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CHARACTERIZATION OF THE MILLIMETER-WAVE POLARIZATION OF CENTAURUS A WITH QUaD

ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL (2010)

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ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL

Volume 710, Issue 2, Pages 1541-1550

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IOP PUBLISHING LTD

DOI: 10.1088/0004-637X/710/2/1541

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cosmic background radiation; galaxies: individual (Centaurus A); instrumentation: polarimeters; radio continuum: general

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Science and Technology Facilities Council [ST/G003076/1, ST/G001979/1] Funding Source: researchfish
STFC [PP/D001048/1, ST/G003076/1, ST/G001979/1, ST/G002711/1] Funding Source: UKRI

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Centaurus (Cen) A represents one of the best candidates for an isolated, compact, highly polarized source that is bright at typical cosmic microwave background (CMB) experiment frequencies. We present measurements of the 4 degrees x 2 degrees region centered on Cen A with QUaD, a CMB polarimeter whose absolute polarization angle is known to an accuracy of 0 degrees.5. Simulations are performed to assess the effect of misestimation of the instrumental parameters on the final measurement and systematic errors due to the field's background structure and temporal variability from Cen A's nuclear region are determined. The total (Q, U) of the inner lobe region is (1.00 +/- 0.07(stat.)+/- 0.04 (sys.),-1.72 +/- 0.06 +/- 0.05) Jy at 100 GHz and (0.80 +/- 0.06 +/- 0.06,-1.40 +/- 0.07 +/- 0.08) Jy at 150 GHz, leading to polarization angles and total errors of -30 degrees.0 +/- 1 degrees.1 and -29 degrees.1 +/- 1 degrees.7. These measurements will allow the use of Cen A as a polarized calibration source for future millimeter experiments.

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Summary: We characterize Galactic dust filaments by correlating BICEP/Keck and Planck data with polarization templates based on neutral hydrogen (H i) observations. Dust polarization is important for both our understanding of astrophysical processes in the interstellar medium (ISM) and the search for primordial gravitational waves in the cosmic microwave background (CMB). We analyze the deep BICEP/Keck data at 95, 150, and 220 GHz, over the low-column-density region of sky where BICEP/Keck has set the best limits on primordial gravitational waves.

ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL (2023)

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BICEP/Keck XIV: Improved constraints on axionlike polarization oscillations in the cosmic microwave background

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

Summary: We present an improved search method for axionlike polarization oscillations in the cosmic microwave background (CMB). The method is demonstrated using observations from the Keck Array and an expanded dataset from the 2012-2015 observing seasons. The results set limits on the axion-photon coupling constant and provide constraints on the composition of dark matter. We also highlight the potential for future CMB polarimetry experiments to achieve comparable or superior constraints using the methods presented.

PHYSICAL REVIEW D (2022)

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Calibration strategy for the SPICA/SAFARI instrument

Russell F. Shipman, Bart Vandenbussche, Edgar Castillo-Dominguez, Alvaro Labiano, Willem Jellema, Angiola Orlando

Summary: SPICA is a space mission focusing on exploring the formation of galaxies, stars, and planets using the far infrared spectrometer SAFARI. SAFARI provides both low resolution and high resolution modes for observing complex spectral information. The data obtained will require accurate spectral and flux calibration.

SPACE TELESCOPES AND INSTRUMENTATION 2020: OPTICAL, INFRARED, AND MILLIMETER WAVE (2021)

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BICEP/Keck XII: Constraints on axionlike polarization oscillations in the cosmic microwave background

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

Summary: The study presents a search for axionlike polarization oscillations in the cosmic microwave background using observations from the Keck Array, functioning as a direct-detection experiment for axionlike dark matter. Data processing from the 2012 observing season sets upper limits on the axion-photon coupling constant, with no statistically significant deviations from the background model found. The study demonstrates techniques for extracting oscillation signals that can be adapted for other datasets in CMB polarimetry experiments.

PHYSICAL REVIEW D (2021)

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A demonstration of improved constraints on primordial gravitational waves with delensing

P. A. R. Ade, Z. Ahmed, M. Amiri, A. J. Anderson, J. E. Austermann, J. S. Avva, D. Barkats, R. Basu Thakur, J. A. Beall, A. N. Bender, B. A. Benson, F. Bianchini, C. A. Bischoff, L. E. Bleem, J. J. Bock, H. Boenish, E. Bullock, V Buza, J. E. Carlstrom, C. L. Chang, J. R. Cheshire, H. C. Chiang, T-L Chou, R. Citron, J. Connors, C. Corbett Moran, J. Cornelison, T. M. Crawford, A. T. Crites, M. Crumrine, A. Cukierman, T. de Haan, M. Dierickx, M. A. Dobbs, L. Duband, W. Everett, S. Fatigoni, J. P. Filippini, S. Fliescher, J. Gallicchio, E. M. George, T. St Germaine, N. Goeckner-Wald, D. C. Goldfinger, J. Grayson, N. Gupta, G. Hall, M. Halpern, N. W. Halverson, S. Harrison, S. Henderson, J. W. Henning, S. R. Hildebrandt, G. C. Hilton, G. P. Holder, W. L. Holzapfel, J. D. Hrubes, N. Huang, J. Hubmayr, H. Hui, K. D. Irwin, J. Kang, K. S. Karkare, E. Karpel, S. Kefeli, S. A. Kernasovskiy, L. Knox, J. M. Kovac, C. L. Kuo, K. Lau, A. T. Lee, E. M. Leitch, D. Li, A. Lowitz, A. Manzotti, J. J. McMahon, K. G. Megerian, S. S. Meyer, M. Millea, L. M. Mocanu, L. Moncelsi, J. Montgomery, A. Nadolski, T. Namikawa, T. Natoli, C. B. Netterfield, H. T. Nguyen, J. P. Nibarger, G. Noble, V Novosad, R. O'Brient, R. W. Ogburn, Y. Omori, S. Padin, S. Palladino, S. Patil, T. Prouve, C. Pryke, B. Racine, C. L. Reichardt, C. D. Reintsema, S. Richter, J. E. Ruhl, B. R. Saliwanchik, K. K. Schaffer, A. Schillaci, B. L. Schmitt, R. Schwarz, C. D. Sheehy, C. Sievers, G. Smecher, A. Soliman, A. A. Stark, B. Steinbach, R. Sudiwala, G. P. Teply, K. L. Thompson, J. E. Tolan, C. Tucker, A. D. Turner, C. Umilta, T. Veach, J. D. Vieira, A. G. Vieregg, A. Wandui, G. Wang, A. C. Weber, N. Whitehorn, D. Wiebe, J. Willmert, C. L. Wong, W. L. K. Wu, H. Yang, V Yefremenko, K. W. Yoon, E. Young, C. Yu, L. Zeng, C. Zhang

Summary: The study presents a method to improve constraints on the tensor-to-scalar ratio r by cross-correlating with a lensing B-mode template, which reduces uncertainty in the measurements. Results show a significant improvement in constraining r in real data through the delensing technique.

PHYSICAL REVIEW D (2021)

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