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BFORE: A CMB Balloon Payload to Measure Reionization, Neutrino Mass, and Cosmic Inflation
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Working Paper
Author
Bryan, Sean; Ade, Peter; Bond, J. Richard; Boulanger, Francois; Devlin, Mark; Doyle, Simon; Filippini, Jeffrey; Fissell, Laura; Groppi, Christopher; Holder, Gilbert; Hubmayr, Johannes; Mauskopf, Philip; McMahon, Jeff; Nagy, Johanna; Netterfield, C. Barth; Niemack, Michael; Novak, Giles; Pascale, Enzo; Pisano, Giampaolo; Ruhl, John; Scott, Douglas; Soler, Juan; Tucker, Carole; Vieira, Joaquin
Source
Proceedings Volume 10708, Millimeter, Submillimeter, and Far-Infrared Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy IX; 1070805 (2018)
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Abstract
BFORE is a high-altitude ultra-long-duration balloon mission to map the cosmic microwave background (CMB). During a 28-day mid-latitude flight launched from Wanaka, New Zealand, the instrument will map half the sky to improve measurements of the optical depth to reionization tau. This will break parameter degeneracies needed to detect neutrino mass. BFORE will also hunt for the gravitational wave B-mode signal, and map Galactic dust foregrounds. The mission will be the first near-space use of TES/mSQUID multichroic detectors (150/217 GHz and 280/353 GHz bands) with low-power readout electronics.
Comment: 11 pages, 2 figures, Submitted to SPIE Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation
Comment: 11 pages, 2 figures, Submitted to SPIE Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation