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CMB Polarization

The Millimeter-wave Bolometric Interferometer (MBI)
a prototype for future measurements of the inflationary B-mode polarization

QUBIC
a bolometric interferometer being designed for detecting B-mode polarization
COMPASS (completed)
the first CMB polarization telescope optimized specifically for CMB polarization measurements at small angular scales
POLAR (completed)
optimized specifically for CMB polarization at large angular scales

CMBPol
a proposed space probe for studying CMB polarization.  Plans for this mission are being organized by the PPPDT

EPIC
a NASA mission concept study for measuring primordial CMB polarization with a bolometric interferometer

CMB Temperature Anisotropy Ballooning

TopHat (completed)
and MSAM II (completed)

Detectors

Transition-edge Hot-electron Microbolometer (THM)
a micron-sized superconducting transition-edge sensor for millimeter waves and the CMB
Neutron Calorimeter (completed)
for precision measurements of the energy spectrum of neutrons

Dark Energy

The Cylinder Radio Telescope and 21-cm Tomography
intensity mapping of neutral hydrogen
WSTAR
the Wisconsin Small Telescope Array at Radio wavelengths

Cryogenics

Miniature Adiabatic Demagnetization Refrigerator (completed)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 


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