BICEP3 performance overview and planned Keck Array upgrade

J. A. Grayson; P. A.R. Ade; Z. Ahmed; K. D. Alexander; M. Amiri; D. Barkats; S. J. Benton; C. A. Bischoff; J. J. Bock; H. Boenish; R. Bowens-Rubin; I. Buder; E. Bullock; V. Buza; J. Connors; J. P. Filippini; S. Fliescher; M. Halpern; S. Harrison; G. C. Hilton; V. V. Hristov; H. Hui; K. D. Irwin; J. Kang; K. S. Karkare; E. Karpel; S. Kefeli; S. A. Kernasovskiy; J. M. Kovac; C. L. Kuo; E. M. Leitch; M. Lueker; K. G. Megerian; V. Monticue; T. Namikawa; C. B. Netterfield; H. T. Nguyen; R. O'Brient; R. W. Ogburn; C. Pryke; C. D. Reintsema; S. Richter; R. Schwarz; C. Sorenson; C. D. Sheehy; Z. K. Staniszewski; B. Steinbach; G. P. Teply; K. L. Thompson; J. E. Tolan; C. Tucker; A. D. Turner; A. G. Vieregg; A. Wandui; A. C. Weber; D. V. Wiebe; J. Willmert; W. L.K. Wu; K. W. Yoon

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BICEP3 performance overview and planned Keck Array upgrade

J. A. Grayson, P. A.R. Ade, Z. Ahmed, K. D. Alexander, M. Amiri, D. Barkats, S. J. Benton, C. A. Bischoff, J. J. Bock, H. Boenish, R. Bowens-Rubin, I. Buder, E. Bullock, V. Buza, J. Connors, J. P. Filippini, S. Fliescher, M. Halpern, S. Harrison, G. C. HiltonV. V. Hristov, H. Hui, K. D. Irwin, J. Kang, K. S. Karkare, E. Karpel, S. Kefeli, S. A. Kernasovskiy, J. M. Kovac, C. L. Kuo, E. M. Leitch, M. Lueker, K. G. Megerian, V. Monticue, T. Namikawa, C. B. Netterfield, H. T. Nguyen, R. O'Brient, R. W. Ogburn, C. Pryke, C. D. Reintsema, S. Richter, R. Schwarz, C. Sorenson, C. D. Sheehy, Z. K. Staniszewski, B. Steinbach, G. P. Teply, K. L. Thompson, J. E. Tolan, C. Tucker, A. D. Turner, A. G. Vieregg, A. Wandui, A. C. Weber, D. V. Wiebe, J. Willmert, W. L.K. Wu, K. W. Yoon

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Bicep3 is a 520mm aperture, compact two-lens refractor designed to observe the polarization of the cosmic microwave background (CMB) at 95 GHz. Its focal plane consists of modularized tiles of antenna-coupled transition edge sensors (TESs), similar to those used in Bicep2 and the Keck Array. The increased per-receiver optical throughput compared to Bicep2/Keck Array, due to both its faster f=1:7 optics and the larger aperture, more than doubles the combined mapping speed of the Bicep/Keck program. The Bicep3 receiver was recently upgraded to a full complement of 20 tiles of detectors (2560 TESs) and is now beginning its second year of observation (and first science season) at the South Pole. We report on its current performance and observing plans. Given its high per-receiver throughput while maintaining the advantages of a compact design, Bicep3- class receivers are ideally suited as building blocks for a 3rd-generation CMB experiment, consisting of multiple receivers spanning 35 GHz to 270 GHz with total detector count in the tens of thousands. We present plans for such an array, the new "BICEP Array" that will replace the Keck Array at the South Pole, including design optimization, frequency coverage, and deployment/observing strategies.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Millimeter, Submillimeter, and Far-Infrared Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy VIII
Editors	Jonas Zmuidzinas, Wayne S. Holland
Publisher	SPIE
ISBN (Electronic)	9781510602076
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2233894
State	Published - 2016
Event	Millimeter, Submillimeter, and Far-Infrared Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy VIII - Edinburgh, United Kingdom Duration: Jun 28 2016 → Jul 1 2016

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Name	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume	9914
ISSN (Print)	0277-786X
ISSN (Electronic)	1996-756X

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Other	Millimeter, Submillimeter, and Far-Infrared Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy VIII
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
City	Edinburgh
Period	6/28/16 → 7/1/16

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BICEP
Cosmic Microwave Background
Gravitational Waves
Inflation
Keck Array
Polarization

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Grayson, J. A., Ade, P. A. R., Ahmed, Z., Alexander, K. D., Amiri, M., Barkats, D., Benton, S. J., Bischoff, C. A., Bock, J. J., Boenish, H., Bowens-Rubin, R., Buder, I., Bullock, E., Buza, V., Connors, J., Filippini, J. P., Fliescher, S., Halpern, M., Harrison, S., ... Yoon, K. W. (2016). BICEP3 performance overview and planned Keck Array upgrade. In J. Zmuidzinas, & W. S. Holland (Eds.), Millimeter, Submillimeter, and Far-Infrared Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy VIII Article 99140S (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; Vol. 9914). SPIE. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2233894

BICEP3 performance overview and planned Keck Array upgrade. / Grayson, J. A.; Ade, P. A.R.; Ahmed, Z. et al.
Millimeter, Submillimeter, and Far-Infrared Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy VIII. ed. / Jonas Zmuidzinas; Wayne S. Holland. SPIE, 2016. 99140S (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; Vol. 9914).

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Grayson, JA, Ade, PAR, Ahmed, Z, Alexander, KD, Amiri, M, Barkats, D, Benton, SJ, Bischoff, CA, Bock, JJ, Boenish, H, Bowens-Rubin, R, Buder, I, Bullock, E, Buza, V, Connors, J, Filippini, JP, Fliescher, S, Halpern, M, Harrison, S, Hilton, GC, Hristov, VV, Hui, H, Irwin, KD, Kang, J, Karkare, KS, Karpel, E, Kefeli, S, Kernasovskiy, SA, Kovac, JM, Kuo, CL, Leitch, EM, Lueker, M, Megerian, KG, Monticue, V, Namikawa, T, Netterfield, CB, Nguyen, HT, O'Brient, R, Ogburn, RW, Pryke, C, Reintsema, CD, Richter, S, Schwarz, R, Sorenson, C, Sheehy, CD, Staniszewski, ZK, Steinbach, B, Teply, GP, Thompson, KL, Tolan, JE, Tucker, C, Turner, AD, Vieregg, AG, Wandui, A, Weber, AC, Wiebe, DV, Willmert, J, Wu, WLK & Yoon, KW 2016, BICEP3 performance overview and planned Keck Array upgrade. in J Zmuidzinas & WS Holland (eds), Millimeter, Submillimeter, and Far-Infrared Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy VIII., 99140S, Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, vol. 9914, SPIE, Millimeter, Submillimeter, and Far-Infrared Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy VIII, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, 6/28/16. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2233894

Grayson JA, Ade PAR, Ahmed Z, Alexander KD, Amiri M, Barkats D et al. BICEP3 performance overview and planned Keck Array upgrade. In Zmuidzinas J, Holland WS, editors, Millimeter, Submillimeter, and Far-Infrared Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy VIII. SPIE. 2016. 99140S. (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering). doi: 10.1117/12.2233894

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