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The status of the QUIJOTE multi-frequency instrument

Holland, Wayne S., Hoyland, R. J., Aguiar-González, M., Aja, B., Ariño, J., Artal, E., Barreiro, R. B., Blackhurst, E. J., Cagigas, J., Cano de Diego, J. L., Casas, F. J., Davis, R. J., Dickinson, C., Arriaga, B. E., Fernandez-Cobos, R., de la Fuente, L., Génova-Santos, R., Gómez, A., Gomez, C., Gómez-Reñasco, F., Grainge, K., Harper, S., Herran, D., Herreros, J. M., Herrera, G. A., Hobson, M. P., Lasenby, A. N., Lopez-Caniego, M., López-Caraballo, C., Maffei, Bruno, Martinez-Gonzalez, E., McCulloch, M., Melhuish, SImon John, Mediavilla, A., Murga, G., Ortiz, D., Piccirillo, Lucio, Pisano, Giampaolo ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4302-5681, Rebolo-López, R., Rubiño-Martin, J. A., Ruiz, J. Luis, Sanchez de la Rosa, V., Sanquirce, R., Vega-Moreno, A., Vielva, P., Viera-Curbelo, T., Villa, E., Vizcargüenaga, A. and Watson, R. A. 2012. The status of the QUIJOTE multi-frequency instrument. Presented at: Millimeter, Submillimeter, and Far-Infrared Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy VI, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 1 July 2012. Published in: Holland, Wayne S. and Zmuidzinas, Jonas eds. Millimeter, Submillimeter, and Far-Infrared Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy VI (Proceedings). Proceedings of the SPIE , vol.8452 Bellingham, WA: SPIE, p. 845233. 10.1117/12.925349

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Abstract

The QUIJOTE-CMB project has been described in previous publications. Here we present the current status of the QUIJOTE multi-frequency instrument (MFI) with five separate polarimeters (providing 5 independent sky pixels): two which operate at 10-14 GHz, two which operate at 16-20 GHz, and a central polarimeter at 30 GHz. The optical arrangement includes 5 conical corrugated feedhorns staring into a dual reflector crossed-draconian system, which provides optimal cross-polarization properties (designed to be < −35 dB) and symmetric beams. Each horn feeds a novel cryogenic on-axis rotating polar modulator which can rotate at a speed of up to 1 Hz. The science driver for this first instrument is the characterization of the galactic emission. The polarimeters use the polar modulator to derive linear polar parameters Q, U and I and switch out various systematics. The detection system provides optimum sensitivity through 2 correlated and 2 total power channels. The system is calibrated using bright polarized celestial sources and through a secondary calibration source and antenna. The acquisition system, telescope control and housekeeping are all linked through a real-time gigabit Ethernet network. All communication, power and helium gas are passed through a central rotary joint. The time stamp is synchronized to a GPS time signal. The acquisition software is based on PLCs written in Beckhoffs TwinCat and ethercat. The user interface is written in LABVIEW. The status of the QUIJOTE MFI will be presented including pre-commissioning results and laboratory testing.

Item Type: Conference or Workshop Item (Poster)
Date Type: Publication
Status: Published
Schools: Physics and Astronomy
Subjects: Q Science > QB Astronomy
Uncontrolled Keywords: Equipment and services; Modulators; Polarimetry; Polarization; Reflectors; Software; Switches; Telescopes; Networks; Antennas
Publisher: SPIE
ISBN: 9780819491534
ISSN: 0277-786X
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Last Modified: 12 Feb 2023 15:16
URI: https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/60457

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