Design and construction of a carbon fiber gondola for the SPIDER balloon-borne telescope

J. D. Soler; P. A.R. Ade; M. Amiri; S. J. Benton; J. J. Bock; J. R. Bond; S. A. Bryan; C. Chiang; C. C. Contaldi; B. P. Crill; O. P. Doré; M. Farhang; Jeffrey P. Filippini; L. M. Fissel; A. A. Fraisse; A. E. Gambrel; N. N. Gandilo; S. Golwala; J. E. Gudmundsson; M. Halpern; M. Hasselfield; G. C. Hilton; W. A. Holmes; V. V. Hristov; K. D. Irwin; W. C. Jones; Z. K. Kermish; C. L. Kuo; C. J. Mactavish; P. V. Mason; K. G. Megerian; L. Moncelsi; T. Morford; J. M. Nagy; C. B. Netterfield; A. S. Rahlin; C. D. Reintsema; J. E. Ruhl; M. C. Runyan; J. A. Shariff; A. Trangsrud; C. Tucker; R. S. Tucker; A. D. Turner; A. C. Weber; D. V. Wiebe; E. Y. Young

doi:10.1117/12.2055413

Design and construction of a carbon fiber gondola for the SPIDER balloon-borne telescope

J. D. Soler, P. A.R. Ade, M. Amiri, S. J. Benton, J. J. Bock, J. R. Bond, S. A. Bryan, C. Chiang, C. C. Contaldi, B. P. Crill, O. P. Doré, M. Farhang, Jeffrey P. Filippini, L. M. Fissel, A. A. Fraisse, A. E. Gambrel, N. N. Gandilo, S. Golwala, J. E. Gudmundsson, M. HalpernM. Hasselfield, G. C. Hilton, W. A. Holmes, V. V. Hristov, K. D. Irwin, W. C. Jones, Z. K. Kermish, C. L. Kuo, C. J. Mactavish, P. V. Mason, K. G. Megerian, L. Moncelsi, T. Morford, J. M. Nagy, C. B. Netterfield, A. S. Rahlin, C. D. Reintsema, J. E. Ruhl, M. C. Runyan, J. A. Shariff, A. Trangsrud, C. Tucker, R. S. Tucker, A. D. Turner, A. C. Weber, D. V. Wiebe, E. Y. Young

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Abstract

We introduce the light-weight carbon fiber and aluminum gondola designed for the Spider balloon-borne telescope. Spider is designed to measure the polarization of the Cosmic Microwave Background radiation with unprecedented sensitivity and control of systematics in search of the imprint of inflation: a period of exponential expansion in the early Universe. The requirements of this balloon-borne instrument put tight constrains on the mass budget of the payload. The Spider gondola is designed to house the experiment and guarantee its operational and structural integrity during its balloon-borne flight, while using less than 10% of the total mass of the payload. We present a construction method for the gondola based on carbon fiber reinforced polymer tubes with aluminum inserts and aluminum multi-tube joints. We describe the validation of the model through Finite Element Analysis and mechanical tests.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Ground-Based and Airborne Telescopes V
Editors	Helen J. Hall, Larry M. Stepp, Roberto Gilmozzi
Publisher	SPIE
ISBN (Electronic)	9780819496133
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2055413
State	Published - 2014
Externally published	Yes
Event	Ground-Based and Airborne Telescopes V - Montreal, Canada Duration: Jun 22 2014 → Jun 27 2014

Publication series

Name	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume	9145
ISSN (Print)	0277-786X
ISSN (Electronic)	1996-756X

Conference

Conference	Ground-Based and Airborne Telescopes V
Country/Territory	Canada
City	Montreal
Period	6/22/14 → 6/27/14

Keywords

Spider
balloon-borne telescope
composite materials
cosmic microwave background
structures

ASJC Scopus subject areas

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

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Soler, J. D., Ade, P. A. R., Amiri, M., Benton, S. J., Bock, J. J., Bond, J. R., Bryan, S. A., Chiang, C., Contaldi, C. C., Crill, B. P., Doré, O. P., Farhang, M., Filippini, J. P., Fissel, L. M., Fraisse, A. A., Gambrel, A. E., Gandilo, N. N., Golwala, S., Gudmundsson, J. E., ... Young, E. Y. (2014). Design and construction of a carbon fiber gondola for the SPIDER balloon-borne telescope. In H. J. Hall, L. M. Stepp, & R. Gilmozzi (Eds.), Ground-Based and Airborne Telescopes V Article 91450T (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; Vol. 9145). SPIE. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2055413

Design and construction of a carbon fiber gondola for the SPIDER balloon-borne telescope. / Soler, J. D.; Ade, P. A.R.; Amiri, M. et al.
Ground-Based and Airborne Telescopes V. ed. / Helen J. Hall; Larry M. Stepp; Roberto Gilmozzi. SPIE, 2014. 91450T (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; Vol. 9145).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Soler, JD, Ade, PAR, Amiri, M, Benton, SJ, Bock, JJ, Bond, JR, Bryan, SA, Chiang, C, Contaldi, CC, Crill, BP, Doré, OP, Farhang, M, Filippini, JP, Fissel, LM, Fraisse, AA, Gambrel, AE, Gandilo, NN, Golwala, S, Gudmundsson, JE, Halpern, M, Hasselfield, M, Hilton, GC, Holmes, WA, Hristov, VV, Irwin, KD, Jones, WC, Kermish, ZK, Kuo, CL, Mactavish, CJ, Mason, PV, Megerian, KG, Moncelsi, L, Morford, T, Nagy, JM, Netterfield, CB, Rahlin, AS, Reintsema, CD, Ruhl, JE, Runyan, MC, Shariff, JA, Trangsrud, A, Tucker, C, Tucker, RS, Turner, AD, Weber, AC, Wiebe, DV & Young, EY 2014, Design and construction of a carbon fiber gondola for the SPIDER balloon-borne telescope. in HJ Hall, LM Stepp & R Gilmozzi (eds), Ground-Based and Airborne Telescopes V., 91450T, Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, vol. 9145, SPIE, Ground-Based and Airborne Telescopes V, Montreal, Canada, 6/22/14. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2055413

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