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Measuring Polarization of the Cosmic Microwave Background with the South Pole Telescope Polarization Experiment

Sayre, James
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1407351244

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2014, Doctor of Philosophy, Case Western Reserve University, Physics.
The South Pole Telescope Polarization experiment (SPTpol) is a camera consisting of 180 (588) pixels observing bands centered at 90 (150) GHz, installed on the South Pole Telescope in December 2012. It is a high-resolution, high-sensitivity instrument for mapping the polarized component of the Cosmic Microwave Background. In this thesis, we describe the development, testing, and deployment of transition edge sensor (TES) bolometers that make up the camera pixels, as well as the data analysis pipeline used to generate power spectra of the CMB. The tests used to measure various detector properties are described and their results displayed, and details of the analysis routines are explained. We conclude with preliminary results from SPTpol and a discussion of future directions for the experiment.
John Ruhl (Advisor)
Corbin Covault (Committee Member)
Glenn Starkman (Committee Member)
Chris Mihos (Committee Member)
144 p.
Astrophysics
CMB Cosmology; South Pole Telescope; B-modes; Cosmic Microwave Background

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  • Sayre, J. (2014). Measuring Polarization of the Cosmic Microwave Background with the South Pole Telescope Polarization Experiment [Doctoral dissertation, Case Western Reserve University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1407351244

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Sayre, James. Measuring Polarization of the Cosmic Microwave Background with the South Pole Telescope Polarization Experiment. 2014. Case Western Reserve University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1407351244.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Sayre, James. "Measuring Polarization of the Cosmic Microwave Background with the South Pole Telescope Polarization Experiment." Doctoral dissertation, Case Western Reserve University, 2014. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1407351244

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