SPT-3G+: mapping the high-frequency cosmic microwave background using kinetic inductance detectors

A. J. Anderson; P. Barry; A. N. Bender; B. A. Benson; L. E. Bleem; J. E. Carlstrom; T. W. Cecil; C. L. Chang; T. M. Crawford; K. R. Dibert; M. A. Dobbs; K. Fichman; N. W. Halverson; W. L. Holzapfel; A. Hryciuk; K. S. Karkare; J. Li; M. Lisovenko; D. Marrone; J. McMahon; J. Montgomery; T. Natoli; Z. Pan; S. Raghunathan; C. L. Reichardt; M. Rouble; E. Shirokoff; G. Smecher; A. A. Stark; J. D. Vieira; M. R. Young

doi:10.1117/12.2629755

31 August 2022 SPT-3G+: mapping the high-frequency cosmic microwave background using kinetic inductance detectors

A. J. Anderson, P. Barry, A. N. Bender, B. A. Benson, L. E. Bleem, J. E. Carlstrom, T. W. Cecil, C. L. Chang, T. M. Crawford, K. R. Dibert, M. A. Dobbs, K. Fichman, N. W. Halverson, W. L. Holzapfel, A. Hryciuk, K. S. Karkare, J. Li, M. Lisovenko, D. Marrone, J. McMahon, J. Montgomery, T. Natoli, Z. Pan, S. Raghunathan, C. L. Reichardt, M. Rouble, E. Shirokoff, G. Smecher, A. A. Stark, J. D. Vieira, M. R. Young

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Proceedings Volume 12190, Millimeter, Submillimeter, and Far-Infrared Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy XI; 1219003 (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2629755
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2022, Montréal, Québec, Canada

Abstract

We present the design and science goals of SPT-3G+, a new camera for the South Pole Telescope, which will consist of a dense array of 34100 kinetic inductance detectors measuring the cosmic microwave background (CMB) at 220, 285 and 345 GHz. The SPT-3G+ dataset will enable new constraints on the process of reionization, including measurements of the patchy kinematic Sunyaev-Zeldovich effect and improved constraints on the optical depth due to reionization. At the same time, it will serve as a pathfinder for the detection of Rayleigh scattering, which could allow future CMB surveys to constrain cosmological parameters better than from the primary CMB alone. In addition, the combined, multi-band SPT-3G and SPT-3G+ survey data, will have several synergies that enhance the original SPT-3G survey, including: extending the redshift-reach of SZ cluster surveys to z > 2; understanding the relationship between magnetic fields and star formation in our Galaxy; improved characterization of the impact of dust on inflationary B-mode searches; and characterizing astrophysical transients at the boundary between mm and sub-mm wavelengths. Finally, the modular design of the SPT-3G+ camera allows it to serve as an on-sky demonstrator for new detector technologies employing microwave readout, such as the on-chip spectrometers that we expect to deploy during the SPT-3G+ survey. In this paper, we describe the science goals of the project and the key technology developments that enable its powerful yet compact design.

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A. J. Anderson, P. Barry, A. N. Bender, B. A. Benson, L. E. Bleem, J. E. Carlstrom, T. W. Cecil, C. L. Chang, T. M. Crawford, K. R. Dibert, M. A. Dobbs, K. Fichman, N. W. Halverson, W. L. Holzapfel, A. Hryciuk, K. S. Karkare, J. Li, M. Lisovenko, D. Marrone, J. McMahon, J. Montgomery, T. Natoli, Z. Pan, S. Raghunathan, C. L. Reichardt, M. Rouble, E. Shirokoff, G. Smecher, A. A. Stark, J. D. Vieira, and M. R. Young "SPT-3G+: mapping the high-frequency cosmic microwave background using kinetic inductance detectors", Proc. SPIE 12190, Millimeter, Submillimeter, and Far-Infrared Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy XI, 1219003 (31 August 2022); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2629755

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