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Silvia Zhang

at Caltech

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Proceedings Article | 24 September 2024 Poster + Paper

Calibration measurements of the BICEP3 and BICEP array CMB polarimeters from 2017 to 2024

C. Giannakopoulos, C. Vergès, P. A. Ade, Z. Ahmed, M. Amiri, D. Barkats, R. Basu Thakur, C. Bischoff, D. Beck, J. Bock, H. Boenish, V. Buza, J. Cheshire, J. Connors, J. Cornelison, M. Crumrine, A. Cukierman, E. Denison, M. Dierickx, L. Duband, M. Eiben, B. Elwood, S. Fatigoni, J. Filippini, A. Fortes, M. Gao, N. Goeckner-Wald, D. Goldfinger, J. Grayson, P. Grimes, G. Hall, G. Halal, M. Halpern, E. Hand, S. Harrison, S. Henderson, J. Hubmayr, H. Hui, K. Irwin, J. Kang, K. Karkare, S. Kefeli, J. Kovac, C. Kuo, K. Lau, M. Lautzenhiser, A. Lennox, T. Liu, K. Megerian, O. Miller, L. Minutolo, L. Moncelsi, Y. Nakato, H. Nguyen, R. O'Brient, A. Patel, M. Petroff, A. Polish, N. Precup, T. Prouvé, C. Pryke, C. Reintsema, T. Romand, M. Salatino, A. Schillaci, B. Schmitt, B. Singari, A. Soliman, T. St. Germaine, A. Steiger, B. Steinbach, R. Sudiwala, K. Thompson, C. Tsai, C. Tucker, A. Turner, A. Vieregg, A. Wandui, A. Weber, J. Willmert, W. L. Wu, H. Yang, C. Yu, L. Zeng, C. Zhang, S. Zhang

Proceedings Volume PC13102, PC1310219 (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3020443

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Polarization, Receivers, Calibration, Windows, Signal attenuation, Physics, Optical testing, Polarimetry, Equipment

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Proceedings Article | 11 September 2024 Presentation + Paper

Development of the 220/270 GHz BICEP Array CMB receiver

Y. Nakato, P. A. Ade, Z. Ahmed, M. Amiri, D. Barkats, R. Basu Thakur, C. Bischoff, D. Beck, J. Bock, V. Buza, B. Cantrall, J. Cheshire, J. Cornelison, M. Crumrine, A. Cukierman, E. Denison, M. Dierickx, L. Duband, M. Eiben, B. Elwood, S. Fatigoni, J. Filippini, A. Fortes, M. Gao, C. Giannakopoulos, N. Goeckner-Wald, D. Goldfinger, J. Grayson, P. Grimes, G. Hall, G. Halal, M. Halpern, E. Hand, S. Henderson, J. Hubmayr, H. Hui, K. Irwin, J. Kang, K. Karkare, E. Karpel, S. Kefeli, J. Kovac, C. Kuo, K. Lau, M. Lautzenhiser, A. Lennox, T. Liu, K. Megerian, M. Miller, L. Minutolo, L. Moncelsi, H. Nguyen, R. O'Brient, A. Patel, M. Petroff, A. Polish, T. Prouvé, C. Pryke, C. Reintsema, T. Romand, M. Salatino, A. Schillaci, B. Schmitt, B. Singari, A. Soliman, T. St. Germaine, A. Steiger, B. Steinbach, R. Sudiwala, K. Thompson, C. Tucker, A. Turner, C. Vergès, A. Wandui, A. Weber, J. Willmert, W. L. Wu, H. Yang, E. Young, C. Yu, L. Zeng, C. Zhang, S. Zhang

Proceedings Volume PC13102, PC1310207 (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3018462

KEYWORDS: Receivers, Sensors, Near field optics, Polarization, Physics, Spectral response, Windows, Fourier transforms, Vacuum, Optical testing

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Proceedings Article | 31 August 2022 Poster + Paper

2022 upgrade and improved low frequency camera sensitivity for CMB observation at the South Pole

A. Soliman, P. A. R. Ade, Z. Ahmed, M. Amiri, D. Barkats, R. Basu Thakur, C. A. Bischoff, D. Beck, J.J. Bock, V. Buza, J. Cheshire, J. Connors, J. Cornelison, M. Crumrine, A. J. Cukierman, E. V. Denison, M. I. Dierickx, L. Duband, M. Eiben, S. Fatigoni, J. P. Filippini, C. Giannakopoulos, N. Goeckner-Wald, D. C. Goldfinger, J. Grayson, P. K. Grimes, G. Hall, G. Halal, M. Halpern, E. Hand, S. A. Harrison, S. Henderson, S. R. Hildebrandt, G. C. Hilton, J. Hubmayr, H. Hui, K. Irwin, J. Kang, K. Karkare, S. Kefeli, J. M. Kovac, C. L. Kuo, K. Lau, E. M. Leitch, A. Lennox, T. Liu, K. G. Megerian, L. Minutolo, L. Moncelsi, Y. Nakato, T. Namikawa, H. Nguyen, R. O'Brient, S. Palladino, M. Petroff, N. Precup, T. Prouve, C. Pryke, B. Racine, C. Reintsema, M. Salatino, A. Schillaci, B. Schmitt, B. Singari, T. St. Germaine, B. Steinbach, R. Sudiwala, K. Thompson, C. Tsai, C. Tucker, A. Turner, C. Umiltà, C. Vergès, A. Vieregg, A. Wandui, A. Weber, D. Wiebe, J. Willmert, W. L. Wu, H. Yang, K. W. Yoon, E. Young, C. Yu, L. Zeng, C. Zhang, S. Zhang

Proceedings Volume 12190, 1219014 (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2628058

KEYWORDS: Cameras, Physics, Optical testing, Telescopes, Synchrotrons, Receivers, Photons, Optical simulations, Physical cosmology, Astronomical detectors

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Proceedings Article | 31 August 2022 Poster + Paper

Improved polarization calibration of the BICEP3 CMB polarimeter at the South Pole

J. Cornelison, C. Vergès, P. A. Ade, Z. Ahmed, M. Amiri, D. Barkats, R. Basu Thakur, D. Beck, C. A. Bischoff, J. J. Bock, V. Buza, J. R. Cheshire, J. Connors, M. Crumrine, A. J. Cukierman, E. V. Denison, M. I. Dierickx, L. Duband, M. Eiben, S. Fatigoni, J. P. Filippini, C. Giannakopoulos, N. Goeckner-Wald, D. Goldfinger, J. Grayson, P. K. Grimes, G. Hall, G. Halal, M. Halpern, E. Hand, S. A. Harrison, S. Henderson, S. R. Hildebrandt, G. C. Hilton, J. Hubmayr, H. Hui, K. Irwin, J. Kang, K. S. Karkare, S. Kefeli, J. Kovac, C. L. Kuo, K. Lau, E. M. Leitch, A. Lennox, T. Liu, K. Look, K. Megerian, L. Minutolo, L. Moncelsi, Y. Nakato, T. Namikawa, H. T. Nguyen, R. O'brient, S. Palladino, M. A. Petroff, T. Prouve, C. Pryke, B. Racine, C. D. Reintsema, M. Salatino, A. Schillaci, B. L. Schmitt, B. Singari, A. Soliman, T. St. Germaine, B. Steinbach, R. V. Sudiwala, K. L. Thompson, C. Tsai, C. Tucker, A. D. Turner, C. Umiltà, A. G. Vieregg, A. Wandui, A. Weber, D. Wiebe, J. Willmert, W. L. Wu, H. Yang, K. W. Yoon, E. Young, C. Yu, L. Zeng, C. Zhang, S. Zhang

Proceedings Volume 12190, 121901X (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2620212

KEYWORDS: Polarization, Sensors, Mirrors, Calibration, Telescopes, Modulation, Birefringence, Physics, Polarimetry

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Proceedings Article | 31 August 2022 Poster + Paper

Thermal testing for cryogenic CMB instrument optical design

D. Goldfinger, P.A.R. Ade, Z. Ahmed, M. Amiri, D. Barkats, R. Basu Thakur, D. Beck, C. Bischoff, J. Bock, V. Buza, J. Cheshire, J. Connors, J. Cornelison, M. Crumrine, A. Cukierman, E. Denison, M. Dierickx, L. Duband, M. Eiben, S. Fatigoni, J. Filippini, C. Giannakopoulos, N. Goeckner-Wald, J. Grayson, P. Grimes, G. Hall, G. Halal, M. Halpern, E. Hand, S. Harrison, S. Henderson, S. Hildebrandt, G. Hilton, J. Hubmayr, H. Hui, K. Irwin, J. Kang, K. Karkare, S. Kefeli, J. Kovac, C. L. Kuo, K. Lau, E. Leitch, A. Lennox, T. Liu, K. Megerian, L. Minutolo, L. Moncelsi, Y. Nakato, T. Namikawa, H. Nguyen, R. O'Brient, S. Palladino, M. Petroff, T. Prouvé, C. Pryke, B. Racine, C. Reintsema, M. Salatino, A. Schillaci, B. Schmitt, B. Singari, A. Soliman, A. Smith, T. St. Germaine, B. Steinbach, R. Sudiwala, K. Thompson, C. Tsai, C. Tucker, A. Turner, C. Umiltà, C. Verges, A. Vieregg, A. Wandui, A. Weber, D. Wiebe, J. Willmert, W. L. Wu, H. Yang, K. W. Yoon, E. Young, C. Yu, L. Zeng, C. Zhang, S. Zhang

Proceedings Volume 12190, 121901V (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2629490

KEYWORDS: Cryogenics, Optical filters, Thermal modeling, Foam, Receivers, Physics, Temperature metrology, Digital filtering, Sensors, Optical design

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Proceedings Article | 29 August 2022 Presentation

BICEP ARRAY 150 GHz design development and progress

Silvia Zhang, P.A.R. Ade, Zeeshan Ahmed, Mandana Amiri, Denis Barkats, Ritoban Basu Thakur, Colin Bischoff, Dominic Beck, James Bock, Victor Buza, , Jake Connors, Michael Crumine, Ari Jozef Cukierman, Edward Denison, Marion Dierickx, Sofia Fatigoni, Jeff Filippini, Christos Giannakopoulos, Neil Goeckner-Wald, David Goldfinger, James Grayson, Paul Grimes, Grantland Hall, George Halal, Mark Halpern, Emma Hand, Sam Harrison, Shawn Henderson, Sergi Hildebrandt, Gene Hilton, Johannes Hubmayr, Howard Hui, Kent Irwin, Jae Hwan Kang, Kirit Karkare, Ethan Karpel, Sinan Kefeli, John Kovac, Chao-Lin Kuo, King Lau, Erik Leitch, Amber Lennox, K. Megerian, Lorenzo Minutolo, Lorenzo Moncelsi, Yuka Nakato, Toshiya Namikawa, H. Nguyen, Roger O'brient, Steven Palladino, Matthew Petroff, Nathan Precup, Thomas Prouvé, Clement Pryke, Benjamin Racine, Carl Reintsema, Alessandro Schillaci, Benjamin Schmitt, Baibhav Singari, Ahmed Soliman, Tyler St. Germaine, Bryan Steinbach, Rashmi Sudiwala, Keith Thompson, Carole Tucker, Anthony Turner, Caterina Ulmità, Clara Verges, A. Vieregg, Albert Wandui, Alexis Weber, Don Wiebe, Justin Willmert, Wai Ling Wu, Hung-I Yang, Ki Won Yoon, Edward Young, Cyndia Yu, Lingzhen Zeng, Cheng Zhang

Proceedings Volume PC12190, PC1219006 (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2629754

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Receivers, Telescopes, Superconductors, Refractor telescopes, Polarization, Niobium, Multiplexing, Magnetism, Detector arrays

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Proceedings Article | 15 December 2020 Poster + Paper

Analysis of Temperature-to-Polarization Leakage in BICEP3 and Keck CMB Data from 2016 to 2018

T. St. Germaine, P. A. R. Ade, Z. Ahmed, M. Amiri, D. Barkats, R. Basu Thakur, C. Bischoff, J. Bock, H. Boenish, E. Bullock, V. Buza, J. Cheshire, J. Connors, J. Cornelison, M. Crumrine, A. Cukierman, E. Denison, M. Dierickx, L. Duband, M. Eiben, S. Fatigoni, J. Filippini, S. Fliescher, N. Goeckner-Wald, D. Goldfinger, J. Grayson, P. Grimes, G. Hall, M. Halpern, S. Harrison, S. Henderson, S. Hildebrandt, G. Hilton, J. Hubmayr, H. Hui, K. Irwin, J. Kang, K. Karkare, E. Karpel, S. Kefeli, S. Kernasovskiy, J. Kovac, C. L. Kuo, K. Lau, E. Leitch, K. Megerian, L. Minutolo, L. Moncelsi, Y. Nakato, T. Namikawa, H. Nguyen, R. O'brient, R. W. Ogburn, S. Palladino, N. Precup, T. Prouve, C. Pryke, B. Racine, C. Reintsema, S. Richter, A. Schillaci, B. Schmitt, R. Schwarz, C. Sheehy, A. Soliman, B. Steinbach, R. Sudiwala, G. Teply, K. Thompson, J. Tolan, C. Tucker, A. Turner, C. Umiltà, A. Vieregg, A. Wandui, A. Weber, D. Wiebe, J. Willmert, C. L. Wong, W. L. Wu, E. Yang, K. W. Yoon, E. Young, C. Yu, L. Zeng, Cheng Zhang, S. Zhang

Proceedings Volume 11453, 114532E (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2562729

KEYWORDS: Polarimetry, Sensors, Optical testing, Beam analyzers, Refractor telescopes, Telescopes, Microwave radiation, Polarization, Statistical analysis

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Proceedings Article | 13 December 2020 Poster + Paper

Observing low elevation sky and the CMB Cold Spot with BICEP3 at the South Pole

Jae Hwan Kang, P. A. R. Ade, Z. Ahmed, M. Amiri, D. Barkats, R. Basu Thakur, C. Bischoff, J. Bock, H. Boenish, E. Bullock, Victor Buza, J. Cheshire, J. Connors, J. Cornelison, M. Crumrine, A. Cukierman, E. Denison, M. Dierickx, L. Duband, M. Eiben, S. Fatigoni, J. Filippini, S. Fliescher, N. Goeckner-Wald, D. Goldfinger, J. Grayson, P. Grimes, G. Hall, M. Halpern, S. Harrison, S. Henderson, S. Hildebrandt, G. Hilton, J. Hubmayr, H. Hui, K. Irwin, K. Karkare, E. Karpel, S. Kefeli, S. Kernasovskiy, J. Kovac, C.-L. Kuo, K. Lau, E. Leitch, K. Megerian, L. Minutolo, L. Moncelsi, Y. Nakato, T. Namikawa, H. Nguyen, R. O'brient, R. W. Ogburn, S. Palladino, N. Precup, T. Prouve, C. Pryke, B. Racine, C. Reintsema, S. Richter, A. Schillaci, B. Schmitt, R. Schwarz, C. Sheehy, A. Soliman, T. St. Germaine, B. Steinbach, R. Sudiwala, G. Teply, K. Thompson, J. Tolan, C. Tucker, A. Turner, C. Umiltà, A. Vieregg, A. Wandui, A. Weber, D. Wiebe, J. Willmert, C. L. Wong, W. L. Wu, E. Yang, K. W. Yoon, E. Young, C. Yu, L. Zeng, C. Zhang, S. Zhang

Proceedings Volume 11453, 114532D (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2562066

KEYWORDS: Polarization, Mirrors, Refractor telescopes, Telescopes, Microwave radiation, Cryocoolers, Receivers, Beam shaping, Raster graphics, Mirror pointing

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Proceedings Article | 13 December 2020 Poster + Paper

Polarization calibration of the BICEP3 CMB polarimeter at the South Pole

J. Cornelison, P. A. Ade, Z. Ahmed, M. Amiri, D. Barkats, R. Basu Thakur, C. Bischoff, J. Bock, H. Boenish, E. Bullock, V. Buza, J. Cheshire, J. Connors, M. Crumrine, A. Cukierman, E. Denison, M. Dierickx, L. Duband, M. Eiben, S. Fatigoni, J. Filippini, S. Fliescher, N. Goeckner-Wald, D. Goldfinger, J. Grayson, P. Grimes, G. Hall, G. Halal, M. Halpern, S. Harrison, S. Henderson, S. Hildebrandt, G. Hilton, J. Hubmayr, H. Hui, K. Irwin, J. Kang, K. Karkare, E. Karpel, S. Kefeli, S. Kernasovkiy, J. Kovac, C. L. Kuo, K. Lau, E. Leitch, K. Megerian, L. Minutolo, L. Moncelsi, Y. Nakato, T. Namikawa, H. Nguyen, R. O'Brient, R. Ogburn, S. Palladino, N. Precup, T. Prouve, C. Pryke, B. Racine, C. Reintsema, S. Richter, A. Schillaci, B. Schmitt, R. Schwarz, C. Sheehy, A. Soliman, T. St. Germaine, B. Steinbach, R. Sudiwala, G. Teply, K. Thompson, J. Tolan, C. Tucker, A. Turner, C. Umilta, A. Vieregg, A. Wandui, A. Weber, D. Wiebe, J. Willmert, C. L. Wong, W. L. K. Wu, E. Yang, K. W. Yoon, E. Young, C. Yu, L. Zeng, C. Zhang, S. Zhang

Proceedings Volume 11453, 1145327 (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2562905

KEYWORDS: Polarization, Polarimetry, Sensors, Telescopes, Refractor telescopes, Optical instrument design, Microwave radiation, Signal detection, Antennas, Physical phenomena

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Proceedings Article | 13 December 2020 Presentation + Paper

Receiver development for BICEP Array, a next-generation CMB polarimeter at the South Pole

L. Moncelsi, P. A. R. Ade, Z, Ahmed, M. Amiri, D. Barkats, R. Basu Thakur, C. Bischoff, J. J. Bock, V. Buza, J. Cheshire, J. Connors, J. Cornelison, M. Crumrine, A. J. Cukierman, E. V. Denison, M. Dierickx, L. Duband, M. Eiben, S. Fatigoni, J. P. Filippini, N. Goeckner-Wald, D. Goldfinger, J. Grayson, P. Grimes, G. Hall, M. Halpern, S. A. Harrison, S. Henderson, S. R. Hildebrandt, G. C. Hilton, J. Hubmayr, H. Hui, K. D. Irwin, J. H. Kang, K. S. Karkare, S. Kefeli, J. M. Kovac, C. L. Kuo, K. Lau, E. M. Leitch, K. G. Megerian, L. Minutolo, Y. Nakato, T. Namikawa, H. T. Nguyen, R. O'brient, S. Palladino, N. Precup, T. Prouve, C. Pryke, B. Racine, C. D. Reintsema, A. Schillaci, B. L. Schmitt, A. Soliman, T. St. Germaine, B. Steinbach, R. Sudiwala, K. L. Thompson, C. Tucker, A. D. Turner, C. Umiltà, A. G. Vieregg, A. Wandui, A. C. Weber, D. V. Wiebe, J. Willmert, W. L. Wu, E. Yang, K. W. Yoon, E. Young, C. Yu, L. Zeng, C. Zhang, S. Zhang

Proceedings Volume 11453, 1145314 (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2561995

KEYWORDS: Polarimetry, Receivers, Polarization, Microwave radiation, Synchrotrons, Sensors, Calibration

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