QUBIC: Exploring the Primordial Universe with the Q&U Bolometric Interferometer †
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. The Instrument
3. Measurement, Self-Calibration, and Spectral Imaging
3.1. Signal Model and Synthetic Beam
3.2. Self-Calibration
3.3. Spectral Imaging
4. The QUBIC Site
5. Scientific Performance
6. Current Status
7. Conclusions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Project | Frequencies (GHz) | ℓ Range | Ref. | Goal | |
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no fg. | with fg. | ||||
QUBIC | 150, 220 | 30–200 | |||
Bicep3/Keck | 95, 150, 220 | 50–250 | [8] | ||
CLASS | 38, 93, 148, 217 | 2–100 | [9] | ||
SPT-3G | 95, 148, 223 | 50–3000 | [10] | ||
AdvACT | 90, 150, 230 | 60–3000 | [11] | ||
Simons Array | 90, 150, 220 | 30–3000 | [12] |
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Mennella, A.; Ade, P.; Amico, G.; Auguste, D.; Aumont, J.; Banfi, S.; Barbaràn, G.; Battaglia, P.; Battistelli, E.; Baù, A.; et al. QUBIC: Exploring the Primordial Universe with the Q&U Bolometric Interferometer. Universe 2019, 5, 42. https://doi.org/10.3390/universe5020042
Mennella A, Ade P, Amico G, Auguste D, Aumont J, Banfi S, Barbaràn G, Battaglia P, Battistelli E, Baù A, et al. QUBIC: Exploring the Primordial Universe with the Q&U Bolometric Interferometer. Universe. 2019; 5(2):42. https://doi.org/10.3390/universe5020042
Chicago/Turabian StyleMennella, Aniello, Peter Ade, Giorgio Amico, Didier Auguste, Jonathan Aumont, Stefano Banfi, Gustavo Barbaràn, Paola Battaglia, Elia Battistelli, Alessandro Baù, and et al. 2019. "QUBIC: Exploring the Primordial Universe with the Q&U Bolometric Interferometer" Universe 5, no. 2: 42. https://doi.org/10.3390/universe5020042