The EBEX Balloon Borne Experiment – Optics, Receiver, and Polarimetry

The EBEX Collaboration: Asad M. Aboobaker, Peter Ade, Derek Araujo, François Aubin, Carlo Baccigalupi, Chaoyun Bao, Daniel Chapman, Joy Didier, Matt Dobbs,Christopher Geach, Will Grainger, Shaul Hanany, Kyle Helson, Seth Hillbrand, Johannes Hubmayr, Andrew Jaffe, Bradley Johnson, Terry Jones, Jeff Klein, Andrei Korotkov,Adrian Lee, Lorne Levinson, Michele Limon, Kevin MacDermid, Tomotake Matsumura, Amber D. Miller, Michael Milligan, Kate Raach, Britt Reichborn-Kjennerud, Ilan Sagiv,Giorgio Savini, Locke Spencer, Carole Tucker, Gregory S. Tucker, Ben Westbrook, Karl Young, Kyle Zilic

A high- resolution pointing system for fast scanning platforms: The EBEX example

J. Didier, D. Chapman, A. Aboobaker, D. Araujo, W. Grainger, S. Hanany, K. Helson, S. Hillbrand, A. Korotkov, M. Limon, A. Miller, B. Reichborn-Kjennerud, I. Sagiv, G. Tucker, Y. Vinokurov, Proc 2015 IEEE, 10.1109/AERO.2015.7119010, 2015,

Temperature calibration of the E and B experiment

F. Aubin, A. Aboobaker, P. Ade, D. Araujo, C. Baccigalupi, C. Bao, J. Borrill, D. Chapman, J. Di- dier, M. Dobbs, S. Feeney, C. Geach, S. Hanany, K. Helson, S. Hillbrand, G. Hilton, J. Hubmayr, A. Jaffe, B. Johnson, T. Jones, T. Kisner, J. Klein, A. Korotkov, A. Lee, L. Levinson, M. Limon, K. Mac- dermid, V. Marchenko, A. Miller, M. Milligan, E. Pascale, G. Puglisi, K. Raach, B. Reichborn-Kjennerud, C. Reintsema, I. Sagiv, G. Smecher, R. Stompor, M. Tristram, G. Tucker, B. Westbrook, K. Young, K. Zilic, Proc 14th Marcel Grossman Conference, 2016

STARS: A software application for the EBEX autonomous daytime star cameras

D. Chapman, J. Didier, S. Hanany, S. Hillbrand, M. Limon, A. Miller, B. Reichborn-Kjennerud, G.
Tucker, Y. Vinokurov, Proc SPIE, 10.1117/12.2057181, 2014

Stratospheric Imaging of Polar Mesospheric Clouds: A New Window on Small-Scale Atmospheric Dynamics

A. Miller, D. C. Fritts, D. Chapman, G. Jones, M. Limon, D. Araujo, J. Didier, S. Hillbrand, C. B.
Kjellstrand, A. Korotkov, G. Tucker, Y. Vinokurov, K. Wan, L. Wang, Geophysical Research Letters, 42, 2015

The performance of the bolometer array and readout system during the 2012/2013 flight of the E and B experiment (EBEX)

K. MacDermid, A. Aboobaker, P. Ade, F. Aubin, C. Baccigalupi, K. Bandura, C. Bao, J. Borrill, D. Chapman, J. Didier, M. Dobbs, J. Grain, W. Grainger, S. Hanany, K. Helson, S. Hillbrand, G. Hilton, H. Hubmayr, K. Irwin, B. Johnson, A. Jaffe, T. Jones, T. Kisner, J. Klein, A. Korotkov, A. Lee, L. Levinson, M. Limon, A. Miller, M. Milligan, E. Pascale, K. Raach, B. Reichborn-Kjennerud, C. Reintsema, I. Sagiv, G. Smecher, R. Stompor, M. Tristram, G. Tucker, B. Westbrook, K. Zilic, Proc SPIE, 10.1117/12.2056267, 2014

The Impact of the Spectral Response of an Achromatic Half-Wave Plate on the Mea- surement of the Cosmic Microwave Background Polarization

C. Bao, B. Gold, C. Baccigalupi, J. Didier, S. Hanany, A. Jaffe, B.R. Johnson, S. Leach, T. Matsumura, A. Miller, D. O’Dea, ApJ, 747, 97, 2012

The performance of the bolometer array and readout system during the 2012/2013 flight of the E and B experiment (EBEX)

Kevin MacDermid, Asad M. Aboobaker, Peter Ade, Francois Aubin, Carlo Baccigalupi, Kevin Bandura, Chaoyun Bao, Julian Borrill, Daniel Chapman, Joy Didier, Matt Dobbs, Julien Grain, Will Grainger, Shaul Hanany, Kyle Helson, Seth Hillbrand, Gene Hilton, Hannes Hubmayr, Kent Irwin, Bradley Johnson, Andrew Jaffe, Terry Jones, Ted Kisner,Jeff Klein, Andrei Korotkov, Adrian Lee, Lorne Levinson, Michele Limon, Amber Miller, Michael Milligan, Enzo Pascale, Kate Raach, Britt Reichborn-Kjennerud, Carl Reintsema,Ilan Sagiv, Graeme Smecher, Radek Stompor, Matthieu Tristram, Greg Tucker, Ben Westbrook, Kyle Zilic.  Proc SPIE, 10.1117/12.2056267, 2014

A LEKID-based CMB instrument design for large-scale observations in Greenland

D. C. Araujo, P. A. R. Ade, J. R. Bond, K. J. Bradford, D. Chapman, G. Che, P. K. Day, J. Didier, S. Doyle, H. K. Eriksen, D. Flanigan, C. E. Groppi, S. N. Hillbrand, B. R. Johnson, G. Jones, M. Limon, A. D. Miller, P. Mauskopf, H. McCarrick, T. Mroczkowski, B. Reichborn-Kjennerud, B. Smiley, J. Sobrin, I. K. Wehus, J. Zmuidzinas. Proc SPIE, 10.1117/12.2056828, 2014,

The Detector System for the Stratospheric Kinetic Inductance Polarimeter (SKIP)

B. Johnson, P. Ade, D. Araujo, K. Bradford, D. Chapman, P. Day, J. Didier, S. Doyle, H. Eriksen, D. Flanigan, C. Groppi, S. Hillbrand, G. Jones, M. Limon, P. Mauskopf, H. McCarrick, A. Miller, T. Mroczkowski, B. Reichborn-Kjennerud, B. Smiley, J. Sobrin, I. K. Wehus, J. Zmuidzinas,  J Low Temp Phys, 175, 5, 2013

The Impact of the Spectral Response of an Achromatic Half-Wave Plate on the Measurement of the Cosmic Microwave Background Polarization

C. Bao, B. Gold, C. Baccigalupi, J. Didier, S. Hanany, A. Jaffe, B.R. Johnson, S. Leach, T. Matsumura, A. Miller, D. O’Dea, ApJ, 747, 97, 2012,

EBEX: A balloon-borne CMB polarization experiment

B. Reichborn-Kjennerud, A. Aboobaker, P. Ade, F. Aubin, C. Baccigalupi, C. Bao, J. Borrill, C. Can-
talupo, D. Chapman, J. Didier, M. Dobbs, J. Grain, W. Grainger, S. Hanany, S. Hillbrand, J. Hubmayr , A. Jaffe, B. Johnson, T. Jones, T. Kisner, J. Klein, A. Korotkov, S. Leach, A. Lee, L. Levinson, M. Limon, K. MacDermid, T. Matsumura, X. Meng, A. Miller, M. Milligan, E. Pascale, D. Polsgrove, N. Ponthieu, K. Raach, I. Sagiv, G. Smecher, F. Stivoli, R. Stompor, H. Tran, M. Tristram, G. S. Tucker, Y. Vinokurov, A. Yadav, M. Zaldarriaga, K. Zilic, Proc SPIE, 7741, 77411C-77411C-12, 2010

First Implementation of TES Bolometer Arrays with SQUID-based Multiplexed Readout on a Balloon-Borne Platform

F. Aubin, A. Aboobaker, P. Ade, C. Baccigalupi, C. Bao, J. Borrill, C. Cantalupo, D. Chapman, J. Didier, M. Dobbs, W. Grainger, S. Hanany, S. Hillbrand, J. Hubmayr , P. Hyland, A. Jaffe, B. Johnson, T.
Jones, T. Kisner, J. Klein, A. Korotkov, S. Leach, A. Lee, M. Limon, K. MacDermid, T. Matsumura, X. Meng, A. Miller, M. Milligan, D. Polsgrove, N. Ponthieu, K. Raach, B. Reichborn-Kjennerud, I. Sagiv, G.
Smecher, H. Tran, G. S. Tucker, Y. Vinokurov, A. Yadav, M. Zaldarriaga, K. Zilic, Proc SPIE,
7741, 77411T – 77411T-10, 2010.

Software systems for operation, control, and monitoring of the EBEX instrument

M. Milligan, A. Aboobaker, P. Ade, F. Aubin, C. Baccigalupi, C. Bao, J. Borrill, C. Cantalupo, D. Chapman, J. Didier, M. Dobbs, W. Grainger, S. Hanany, S. Hillbrand, J. Hubmayr , A. Jaffe, B. Johnson, T. Kisner, J. Klein, A. Korotkov, S. Leach, A. Lee, L. Levinson, M. Limon, K. MacDermid, T. Matsumura, A. Miller, E. Pascale, D. Polsgrove, N. Ponthieu, K. Raach, B. Reichborn-Kjennerud, I Sagiv, H. Tran, Tucker,
Y. Vinokurov, A. Yadav, M. Zaldarriaga, K. Zilic,  Proc SPIE, 7740, 774007-774007-11, 2010,

The EBEX Cryostat and Supporting Electronics

I. Sagiv, A. Aboobaker, P. Ade, F. Aubin, C. Baccigalupi, C. Bao, J. Borrill, C. Cantalupo, D. Chapman, J. Didier, M. Dobbs, J. Grain, W. Grainger, S. Hanany, S. Hillbrand, J. Hubmayr , A. Jaffe, B. Johnson, T.Jones, T. Kisner, J. Klein, A. Korotkov, S. Leach, A. Lee, L. Levinson, M. Limon, K. MacDermid, T. Matsumura, X. Meng, A. Miller, M. Milligan, E. Pascale, D. Polsgrove, N. Ponthieu, K. Raach, B. Reichborn-Kjennerud, G. Smecher, F. Stivoli, R. Stompor, H. Tran, M. Tristram, G. S. Tucker, Y. Vinokurov, A. Yadav,M. Zaldarriaga, K. Zilic, Proc 12th Marcel Grossman 2010