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 II: Spectral polarimetry with bolometric interferometry

L Mousset, MMG Lerena, ES Battistelli… - … of Cosmology and …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Bolometric interferometry is a novel technique that has the ability to perform spectral
imaging. A bolometric interferometer observes the sky in a wide frequency band and can …

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 …

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 …

Measuring the CMB primordial B-modes with Bolometric Interferometry

A Mennella, P Ade, A Almela, G Amico… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2023 - arxiv.org
The Q&U Bolometric Interferometer for Cosmology (QUBIC) is the first bolometric
interferometer designed to measure the primordial B-mode polarization of the Cosmic …

Spectral Imaging with QUBIC: building frequency maps from Time-Ordered-Data using Bolometric Interferometry

P Chanial, M Regnier, JC Hamilton, E Bunn… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
The search for relics from the inflation era in the form of B-mode polarization of the CMB is a
major challenge in cosmology. The main obstacle appears to come from the complexity of …