BICEP3 focal plane design and detector performance
Abstract
BICEP3, the latest telescope in the BICEP/Keck program, started science observations in March 2016. It is a 550mm aperture refractive telescope observing the polarization of the cosmic microwave background at 95 GHz. We show the focal plane design and detector performance, including spectral response, optical efficiency and preliminary sensitivity of the upgraded BICEP3. We demonstrate 9.72 μKCMB√s noise performance of the BICEP3 receiver.
- Publication:
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Millimeter, Submillimeter, and Far-Infrared Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy VIII
- Pub Date:
- July 2016
- DOI:
- arXiv:
- arXiv:1607.06861
- Bibcode:
- 2016SPIE.9914E..0TH
- Keywords:
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- Astrophysics - Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics
- E-Print:
- 11 pages, 10 figures. To be published in Proc. SPIE. Presented at SPIE Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation Conference 9914: Millimeter, Submillimeter, and Far-Infrared Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy VIII, June 2016