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CMB Polarization with BICEP2 and Keck-Array

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 January 2013

Clement Pryke  and
for the BICEP2 and Keck-Array Collaborations
Clement Pryke
Affiliation:
University of Minnesota Physics, 116 Church Street S.E., Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA
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Abstract

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BICEP2 is an evolution from the highly successful BICEP CMB polarization experiment. In turn Keck-Array is an array of BICEP2 like receivers to achieve an additional increase in sensitivity. All these experiments are located at the South Pole in Antarctica and target the CMB B-mode polarization signal which is predicted to exist in many simpler models of Inflation at angular scales of several degrees. The design and performance of BICEP2 and Keck-Array is described and some preliminary polarization maps are presented.

Keywords

CMBPolarizationAntarctica
Type
Contributed Papers
Information
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 8 , Symposium S288: Astrophysics from Antarctica , August 2012 , pp. 68 - 75
Copyright
Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2013

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