Church, S. and Ade, P.A.R. and Bock, J.J. and Bowden, M. and Carlstrom, J.E. and Ganga, K. and Gear, W.K. and Hinderks, J. and Hu, W. and Keating, B.G. and Kovac, J. and Lange, A.E. and Leitch, E. and Mallie, O.E. and Melhuish, S.J. and Murphy, J.Anthony and Rusholme, B. and O'Sullivan, Créidhe and Piccirillo, L. and Pryke, C. and Taylor, A. and Thompson, K. (2003) QUEST on DASI: a South Pole CMB polarization experiment. New Astronomy Reviews, 47. pp. 1083-1089. ISSN 1387-6473

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QUEST on DASI is a ground-based, high-sensitivity, high-resolution (Lmax ͠ 2500) experiment designed to map CMB polarization at 100 and 150 GHz and to measure the power spectra from E-modes, B-modes from lensing of the CMB, and B-modes from primordial gravitational waves. The experiment comprises a 2.6 m Cassegrain optical system, equipped with an array of 62 polarization-sensitive bolometers (PSBs), located at the South Pole. The instrument is designed to minimize systematic effects; features include differencing of pairs of orthogonal PSBs within a single feed, a rotatable achromatic waveplate, and axisymmetric rotatable optics. In addition the South Pole location allows both repeatable and highly controlled observations. QUEST on DASI will commence operation in early 2005.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	The definitive version of this article is available at doi:10.1016/j.newar.2003.09.033 . This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grants 9987360 and 0096778, by the Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council in the UK, and by the Irish Research Council for Science, Engineering and Technology.
Keywords:	QUEST; DASI; South Pole; CMB polarization experiment;
Academic Unit:	Faculty of Science and Engineering > Experimental Physics
Item ID:	5939
Identification Number:	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.newar.2003.09.033
Depositing User:	Dr. Créidhe O'Sullivan
Date Deposited:	06 Mar 2015 17:23
Journal or Publication Title:	New Astronomy Reviews
Publisher:	Elsevier
Refereed:	Yes
Funders:	Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council, Irish Research Council for Science Engineering and Technology (IRCSET)
URI:	http://www.journals.elsevier.com/new-ast...
Use Licence:	This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here

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