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Observing low elevation sky and the CMB Cold Spot with BICEP3 at the South Pole
- Source :
- Proc. SPIE 11453, Millimeter, Submillimeter, and Far-Infrared Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy X, 114532D (13 December 2020)
- Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- BICEP3 is a 520 mm aperture on-axis refracting telescope at the South Pole, which observes the polarization of the cosmic microwave background (CMB) at 95 GHz to search for the B-mode signal from inflationary gravitational waves. In addition to this main target, we have developed a low-elevation observation strategy to extend coverage of the Southern sky at the South Pole, where BICEP3 can quickly achieve degree-scale E-mode measurements over a large area. An interesting E-mode measurement is probing a potential polarization anomaly around the CMB Cold Spot. During the austral summer seasons of 2018-19 and 2019-20, BICEP3 observed the sky with a flat mirror to redirect the beams to various low elevation ranges. The preliminary data analysis shows degree-scale E-modes measured with high signal-to-noise ratio.<br />Comment: 12 pages, 10 figures; Figure 7 shows the correct file
Details
- Database :
- arXiv
- Journal :
- Proc. SPIE 11453, Millimeter, Submillimeter, and Far-Infrared Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy X, 114532D (13 December 2020)
- Publication Type :
- Report
- Accession number :
- edsarx.2012.09363
- Document Type :
- Working Paper
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2562066