A polarization sensitive bolometric receiver for observations of the cosmic microwave background

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4855, Issue , 2002, Pages 227-238

  Jones, W C ^a   Bhatia, R S ^a   Bock, J J ^a,b   Lange, A E ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bolometers; Cosmic microwave background polarization; Cosmology; Sub mm detectors

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COSMIC RAYS; DEPOSITION; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE POLARIZATION; PHOTONS; SHOT NOISE; SILICON NITRIDE; SUBMILLIMETER WAVES; THERMAL NOISE; THERMISTORS; THIN FILMS; WAVEGUIDES;

COSMIC MICROWAVE BACKGROUND POLARIZATION; COSMOLOGY; POLARIZATION SENSITIVE BOLOMETRIC RECEIVER; SUM-MILLIMETER DETECTORS;

BOLOMETERS;

EID: 0038407389     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.459194     Document Type: Conference Paper

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