TY - JOUR
T1 - QUEST on DASI: A South Pole CMB polarization experiment
AU - Church, Sarah
AU - Ade, Peter
AU - Bock, James
AU - Bowden, Melanie
AU - Carlstrom, John
AU - Ganga, Ken
AU - Gear, Walter
AU - Hinderks, James
AU - Hu, Wayne
AU - Keating, Brian
AU - Kovac, John
AU - Lange, Andrew
AU - Leitch, Eric
AU - Mallie, Olivier
AU - Melhuish, Simon
AU - Murphy, Anthony
AU - Rusholme, Ben
AU - O'Sullivan, Creidhe
AU - Piccirillo, Lucio
AU - Pryke, Clem
AU - Taylor, Andy
AU - Thompson, Keith
PY - 2003/12
Y1 - 2003/12
N2 - QUEST on DASI is a ground-based, high-sensitivity, high-resolution (ℓmax∼2500) experiment designed to map CMB polarization at 100 and 150 GHz and to measure the power spectra from E-modes, B-modes from lensing of the CMB, and B-modes from primordial gravitational waves. The experiment comprises a 2.6 m Cassegrain optical system, equipped with an array of 62 polarization-sensitive bolometers (PSBs), located at the South Pole. The instrument is designed to minimize systematic effects; features include differencing of pairs of orthogonal PSBs within a single feed, a rotatable achromatic waveplate, and axisymmetric rotatable optics. In addition the South Pole location allows both repeatable and highly controlled observations. QUEST on DASI will commence operation in early 2005. © 2003 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
AB - QUEST on DASI is a ground-based, high-sensitivity, high-resolution (ℓmax∼2500) experiment designed to map CMB polarization at 100 and 150 GHz and to measure the power spectra from E-modes, B-modes from lensing of the CMB, and B-modes from primordial gravitational waves. The experiment comprises a 2.6 m Cassegrain optical system, equipped with an array of 62 polarization-sensitive bolometers (PSBs), located at the South Pole. The instrument is designed to minimize systematic effects; features include differencing of pairs of orthogonal PSBs within a single feed, a rotatable achromatic waveplate, and axisymmetric rotatable optics. In addition the South Pole location allows both repeatable and highly controlled observations. QUEST on DASI will commence operation in early 2005. © 2003 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
U2 - 10.1016/j.newar.2003.09.033
DO - 10.1016/j.newar.2003.09.033
M3 - Article
VL - 47
SP - 1083
EP - 1089
JO - New Astronomy Reviews
JF - New Astronomy Reviews
IS - 11-12
ER -