Development of an Integrated Single-chip Polarimeter with TES Bolometers for Wide-field Submillimeter Imaging

该项目旨在开发一种带有过渡边缘传感器（TES）探测器的单芯片集成偏振计，用于毫米和亚毫米波长宽场成像阵列。主要目标是设计集成偏振调制器和TES探测器的单片偏振计原型，制作探测器，并进行偏振计性能的迭代测试。探测器的发展解决了亚毫米波精确宽视场成像偏振测量的挑战，将促进包括银河系和星系外天体物理学和宇宙学在内的各个领域的科学进步。

AST-0705302/Halverson/ColoradoThis project is to develop a single-chip integrated polarimeter with Transition Edge Sensor (TES) detectors for millimeter and submillimeter wavelength wide-field imaging arrays. The primary objective is to design prototype single-chip polarimeters with integrated polarization modulators and TES detectors, fabricate the detectors, and conduct iterative testing of polarimeter performance. Detector development that addresses the challenges of precision wide-field imaging polarimetry at submillimeter wavelengths will promote scientific advancement in diverse fields, including galactic and extragalactic astrophysics and cosmology.