ACTPol: On-sky performance and characterization

E. Grace; J. Beall; J. R. Bond; H. M. Cho; R. Datta; M. J. Devlin; R. Dünner; A. E. Fox; P. Gallardo; M. Hasselfield; S. Henderson; G. C. Hilton; A. D. Hincks; R. Hlozek; J. Hubmayr; K. Irwin; J. Klein; B. Koopman; D. Li; M. Lungu; L. Newburgh; Jo P. Nibarger; M. D. Niemack; L. Maurin; J. McMahon; S. Naess; L. A. Page; C. Pappas; B. L. Schmitt; J. Sievers; S. T. Staggs; R. Thornton; J. Van Lanen; E. J. Wollack

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ACTPol: On-sky performance and characterization

E. Grace, J. Beall, J. R. Bond, H. M. Cho, R. Datta, M. J. Devlin, R. Dünner, A. E. Fox, P. Gallardo, M. Hasselfield, S. Henderson, G. C. Hilton, A. D. Hincks, R. Hlozek, J. Hubmayr, K. Irwin, J. Klein, B. Koopman, D. Li, M. LunguL. Newburgh, Jo P. Nibarger, M. D. Niemack, L. Maurin, J. McMahon, S. Naess, L. A. Page, C. Pappas, B. L. Schmitt, J. Sievers, S. T. Staggs, R. Thornton, J. Van Lanen, E. J. Wollack

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Abstract

ACTPol is the polarization-sensitive receiver on the Atacama Cosmology Telescope. ACTPol enables sensitive millimeter wavelength measurements of the temperature and polarization anisotropies of the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) at arcminute angular scales. These measurements are designed to explore the process of cosmic structure formation, constrain or determine the sum of the neutrino masses, probe dark energy, and provide a foundation for a host of other cosmological tests. We present an overview of the first season of ACTPol observations focusing on the optimization and calibration of the first detector array as well as detailing the on-sky performance.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Millimeter, Submillimeter, and Far-Infrared Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy VII
Editors	Jonas Zmuidzinas, Wayne S. Holland
Publisher	SPIE
ISBN (Electronic)	9780819496218
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2057243
State	Published - 2014
Event	Millimeter, Submillimeter, and Far-Infrared Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy VII - Montreal, Canada Duration: Jun 24 2014 → Jun 27 2014

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Name	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume	9153
ISSN (Print)	0277-786X
ISSN (Electronic)	1996-756X

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Other	Millimeter, Submillimeter, and Far-Infrared Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy VII
Country/Territory	Canada
City	Montreal
Period	6/24/14 → 6/27/14

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Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Condensed Matter Physics
Computer Science Applications
Applied Mathematics
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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Grace, E., Beall, J., Bond, J. R., Cho, H. M., Datta, R., Devlin, M. J., Dünner, R., Fox, A. E., Gallardo, P., Hasselfield, M., Henderson, S., Hilton, G. C., Hincks, A. D., Hlozek, R., Hubmayr, J., Irwin, K., Klein, J., Koopman, B., Li, D., ... Wollack, E. J. (2014). ACTPol: On-sky performance and characterization. In J. Zmuidzinas, & W. S. Holland (Eds.), Millimeter, Submillimeter, and Far-Infrared Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy VII Article 915310 (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; Vol. 9153). SPIE. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2057243

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ACTPol: On-sky performance and characterization. / Grace, E.; Beall, J.; Bond, J. R. et al.
Millimeter, Submillimeter, and Far-Infrared Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy VII. ed. / Jonas Zmuidzinas; Wayne S. Holland. SPIE, 2014. 915310 (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; Vol. 9153).

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