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Exploring cosmic origins with CORE: The instrument

de Bernardis, P; Ade, PAR; Baselmans, JJA; Battistelli, ES; Benoit, A; Bersanelli, M; Bideaud, A; ... Vittorio, N; + view all (2018) Exploring cosmic origins with CORE: The instrument. Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics , 2018 (4) , Article 015. 10.1088/1475-7516/2018/04/015. Green open access

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Abstract

We describe a space-borne, multi-band, multi-beam polarimeter aiming at a precise and accurate measurement of the polarization of the Cosmic Microwave Background. The instrument is optimized to be compatible with the strict budget requirements of a medium-size space mission within the Cosmic Vision Programme of the European Space Agency. The instrument has no moving parts, and uses arrays of diffraction-limited Kinetic Inductance Detectors to cover the frequency range from 60 GHz to 600 GHz in 19 wide bands, in the focal plane of a 1.2 m aperture telescope cooled at 40 K, allowing for an accurate extraction of the CMB signal from polarized foreground emission. The projected CMB polarization survey sensitivity of this instrument, after foregrounds removal, is 1.7 μK⋅arcmin. The design is robust enough to allow, if needed, a downscoped version of the instrument covering the 100 GHz to 600 GHz range with a 0.8 m aperture telescope cooled at 85 K, with a projected CMB polarization survey sensitivity of 3.2 μK⋅arcmin.

Type: Article
Title: Exploring cosmic origins with CORE: The instrument
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1088/1475-7516/2018/04/015
Publisher version: http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1475-7516/2018/04/015
Language: English
Additional information: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions.
Keywords: Science & Technology, Physical Sciences, Astronomy & Astrophysics, Physics, Particles & Fields, Physics, CMBR detectors, CMBR experiments, CMBR polarisation, inflation, KINETIC INDUCTANCE DETECTORS, PRESCRIBED GEOMETRIC PARAMETERS, DUAL-REFLECTOR ANTENNAS, PRE-LAUNCH STATUS, PLANCK, BAND, PERFORMANCE, COMBINATIONS, WAVELENGTHS, CALIBRATION
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences > Dept of Physics and Astronomy
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences > Dept of Space and Climate Physics
URI: https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10056183
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