Change search
CiteExportLink to record
Permanent link

Direct link
Cite
Citation style
  • apa
  • ieee
  • modern-language-association-8th-edition
  • vancouver
  • Other style
More styles
Language
  • de-DE
  • en-GB
  • en-US
  • fi-FI
  • nn-NO
  • nn-NB
  • sv-SE
  • Other locale
More languages
Output format
  • html
  • text
  • asciidoc
  • rtf
The Simons Observatory: Beam Characterization for the Small Aperture Telescopes
Stockholm University, Faculty of Science, Department of Physics. Stockholm University, Faculty of Science, The Oskar Klein Centre for Cosmo Particle Physics (OKC).
Stockholm University, Faculty of Science, The Oskar Klein Centre for Cosmo Particle Physics (OKC). Stockholm University, Faculty of Science, Department of Physics. University of Iceland, Iceland.ORCID iD: 0000-0003-1760-0355
Show others and affiliations
Number of Authors: 302024 (English)In: Astrophysical Journal, ISSN 0004-637X, E-ISSN 1538-4357, Vol. 961, no 1, article id 138Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

We use time-domain simulations of Jupiter observations to test and develop a beam reconstruction pipeline for the Simons Observatory Small Aperture Telescopes. The method relies on a mapmaker that estimates and subtracts correlated atmospheric noise and a beam fitting code designed to compensate for the bias caused by the mapmaker. We test our reconstruction performance for four different frequency bands against various algorithmic parameters, atmospheric conditions, and input beams. We additionally show the reconstruction quality as a function of the number of available observations and investigate how different calibration strategies affect the beam uncertainty. For all of the cases considered, we find good agreement between the fitted results and the input beam model within an ∼1.5% error for a multipole range  = 30–700 and an ∼0.5% error for a multipole range  = 50–200. We conclude by using a harmonic-domain component separation algorithm to verify that the beam reconstruction errors and biases observed in our analysis do not significantly bias the Simons Observatory r-measurement

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2024. Vol. 961, no 1, article id 138
National Category
Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:su:diva-226498DOI: 10.3847/1538-4357/ad0969ISI: 001144957700001Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85183667415OAI: oai:DiVA.org:su-226498DiVA, id: diva2:1839001
Available from: 2024-02-20 Created: 2024-02-20 Last updated: 2024-04-22Bibliographically approved
In thesis
1. Beam Prepared: Modeling optical systematics for current- and next-generation CMB experiments
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Beam Prepared: Modeling optical systematics for current- and next-generation CMB experiments
2024 (English)Doctoral thesis, comprehensive summary (Other academic)
Abstract [en]

The polarization of the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) is at the center of attention of the cosmological community, as the observable possibly offers a view of primordial gravitational waves. A signature from an early-universe gravitational wave background would be imprinted on the parity-odd pattern of the CMB polarization, namely the B-modes. Achieving a non-zero primordial B-mode detection would serve as indirect evidence of the current most favorable scenario describing the initial perturbations of the universe, referred to as cosmic inflation. Several current- and next-generation telescopes are targetting high-accuracy measurements of the polarized microwave sky, with a particular emphasis on probing the inflationary paradigm. This effort faces two key challenges. The first is the impact of the galactic contaminants on the cosmological signal, which may be tackled by telescopes with increased frequency and sky coverage. The second concern refers to systematic errors arising from the instrument itself, highlighting the necessity of establishing a robust framework for their modeling. This thesis focuses on the modeling of a leading category of systematics that is associated with the telescope’s optics in the context of CMB analysis. A part of the thesis discusses the impact that combining non-ideal beams with a specific type of realistic polarization modulators, namely Half-Wave-Plates (HWPs), has on the reconstructed CMB B-mode spectra of a simulated satellite experiment. The rest of the analysis refers to the Simons Observatory (SO) Small Aperture Telescopes (SATs) that are currently being deployed from the Atacama Desert in Chile. Specifically, I first assess our expected beam calibration capabilities during science observations of the SO SATs in terms of the telescope’s scientific objective. I then expand on the calibration strategy optimization and pipeline infrastructure I developed for the commissioning phase of the first deployed SAT. This study aimed to assess the telescope’s anticipated pointing and beam reconstruction accuracy during its initial observations. Finally, I investigate how natural variations in beam patterns across the SO observing frequency bands influence the large-scale B-mode spectra of the SATs. 

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Stockholm: Department of Physics, Stockholm University, 2024. p. 103
Keywords
Cosmology, Cosmic Microwave Background, Point Spread Function, Astronomical Data Simulation, Polarimetry
National Category
Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology
Research subject
Physics
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:su:diva-228570 (URN)978-91-8014-799-6 (ISBN)978-91-8014-800-9 (ISBN)
Public defence
2024-06-11, FB52, AlbaNova universitetscentrum, Roslagstullsbacken 21, Stockholm, 14:00 (English)
Opponent
Supervisors
Available from: 2024-05-17 Created: 2024-04-22 Last updated: 2024-05-07Bibliographically approved

Open Access in DiVA

No full text in DiVA

Other links

Publisher's full textScopus

Authority records

Dachlythra, NadiaGudmundsson, Jón E.Adler, Alexandre E.

Search in DiVA

By author/editor
Dachlythra, NadiaGudmundsson, Jón E.Adler, Alexandre E.Fabbian, GiulioWollack, Edward J.
By organisation
Department of PhysicsThe Oskar Klein Centre for Cosmo Particle Physics (OKC)
In the same journal
Astrophysical Journal
Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology

Search outside of DiVA

GoogleGoogle Scholar

doi
urn-nbn

Altmetric score

doi
urn-nbn
Total: 65 hits
CiteExportLink to record
Permanent link

Direct link
Cite
Citation style
  • apa
  • ieee
  • modern-language-association-8th-edition
  • vancouver
  • Other style
More styles
Language
  • de-DE
  • en-GB
  • en-US
  • fi-FI
  • nn-NO
  • nn-NB
  • sv-SE
  • Other locale
More languages
Output format
  • html
  • text
  • asciidoc
  • rtf