The Simons Observatory: Magnetic Sensitivity Measurements of Microwave SQUID Multiplexers

Kavli Affiliate: Shawn Henderson | First 5 Authors: Eve M. Vavagiakis, Zeeshan Ahmed, Aamir Ali, Kam Arnold, Jason Austermann | Summary: The Simons Observatory (SO) will be a cosmic microwave background (CMB) survey experiment with three small-aperture telescopes and one large-aperture telescope, which will observe from the Atacama Desert in Chile. In total, SO will […]


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Quantum-Assisted Optical Interferometers: Instrument Requirements

Kavli Affiliate: Sven Herrmann | First 5 Authors: Andrei Nomerotski, Paul Stankus, Anže Slosar, Stephen Vintskevich, Shane Andrewski | Summary: It has been recently suggested that optical interferometers may not require a phase-stable optical link between the stations if instead sources of quantum-mechanically entangled pairs could be provided to them, enabling extra-long baselines and benefiting […]


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GPI 2.0 : Optimizing reconstructor performance in simulations and preliminary contrast estimates

Kavli Affiliate: Bruce Macintosh | First 5 Authors: Alexander Madurowicz, Bruce Macintosh, Lisa Poyneer, Duan Li, Jean-Baptiste Ruffio | Summary: During its move from the mountaintop of Cerro Pachon in Chile to the peak of Mauna Kea in Hawaii, the Gemini Planet Imager will make a pit stop to receive various upgrades, including a pyramid […]


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Nonthermal electron and ion acceleration by magnetic reconnection in large laser-driven plasmas

Kavli Affiliate: Tom Abel | First 5 Authors: Samuel Totorica, Masahiro Hoshino, Tom Abel, Frederico Fiuza, | Summary: Magnetic reconnection is a fundamental plasma process that is thought to play a key role in the production of nonthermal particles associated with explosive phenomena in space physics and astrophysics. Experiments at high-energy-density facilities are starting to […]


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The Balloon-Borne Large Aperture Submillimeter Telescope Observatory

Kavli Affiliate: Susan Clark | First 5 Authors: Ian Lowe, Gabriele Coppi, Peter A. R. Ade, Peter C. Ashton, Jason E. Austermann | Summary: The BLAST Observatory is a proposed superpressure balloon-borne polarimeter designed for a future ultra-long duration balloon campaign from Wanaka, New Zealand. To maximize scientific output while staying within the stringent superpressure […]


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Characterization, deployment, and in-flight performance of the BLAST-TNG cryogenic receiver

Kavli Affiliate: Dale Li | First 5 Authors: Ian Lowe, Peter A. R. Ade, Peter C. Ashton, Jason E. Austermann, Gabriele Coppi | Summary: The Next Generation Balloon-borne Large Aperture Submillimeter Telescope (BLAST-TNG) is a submillimeter polarimeter designed to map interstellar dust and galactic foregrounds at 250, 350, and 500 microns during a 24-day Antarctic […]


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In-flight performance of the BLAST-TNG telescope platform

Kavli Affiliate: Dale Li | First 5 Authors: Gabriele Coppi, Peter A. R. Ade, Peter C. Ashton, Jason E. Austermann, Erin G. Cox | Summary: The Next Generation Balloon-Borne Large Aperture Submillimeter Telescope (BLAST-TNG) was a unique instrument for characterizing the polarized submillimeter sky at high-angular resolution. BLAST-TNG flew from the Long Duration Balloon Facility […]


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GPI 2.0: Upgrades to the IFS including new spectral modes

Kavli Affiliate: Arlene Aleman | First 5 Authors: Mary Anne Limbach, Jeffrey Chilcote, Quinn Konopacky, Robert De Rosa, Randall Hamper | Summary: The Gemini Planet Imager (GPI) is a high-contrast imaging instrument designed to directly image and characterize exoplanets. GPI is currently undergoing several upgrades to improve performance. In this paper, we discuss the upgrades […]


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GPI 2.0: Upgrades to the IFS including new spectral modes

Kavli Affiliate: Arlene Aleman | First 5 Authors: Mary Anne Limbach, Jeffrey Chilcote, Quinn Konopacky, Robert De Rosa, Randall Hamper | Summary: The Gemini Planet Imager (GPI) is a high-contrast imaging instrument designed to directly image and characterize exoplanets. GPI is currently undergoing several upgrades to improve performance. In this paper, we discuss the upgrades […]


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