The bolometric focal plane array of the POLARBEAR CMB experiment

Arnold, K., Ade, Peter A. R. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5127-0401, Anthony, A. E., Barron, D., Boettger, D., Borrill, J., Chapman, S., Chinone, Y., Dobbs, M. A., Errard, J., Fabbian, G., Flanigan, D., Fuller, G., Ghribi, A., Grainger, W., Halverson, N., Hasegawa, M., Hattori, K., Hazumi, M., Holzapfel, W. L., Howard, J., Hyland, P., Jaffe, A., Keating, B., Kermish, Z., Kisner, T., Le Jeune, M., Lee, A. T., Linder, E., Lungu, M., Matsuda, F., Matsumura, T., Miller, N. J., Meng, X., Morii, H., Moyerman, S., Myers, M. J., Nishino, H., Paar, H., Quealy, E., Reichardt, C., Richards, P. L., Ross, C., Shimizu, A., Shimmin, C., Shimon, M., Sholl, M., Siritanasak, P., Speiler, H., Stebor, N., Steinbach, B., Stompor, R., Suzuki, A., Tomaru, T., Tucker, Carole ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1851-3918 and Zahn, O. 2012. The bolometric focal plane array of the POLARBEAR CMB experiment. Presented at: Millimeter, Submillimeter, and Far-Infrared Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy VI, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 1 July 2012. Proc. SPIE 8452, Millimeter, Submillimeter, and Far-Infrared Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy VI,. , vol.8452 The International Society for Optical Engineering, 84521D. 10.1117/12.927057

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Abstract

The POLARBEAR Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) polarization experiment is currently observing from the Atacama Desert in Northern Chile. It will characterize the expected B-mode polarization due to gravitational lensing of the CMB, and search for the possible B-mode signature of inflationary gravitational waves. Its 250 mK focal plane detector array consists of 1,274 polarization-sensitive antenna-coupled bolometers, each with an associated lithographed band-defining filter. Each detector’s planar antenna structure is coupled to the telescope’s optical system through a contacting dielectric lenslet, an architecture unique in current CMB experiments. We present the initial characterization of this focal plane.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Schools > Physics and Astronomy
Subjects:	Q Science > QB Astronomy
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Antennas; Bolometers; Detector arrays; Optical systems; Polarization; Staring arrays
Publisher:	The International Society for Optical Engineering
ISSN:	0277-786X
Last Modified:	24 Oct 2025 22:51
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/46762

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