Instrument design and characterization of the Millimeter Bolometer Array Camera on the Atacama Cosmology Telescope

D. S. Swetz; P. A.R. Ade; C. Allen; M. Amiri; J. W. Appel; E. S. Battistelli; B. Burger; J. A. Chervenak; A. J. Dahlen; S. Das; S. Denny; M. J. Devlin; S. R. Dicker; W. B. Doriese; R. Dünner; T. Essinger-Hileman; R. P. Fisher; J. W. Fowler; X. Gao; A. Hajian; M. Halpern; P. C. Hargrave; M. Hasselfield; G. C. Hilton; A. D. Hincks; K. D. Irwin; N. Jarosik; M. Kaul; J. Klein; S. Knotek; J. M. Lau; M. Limon; R. H. Lupton; T. A. Marriage; K. L. Martocci; P. Mauskopf; S. H. Moseley; C. B. Netterfield; M. D. Niemack; M. R. Nolta; L. Page; L. P. Parker; B. A. Reid; C. D. Reintsema; A. J. Sederberg; N. Sehgal; J. L. Sievers; D. N. Spergel; S. T. Staggs; O. R. Stryzak; E. R. Switzer; R. J. Thornton; C. Tucker; E. J. Wollack; Y. Zhao

doi:10.1117/12.789876

Instrument design and characterization of the Millimeter Bolometer Array Camera on the Atacama Cosmology Telescope

D. S. Swetz, P. A.R. Ade, C. Allen, M. Amiri, J. W. Appel, E. S. Battistelli, B. Burger, J. A. Chervenak, A. J. Dahlen, S. Das, S. Denny, M. J. Devlin, S. R. Dicker, W. B. Doriese, R. Dünner, T. Essinger-Hileman, R. P. Fisher, J. W. Fowler, X. Gao, A. HajianM. Halpern, P. C. Hargrave, M. Hasselfield, G. C. Hilton, A. D. Hincks, K. D. Irwin, N. Jarosik, M. Kaul, J. Klein, S. Knotek, J. M. Lau, M. Limon, R. H. Lupton, T. A. Marriage, K. L. Martocci, P. Mauskopf, S. H. Moseley, C. B. Netterfield, M. D. Niemack, M. R. Nolta, L. Page, L. P. Parker, B. A. Reid, C. D. Reintsema, A. J. Sederberg, N. Sehgal, J. L. Sievers, D. N. Spergel, S. T. Staggs, O. R. Stryzak, E. R. Switzer, R. J. Thornton, C. Tucker, E. J. Wollack, Y. Zhao

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The Millimeter Bolometer Array Camera (MBAC) was commissioned in the fall of 2007 on the new 6-meter Atacama Cosmology Telescope (ACT). The MBAC on the ACT will map the temperature anisotropics of the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) with arc-minute resolution. For this first observing season, the MBAC contained a diffraction-limited, 32 by 32 element, focal plane array of Transition Edge Sensor (TES) bolometers for observations at 145 GHz. This array was coupled to the telescope with a series of cold, refractive, reimaging optics. To meet the performance specifications, the MBAC employs four stages of cooling using closed-cycle ³He/⁴He sorption fridge systems in combination with pulse tube coolers. In this paper we present the design of the instrument and discuss its performance during the first observing season. Finally, we report on the status of the MBAC for the 2008 observing season, when the instrument will be upgraded to a total of three separate 1024-element arrays at 145 GHz, 220 GHz and 280 GHz.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Millimeter and Submillimeter Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy IV
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.789876
State	Published - 2008
Externally published	Yes
Event	Millimeter and Submillimeter Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy IV - Marseille, France Duration: Jun 26 2008 → Jun 28 2008

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Name	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume	7020
ISSN (Print)	0277-786X

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Other	Millimeter and Submillimeter Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy IV
Country/Territory	France
City	Marseille
Period	6/26/08 → 6/28/08

Keywords

Array
Bolometer
CMB
Cryogenics
Instrument design
Pulse tube
Receiver
TES

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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Swetz, D. S., Ade, P. A. R., Allen, C., Amiri, M., Appel, J. W., Battistelli, E. S., Burger, B., Chervenak, J. A., Dahlen, A. J., Das, S., Denny, S., Devlin, M. J., Dicker, S. R., Doriese, W. B., Dünner, R., Essinger-Hileman, T., Fisher, R. P., Fowler, J. W., Gao, X., ... Zhao, Y. (2008). Instrument design and characterization of the Millimeter Bolometer Array Camera on the Atacama Cosmology Telescope. In Millimeter and Submillimeter Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy IV Article 702008 (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; Vol. 7020). https://doi.org/10.1117/12.789876

Instrument design and characterization of the Millimeter Bolometer Array Camera on the Atacama Cosmology Telescope. / Swetz, D. S.; Ade, P. A.R.; Allen, C. et al.
Millimeter and Submillimeter Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy IV. 2008. 702008 (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; Vol. 7020).

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Swetz, DS, Ade, PAR, Allen, C, Amiri, M, Appel, JW, Battistelli, ES, Burger, B, Chervenak, JA, Dahlen, AJ, Das, S, Denny, S, Devlin, MJ, Dicker, SR, Doriese, WB, Dünner, R, Essinger-Hileman, T, Fisher, RP, Fowler, JW, Gao, X, Hajian, A, Halpern, M, Hargrave, PC, Hasselfield, M, Hilton, GC, Hincks, AD, Irwin, KD, Jarosik, N, Kaul, M, Klein, J, Knotek, S, Lau, JM, Limon, M, Lupton, RH, Marriage, TA, Martocci, KL, Mauskopf, P, Moseley, SH, Netterfield, CB, Niemack, MD, Nolta, MR, Page, L, Parker, LP, Reid, BA, Reintsema, CD, Sederberg, AJ, Sehgal, N, Sievers, JL, Spergel, DN, Staggs, ST, Stryzak, OR, Switzer, ER, Thornton, RJ, Tucker, C, Wollack, EJ & Zhao, Y 2008, Instrument design and characterization of the Millimeter Bolometer Array Camera on the Atacama Cosmology Telescope. in Millimeter and Submillimeter Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy IV., 702008, Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, vol. 7020, Millimeter and Submillimeter Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy IV, Marseille, France, 6/26/08. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.789876

Swetz DS, Ade PAR, Allen C, Amiri M, Appel JW, Battistelli ES et al. Instrument design and characterization of the Millimeter Bolometer Array Camera on the Atacama Cosmology Telescope. In Millimeter and Submillimeter Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy IV. 2008. 702008. (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering). doi: 10.1117/12.789876

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