments, of bolometric interferometry, combining together the sensitivity of bolometric detectors with the control of systematic effects typical of interferometers. QUBIC will perform sky observations in polarization, in two frequency bands centered at 150 and 220 GHz, with two kilo-pixel focal plane arrays of NbSi Transition-Edge Sensors (TES) cooled down to 350 mK. A subset of the QUBIC instrument, the so called QUBIC Technological Demonstrator (TD), with a reduced number of detectors with respect to the full instrument, will be deployed and commissioned before the end of 2018. The voltage-biased TES are read out with Time Domain Multiplexing and an unprecedented multiplexing (MUX) factor equal to 128. This MUX factor is reached with two-stage multiplexing: a traditional one exploiting Superconducting QUantum Interference Devices (SQUIDs) at 1K and a novel SiGe Application-Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) at 60 K. The former provides a MUX factor of 32, while the latter provides a further 4. Each TES array is composed of 256 detectors and read out with four modules of 32 SQUIDs and two ASICs. A custom software synchronizes and manages the readout and detector operation, while the TES are sampled at 780 Hz (100kHz/128 MUX rate). In this work we present the experimental characterization of the QUBIC TES arrays and their multiplexing readout chain, including time constant, critical temperature, and noise properties.

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2018

23. QUBIC: the Q and U bolometric interferometer for cosmology

Author

Zmuidzinas J.,Gao J.-R., Ade, P, Zullo, A, Zannoni, M, Wicek, F, Watson, B, Voisin, F, Vittorio, N, Viganò, D, Vanneste, S, Tucker, G, Tucker, C, Truongcanh, V, Tristram, M, Torchinsky, S, Timbie, P, Thermeau, J, Tartari, A, Suarez, F, Stolpovskiy, M, Spinelli, S, Scully, S, Scóccola, C, Schillaci, A, Salatino, M, Romero, G, Ringegni, P, Rambaud, D, Puddu, R, Prêle, D, Polenta, G, Pisano, G, Piccirillo, L, Piat, M, Piacentini, F, Pezzotta, F, Perdereau, O, Perbost, C, Pelosi, A, Pastoriza, H, Passerini, A, Pajot, F, Paiella, A, Olivieri, E, Murphy, J, Mundo, L, Montier, L, Mennella, A, Melhuish, S, Mele, L, Medina, M, Mcculloch, M, May, A, Mattei, A, Masi, S, Marnieros, S, Maffei, B, Luterstein, R, Lukovic, V, Lowitz, A, Louis, T, Loucatos, S, Lamagna, L, Bennett, D, Kristukat, C, Korotkov, A, Kaplan, J, Jules, E, Incardona, F, Hoang, D, Harari, D, Hamilton, J, Guerrard, E, Grandsire, L, Gradziel, M, González, M, Gómez Berisso, M, Giraud-Héraud, Y, Giard, M, Gervasi, M, Gayer, D, Gault, A, Gaspard, M, Garrido, X, García, B, Gamboa Lerena, M, Franceschet, C, Fasciszewski, A, Etchegoyen, A, Henrot-Versillé, S, Haynes, V, Dumoulin, L, Di Donato, A, De Petris, M, De Leo, M, de Gasperis, G, de Bernardis, P, D’Alessandro, G, D'Agostino, R, Couchot, F, Coppolecchia, A, Coppi, G, Columbro, F, Charlassier, R, Chapron, C, Chanial, P, Cavaliere, F, Buzzelli, A, Buzi, D, Burke, D, Bunn, E, Bréelle, E, Bordier, G, Bonis, J, Bonaparte, J, Bleurvacq, N, Bigot-Sazy, M, Bersanelli, M, Bernard, J, Bergé, L, Bélier, B, Baù, A, Battistelli, E, Battaglia, P, Barbarán, G, Banfi, S, Aumont, J, Auguste, D, Amico, G, O'Sullivan, C, Thermeau, JP, Romero, GE, Murphy, JD, Murphy, JA, Medina, MC, McCulloch, M, Lowitz, AE, Hoang, DT, Hamilton, JC, Gamboa Lerena, MM, Coppolecchia, Al, Bigot-Sazy, MA, Bernard, JP, Battaglia, PM, Zmuidzinas J.,Gao J.-R., Ade, P, Zullo, A, Zannoni, M, Wicek, F, Watson, B, Voisin, F, Vittorio, N, Viganò, D, Vanneste, S, Tucker, G, Tucker, C, Truongcanh, V, Tristram, M, Torchinsky, S, Timbie, P, Thermeau, J, Tartari, A, Suarez, F, Stolpovskiy, M, Spinelli, S, Scully, S, Scóccola, C, Schillaci, A, Salatino, M, Romero, G, Ringegni, P, Rambaud, D, Puddu, R, Prêle, D, Polenta, G, Pisano, G, Piccirillo, L, Piat, M, Piacentini, F, Pezzotta, F, Perdereau, O, Perbost, C, Pelosi, A, Pastoriza, H, Passerini, A, Pajot, F, Paiella, A, Olivieri, E, Murphy, J, Mundo, L, Montier, L, Mennella, A, Melhuish, S, Mele, L, Medina, M, Mcculloch, M, May, A, Mattei, A, Masi, S, Marnieros, S, Maffei, B, Luterstein, R, Lukovic, V, Lowitz, A, Louis, T, Loucatos, S, Lamagna, L, Bennett, D, Kristukat, C, Korotkov, A, Kaplan, J, Jules, E, Incardona, F, Hoang, D, Harari, D, Hamilton, J, Guerrard, E, Grandsire, L, Gradziel, M, González, M, Gómez Berisso, M, Giraud-Héraud, Y, Giard, M, Gervasi, M, Gayer, D, Gault, A, Gaspard, M, Garrido, X, García, B, Gamboa Lerena, M, Franceschet, C, Fasciszewski, A, Etchegoyen, A, Henrot-Versillé, S, Haynes, V, Dumoulin, L, Di Donato, A, De Petris, M, De Leo, M, de Gasperis, G, de Bernardis, P, D’Alessandro, G, D'Agostino, R, Couchot, F, Coppolecchia, A, Coppi, G, Columbro, F, Charlassier, R, Chapron, C, Chanial, P, Cavaliere, F, Buzzelli, A, Buzi, D, Burke, D, Bunn, E, Bréelle, E, Bordier, G, Bonis, J, Bonaparte, J, Bleurvacq, N, Bigot-Sazy, M, Bersanelli, M, Bernard, J, Bergé, L, Bélier, B, Baù, A, Battistelli, E, Battaglia, P, Barbarán, G, Banfi, S, Aumont, J, Auguste, D, Amico, G, O'Sullivan, C, Thermeau, JP, Romero, GE, Murphy, JD, Murphy, JA, Medina, MC, McCulloch, M, Lowitz, AE, Hoang, DT, Hamilton, JC, Gamboa Lerena, MM, Coppolecchia, Al, Bigot-Sazy, MA, Bernard, JP, and Battaglia, PM

Abstract

QUBIC, the Q & U Bolometric Interferometer for Cosmology, is a novel ground-based instrument that has been designed to measure the extremely faint B-mode polarisation anisotropy of the cosmic microwave background at intermediate angular scales (multipoles of = 30 − 200). Primordial B-modes are a key prediction of Inflation as they can only be produced by gravitational waves in the very early universe. To achieve this goal, QUBIC will use bolometric interferometry, a technique that combines the sensitivity of an imager with the systematic error control of an interferometer. It will directly observe the sky through an array of 400 back-to-back entry horns whose signals will be superimposed using a quasi-optical beam combiner. The resulting interference fringes will be imaged at 150 and 220 GHz on two focal planes, each tiled with NbSi Transition Edge Sensors, cooled to 320 mK and read out with time-domain multiplexing. A dichroic filter placed between the optical combiner and the focal planes will select the two frequency bands. A very large receiver cryostat will cool the optical and detector stages to 40 K, 4 K, 1 K and 320 mK using two pulse tube coolers, a novel 4He sorption cooler and a double-stage 3He/4He sorption cooler. Polarisation modulation and selection will be achieved using a cold stepped half-wave plate (HWP) and polariser, respectively, in front of the sky-facing horns. A key feature of QUBIC’s ability to control systematic effects is its ‘self-calibration’ mode where fringe patterns from individual equivalent baselines can be compared. When observing, however, all the horns will be open simultaneously and we will recover a synthetic image of the sky in the I, Q and U Stokes’ parameters. The synthesised beam pattern has a central peak of approximately 0.5 degrees in width, with secondary peaks further out that are damped by the 13-degree primary beam of the horns. This is Module 1 of QUBIC which will be installed in Argentina, near the city of San

Published
2018

24. Simulations and performance of the QUBIC optical beam combiner

Author

Zmuidzinas, J, Gao, JR, Zullo, A, Wicek, F, Watson, B, Voisin, F, Vittorio, N, Viganò, D, Vanneste, S, Tucker, G, Tucker, C, Truongcanh, V, Tristram, M, Torchinsky, S, Timbie, P, Thermeau, J, Tartari, A, Suarez, F, Stolpovskiy, M, Spinelli, S, Scóccola, C, Schillaci, A, Salatino, M, Romero, G, Ringegni, P, Rambaud, D, Puddu, R, Prêle, D, Polenta, G, Pisano, G, Piccirillo, L, Piat, M, Piacentini, F, Pezzotta, F, Perdereau, O, Perbost, C, Pelosi, A, Pastoriza, H, Passerini, A, Pajot, F, Paiella, A, Olivieri, E, Murphy, J, Mundo, L, Montier, L, Melhuish, S, Medina, M, Mele, L, Mcculloch, M, May, A, Mattei, A, Masi, S, Marnieros, S, Maffei, B, Luterstein, R, Lukovic, V, Lowitz, A, Louis, T, Loucatos, S, Lamagna, L, Kristukat, C, Korotkov, A, Kaplan, J, Jules, E, Incardona, F, Hoang, D, Henrot-Versillé, S, Haynes, V, Harari, D, Grandsire, L, Gradziel, M, González, M, Gómez Berisso, M, Giraud-Héraud, Y, Giard, M, Gervasi, M, Gault, A, Gaspard, M, Garrido, X, García, B, Gamboa Lerena, M, Franceschet, C, Fasciszewski, A, Etchegoyen, A, Dumoulin, L, Di Donato, A, de Gasperis, G, de Bernardis, P, D’Alessandro, G, D'Agostino, R, Couchot, F, Coppolecchia, A, Coppi, G, Columbro, F, Charlassier, R, Chapron, C, Chanial, P, Cavaliere, F, Buzzelli, A, Buzi, D, Bunn, E, Bréelle, E, Bordier, G, Bonis, J, Bonaparte, J, Bleurvacq, N, Bigot-Sazy, M, Bersanelli, M, Bernard, J, Bergé, L, Bennett, D, Bélier, B, Baù, A, Battistelli, E, Battaglia, P, Barbarán, G, Banfi, S, Aumont, J, Auguste, D, Amico, G, Ade, P, Hamilton, J, Zannoni, M, Mennella, A, De Leo, M, De Petris, M, Scully, S, Guerrard, E, Gayer, D, Burke, D, O'Sullivan, C, Zullo, Antonio, Wicek, F., Watson, Bob, Voisin, Fabrice, Vittorio, Nicola, Viganò, Daniele, Vanneste, S., Tucker, Gregory, Tucker, Carole, Truongcanh, V., Tristram, Matthieu, Torchinsky, Steve, Timbie, Peter, Thermeau, Jean-Pierre, Tartari, Andrea, Suarez, Federico, Stolpovskiy, Mikhail, Spinelli, Sebastiano, Scóccola, Claudia, Schillaci, Alessandro, Salatino, Maria, Romero, Gustavo Esteban, Ringegni, P., Rambaud, Damien, Puddu, Roberto, Prêle, Damien, Polenta, Gianluca, Pisano, Giampaolo, Piccirillo, Lucio, Piat, Michel, Piacentini, Francesco, Pezzotta, Federico, Perdereau, O., Perbost, Camille, Pelosi, Alessandro, Pastoriza, Hernan, Passerini, Andrea, Pajot, François, Paiella, Alessandro, Olivieri, Emiliano, Murphy, J. Anthony, Mundo, Luis, Montier, Ludovic, Melhuish, Simon, Medina, Maria Clementina, Mele, Lorenzo, McCulloch, Mark, May, Andrew, Mattei, Angelo, Masi, Silvia, Marnieros, Stefanos, Maffei, Bruno, Luterstein, R., Lukovic, Vladimir, Lowitz, Amy E., Louis, Thibaut, Loucatos, Sotiris, Lamagna, Luca, Kristukat, C., Korotkov, Andrei, Kaplan, Jean, Jules, E., Incardona, Federico, Hoang, Duc Thuong, Henrot-Versillé, Sophie, Haynes, V., Harari, Diego, Grandsire, Laurent, Gradziel, Marcin, González, M., Gómez Berisso, M., Giraud-Héraud, Yannick, Giard, Martin, Gervasi, Massimo, Gault, Amanda, Gaspard, M., Garrido, X., García, Beatriz, Gamboa Lerena, M. M., Franceschet, Cristian, Fasciszewski, A., Etchegoyen, Alberto, Dumoulin, L., Di Donato, Andres, de Gasperis, Giancarlo, de Bernardis, Paolo, D’Alessandro, Giuseppe, D'Agostino, Rocco, Couchot, F., Coppolecchia, Alessandro, Coppi, Gabriele, Columbro, Fabio, Charlassier, Romain, Chapron, Claude, Chanial, P., Cavaliere, Francesco, Buzzelli, Alessandro, Buzi, Daniele, Bunn, E., Bréelle, Eric, Bordier, Guillaume, Bonis, J., Bonaparte, J., Bleurvacq, Nathanaël, Bigot-Sazy, Marie-Anne, Bersanelli, Marco, Bernard, Jean-Philippe, Bergé, Laurent, Bennett, D., Bélier, Benoit, Baù, Alessandro, Battistelli, Elia, Battaglia, Paola Maria, Barbarán, Gustavo, Banfi, S., Aumont, Jonathan, Auguste, D., Amico, Giorgio, Ade, Peter A. R., Hamilton, Jean-Christophe, Zannoni, Mario, Mennella, Aniello, De Leo, M., De Petris, Marco, Scully, Stephen, Guerrard, E., Murphy, J. D., Gayer, Donnacha, Burke, David, O'Sullivan, Créidhe, Zmuidzinas, J, Gao, JR, Zullo, A, Wicek, F, Watson, B, Voisin, F, Vittorio, N, Viganò, D, Vanneste, S, Tucker, G, Tucker, C, Truongcanh, V, Tristram, M, Torchinsky, S, Timbie, P, Thermeau, J, Tartari, A, Suarez, F, Stolpovskiy, M, Spinelli, S, Scóccola, C, Schillaci, A, Salatino, M, Romero, G, Ringegni, P, Rambaud, D, Puddu, R, Prêle, D, Polenta, G, Pisano, G, Piccirillo, L, Piat, M, Piacentini, F, Pezzotta, F, Perdereau, O, Perbost, C, Pelosi, A, Pastoriza, H, Passerini, A, Pajot, F, Paiella, A, Olivieri, E, Murphy, J, Mundo, L, Montier, L, Melhuish, S, Medina, M, Mele, L, Mcculloch, M, May, A, Mattei, A, Masi, S, Marnieros, S, Maffei, B, Luterstein, R, Lukovic, V, Lowitz, A, Louis, T, Loucatos, S, Lamagna, L, Kristukat, C, Korotkov, A, Kaplan, J, Jules, E, Incardona, F, Hoang, D, Henrot-Versillé, S, Haynes, V, Harari, D, Grandsire, L, Gradziel, M, González, M, Gómez Berisso, M, Giraud-Héraud, Y, Giard, M, Gervasi, M, Gault, A, Gaspard, M, Garrido, X, García, B, Gamboa Lerena, M, Franceschet, C, Fasciszewski, A, Etchegoyen, A, Dumoulin, L, Di Donato, A, de Gasperis, G, de Bernardis, P, D’Alessandro, G, D'Agostino, R, Couchot, F, Coppolecchia, A, Coppi, G, Columbro, F, Charlassier, R, Chapron, C, Chanial, P, Cavaliere, F, Buzzelli, A, Buzi, D, Bunn, E, Bréelle, E, Bordier, G, Bonis, J, Bonaparte, J, Bleurvacq, N, Bigot-Sazy, M, Bersanelli, M, Bernard, J, Bergé, L, Bennett, D, Bélier, B, Baù, A, Battistelli, E, Battaglia, P, Barbarán, G, Banfi, S, Aumont, J, Auguste, D, Amico, G, Ade, P, Hamilton, J, Zannoni, M, Mennella, A, De Leo, M, De Petris, M, Scully, S, Guerrard, E, Gayer, D, Burke, D, O'Sullivan, C, Zullo, Antonio, Wicek, F., Watson, Bob, Voisin, Fabrice, Vittorio, Nicola, Viganò, Daniele, Vanneste, S., Tucker, Gregory, Tucker, Carole, Truongcanh, V., Tristram, Matthieu, Torchinsky, Steve, Timbie, Peter, Thermeau, Jean-Pierre, Tartari, Andrea, Suarez, Federico, Stolpovskiy, Mikhail, Spinelli, Sebastiano, Scóccola, Claudia, Schillaci, Alessandro, Salatino, Maria, Romero, Gustavo Esteban, Ringegni, P., Rambaud, Damien, Puddu, Roberto, Prêle, Damien, Polenta, Gianluca, Pisano, Giampaolo, Piccirillo, Lucio, Piat, Michel, Piacentini, Francesco, Pezzotta, Federico, Perdereau, O., Perbost, Camille, Pelosi, Alessandro, Pastoriza, Hernan, Passerini, Andrea, Pajot, François, Paiella, Alessandro, Olivieri, Emiliano, Murphy, J. Anthony, Mundo, Luis, Montier, Ludovic, Melhuish, Simon, Medina, Maria Clementina, Mele, Lorenzo, McCulloch, Mark, May, Andrew, Mattei, Angelo, Masi, Silvia, Marnieros, Stefanos, Maffei, Bruno, Luterstein, R., Lukovic, Vladimir, Lowitz, Amy E., Louis, Thibaut, Loucatos, Sotiris, Lamagna, Luca, Kristukat, C., Korotkov, Andrei, Kaplan, Jean, Jules, E., Incardona, Federico, Hoang, Duc Thuong, Henrot-Versillé, Sophie, Haynes, V., Harari, Diego, Grandsire, Laurent, Gradziel, Marcin, González, M., Gómez Berisso, M., Giraud-Héraud, Yannick, Giard, Martin, Gervasi, Massimo, Gault, Amanda, Gaspard, M., Garrido, X., García, Beatriz, Gamboa Lerena, M. M., Franceschet, Cristian, Fasciszewski, A., Etchegoyen, Alberto, Dumoulin, L., Di Donato, Andres, de Gasperis, Giancarlo, de Bernardis, Paolo, D’Alessandro, Giuseppe, D'Agostino, Rocco, Couchot, F., Coppolecchia, Alessandro, Coppi, Gabriele, Columbro, Fabio, Charlassier, Romain, Chapron, Claude, Chanial, P., Cavaliere, Francesco, Buzzelli, Alessandro, Buzi, Daniele, Bunn, E., Bréelle, Eric, Bordier, Guillaume, Bonis, J., Bonaparte, J., Bleurvacq, Nathanaël, Bigot-Sazy, Marie-Anne, Bersanelli, Marco, Bernard, Jean-Philippe, Bergé, Laurent, Bennett, D., Bélier, Benoit, Baù, Alessandro, Battistelli, Elia, Battaglia, Paola Maria, Barbarán, Gustavo, Banfi, S., Aumont, Jonathan, Auguste, D., Amico, Giorgio, Ade, Peter A. R., Hamilton, Jean-Christophe, Zannoni, Mario, Mennella, Aniello, De Leo, M., De Petris, Marco, Scully, Stephen, Guerrard, E., Murphy, J. D., Gayer, Donnacha, Burke, David, and O'Sullivan, Créidhe

Abstract

QUBIC, the Q & U Bolometric Interferometer for Cosmology, is a novel ground-based instrument that aims to measure the extremely faint B-mode polarisation anisotropy of the cosmic microwave background at intermediate angular scales (multipoles of = 30 − 200). Primordial B-modes are a key prediction of Inflation as they can only be produced by gravitational waves in the very early universe. To achieve this goal, QUBIC will use bolometric interferometry, a technique that combines the sensitivity of an imager with the immunity to systematic effects of an interferometer. It will directly observe the sky through an array of back-to-back entry horns whose beams will be superimposed using a cooled quasioptical beam combiner. Images of the resulting interference fringes will be formed on two focal planes, each tiled with transition-edge sensors, cooled down to 320 mK. A dichroic filter placed between the optical combiner and the focal planes will select two frequency bands (centred at 150 GHz and 220 GHz), one frequency per focal plane. Polarization modulation will be achieved using a cold stepped half-wave plate (HWP) and polariser in front of the sky-facing horns. The full QUBIC instrument is described elsewhere1,2,3,4; in this paper we will concentrate in particular on simulations of the optical combiner (an off-axis Gregorian imager) and the feedhorn array. We model the optical performance of both the QUBIC full module and a scaled-down technological demonstrator which will be used to validate the full instrument design. Optical modelling is carried out using full vector physical optics with a combination of commercial and in-house software. In the high-frequency channel we must be careful to consider the higher-order modes that can be transmitted by the horn array. The instrument window function is used as a measure of performance and we investigate the effect of, for example, alignment and manufacturing tolerances, truncation by optical components and off-axis aber

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2018

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

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Mennella, A, Ade, P, Aumont, J, Banfi, S, Incardona, F, Battaglia, P, Battistelli, E, Baù, A, Bélier, B, Bennett, D, Bergé, L, Bernard, J, Bersanelli, M, Bigot-Sazy, M, Bleurvacq, N, Bordier, G, Brossard, J, Bunn, E, Burke, D, 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, Harari, D, Haynes, V, Henrot-Versillé, S, Holtzer, N, 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, Mele, L, Melhuish, S, Montier, L, Murphy, A, Néel, D, Ng, M, 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, Salatino, M, Schillaci, A, Scully, S, Stolpovskiy, M, Suarez, F, Tartari, A, Timbie, P, Torchinsky, S, Tristram, M, Tucker, C, Tucker, G, Viganò, D, Vittori, N, Voisin, F, Watson, B, Zannoni, M, Zullo, A, Zullo, A., Mennella, A, Ade, P, Aumont, J, Banfi, S, Incardona, F, Battaglia, P, Battistelli, E, Baù, A, Bélier, B, Bennett, D, Bergé, L, Bernard, J, Bersanelli, M, Bigot-Sazy, M, Bleurvacq, N, Bordier, G, Brossard, J, Bunn, E, Burke, D, 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, Harari, D, Haynes, V, Henrot-Versillé, S, Holtzer, N, 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, Mele, L, Melhuish, S, Montier, L, Murphy, A, Néel, D, Ng, M, 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, Salatino, M, Schillaci, A, Scully, S, Stolpovskiy, M, Suarez, F, Tartari, A, Timbie, P, Torchinsky, S, Tristram, M, Tucker, C, Tucker, G, Viganò, D, Vittori, N, Voisin, F, Watson, B, Zannoni, M, Zullo, A, and Zullo, A.

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 Fall 2018

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2018

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

Author

Mennella, Aniello, primary, R. Ade, P. A., additional, Aumont, J., additional, Banfi, S., additional, Incardona, F., additional, Battaglia, P., additional, Battistelli, E.S., additional, Baù, A., additional, Bélier, B., additional, Bennett, D., additional, Bergé, L., additional, Bernard, J.Ph., additional, Bersanelli, M., additional, Bigot-Sazy, M.A., additional, Bleurvacq, N., additional, Bordier, G., additional, Brossard, J., additional, Bunn, E.F., additional, P. Burke, D., additional, Buzi, D., additional, Buzzelli, A., additional, Cammilleri, D., additional, Cavaliere, F., additional, Chanial, P., additional, Chapron, C., additional, Columbro, Fabio, additional, Coppi, G., additional, Coppolecchia, A., additional, Couchot, F., additional, D'Agostino, R., additional, D'Alessandro, G., additional, De Bernardis, P., additional, De Gasperis, G., additional, De Leo, Michele, additional, De Petris, M., additional, Decourcelle, T., additional, Del Torto, F., additional, Dumoulin, L., additional, Etchegoyen, A., additional, Franceschet, C., additional, Garcia, B., additional, Gault, A., additional, Gayer, D., additional, Gervasi, M., additional, Ghribi, A., additional, Giard, M., additional, Giraud-Héraud, Y., additional, Gradziel, M., additional, Grandsire, L., additional, Hamilton, J.Ch., additional, Harari, D., additional, Haynes, V., additional, Henrot-Versillé, S., additional, Holtzer, N., additional, Kaplan, J., additional, Korotkov, A., additional, Krachmalnicoff, N., additional, Lamagna, L., additional, Lande, J., additional, Loucatos, S., additional, Lowitz, A., additional, Lukovic, V., additional, Maffei, B., additional, Marnieros, S., additional, Martino, J. Rodriguez, additional, Masi, S., additional, May, A., additional, McCulloch, M., additional, Medina, M.C., additional, Mele, Lorenzo, additional, Melhuish, S., additional, Montier, L., additional, Murphy, A., additional, Néel, D., additional, Ng, M.W., additional, O'Sullivan, C., additional, Paiella, A., additional, Pajot, F., additional, Passerini, A., additional, Pelosi, A., additional, Perbost, C., additional, Perdereau, O., additional, Piacentini, F., additional, Piat, M., additional, Piccirillo, L., additional, Pisano, G., additional, Prêle, D., additional, Puddu, R., additional, Rambaud, D., additional, Rigaut, O., additional, Romero, G.E., additional, Salatino, M., additional, Schillaci, A., additional, Scully, S., additional, Stolpovskiy, M., additional, Suarez, F., additional, Tartari, A., additional, Timbie, P., additional, Torchinsky, Steve A., additional, Tristram, M., additional, Tucker, C., additional, Tucker, G., additional, Viganò, D., additional, Vittori, N., additional, Voisin, F., additional, Watson, B., additional, Zannoni, M., additional, and Zullo, A., additional

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O'Sullivan, C., Ade, P., Amico, G., Auguste, D., Aumont, J., Banfi, S., Barbarán, G., Battaglia, P., Battistelli, E., Baù, A., Bélier, B., Bennett, D., Bergé, L., Bernard, J.-Ph., Bersanelli, M., Bigot-Sazy, M.-A., Bleurvacq, N., Bonaparte, J., Bonis, J., and Bordier, G.

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2018
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28. Optical design and modelling of the QUBIC instrument, a next-generation quasi-optical bolometric interferometer for cosmology

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Holland, WS, Scully, S, Burke, D, O'Sullivan, C, Gayer, D, Gradziel, M, Murphy, J, De Petris, M, Buzi, D, Zannoni, M, Mennella, A, Gervasi, M, Tartari, A, Maffei, B, Aumont, J, Banfi, S, Battaglia, P, Battistelli, E, Bau', A, Bélier, B, Bennet, D, Bergé, L, Bernard, J, Bersanelli, M, Bigot Sazy, M, Bleurvacq, N, Bordier, G, Brossard, J, Bunn, E, Cammileri, D, Cavaliere, F, Chanial, P, Chapron, C, Coppolecchia, A, Couchot, F, D'Alessandro, G, De Bernardis, P, Decourcelle, T, Del Torto, F, Dumoulin, L, Franceschet, C, Gault, A, Ghribi, A, Giard, M, Giraud Héraud, Y, Grandsire, L, Hamilton, J, Haynes, V, Henrot Versillé, S, Holtzer, N, Kaplan, J, Korotkov, A, Lande, J, Lowitz, A, Marnieros, S, Martino, J, Masi, S, Mcculloch, M, Melhuish, S, Montier, L, Néel, D, Ng, M, Pajot, F, Passerini, A, Perbost, C, Perdereau, O, Piacentini, F, Piat, M, Piccirillo, L, Pisano, G, Prêle, D, Puddu, R, Rambaud, D, Rigaut, O, Salatino, M, Schillaci, A, Stolpovskiy, M, Timbie, P, Tristram, M, Tucker, G, Viganò, D, Voisin, F, Watson, B, Watson, B., ZANNONI, MARIO, GERVASI, MASSIMO, BANFI, STEFANO, BAU', ALESSANDRO, PASSERINI, ANDREA, Holland, WS, Scully, S, Burke, D, O'Sullivan, C, Gayer, D, Gradziel, M, Murphy, J, De Petris, M, Buzi, D, Zannoni, M, Mennella, A, Gervasi, M, Tartari, A, Maffei, B, Aumont, J, Banfi, S, Battaglia, P, Battistelli, E, Bau', A, Bélier, B, Bennet, D, Bergé, L, Bernard, J, Bersanelli, M, Bigot Sazy, M, Bleurvacq, N, Bordier, G, Brossard, J, Bunn, E, Cammileri, D, Cavaliere, F, Chanial, P, Chapron, C, Coppolecchia, A, Couchot, F, D'Alessandro, G, De Bernardis, P, Decourcelle, T, Del Torto, F, Dumoulin, L, Franceschet, C, Gault, A, Ghribi, A, Giard, M, Giraud Héraud, Y, Grandsire, L, Hamilton, J, Haynes, V, Henrot Versillé, S, Holtzer, N, Kaplan, J, Korotkov, A, Lande, J, Lowitz, A, Marnieros, S, Martino, J, Masi, S, Mcculloch, M, Melhuish, S, Montier, L, Néel, D, Ng, M, Pajot, F, Passerini, A, Perbost, C, Perdereau, O, Piacentini, F, Piat, M, Piccirillo, L, Pisano, G, Prêle, D, Puddu, R, Rambaud, D, Rigaut, O, Salatino, M, Schillaci, A, Stolpovskiy, M, Timbie, P, Tristram, M, Tucker, G, Viganò, D, Voisin, F, Watson, B, Watson, B., ZANNONI, MARIO, GERVASI, MASSIMO, BANFI, STEFANO, BAU', ALESSANDRO, and PASSERINI, ANDREA

Abstract

Big Bang cosmologies predict that the cosmic microwave background (CMB) contains faint temperature and polarisation anisotropies imprinted in the early universe. ESA's PLANCK satellite has already measured the temperature anisotropies1 in exquisite detail; the next ambitious step is to map the primordial polarisation signatures which are several orders of magnitude lower. Polarisation E-modes have been measured2 but the even-fainter primordial B-modes have so far eluded detection. Their magnitude is unknown but it is clear that a sensitive telescope with exceptional control over systematic errors will be required. QUBIC3 is a ground-based European experiment that aims to exploit the novel concept of bolometric interferometry in order to measure B-mode polarisation anisotropies in the CMB. Beams from an aperture array of corrugated horns will be combined to form a synthesised image of the sky Stokes parameters on two focal planes: one at 150 GHz the other at 220 GHz. In this paper we describe recent optical modelling of the QUBIC beam combiner, concentrating on modelling the instrument point-spread-function and its operation in the 220-GHz band. We show the effects of optical aberrations and truncation as successive components are added to the beam path. In the case of QUBIC, the aberrations introduced by off-axis mirrors are the dominant contributor. As the frequency of operation is increased, the aperture horns allow up to five hybrid modes to propagate and we illustrate how the beam pattern changes across the 25% bandwidth. Finally we describe modifications to the QUBIC optical design to be used in a technical demonstrator, currently being manufactured for testing in 2016.

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2016

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

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Tartari, A, Aumont, J, Banfi, S, Battaglia, P, Battistelli, E, Bau', A, Bélier, B, Bennett, D, Bergé, L, Bernard, J, Bersanelli, M, Bigot Sazy, M, Bleurvacq, N, Bordier, G, Brossard, J, Bunn, E, 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, 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, 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, Timbie, P, Tucker, G, Viganò, D, Voisin, F, Watson, B, Zannoni, M, BANFI, STEFANO, BAU', ALESSANDRO, GERVASI, MASSIMO, PASSERINI, ANDREA, ZANNONI, MARIO, Tartari, A, Aumont, J, Banfi, S, Battaglia, P, Battistelli, E, Bau', A, Bélier, B, Bennett, D, Bergé, L, Bernard, J, Bersanelli, M, Bigot Sazy, M, Bleurvacq, N, Bordier, G, Brossard, J, Bunn, E, 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, 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, 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, Timbie, P, Tucker, G, Viganò, D, Voisin, F, Watson, B, Zannoni, M, BANFI, STEFANO, BAU', ALESSANDRO, GERVASI, MASSIMO, PASSERINI, ANDREA, and ZANNONI, MARIO

Abstract

Q and U Bolometric Interferometer for Cosmology (QUBIC) is a Fizeau interferometer sensitive to linear polarisation, to be deployed at the Antarctic station of Dome C. This experiment in its final configuration will be operated at 97, 150 and 220 GHz and is intended to target CMB primordial B-modes in a multipole window 20 < l< 150. A sensitivity of r= 0.05 (95 % CL) can be reached by the first module alone, after 2 years of operation. Here we review in particular its working principles, and we show how the QUBIC interferometric configuration can be considered equivalent to a pupil-plane filtered imaging system. In this context, we show how our instrument can be self-calibrated. Finally, we conclude by showing an overview of the first dual-band module (150/220 GHz), which will serve also as a demonstrator for the subsequent units, and review the technological choices we made for each subsystem, with particular emphasis on the detection system.

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2016

30. Optical design and modelling of the QUBIC instrument, a next-generation quasi-optical bolometric interferometer for cosmology

Author

Scully, S., additional, Burke, D., additional, O'Sullivan, C., additional, Gayer, D., additional, Gradziel, M., additional, Murphy, J. A., additional, De Petris, M., additional, Buzi, D., additional, Zannoni, M., additional, Mennella, A, additional, Gervasi, M., additional, Tartari, A., additional, Maffei, B., additional, Aumont, J., additional, Banfi, S., additional, Battaglia, P., additional, Battistelli, E. S., additional, Baù, A., additional, Bélier, B., additional, Bennet, D., additional, Bergé, L., additional, Bernard, J.-Ph., additional, Bersanelli, M., additional, Bigot-Sazy, M.-A., additional, Bleurvacq, N., additional, Bordier, G., additional, Brossard, J., additional, Bunn, E. F., additional, Cammileri, D., additional, Cavaliere, F., additional, Chanial, P., additional, Chapron, C., additional, Coppolecchia, A., additional, Couchot, F., additional, D'Alessandro, G., additional, De Bernardis, P., additional, Decourcelle, T., additional, Del Torto, F., additional, Dumoulin, L., additional, Franceschet, C., additional, Gault, A., additional, Ghribi, A., additional, Giard, M., additional, Giraud-Héraud, Y., additional, Grandsire, L., additional, Hamilton, J. C., additional, Haynes, V., additional, Henrot-Versillé, S., additional, Holtzer, N., additional, Kaplan, J., additional, Korotkov, A., additional, Lande, J., additional, Lowitz, A., additional, Marnieros, S., additional, Martino, J., additional, Masi, S., additional, McCulloch, Mark, additional, Melhuish, Simon, additional, Montier, L., additional, Néel, D., additional, Ng, M. W., additional, Pajot, F., additional, Passerini, A., additional, Perbost, C., additional, Perdereau, O., additional, Piacentini, F., additional, Piat, M., additional, Piccirillo, L., additional, Pisano, G., additional, Prêle, D., additional, Puddu, R., additional, Rambaud, D., additional, Rigaut, O., additional, Salatino, M., additional, Schillaci, A., additional, Stolpovskiy, M., additional, Timbie, P., additional, Tristram, M., additional, Tucker, G., additional, Viganò, D., additional, Voisin, F., additional, and Watson, B., additional

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2016
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31. QUBIC: A Fizeau Interferometer Targeting Primordial B-Modes

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Tartari, A., primary, Aumont, J., additional, Banfi, S., additional, Battaglia, P., additional, Battistelli, E. S., additional, Baù, A., additional, Bélier, B., additional, Bennett, D., additional, Bergé, L., additional, Bernard, J. Ph., additional, Bersanelli, M., additional, Bigot-Sazy, M. A., additional, Bleurvacq, N., additional, Bordier, G., additional, Brossard, J., additional, Bunn, E. F., additional, Buzi, D., additional, Cammilleri, D., additional, Cavaliere, F., additional, Chanial, P., additional, Chapron, C., additional, Coppolecchia, A., additional, D’Alessandro, G., additional, De Bernardis, P., additional, Decourcelle, T., additional, Del Torto, F., additional, De Petris, M., additional, Dumoulin, L., additional, Franceschet, C., additional, Gault, A., additional, Gayer, D., additional, Gervasi, M., additional, Ghribi, A., additional, Giard, M., additional, Giraud-Héraud, Y., additional, Gradziel, M., additional, Grandsire, L., additional, Hamilton, J. Ch., additional, Haynes, V., additional, Holtzer, N., additional, Kaplan, J., additional, Korotkov, A., additional, Lande, J., additional, Lowitz, A., additional, Maffei, B., additional, Marnieros, S., additional, Martino, J., additional, Masi, S., additional, McCulloch, M., additional, Melhuish, S., additional, Mennella, A., additional, Montier, L., additional, Murphy, A., additional, Néel, D., additional, Ng, M. W., additional, O’Sullivan, C., additional, Pajot, F., additional, Passerini, A., additional, Perbost, C., additional, Piacentini, F., additional, Piat, M., additional, Piccirillo, L., additional, Pisano, G., additional, Prêle, D., additional, Rambaud, D., additional, Rigaut, O., additional, Salatino, M., additional, Schillaci, A., additional, Scully, S., additional, Stolpovskiy, M. M., additional, Timbie, P., additional, Tucker, G., additional, Viganò, D., additional, Voisin, F., additional, Watson, B., additional, and Zannoni, M., additional

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2015
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32. Latest Progress on the QUBIC Instrument

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Ghibri, A., Aumont, J., Battistelli, E., Bau, A., Bergé, L., Bernard, J.-P., Bersanelli, M., Bigot-Sazy, M.-A., Bordier, G., Bunn, E.F., Cavaliere, F., Chanial, P., Coppolecchia, A., Decourcelle, T., De Bernardis, P., De Petris, M., Drilien, A.-A., Dumoulin, L., Falvella, M.C., Gault, A., Gervasi, M., Giard, M., Gradziel, Marcin, Grandsire, L., Gayer, D., Hamilton, J.-Ch., Haynes, V., Hirault, Y.-G., Holtzer, N., Kaplan, J., Korotkov, A., Landé, J., Lowitz, A., Maffei, B., Marnieros, S., Martino, J., Masi, S., Mennella, A., Montier, L., Murphy, J.Anthony, Ng, M.W., Olivieri, E., Pajot, F., Passerini, A., Piacentini, F., Piat, M., Piccirillo, L., Pisano, G., Prêle, D., Rambaud, D., Rigaut, O., Rosset, C., Salatino, M., Schillaci, A., Scully, S., O'Sullivan, Créidhe, Tartari, A., Timbie, P., Tucker, G., Vibert, L., Voisin, F., Watson, B., Zannoni, M., Ghibri, A., Aumont, J., Battistelli, E., Bau, A., Bergé, L., Bernard, J.-P., Bersanelli, M., Bigot-Sazy, M.-A., Bordier, G., Bunn, E.F., Cavaliere, F., Chanial, P., Coppolecchia, A., Decourcelle, T., De Bernardis, P., De Petris, M., Drilien, A.-A., Dumoulin, L., Falvella, M.C., Gault, A., Gervasi, M., Giard, M., Gradziel, Marcin, Grandsire, L., Gayer, D., Hamilton, J.-Ch., Haynes, V., Hirault, Y.-G., Holtzer, N., Kaplan, J., Korotkov, A., Landé, J., Lowitz, A., Maffei, B., Marnieros, S., Martino, J., Masi, S., Mennella, A., Montier, L., Murphy, J.Anthony, Ng, M.W., Olivieri, E., Pajot, F., Passerini, A., Piacentini, F., Piat, M., Piccirillo, L., Pisano, G., Prêle, D., Rambaud, D., Rigaut, O., Rosset, C., Salatino, M., Schillaci, A., Scully, S., O'Sullivan, Créidhe, Tartari, A., Timbie, P., Tucker, G., Vibert, L., Voisin, F., Watson, B., and Zannoni, M.

Abstract

QUBIC is a unique instrument that crosses the barriers between classical imaging architectures and interferometry taking advantage from both high sensitivity and systematics mitigation. The scientific target is to detect primordial gravitational waves created by inflation by the polarization they imprint on the cosmic microwave background—the holy grail of modern cosmology. In this paper, we show the latest advances in the development of the architecture and the sub-systems of the first module of this instrument to be deployed at Dome Charlie Concordia base—Antarctica in 2015.

Published
2014

33. Superconducting NbN Coplanar Switch Driven by DC Current for CMB Instruments

Author

Bordier, G, Cammilleri, V, Bélier, B, Bleurvacq, N, Ghribi, A, Piat, M, Tartari, A, Zannoni, M, Cammilleri, V. D, ZANNONI, MARIO, Bordier, G, Cammilleri, V, Bélier, B, Bleurvacq, N, Ghribi, A, Piat, M, Tartari, A, Zannoni, M, Cammilleri, V. D, and ZANNONI, MARIO

Abstract

The next generations of cosmic microwave background (CMB) instruments will be dedicated to the detection and characterisation of CMB B-modes. To measure this tiny signal, instruments need to control and minimise systematics. Signal modulation is one way to achieve such a control. New generation of focal planes will include the entire detection chain on chip. In this context, we present a superconducting coplanar switch driven by DC current. It consists of a superconducting micro-bridge which commutes between its on (superconducting) and off (normal metal) states, depending on the amplitude of the current injection. To be effective, we have to use a high normal state resistivity superconducting material with a gap frequency higher than the frequencies of operation (millimeter waves). Several measurements were made at low temperature on NbN and yielded very high resistivities. Preliminary results of components dc behavior is shown. Thanks to its low power consumption, fast modulation and low weight, this component is a perfect candidate for future CMB space missions.

Published
2014

34. Latest Progress on the QUBIC Instrument

Author

Ghribi, A, Aumont, J, Battistelli, E, Bau', A, Bélier, B, Bergé, L, Bernard, J, Bersanelli, M, Bigot Sazy, M, Bordier, G, Bunn, E, Cavaliere, F, Chanial, P, Coppolecchia, A, Decourcelle, T, Bernardis, P, Petris, M, Drilien, A, Dumoulin, L, Falvella, M, Gault, A, Gervasi, M, Giard, M, Gradziel, M, Grandsire, L, Gayer, D, Hamilton, J, Haynes, V, Giraud Héraud, Y, Holtzer, N, Kaplan, J, Korotkov, A, Lande, J, Lowitz, A, Maffei, B, Marnieros, S, Martino, J, Masi, S, Mennella, A, Montier, L, Murphy, A, Ng, M, Olivieri, E, Pajot, F, Passerini, A, Piacentini, F, Piat, M, Piccirillo, L, Pisano, G, Prêle, D, Rambaud, D, Rigaut, O, Rosset, C, Salatino, M, Schillaci, A, Scully, S, O’Sullivan, C, Tartari, A, Timbie, P, Tucker, G, Vibert, L, Voisin, F, Watson, B, Zannoni, M, BAU', ALESSANDRO, GERVASI, MASSIMO, PASSERINI, ANDREA, TARTARI, ANDREA, ZANNONI, MARIO, Ghribi, A, Aumont, J, Battistelli, E, Bau', A, Bélier, B, Bergé, L, Bernard, J, Bersanelli, M, Bigot Sazy, M, Bordier, G, Bunn, E, Cavaliere, F, Chanial, P, Coppolecchia, A, Decourcelle, T, Bernardis, P, Petris, M, Drilien, A, Dumoulin, L, Falvella, M, Gault, A, Gervasi, M, Giard, M, Gradziel, M, Grandsire, L, Gayer, D, Hamilton, J, Haynes, V, Giraud Héraud, Y, Holtzer, N, Kaplan, J, Korotkov, A, Lande, J, Lowitz, A, Maffei, B, Marnieros, S, Martino, J, Masi, S, Mennella, A, Montier, L, Murphy, A, Ng, M, Olivieri, E, Pajot, F, Passerini, A, Piacentini, F, Piat, M, Piccirillo, L, Pisano, G, Prêle, D, Rambaud, D, Rigaut, O, Rosset, C, Salatino, M, Schillaci, A, Scully, S, O’Sullivan, C, Tartari, A, Timbie, P, Tucker, G, Vibert, L, Voisin, F, Watson, B, Zannoni, M, BAU', ALESSANDRO, GERVASI, MASSIMO, PASSERINI, ANDREA, TARTARI, ANDREA, and ZANNONI, MARIO

Abstract

QUBIC is a unique instrument that crosses the barriers between classical imaging architectures and interferometry taking advantage from both high sensitivity and systematics mitigation. The scientific target is to detect primordial gravitational waves created by inflation by the polarization they imprint on the cosmic microwave background—the holy grail of modern cosmology. In this paper, we show the latest advances in the development of the architecture and the sub-systems of the first module of this instrument to be deployed at Dome Charlie Concordia base—Antarctica in 2015.

Published
2014

35. Thermal architecture for the QUBIC cryogenic receiver

Author

Zmuidzinas, Jonas, Gao, Jian-Rong, 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., Barbarán, G., Battaglia, P., Battistelli, E., Baù, A., Bélier, B., Bennett, D., Bergé, L., Bernard, J.-Ph., Bersanelli, M., Bigot-Sazy, M.-A., Bleurvacq, N., Bonaparte, J., Bonis, J., Bordier, G., Bréelle, 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., Gamboa Lerena, M. M., García, B., Garrido, X., Gaspard, M., Gault, A., Gayer, D., Gervasi, M., Giard, M., Giraud-Héraud, Y., Gómez Berisso, M., González, M., Gradziel, M., Grandsire, L., Guerrard, E., 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., 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., Prêle, D., Puddu, R., Rambaud, D., Ringegni, P., Romero, G. E., Salatino, M., Scóccola, 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., Viganó, D., Vittorio, N., Voisin, F., Watson, B., Wicek, F., Zannoni, M., and Zullo, A.

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2018
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36. Simulations and performance of the QUBIC optical beam combiner

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Zmuidzinas, Jonas, Gao, Jian-Rong, O'Sullivan, C., Burke, D., Gayer, D., Murphy, J. D., Scully, S., De Leo, M., De Petris, M., Mattei, A., Zullo, A., Mennella, A., Zannoni, M., Bleurvacq, N., Chapron, C., Hamilton, J.-Ch., Piat, M., Ade, P., Amico, G., Auguste, D., Aumont, J., Banfi, S., Barbarán, G., Battaglia, P., Battistelli, E., Baù, A., Bélier, B., Bennett, D., Bergé, L., Bernard, J.-Ph., Bersanelli, M., Bigot-Sazy, M.-A., Bonaparte, J., Bonis, J., Bordier, G., Bréelle, E., Bunn, E., Buzi, D., Buzzelli, A., Cavaliere, F., Chanial, P., Charlassier, R., Columbro, F., Coppi, G., Coppolecchia, A., Couchot, F., D'Agostino, R., D’Alessandro, G., de Bernardis, P., De Gasperis, G., Di Donato, A., Dumoulin, L., Etchegoyen, A., Fasciszewski, A., Franceschet, C., Gamboa Lerena, M. M., García, B., Garrido, X., Gaspard, M., Gault, A., Gervasi, M., Giard, M., Giraud-Héraud, Y., Gómez Berisso, M., González, M., Gradziel, M., Grandsire, L., Guerrard, E., 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., Lowitz, A., Lukovic, V., Luterstein, R., Maffei, B., Marnieros, S., Masi, S., May, A., McCulloch, M., Medina, M. C., Mele, L., Melhuish, S., Montier, L., Mundo, L. M., Murphy, J. A., Olivieri, E., Paiella, A., Pajot, F., Passerini, A., Pastoriza, H., Pelosi, A., Perbost, C., Perdereau, O., Pezzotta, F., Piacentini, F., Piccirillo, L., Pisano, G., Polenta, G., Prêle, D., Puddu, R., Rambaud, D., Ringegni, P., Romero, G. E., Salatino, M., Schillaci, A., Scóccola, C. G., Spinelli, S., Stolpovskiy, M., Suarez, F., Tartari, A., Thermeau, J.-P., Timbie, P., Torchinsky, S. A., Tristram, M., Truongcanh, V., Tucker, C., Tucker, G., Vanneste, S., Viganò, D., Vittorio, N., Voisin, F., Watson, B., and Wicek, F.

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2018
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37. QUBIC: the Q and U bolometric interferometer for cosmology

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Zmuidzinas, Jonas, Gao, Jian-Rong, O'Sullivan, C., Ade, P., Amico, G., Auguste, D., Aumont, J., Banfi, S., Barbarán, G., Battaglia, P., Battistelli, E., Baù, A., Bélier, B., Bennett, D., Bergé, L., Bernard, J.-Ph., Bersanelli, M., Bigot-Sazy, M.-A., Bleurvacq, N., Bonaparte, J., Bonis, J., Bordier, G., Bréelle, 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., D’Alessandro, G., 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., García, B., Garrido, X., Gaspard, M., Gault, A., Gayer, D., Gervasi, M., Giard, M., Giraud-Héraud, Y., Gómez Berisso, M., González, M., Gradziel, M., Grandsire, L., Guerrard, E., 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., 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., 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., Prêle, D., Puddu, R., Rambaud, D., Ringegni, P., Romero, G. E., Salatino, M., Schillaci, A., Scóccola, 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, C., Tucker, G., Vanneste, S., Viganò, D., Vittorio, N., Voisin, F., Watson, B., Wicek, F., Zannoni, M., and Zullo, A.

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2018
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38. LETTERS.

Author

Nash, S., COCKER, GUY, Neumann, T., Koho, B. J., and Bordier, G.

Subjects
COST of living, GRAPHICS processing units, COOLING of water, PRICES, INTERNET access
Published
2023

39. W-Band Superconducting Planar Orthogonal Mode Transducer Characterisation

Author

Bordier, G, Ghribi, A, Zannoni, M, Tartari, A, Bélier, B, Bau', A, Bleurvacq, N, Bréelle, E, Gadot, F, Gervasi, M, Piat, M, ZANNONI, MARIO, TARTARI, ANDREA, BAU', ALESSANDRO, GERVASI, MASSIMO, Piat, M., Bordier, G, Ghribi, A, Zannoni, M, Tartari, A, Bélier, B, Bau', A, Bleurvacq, N, Bréelle, E, Gadot, F, Gervasi, M, Piat, M, ZANNONI, MARIO, TARTARI, ANDREA, BAU', ALESSANDRO, GERVASI, MASSIMO, and Piat, M.

Abstract

The next generation of Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) instruments is dedicated to the detection of CMB B-modes. Instruments like QUBIC (QU Bolometric Interferometer for Cosmology) need components with state of the art properties at high frequency (> 90 GHz) to minimise instrumental systematic effects. The Orthogonal Mode Transducer (OMT) is a critical front end component as it allows the discrimination of the polarisation mode of light. Superconducting planar technology seems very promising to improve its properties and miniaturisation. We present a planar superconducting OMT operating in the W band (75-110 GHz). Design and simulations have been performed using CST Studio Suite. Laboratory characterisations were obtained with two different cryogenic setups. We will present these two cryogenic setups, the calibration procedure and preliminary results for two OMT samples.

Published
2012

40. QUBIC: the Q&U Bolometric Interferometer for Cosmology

Author

Piat, M, Battistelli, E, Bau', A, Bennett, D, Berge, L, Bernard, J, de Bernardis, P, Bigot Sazy, M, Bordier, G, Bounab, A, Breelle, E, Bunn, E, Calvo, M, Charlassier, R, Collin, S, Cruciani, A, Curran, G, Dumoulin, L, Gault, A, Gervasi, M, Ghribi, A, Giard, M, Giordano, C, Giraud Heraud, Y, Gradziel, M, Guglielmi, L, Hamilton, J, Haynes, V, Kaplan, J, Korotkov, A, Lande, J, Maffei, B, Maiello, M, Malu, S, Marnieros, S, Martino, J, Masi, S, Montier, L, Murphy, A, Nati, F, O'Sullivan, C, Pajot, F, Parisel, C, Passerini, A, Peterzen, S, Piacentini, F, Piccirillo, L, Pisano, G, Polenta, G, Prele, D, Romano, D, Rosset, C, Salatino, M, Schillaci, A, Sironi, G, Sordini, R, Spinelli, S, Tartari, A, Timbie, P, Tucker, G, Vibert, L, Voisin, F, Watson, R, Zannoni, M, BAU', ALESSANDRO, GERVASI, MASSIMO, PASSERINI, ANDREA, SIRONI, GIORGIO, SPINELLI, SEBASTIANO MAURO, TARTARI, ANDREA, ZANNONI, MARIO, Piat, M, Battistelli, E, Bau', A, Bennett, D, Berge, L, Bernard, J, de Bernardis, P, Bigot Sazy, M, Bordier, G, Bounab, A, Breelle, E, Bunn, E, Calvo, M, Charlassier, R, Collin, S, Cruciani, A, Curran, G, Dumoulin, L, Gault, A, Gervasi, M, Ghribi, A, Giard, M, Giordano, C, Giraud Heraud, Y, Gradziel, M, Guglielmi, L, Hamilton, J, Haynes, V, Kaplan, J, Korotkov, A, Lande, J, Maffei, B, Maiello, M, Malu, S, Marnieros, S, Martino, J, Masi, S, Montier, L, Murphy, A, Nati, F, O'Sullivan, C, Pajot, F, Parisel, C, Passerini, A, Peterzen, S, Piacentini, F, Piccirillo, L, Pisano, G, Polenta, G, Prele, D, Romano, D, Rosset, C, Salatino, M, Schillaci, A, Sironi, G, Sordini, R, Spinelli, S, Tartari, A, Timbie, P, Tucker, G, Vibert, L, Voisin, F, Watson, R, Zannoni, M, BAU', ALESSANDRO, GERVASI, MASSIMO, PASSERINI, ANDREA, SIRONI, GIORGIO, SPINELLI, SEBASTIANO MAURO, TARTARI, ANDREA, and ZANNONI, MARIO

Abstract

The primordial B-mode polarisation of the Cosmic Microwave Background is the imprints of the gravitational wave background generated by inflation. Observing the B-mode is up to now the most direct way to constrain the physics of the primordial Universe, especially inflation. To detect these B-modes, high sensitivity is required as well as an exquisite control of systematics effects. To comply with these requirements, we propose a new instrument called QUBIC (Q and U Bolometric Interferometer for Cosmology) based on bolometric interferometry. The control of systematics is obtained with a close-packed interferometer while bolometers cooled to very low temperature allow for high sensitivity. We present the architecture of this new instrument, the status of the project and the self-calibration technique which allows accurate measurement of the instrumental systematic effects.

Published
2012

41. QUBIC: The QU bolometric interferometer for cosmology

Author

Battistelli, E, Bau', A, Bennett, D, Bergé, L, Bernard, J, de Bernardis, P, Bordier, G, A., B, Bréelle, E, Bunn, E, Calvo, M, Charlassier, R, Collin, S, Coppolecchia, A, Cruciani, A, Curran, G, Dumoulin, L, Gault, A, Gervasi, M, Ghribi, A, Giard, M, Giordano, C, Giraud Héraud, Y, Gradziel, M, Guglielmi, L, Hamilton, J, Haynes, V, Kaplan, J, Korotkov, A, Landé, J, Maffei, B, Maiello, M, Malu, S, Marnieros, S, Martino, J, Masi, S, Murphy, A, Nati, F, O’Sullivan, C, Pajot, F, Passerini, A, Peterzen, S, de Petris, M, Piacentini, F, Piat, M, Piccirillo, L, Pisano, G, Polenta, G, Prêle, D, Romano, D, Rosset, C, Salatino, M, Schillaci, A, Sironi, G, Sordini, R, Spinelli, S, Tartari, A, Timbie, P, Tucker, G, Vibert, L, Voisin, F, Watson, R, Zannoni, M, Bernard, JP, A. Bounab, Bunn, EF, Hamilton, JC, NATI, FEDERICO, Watson, RA, BAU', ALESSANDRO, GERVASI, MASSIMO, PASSERINI, ANDREA, SIRONI, GIORGIO, SPINELLI, SEBASTIANO MAURO, TARTARI, ANDREA, ZANNONI, MARIO, Battistelli, E, Bau', A, Bennett, D, Bergé, L, Bernard, J, de Bernardis, P, Bordier, G, A., B, Bréelle, E, Bunn, E, Calvo, M, Charlassier, R, Collin, S, Coppolecchia, A, Cruciani, A, Curran, G, Dumoulin, L, Gault, A, Gervasi, M, Ghribi, A, Giard, M, Giordano, C, Giraud Héraud, Y, Gradziel, M, Guglielmi, L, Hamilton, J, Haynes, V, Kaplan, J, Korotkov, A, Landé, J, Maffei, B, Maiello, M, Malu, S, Marnieros, S, Martino, J, Masi, S, Murphy, A, Nati, F, O’Sullivan, C, Pajot, F, Passerini, A, Peterzen, S, de Petris, M, Piacentini, F, Piat, M, Piccirillo, L, Pisano, G, Polenta, G, Prêle, D, Romano, D, Rosset, C, Salatino, M, Schillaci, A, Sironi, G, Sordini, R, Spinelli, S, Tartari, A, Timbie, P, Tucker, G, Vibert, L, Voisin, F, Watson, R, Zannoni, M, Bernard, JP, A. Bounab, Bunn, EF, Hamilton, JC, NATI, FEDERICO, Watson, RA, BAU', ALESSANDRO, GERVASI, MASSIMO, PASSERINI, ANDREA, SIRONI, GIORGIO, SPINELLI, SEBASTIANO MAURO, TARTARI, ANDREA, and ZANNONI, MARIO

Abstract

One of the major challenges of modern cosmology is the detection of B-mode polarization anisotropies in the Cosmic Microwave Background. These originate from tensor fluctuations of the metric produced during the inflationary phase. Their detection would therefore constitute a major step towards understanding the primordial Universe. The expected level of these anisotropies is however so small that it requires a new generation of instruments with high sensitivity and extremely good control of systematic effects. We propose the QUBIC instrument based on the novel concept of bolometric interferometry, bringing together the sensitivity advantages of bolometric detectors with the systematics effects advantages of interferometry. The instrument will directly observe the sky through an array of entry horns whose signals will be combined together using an optical combiner. The whole set-up is located inside a cryostat. Polarization modulation will be achieved using a rotating half-wave plate and the images of the interference fringes will be formed on two focal planes (separated by a polarizing grid) tiled with bolometers. We show that QUBIC can be considered as a synthetic imager, exactly similar to a usual imager but with a synthesized beam formed by the array of entry horns. Scanning the sky provides an additional modulation of the signal and improve the sky coverage shape. The usual techniques of map-making and power spectrum estimation can then be applied. We show that the sensitivity of such an instrument is comparable with that of an imager with the same number of horns. We anticipate a low level of beam-related systematics thanks to the fact that the synthesized beam is determined by the location of the primary horns. Other systematics should be under good control thanks to an autocalibration technique, specific to our concept, that will permit the accurate determination of most of the instrumental parameters that would otherwise lead to systematics.

Published
2011

42. Latest Progress on the QUBIC Instrument

Author

Ghribi, A., primary, Aumont, J., additional, Battistelli, E. S., additional, Bau, A., additional, Bélier, B., additional, Bergé, L., additional, Bernard, J.-Ph., additional, Bersanelli, M., additional, Bigot-Sazy, M.-A., additional, Bordier, G., additional, Bunn, E. T., additional, Cavaliere, F., additional, Chanial, P., additional, Coppolecchia, A., additional, Decourcelle, T., additional, De Bernardis, P., additional, De Petris, M., additional, Drilien, A.-A., additional, Dumoulin, L., additional, Falvella, M. C., additional, Gault, A., additional, Gervasi, M., additional, Giard, M., additional, Gradziel, M., additional, Grandsire, L., additional, Gayer, D., additional, Hamilton, J.-Ch., additional, Haynes, V., additional, Giraud-Héraud, Y., additional, Holtzer, N., additional, Kaplan, J., additional, Korotkov, A., additional, Lande, J., additional, Lowitz, A., additional, Maffei, B., additional, Marnieros, S., additional, Martino, J., additional, Masi, S., additional, Mennella, A., additional, Montier, L., additional, Murphy, A., additional, Ng, M. W., additional, Olivieri, E., additional, Pajot, F., additional, Passerini, A., additional, Piacentini, F., additional, Piat, M., additional, Piccirillo, L., additional, Pisano, G., additional, Prêle, D., additional, Rambaud, D., additional, Rigaut, O., additional, Rosset, C., additional, Salatino, M., additional, Schillaci, A., additional, Scully, S., additional, O’Sullivan, C., additional, Tartari, A., additional, Timbie, P., additional, Tucker, G., additional, Vibert, L., additional, Voisin, F., additional, Watson, B., additional, and Zannoni, M., additional

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2013
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44. Optical modelling and analysis of the Q and U bolometric interferometer for cosmology

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Sadwick, Laurence P., Yang, Tianxin, Burke, D., Gayer, D., Kalinauskaite, E., O'Sullivan, C., Murphy, J. D., Scully, S. P., De Petris, M., De Leo, M., Mennella, A., Torchinsky, S. A., Zannoni, M., Amico, G., Auguste, D., Aumont, J., Banfi, S., Barbarán, G., Battaglia, P., Battistelli, E., Baù, A., Bélier, B., Bennett, D. G., Bergé, L., Bernard, J.-Ph., Bersanelli, M., Bigot-Sazy, M.-A., Bleurvac, N., Bonaparte, J., Bonis, J., Bordier, G., Bréelle, E., Bunn, E. F., Buzi, D., Buzzelli, A., Cavaliere, F., Chanial, P., Chapron, C., Charlassier, R., Columbro, F., Coppi, G., Coppolecchia, A., Couchot, F., D’Alessandro, G., D'Agostino, R., de Bernardis, P., De Gasperis, G., Di Donato, A., Drilien, A.-A., Dumoulin, Louis, Etchegoyen, A., Fasciszewski, A., Franceschet, C., Gamboa-Lerena, M., García, B., Garrido, X., Gaspard, M., Gault, A., Gervasi, M., Giard, M., Giraud-Héraud, Y., Gómez Berisso, M., González, M., Gradziel, M. L., Grandsire, L., Guerrard, E., Hamilton, J.-Ch., Harari, D., Haynes, V., Henrot-Versillé, S., Hoang, D. T., Holtzer, N., Incardona, F., Jules, E., Kaplan, J., Korotkov, A. L., Kristukat, C., Lamagna, L., Lande, J., Loucatos, S., Louis, T., Lowitz, A., Lukovic, V., Luterstein, R., Maffei, Bruno, Marnieros, S., Masi, S., Mattei, A., May, A. J., McCulloch, M. A., Medina, M. C., Mele, L., Melhuish, S. J., Mundo, L., Montier, L., Murphy, J. A., Néel, D., Olivieri, E., Paiella, A., Pajot, F., Passerini, A., Pastoriza, H., Pelosi, A., Perbost, C., Perdereau, O., Pezzotta, F., Piacentini, F., Piat, M. R., Piccirillo, L., Pisano, G., Polenta, G., Prêle, D., Puddu, R., Rambaud, D., Rigaut, O., Ringegni, P., Romero, G. E., Salatino, M., Schillaci, A., Scóccola, C. G., Spinelli, S. M., Stolpovskiy, M., Suarez, F., Tartari, A., Thermeau, J.-P., Timbie, P. T., Tristram, M., Truongcanh, V., Tucker, G. S., Tucker, C. E., Viganò, D., Vittorio, N., Voisin, F., Watson, B., Wicek, F., and Zullo, A.

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2018
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45. NbSi TES Array and Readout: Development and Characterization

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Pajot, F., primary, Prele, D., additional, Zhong, J., additional, Atik, Y., additional, Belier, B., additional, Berge, L., additional, Bordier, G., additional, Breelle, E., additional, Dumoulin, L., additional, Evesque, C., additional, Gadot, F., additional, Leriche, B., additional, Marnieros, S., additional, Martino, J., additional, Piat, M., additional, Shi, S. C., additional, and Voisin, F., additional

Published
2011
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46. Large submillimeter and millimeter detector arrays for astronomy: development of NbSi superconducting bolometers

Author

Pajot, F., primary, Prele, D., additional, Zhong, J., additional, Atik, Y., additional, Bélier, B., additional, Bergé, L., additional, Bordier, G., additional, Bréelle, E., additional, Dumoulin, L., additional, Evesque, C., additional, Gadot, F., additional, Leriche, B., additional, Marnieros, S., additional, Martino, J., additional, Piat, M., additional, Shi, S.-C., additional, and Voisin, F., additional

Published
2010
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47. Optical design and modelling of the QUBIC instrument, a next-generation quasi-optical bolometric interferometer for cosmology

Author

Holland, Wayne S., Zmuidzinas, Jonas, Scully, S., Burke, D., O'Sullivan, C., Gayer, D., Gradziel, M., Murphy, J. A., De Petris, M., Buzi, D., Zannoni, M., Mennella, A, Gervasi, M., Tartari, A., Maffei, B., Aumont, J., Banfi, S., Battaglia, P., Battistelli, E. S., Baù, A., Bélier, B., Bennet, D., Bergé, L., Bernard, J.-Ph., Bersanelli, M., Bigot-Sazy, M.-A., Bleurvacq, N., Bordier, G., Brossard, J., Bunn, E. F., Cammileri, D., Cavaliere, F., Chanial, P., Chapron, C., Coppolecchia, A., Couchot, F., D'Alessandro, G., De Bernardis, P., Decourcelle, T., Del Torto, F., Dumoulin, L., Franceschet, C., Gault, A., Ghribi, A., Giard, M., Giraud-Héraud, Y., Grandsire, L., Hamilton, J. C., Haynes, V., Henrot-Versillé, S., Holtzer, N., Kaplan, J., Korotkov, A., Lande, J., Lowitz, A., Marnieros, S., Martino, J., Masi, S., McCulloch, Mark, Melhuish, Simon, Montier, L., Néel, D., Ng, M. W., Pajot, F., Passerini, A., Perbost, C., Perdereau, O., Piacentini, F., Piat, M., Piccirillo, L., Pisano, G., Prêle, D., Puddu, R., Rambaud, D., Rigaut, O., Salatino, M., Schillaci, A., Stolpovskiy, M., Timbie, P., Tristram, M., Tucker, G., Viganò, D., Voisin, F., and Watson, B.

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2016
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48. Latest Progress on the QUBIC Instrument.

Author

Ghribi, A., Aumont, J., Battistelli, E., Bau, A., Bélier, B., Bergé, L., Bernard, J.-Ph., Bersanelli, M., Bigot-Sazy, M.-A., Bordier, G., Bunn, E., Cavaliere, F., Chanial, P., Coppolecchia, A., Decourcelle, T., Bernardis, P., Petris, M., Drilien, A.-A., Dumoulin, L., and Falvella, M.

Subjects
COSMIC background radiation, INTERFEROMETRY, METAPHYSICAL cosmology, POLARIZATION (Nuclear physics), GRAVITATIONAL waves
Abstract

QUBIC is a unique instrument that crosses the barriers between classical imaging architectures and interferometry taking advantage from both high sensitivity and systematics mitigation. The scientific target is to detect primordial gravitational waves created by inflation by the polarization they imprint on the cosmic microwave background-the holy grail of modern cosmology. In this paper, we show the latest advances in the development of the architecture and the sub-systems of the first module of this instrument to be deployed at Dome Charlie Concordia base-Antarctica in 2015. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2014
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