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Proceedings Article | 31 August 2022 Poster + Paper

Poster + Paper

QUBIC: the Q and U bolometric interferometer for cosmology

M. Piat, E. Battistelli, P. de Bernardis, G. D'Alessandro, M. De Petris, L. Grandsire, J.-Ch. Hamilton, T. D. Hoang, S. Marnieros, S. Masi, A. Mennella, L. Mousset, C. O'Sullivan, D. Prêle, G. Stankowiak, A. Tartari, J.-P. Thermeau, S. A. Torchinsky, F. Voisin, M. Zannoni, P. Ade, J. G. Alberro, A. Almela, G. Amico, L. H. Arnaldi, D. Auguste, J. Aumont, S. Azzoni, S. Banfi, B. Bélier, A. Baù, D. Bennett, L. Bergé, J.-Ph. Bernard, M. Bersanelli, M.-A. Bigot-Sazy, J. Bonaparte, J. Bonis, E. Bunn, D. Burke, D. Buzi, F. Cavaliere, P. Chanial, C. Chapron, R. Charlassier, A. C. Cobos Cerutti, F. Columbro, A. Coppolecchia, G. De Gasperis, M. De Leo, S. Dheilly, C. Duca, L. Dumoulin, A. Etchegoyen, A. Fasciszewski, L. P. Ferreyro, D. Fracchia, C. Franceschet, M. M. Gamboa Lerena, K. M. Ganga, B. García, M. E. García Redondo, M. Gaspard, D. Gayer, M. Gervasi, M. Giard, V. Gilles, Y. Giraud-Heraud, M. Gómez Berisso, M. González, M. Gradziel, M. R. Hampel, D. Harari, S. Henrot-Versillé, F. Incardona, E. Jules, J. Kaplan, C. Kristukat, L. Lamagna, S. Loucatos, T. Louis, B. Maffei, W. Marty, A. Mattei, A. May, M. McCulloch, L. Mele, D. Melo, L. Montier, L. M. Mundo, J. A. Murphy, J. D. Murphy, F. Nati, E. Olivicri, C. Oriol, A. Paiella, F. Pajot, A. Passerini, H. Pastoriza, A. Pelosi, C. Perbost, M. Perciballi, F. Pezzotta, F. Piacentini, L. Piccirillo, G. Pisano, M. Platino, G. Polenta, R. Puddu, D. Rambaud, E. Rasztocky, P. Ringegni, G. E. Romero, J. Salum, A. Schillaci, C. G. Scóccola, S. Scully, S. Spinelli, M. Stolpovskiy, A. D. Supanitsky, P. Timbie, M. Tomasi, C. Tucker, G. Tucker, D. Viganò, N. Vittorio, F. Wicek, M. Wright, A. Zullo

Proceedings Volume 12190, 121902T (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2642114

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Calibration, Multiplexing, Interferometers, Cryogenics, Computer aided design, Amplifiers, Polarization, Interferometry

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Proceedings Article | 13 December 2020 Poster + Paper

Poster + Paper

Detection chain and electronic readout of the QUBIC instrument

G. Stankowiak, M. Piat, E. Battistelli, G. D'Alessandro, P. de Bernardis, M. De Petris, M. González, L. Grandsire, J.-Ch. Hamilton, T. Hoang, S. Masi, S. Marnieros, A. Mennella, L. Mousset, C. O'Sullivan, D. Prêle, A. Tartari, J.-P. Thermeau, S. Torchinsky, F. Voisin, M. Zannoni, P. Ade, J. G. Alberro, A. Almela, G. Amico, L. H. Arnaldi, D. Auguste, J. Aumont, S. Azzoni, S. Banfi, B. Bélier, A. Baù, D. Bennett, L. Bergé, J.-Ph. Bernard, M. Bersanelli, M.-A. Bigot-Sazy, J. Bonaparte, J. Bonis, E. Bunn, D. Burke, D. Buzi, F. Cavaliere, P. Chanial, C. Chapron, R. Charlassier, A. C. Cobos Cerutti, F. Columbro, A. Coppolecchia, G. de Gasperis, M. De Leo, S. Dheilly, C. Duca, L. Dumoulin, A. Etchegoyen, A. Fasciszewski, L. P. Ferreyro, D. Fracchia, C. Franceschet, M. M. Gamboa Lerena, K. Ganga, B. García, M. E. García Redondo, M. Gaspard, D. Gayer, M. Gervasi, M. Giard, V. Gilles, Y. Giraud-Héraud, M. Gómez Berisso, M. Gradziel, M. Hampel, Diego Harari, S. Henrot-Versillé, F. Incardona, E. Jules, J. Kaplan, C. Kristukat, L. Lamagna, S. Loucatos, T. Louis, B. Maffei, W. Marty, A. Mattei, A. May, M. McCulloch, L. Mele, D. Melo, L. Montier, L. Mundo, J. A. Murphy, J. D. Murphy, F. Nati, E. Olivieri, C. Oriol, A. Paiella, F. Pajot, A. Passerini, H. Pastoriza, A. Pelosi, C. Perbost, M. Perciballi, F. Pezzotta, F. Piacentini, L. Piccirillo, G. Pisano, M. Platino, G. Polenta, R. Puddu, D. Rambaud, P. Ringegni, G. E. Romero, E. Rasztocky, J. M. Salum, A. Schillaci, C. Scóccola, S. Scully, S. Spinelli, M. Stolpovskiy, A. D. Supanitsky, P. Timbie, M. Tomasi, G. Tucker, C. Tucker, D. Viganò, N. Vittorio, F. Wicek, M. Wright, A. Zullo

Proceedings Volume 11453, 1145328 (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2561567

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Interferometers, Superconductors, Interferometry, Bolometers, Control systems, Polarization, Microwave radiation, Staring arrays, Superconducting detectors

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Proceedings Article | 13 December 2020 Poster + Presentation + Paper

Poster + Presentation + Paper

Calibration of QUBIC: The Q and U bolometric interferometer for cosmology

J. Murphy, D. Burke, M. M. Gamboa Lerena, J.-Ch. Hamilton, L. Mousset, M. De Petris, C. O'Sullivan, S. Torchinsky, P. Ade, J. G. Alberro, A. Almela, G. Amico, L. H. Arnaldi, D. Auguste, J. Aumont, S. Azzoni, S. Banfi, B. Bélier, E. Battistelli, A. Baù, D. Bennett, L. Bergé, P. de Bernardis, J.-Ph. Bernard, M. Bersanelli, M.-A. Bigot-Sazy, J. Bonaparte, J. Bonis, E. Bunn, D. Buzi, F. Cavaliere, P. Chanial, C. Chapron, R. Charlassier, A. C. Cobos Cerutti, F. Columbro, A. Coppolecchia, G. D'Alessandro, G. De Gasperis, M. De Leo, S. Dheilly, C. Duca, L. Dumoulin, A. Etchegoyen, A. Fasciszewski, L. P. Ferreyro, D. Fracchia, C. Franceschet, K. Ganga, B. García, M. E. García Redondo, M. Gaspard, D. Gayer, M. Gervasi, M. Giard, V. Gilles, Y. Giraud-Heraud, L. Grandsire, M. Gómez Berisso, M. González, M. Gradziel, M. Hampel, D. Harari, S. Henrot-Versillé, F. Incardona, E. Jules, J. Kaplan, C. Kristukat, L. Lamagna, S. Loucatos, T. Louis, B. Maffei, S. Marnieros, W. Marty, A. Mattei, A. May, M. McCulloch, L. Mele, S. Masi, D. Melo, A. Mennella, L. Montier, L. M. Mundo, J. A. Murphy, F. Nati, E. Olivieri, C. Oriol, A. Paiella, F. Pajot, A. Passerini, H. Pastoriza, A. Pelosi, C. Perbost, M. Perciballi, F. Pezzotta, F. Piacentini, M. Piat, L. Piccirillo, G. Pisano, M. Platino, G. Polenta, D. Prêle, R. Puddu, D. Rambaud, E. Rasztocky, P. Ringegni, G. E. Romero, J. M. Salum, C. Scóccola, A. Schillaci, S. Scully, S. Spinelli, G. Stankowiak, M. Stolpovskiy, A. D. Supanitsky, A. Tartari, J.-P. Thermeau, P. Timbie, M. Tomasi, G. Tucker, C. Tucker, D. Viganò, N. Vittorio, F. Voisin, F. Wicek, M. Wright, M. Zannoni, A. Zullo

Proceedings Volume 11453, 114532G (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2560172

KEYWORDS: Calibration, Interferometers, Polarization, Bolometers, Data modeling, Microwave radiation, Code division multiplexing, Signal detection, Modulation, Sensors

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Proceedings Article | 12 July 2019 Open Access

Open Access

Paper

PILOT optical alignment

B. Mot, G. Roudil, Y. Longval, P. Ade, Y. André, J. Aumont, L. Baustista, J. -P. Bernard, N. Bray, P. de Bernardis, O. Boulade, F. Bousquet, M. Bouzit, V. Buttice, A. Caillat, M. Charra, M. Chaigneau, B. Crane, J. -P. Crussaire, F. Douchin, E. Doumayrou, J. -P. Dubois, C. Engel, P. Etcheto, P. Gélot, M. Griffin, G. Foenard, S. Grabarnik, P. Hargrave, A. Hughes, R. Laureijs, Y. Lepennec, B. Leriche, S. Maestre, B. Maffei, J. Martignac, C. Marty, W. Marty, S. Masi, F. Mirc, R. Misawa, J. Montel, L. Montier, J. Narbonne, J. -P. Nicot, F. Pajot, G. Parot, E. Pérot, J. Pimentao, G. Pisano, N. Ponthieu, I. Ristorcelli, L. Rodriguez, M. Salatino, G. Savini, O. Simonella, M. Saccoccio, P. Tapie, J. Tauber, J. -P. Torre, C. Tucker

Proceedings Volume 11180, 111806Z (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2536170

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Optical alignment, Telescopes, Thermal modeling, Galactic astronomy, Polarization, Off axis mirrors, Image quality, Photometry, Point spread functions

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Proceedings Article | 9 July 2018 Paper

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Simulations and performance of the QUBIC optical beam combiner

C. O'Sullivan, D. Burke, D. Gayer, J. D. Murphy, S. Scully, M. De Leo, M. De Petris, A. Mattei, A. Zullo, A. Mennella, M. Zannoni, N. Bleurvacq, C. Chapron, J.-Ch. Hamilton, M. Piat, P. Ade, G. Amico, D. Auguste, J. Aumont, S. Banfi, G. Barbarán, P. Battaglia, E. Battistelli, A. Baù, B. Bélier, D. Bennett, L. Bergé, J.-Ph. Bernard, M. Bersanelli, M.-A. Bigot-Sazy, J. Bonaparte, J. Bonis, G. Bordier, E. Bréelle, E. Bunn, D. Buzi, A. Buzzelli, F. Cavaliere, P. Chanial, R. Charlassier, F. Columbro, G. Coppi, A. Coppolecchia, F. Couchot, R. D'Agostino, G. D’Alessandro, P. de Bernardis, G. De Gasperis, A. Di Donato, L. Dumoulin, A. Etchegoyen, A. Fasciszewski, C. Franceschet, M. M. Gamboa Lerena, B. García, X. Garrido, M. Gaspard, A. Gault, M. Gervasi, M. Giard, Y. Giraud-Héraud, M. Gómez Berisso, M. González, M. Gradziel, L. Grandsire, E. Guerrard, D. Harari, V. Haynes, S. Henrot-Versillé, D. T. Hoang, F. Incardona, E. Jules, J. Kaplan, A. Korotkov, C. Kristukat, L. Lamagna, S. Loucatos, T. Louis, A. Lowitz, V. Lukovic, R. Luterstein, B. Maffei, S. Marnieros, S. Masi, A. May, M. McCulloch, M. C. Medina, L. Mele, S. Melhuish, L. Montier, L. Mundo, J. A. Murphy, E. Olivieri, A. Paiella, F. Pajot, A. Passerini, H. Pastoriza, A. Pelosi, C. Perbost, O. Perdereau, F. Pezzotta, F. Piacentini, L. Piccirillo, G. Pisano, G. Polenta, D. Prêle, R. Puddu, D. Rambaud, P. Ringegni, G. E. Romero, M. Salatino, A. Schillaci, C. Scóccola, S. Spinelli, M. Stolpovskiy, F. Suarez, A. Tartari, J.-P. Thermeau, P. Timbie, S. Torchinsky, M. Tristram, V. Truongcanh, C. Tucker, G. Tucker, S. Vanneste, D. Viganò, N. Vittorio, F. Voisin, B. Watson, F. Wicek

Proceedings Volume 10708, 107082I (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2313256

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Imaging systems, Optical simulations, Sensors, Bolometers, Staring arrays, Fringe analysis, Polarization, 3D modeling, Zemax

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QUBIC, the Q & U Bolometric Interferometer for Cosmology, is a novel ground-based instrument that aims to measure the extremely faint B-mode polarisation anisotropy of the cosmic microwave background at intermediate angular scales (multipoles of 𝑙 = 30 − 200). Primordial B-modes are a key prediction of Inflation as they can only be produced by gravitational waves in the very early universe. To achieve this goal, QUBIC will use bolometric interferometry, a technique that combines the sensitivity of an imager with the immunity to systematic effects of an interferometer. It will directly observe the sky through an array of back-to-back entry horns whose beams will be superimposed using a cooled quasioptical beam combiner. Images of the resulting interference fringes will be formed on two focal planes, each tiled with transition-edge sensors, cooled down to 320 mK. A dichroic filter placed between the optical combiner and the focal planes will select two frequency bands (centred at 150 GHz and 220 GHz), one frequency per focal plane. Polarization modulation will be achieved using a cold stepped half-wave plate (HWP) and polariser in front of the sky-facing horns.

The full QUBIC instrument is described elsewhere^1,2,3,4; in this paper we will concentrate in particular on simulations of the optical combiner (an off-axis Gregorian imager) and the feedhorn array. We model the optical performance of both the QUBIC full module and a scaled-down technological demonstrator which will be used to validate the full instrument design. Optical modelling is carried out using full vector physical optics with a combination of commercial and in-house software. In the high-frequency channel we must be careful to consider the higher-order modes that can be transmitted by the horn array. The instrument window function is used as a measure of performance and we investigate the effect of, for example, alignment and manufacturing tolerances, truncation by optical components and off-axis aberrations. We also report on laboratory tests carried on the QUBIC technological demonstrator in advance of deployment to the observing site in Argentina.

Proceedings Article | 9 July 2018 Paper

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Thermal architecture for the QUBIC cryogenic receiver

A. J. May, C. Chapron, G. Coppi, G. D'Alessandro, P. de Bernardis, S. Masi, S. Melhuish, M. Piat, L. Piccirillo, A. Schillaci, J.-P. Thermeau, P. Ade, G. Amico, D. Auguste, J. Aumont, S. Banfi, G. Barbarán, P. Battaglia, E. Battistelli, A. Baù, B. Bélier, D. Bennett, L. Bergé, J.-Ph. Bernard, M. Bersanelli, M.-A. Bigot-Sazy, N. Bleurvacq, J. Bonaparte, J. Bonis, G. Bordier, E. Bréelle, E. Bunn, D. Burke, D. Buzi, A. Buzzelli, F. Cavaliere, P. Chanial, R. Charlassier, F. Columbro, A. Coppolecchia, F. Couchot, R. D'Agostino, G. De Gasperis, M. De Leo, M. De Petris, A. Di Donato, L. Dumoulin, A. Etchegoyen, A. Fasciszewski, C. Franceschet, M. M. Gamboa Lerena, B. García, X. Garrido, M. Gaspard, A. Gault, D. Gayer, M. Gervasi, M. Giard, Y. Giraud-Héraud, M. Gómez Berisso, M. González, M. Gradziel, L. Grandsire, E. Guerrard, J.-Ch. Hamilton, D. Harari, V. Haynes, S. Henrot-Versillé, D. T. Hoang, F. Incardona, E. Jules, J. Kaplan, A. Korotkov, C. Kristukat, L. Lamagna, S. Loucatos, T. Louis, A. Lowitz, V. Lukovic, R. Luterstein, B. Maffei, S. Marnieros, A. Mattei, M. McCulloch, M. C. Medina, L. Mele, A. Mennella, L. Montier, L. M. Mundo, J. A. Murphy, J. D. Murphy, C. O'Sullivan, E. Olivieri, A. Paiella, F. Pajot, A. Passerini, H. Pastoriza, A. Pelosi, C. Perbost, O. Perdereau, F. Pezzotta, F. Piacentini, G. Pisano, G. Polenta, D. Prêle, R. Puddu, D. Rambaud, P. Ringegni, G. E. Romero, M. Salatino, C. G. Scóccola, S. Scully, S. Spinelli, M. Stolpovskiy, F. Suarez, A. Tartari, P. Timbie, S. A. Torchinsky, M. Tristram, V. Truongcanh, C. Tucker, G. Tucker, S. Vanneste, D. Viganó, N. Vittorio, F. Voisin, B. Watson, F. Wicek, M. Zannoni, A. Zullo

Proceedings Volume 10708, 107083V (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2312085

KEYWORDS: Switches, Receivers, Cryogenics, Polarization, Sensors, Computer aided design, Temperature metrology, Copper, Signal detection, Optical components

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Proceedings Article | 9 July 2018 Paper

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QUBIC: the Q and U bolometric interferometer for cosmology

C. O'Sullivan, P. Ade, G. Amico, D. Auguste, J. Aumont, S. Banfi, G. Barbarán, P. Battaglia, E. Battistelli, A. Baù, B. Bélier, D. Bennett, L. Bergé, J.-Ph. Bernard, M. Bersanelli, M.-A. Bigot-Sazy, N. Bleurvacq, J. Bonaparte, J. Bonis, G. Bordier, E. Bréelle, E. Bunn, D. Burke, D. Buzi, A. Buzzelli, F. Cavaliere, P. Chanial, C. Chapron, R. Charlassier, F. Columbro, G. Coppi, A. Coppolecchia, F. Couchot, R. D'Agostino, G. D’Alessandro, P. de Bernardis, G. de Gasperis, M. De Leo, M. De Petris, A. Di Donato, L. Dumoulin, A. Etchegoyen, A. Fasciszewski, C. Franceschet, M. M. Gamboa Lerena, B. García, X. Garrido, M. Gaspard, A. Gault, D. Gayer, M. Gervasi, M. Giard, Y. Giraud-Héraud, M. Gómez Berisso, M. González, M. Gradziel, L. Grandsire, E. Guerrard, J.-Ch. Hamilton, D. Harari, V. Haynes, S. Henrot-Versillé, D. T. Hoang, F. Incardona, E. Jules, J. Kaplan, A. Korotkov, C. Kristukat, L. Lamagna, S. Loucatos, T. Louis, A. Lowitz, V. Lukovic, R. Luterstein, B. Maffei, S. Marnieros, S. Masi, A. Mattei, A. May, M. McCulloch, M. C. Medina, L. Mele, S. Melhuish, A. Mennella, L. Montier, L. M. Mundo, J. A. Murphy, J. D. Murphy, E. Olivieri, A. Paiella, F. Pajot, A. Passerini, H. Pastoriza, A. Pelosi, C. Perbost, O. Perdereau, F. Pezzotta, F. Piacentini, M. Piat, L. Piccirillo, G. Pisano, G. Polenta, D. Prêle, R. Puddu, D. Rambaud, P. Ringegni, G. E. Romero, M. Salatino, A. Schillaci, C. G. Scóccola, S. Scully, S. Spinelli, M. Stolpovskiy, F. Suarez, A. Tartari, J.-P. Thermeau, P. Timbie, S. A. Torchinsky, M. Tristram, V. Truongcanh, C. Tucker, G. Tucker, S. Vanneste, D. Viganò, N. Vittorio, F. Voisin, B. Watson, F. Wicek, M. Zannoni, A. Zullo

Proceedings Volume 10708, 107082B (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2313332

KEYWORDS: Polarization, Sensors, Calibration, Switches, Mirrors, Optical filters, Fringe analysis, Manufacturing, Interferometers, Anisotropy

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QUBIC, the Q & U Bolometric Interferometer for Cosmology, is a novel ground-based instrument that has been designed to measure the extremely faint B-mode polarisation anisotropy of the cosmic microwave background at intermediate angular scales (multipoles of 𝑙 = 30 − 200). Primordial B-modes are a key prediction of Inflation as they can only be produced by gravitational waves in the very early universe. To achieve this goal, QUBIC will use bolometric interferometry, a technique that combines the sensitivity of an imager with the systematic error control of an interferometer. It will directly observe the sky through an array of 400 back-to-back entry horns whose signals will be superimposed using a quasi-optical beam combiner. The resulting interference fringes will be imaged at 150 and 220 GHz on two focal planes, each tiled with NbSi Transition Edge Sensors, cooled to 320 mK and read out with time-domain multiplexing. A dichroic filter placed between the optical combiner and the focal planes will select the two frequency bands. A very large receiver cryostat will cool the optical and detector stages to 40 K, 4 K, 1 K and 320 mK using two pulse tube coolers, a novel 4He sorption cooler and a double-stage 3He/4He sorption cooler. Polarisation modulation and selection will be achieved using a cold stepped half-wave plate (HWP) and polariser, respectively, in front of the sky-facing horns. A key feature of QUBIC’s ability to control systematic effects is its ‘self-calibration’ mode where fringe patterns from individual equivalent baselines can be compared. When observing, however, all the horns will be open simultaneously and we will recover a synthetic image of the sky in the I, Q and U Stokes’ parameters. The synthesised beam pattern has a central peak of approximately 0.5 degrees in width, with secondary peaks further out that are damped by the 13-degree primary beam of the horns. This is Module 1 of QUBIC which will be installed in Argentina, near the city of San Antonio de los Cobres, at the Alto Chorrillos site (4869 m a.s.l.), Salta Province. Simulations have shown that this first module could constrain the tensor-to-scalar ratio down to σ(r) = 0.01 after a two-year survey. We aim to add further modules in the future to increase the angular sensitivity and resolution of the instrument. The QUBIC project is proceeding through a sequence of steps. After an initial successful characterisation of the detection chain, a technological demonstrator is being assembled to validate the full instrument design and to test it electrically, thermally and optically.

The technical demonstrator is a scaled-down version of Module 1 in terms of the number of detectors, input horns and pulse tubes and a reduction in the diameter of the combiner mirrors and filters, but is otherwise similar. The demonstrator will be upgraded to the full module in 2019. In this paper we give an overview of the QUBIC project and instrument.

Proceedings Article | 9 July 2018 Paper

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Performance of NbSi transition-edge sensors readout with a 128 MUX factor for the QUBIC experiment

M. Salatino, B. Bélier, C. Chapron, D. T. Hoang, S. Maestre, S. Marnieros, W. Marty, L. Montier, M. Piat, D. Prêle, D. Rambaud, J. P. Thermeau, S. A. Torchinsky, S. Henrot-Versillé, F. Voisin, P. Ade, G. Amico, D. Auguste, J. Aumont, S. Banfi, G. Barbarán, P. Battaglia, E. Battistelli, A. Baù, D. Bennett, L. Bergé, J.-Ph. Bernard, M. Bersanelli, M.-A. Bigot-Sazy, N. Bleurvacq, J. Bonaparte, J. Bonis, G. Bordier, E. Bréelle, E. Bunn, D. Burke, D. Buzi, A. Buzzelli, F. Cavaliere, P. Chanial, R. Charlassier, F. Columbro, G. Coppi, A. Coppolecchia, F. Couchot, R. D'Agostino, G. D’Alessandro, P. de Bernardis, G. De Gasperis, M. De Leo, M. De Petris, A. Di Donato, L. Dumoulin, A. Etchegoyen, A. Fasciszewski, C. Franceschet, M. Gamboa Lerena, B. García, X. Garrido, M. Gaspard, A. Gault, D. Gayer, M. Gervasi, M. Giard, Y. Giraud-Héraud, M. Gómez Berisso, M. González, M. Gradziel, L. Grandsire, E. Guerrard, J.-Ch. Hamilton, D. Harari, V. Haynes, F. Incardona, E. Jules, J. Kaplan, A. Korotkov, C. Kristukat, L. Lamagna, S. Loucatos, T. Louis, A. Lowitz, V. Lukovic, R. Luterstein, B. Maffei, S. Masi, A. Mattei, A. J. May, M. A. McCulloch, M. C. Medina, L. Mele, S. Melhuish, A. Mennella, L. M. Mundo, J. A. Murphy, J. D. Murphy, C. O'Sullivan, E. Olivieri, A. Paiella, F. Pajot, A. Passerini, H. Pastoriza, A. Pelosi, C. Perbost, O. Perdereau, F. Pezzotta, F. Piacentini, L. Piccirillo, G. Pisano, G. Polenta, R. Puddu, P. Ringegni, G. E. Romero, A. Schillaci, C. G. Scóccola, S. Scully, S. Spinelli, M. Stolpovskiy, F. Suarez, A. Tartari, P. Timbie, M. Tristram, V. Truongcanh, C. Tucker, G. Tucker, S. Vanneste, D. Viganò, N. Vittorio, B. Watson, F. Wicek, M. Zannoni, A. Zullo

Proceedings Volume 10708, 1070845 (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2312080

KEYWORDS: Tellurium, Particles, Detection and tracking algorithms, Interferometers

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Proceedings Article | 23 February 2018 Paper

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Optical modelling and analysis of the Q and U bolometric interferometer for cosmology

D. Burke, D. Gayer, E. Kalinauskaite, C. O'Sullivan, J. Murphy, S. Scully, M. De Petris, M. De Leo, A. Mennella, S. Torchinsky, M. Zannoni, G. Amico, D. Auguste, J. Aumont, S. Banfi, G. Barbarán, P. Battaglia, E. Battistelli, A. Baù, B. Bélier, D. Bennett, L. Bergé, J.-Ph. Bernard, M. Bersanelli, M.-A. Bigot-Sazy, N. Bleurvac, J. Bonaparte, J. Bonis, G. Bordier, E. Bréelle, E. Bunn, D. Buzi, A. Buzzelli, F. Cavaliere, P. Chanial, C. Chapron, R. Charlassier, F. Columbro, G. Coppi, A. Coppolecchia, F. Couchot, G. D’Alessandro, R. D'Agostino, P. de Bernardis, G. De Gasperis, A. Di Donato, A.-A. Drilien, Louis Dumoulin, A. Etchegoyen, A. Fasciszewski, C. Franceschet, M. Gamboa-Lerena, B. García, X. Garrido, M. Gaspard, A. Gault, M. Gervasi, M. Giard, Y. Giraud-Héraud, M. Gómez Berisso, M. González, M. Gradziel, L. Grandsire, E. Guerrard, J.-Ch. Hamilton, D. Harari, V. Haynes, S. Henrot-Versillé, D. T. Hoang, N. Holtzer, F. Incardona, E. Jules, J. Kaplan, A. Korotkov, C. Kristukat, L. Lamagna, J. Lande, S. Loucatos, T. Louis, A. Lowitz, V. Lukovic, R. Luterstein, Bruno Maffei, S. Marnieros, S. Masi, A. Mattei, A. May, M. McCulloch, M. Medina, L. Mele, S. Melhuish, L. Mundo, L. Montier, J. A. Murphy, D. Néel, E. Olivieri, A. Paiella, F. Pajot, A. Passerini, H. Pastoriza, A. Pelosi, C. Perbost, O. Perdereau, F. Pezzotta, F. Piacentini, M. Piat, L. Piccirillo, G. Pisano, G. Polenta, D. Prêle, R. Puddu, D. Rambaud, O. Rigaut, P. Ringegni, G. Romero, M. Salatino, A. Schillaci, C. Scóccola, S. Spinelli, M. Stolpovskiy, F. Suarez, A. Tartari, J.-P. Thermeau, P. Timbie, M. Tristram, V. Truongcanh, G. Tucker, C. Tucker, D. Viganò, N. Vittorio, F. Voisin, B. Watson, F. Wicek, A. Zullo

Proceedings Volume 10531, 105310G (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2287158

KEYWORDS: Calibration, Mirrors, Modeling, Polarization, Tolerancing, Optical simulations, Near field optics, Interferometers, Point spread functions

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Proceedings Article | 20 November 2017 Open Access

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Pilot, a balloon borne experiment underground tests

C. Engel, C. Marty, B. Mot, J.-Ph. Bernard, I. Ristorcelli, G. Otrio, B. Leriche, Y. Longval, F. Pajot, G. Roudil, A. Caillat, J. Dubois, M. Bouzit, V. Buttice, T. Camus

Proceedings Volume 10565, 1056506 (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2309168

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Photometry, Image quality, 3D metrology, Polarizers, Polarization, Temperature metrology, Collimation, Astronomical imaging, Wave plates

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Proceedings Article | 17 November 2017 Open Access

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Instrumental polarization modelling for the PILOT submm experiment

C. Engel, Jean-Philippe Bernard, G. Otrio, Y. Longval, C. Marty, Isabelle Ristorcelli

Proceedings Volume 10563, 105635T (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2304136

KEYWORDS: Polarization, Mirrors, Telescopes, Space telescopes, Reflection, Modeling, Tolerancing, Dielectric polarization, Lenses, Astronomical imaging

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Proceedings Article | 17 November 2017 Open Access

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PILOT: optical performance and end-to-end characterisation

Y. Longval, R. Misawa, P. Ade, Y. André, P. de Bernardis, F. Bousquet, M. Bouzit, V. Buttice, M. Charra, B. Crane, J. Dubois, C. Engel, M. Griffin, P. Hargrave, B. Leriche, S. Maestre, C. Marty, W. Marty, S. Masi, B. Mot, J. Narbonne, F. Pajot, G. Pisano, N. Ponthieu, I. Ristorcelli, L. Rodriguez, G. Roudil, O. Simonella, M. Salatino, G. Savini, C. Tucker, J.-P. Bernard

Proceedings Volume 10563, 105635X (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2304278

KEYWORDS: Point spread functions, Polarization, Mirrors, Photometry, Polarizers, Collimators, Sensors, Optical testing, Space telescopes, Telescopes

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PILOT (Polarized Instrument for the Long-wavelength Observations of the Tenuous ISM), is a balloon-borne astronomy experiment dedicated to study the polarization of dust emission from the diffuse ISM in our Galaxy [1]. The observations of PILOT have two major scientific objectives. Firstly, they will allow us to constrain the large-scale geometry of the magnetic field in our Galaxy and to study in details the alignment properties of dust grains with respect to the magnetic field. In this domain, the measurements of PILOT will complement those of the Planck satellite at longer wavelengths. In particular, they will bring information at a better angular resolution, which is critical in crowded regions such as the Galactic plane. They will allow us to better understand how the magnetic field is shaping the ISM material on large scale in molecular clouds, and the role it plays in the gravitational collapse leading to star formation. Secondly, the PILOT observations will allow us to measure for the first time the polarized dust emission towards the most diffuse regions of the sky, where the measurements are the most easily interpreted in terms of the physics of dust. In this particular domain, PILOT will play a role for future CMB missions similar to that played by the Archeops experiment for Planck. The results of PILOT will allow us to gain knowledge about the magnetic properties of dust grains and about the structure of the magnetic field in the diffuse ISM that is necessary to a precise foreground subtraction in future polarized CMB measurements. The PILOT measurements, combined with those of Planck at longer wavelengths, will therefore allow us to further constrain the dust models. The outcome of such studies will likely impact the instrumental and technical choices for the future space missions dedicated to CMB polarization.

The PILOT instrument will allow observations in two photometric channels at wavelengths 240 μm and 550 μm, with an angular resolution of a few arcminutes. We will make use of large format bolometer arrays, developed for the PACS instrument on board the Herschel satellite. With 1024 detectors per photometric channel and photometric band optimized for the measurement of dust emission, PILOT is likely to become the most sensitive experiment for this type of measurements. The PILOT experiment will take advantage of the large gain in sensitivity allowed by the use of large format, filled bolometer arrays at frequencies more favorable to the detection of dust emission.

This paper presents the optical design, optical characterization and its performance. We begin with a presentation of the instrument and the optical system and then we summarise the main optical tests performed. In section III, we present preliminary end-to-end test results.

Proceedings Article | 25 September 2017 Open Access

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Pilot optical alignment and its in flight performances

B. Mot, Y. Longval, P. Ade, Y. André, J. Aumont, L. Baustista, J.-Ph. Bernard, N. Bray, P. de Bernardis, O. Boulade, F. Bousquet, M. Bouzit, V. Buttice, A Caillat, M. Charra, M. Chaigneau, C. Coudournac, B. Crane, J.-P. Crussaire, F. Douchin, E. Doumayrou, J. Dubois, C. Engel, P. Etcheto, P. Gélot, M. Griffin, G. Foenard, S. Grabarnik, P. Hargrave, A. Hughes, R. Laureijs, Y. Lepennec, B Leriche, S. Maestre, B. Maffei, J. Martignac, C. Marty, W. Marty, S. Masi, F. Mirc, R. Misawa, J. Montel, L. Montier, J. Narbonne, J.-M. Nicot, F. Pajot, G. Parot, E. Pérot, J. Pimentao, G. Pisano, N. Ponthieu, I. Ristorcelli, L. Rodriguez, G. Roudil, M. Salatino, G. Savini, O. Simonella, M. Saccoccio, P. Tapie, J. Tauber, J.-P. Torre, C. Tucker, G. Versepuech

Proceedings Volume 10562, 105624C (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2297590

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Telescopes, Space telescopes, Optical alignment, Photometry, Astronomical imaging, Point spread functions, Thermography, Image quality, Thermal modeling

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Proceedings Article | 29 July 2016 Paper

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PILOT optical alignment

Y. Longval, B. Mot, P. Ade, Y. André, J. Aumont, L. Baustista, J.-Ph. Bernard, N. Bray, P. de Bernardis, O. Boulade, F. Bousquet, M. Bouzit, V. Buttice, A. Caillat, M. Charra, M. Chaigneau, B. Crane, J.-P. Crussaire, F. Douchin, E. Doumayrou, J.-P. Dubois, C. Engel, P. Etcheto, P. Gélot, M. Griffin, G. Foenard, S. Grabarnik, P.. Hargrave, A. Hughes, R. Laureijs, Y. Lepennec, B. Leriche, S. Maestre, B. Maffei, J. Martignac, C. Marty, W. Marty, S. Masi, F. Mirc, R. Misawa, J. Montel, L. Montier, J. Narbonne, J-M. Nicot, F. Pajot, G. Parot, E. Pérot, J. Pimentao, G. Pisano, N. Ponthieu, I. Ristorcelli, L. Rodriguez, G. Roudil, M. Salatino, G. Savini, O. Simonella, M. Saccoccio, P. Tapie, J. Tauber, J.-P. Torre, C. Tucker

Proceedings Volume 9904, 990458 (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2232892

KEYWORDS: Optical alignment, 3D metrology, Space telescopes, Mirrors, Photometry, Telescopes, Thermography, Spherical lenses, Thermal modeling, Point spread functions

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Proceedings Article | 19 July 2016 Paper

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Optical design and modelling of the QUBIC instrument, a next-generation quasi-optical bolometric interferometer for cosmology

S. Scully, D. Burke, C. O'Sullivan, D. Gayer, M. Gradziel, J. A. Murphy, M. De Petris, D. Buzi, M. Zannoni, A Mennella, M. Gervasi, A. Tartari, B. Maffei, J. Aumont, S. Banfi, P. Battaglia, E. Battistelli, A. Baù, B. Bélier, D. Bennet, L. Bergé, J.-Ph. Bernard, M. Bersanelli, M.-A. Bigot-Sazy, N. Bleurvacq, G. Bordier, J. Brossard, E. Bunn, D. Cammileri, F. Cavaliere, P. Chanial, C. Chapron, A. Coppolecchia, F. Couchot, G. D'Alessandro, P. De Bernardis, T. Decourcelle, F. Del Torto, L. Dumoulin, C. Franceschet, A. Gault, A. Ghribi, M. Giard, Y. Giraud-Héraud, L. Grandsire, J. Hamilton, V. Haynes, S. Henrot-Versillé, N. Holtzer, J. Kaplan, A. Korotkov, J. Lande, A. Lowitz, S. Marnieros, J. Martino, S. Masi, Mark McCulloch, Simon Melhuish, L. Montier, D. Néel, M. Ng, F. Pajot, A. Passerini, C. Perbost, O. Perdereau, F. Piacentini, M. Piat, L. Piccirillo, G. Pisano, D. Prêle, R. Puddu, D. Rambaud, O. Rigaut, M. Salatino, A. Schillaci, M. Stolpovskiy, P. Timbie, M. Tristram, G. Tucker, D. Viganò, F. Voisin, B. Watson

Proceedings Volume 9914, 99142S (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2231717

KEYWORDS: Modeling, Modeling, Polarization, Anisotropy, Optical design, Point spread functions, Mirrors, Staring arrays, Bolometers, Off axis mirrors, Sensors

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Proceedings Article | 19 July 2016 Paper

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Inflight performance of the PILOT balloon-borne experiment

J.-Ph. Bernard, P. Ade, Y. André, J. Aumont, L. Bautista, N. Bray, P. de Bernardis, O. Boulade, F. Bousquet, M. Bouzit, V. Buttice, A. Caillat, M. Charra, M. Chaigneau, B. Crane, J.-P. Crussaire, F. Douchin, E. Doumayrou, J. Dubois, C. Engel, P. Etcheto, P. Gélot, M. Griffin, G. Foenard, S. Grabarnik, P. Hargrave, A. Hughes, R. Laureijs, Y. Lepennec, B. Leriche, Y. Longval, S. Maestre, B. Maffei, J. Martignac, C. Marty, W. Marty, S. Masi, F. Mirc, R. Misawa, J. Montel, L. Montier, B. Mot, J. Narbonne, J-M. Nicot, F. Pajot, G. Parot, E. Pérot, J. Pimentao, G. Pisano, N. Ponthieu, I. Ristorcelli, L. Rodriguez, G. Roudil, M. Salatino, G. Savini, O. Simonella, M. Saccoccio, P. Tapie, J. Tauber, J.-P. Torre, C. Tucker

Proceedings Volume 9914, 99140W (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2231872

KEYWORDS: Polarization, Astronomy, Sensors, Calibration, Staring arrays, Point spread functions, Bolometers, Saturn, Sun, Signal detection

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Proceedings Article | 23 July 2014 Paper

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PILOT: a balloon-borne experiment to measure the polarized FIR emission of dust grains in the interstellar medium

R. Misawa, J-Ph. Bernard, P. Ade, Y. André, P. de Bernardis, M. Bouzit, M. Charra, B. Crane, J. Dubois, C. Engel, M. Griffin, P. Hargrave, B. Leriche, Y. Longval, S. Maes, C. Marty, W. Marty, S. Masi, B. Mot, J. Narbonne, F. Pajot, G. Pisano, N. Ponthieu, I. Ristorcelli, L. Rodriguez, G. Roudil, M. Salatino, G. Savini, C. Tucker

Proceedings Volume 9153, 91531H (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2055506

KEYWORDS: Polarization, Point spread functions, Bolometers, Sensors, Polarizers, Magnetism, Mirrors, Collimators, Photometry, Galactic astronomy

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Proceedings Article | 27 September 2012 Paper

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The PILOT experiment for the measurement of interstellar dust polarization : the camera ground calibration

V. Buttice, F. Pajot, J.-P. Bernard, M. Bouzit, A. Caillat, B. Crane, M. Chaigneau, J.-P. Dubois, B. Leriche, Y. Longval, C. Marty

Proceedings Volume 8452, 84520U (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.925187

KEYWORDS: Cameras, Polarization, Sensors, Calibration, Spectral calibration, Mirrors, Telescopes, Bolometers, Optical benches, Optical filters

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Proceedings Article | 10 June 2006 Paper

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Performances of the Planck-HFI cryogenic thermal control system

Christophe Leroy, Antoine Arondel, Jean-Philippe Bernard, Hervé Carfantan, Cydalise Dumesnil, Jean-Jacques Fourmond, Guy Guyot, Jean-Michel Lamarre, François Pajot, Michel Piat, Jean-Loup Puget, Jean-Francois Trouilhet, Sylvain Varesi

Proceedings Volume 6265, 62650H (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.670845

KEYWORDS: Cryogenics, Control systems, Bolometers, Temperature metrology, Satellites, Space telescopes, Sensors, Thermography, Electronic filtering, Anisotropy

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Proceedings Article | 28 November 2000 Paper

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XMM-Newton satellite MOS CCD detectors calibration results

Philippe Marty, Claude Pigot, Elena Belsole, Jean-Philippe Bernard, Philippe Ferrando, Olivier Hainaut, Jean Sauvageot

Proceedings Volume 4138, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.407544

KEYWORDS: Cameras, Quantum efficiency, Calibration, Sensors, CCD cameras, Charge-coupled devices, Molybdenum, Signal attenuation, Error analysis, Synchrotrons

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