QUBIC I: Overview and science program

JC Hamilton, L Mousset, ES Battistelli… - … of Cosmology and …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract The Q & U Bolometric Interferometer for Cosmology (QUBIC) is a novel kind of
polarimeter optimized for the measurement of the B-mode polarization of the Cosmic …

QUBIC VIII: Optical design and performance

C O'Sullivan, M De Petris, G Amico… - … of Cosmology and …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract The Q and U Bolometric Interferometer for Cosmology (QUBIC) is a ground-based
experiment that aims to detect B-mode polarization anisotropies [1] in the CMB at angular …

QUBIC VII: The feedhorn-switch system of the technological demonstrator

F Cavaliere, A Mennella, M Zannoni… - … of Cosmology and …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
We present the design, manufacturing and performance of the horn-switch system
developed for the technological demonstrator of QUBIC (the Q&U Bolometric Interferometer …

QUBIC III: laboratory characterization

SA Torchinsky, JC Hamilton, M Piat… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2020 - arxiv.org
A prototype version of the Q & U Bolometric Interferometer for Cosmology (QUBIC)
underwent a campaign of testing in the laboratory at Astroparticle Physics and Cosmology in …

QUBIC V: Cryogenic system design and performance

S Masi, ES Battistelli, P De Bernardis… - … of Cosmology and …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Current experiments aimed at measuring the polarization of the Cosmic Microwave
Background (CMB) use cryogenic detector arrays with cold optical systems to boost their …

QUBIC VI: Cryogenic half wave plate rotator, design and performance

G d'Alessandro, L Mele, F Columbro… - … of Cosmology and …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract Setting an upper limit or detection of B-mode polarization imprinted by gravitational
waves from Inflation is one goal of modern large angular scale cosmic microwave …

Enhancing CMB map reconstruction and power spectrum estimation with convolutional neural networks

B Costanza, CG Scóccola… - Journal of Cosmology …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
The accurate reconstruction of Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) maps and the
measurement of its power spectrum are crucial for studying the early universe. In this paper …

Identifying frequency de-correlated dust residuals in B-mode maps by exploiting the spectral capability of bolometric interferometry

M Regnier, E Manzan, JC Hamilton, A Mennella… - Astronomy & …, 2024 - aanda.org
Context. Astrophysical polarized foregrounds represent the most critical challenge in cosmic
microwave background (CMB) B-mode experiments, requiring multifrequency observations …

Status of Cosmic Microwave Background Observations for the Search of Primordial Gravitational Waves

ES Battistelli, V Capalbo, G Isopi, F Radiconi - Universe, 2022 - mdpi.com
The cosmic microwave background (CMB) is one of the most powerful tools for cosmology.
Its polarization could have imprinted the sign of an inflationary background of gravitational …

Spectral Engineering for Optimal Signal Performance in the Microwave SQUID Multiplexer

JM Salum, ME García Redondo, LP Ferreyro… - Journal of Low …, 2024 - Springer
We describe a technique to optimize the dynamic performance of microwave SQUID
multiplexer (µMUX)-based systems. These systems proved to be adequate for reading out …