The thirty gigahertz instrument receiver for the Q-U-I Joint Tenerife experiment: concept and experimental results

This paper presents the analysis, design, and characterization of the thirty gigahertz instrument receiver developed for the Q-U-I Joint Tenerife experiment. The receiver is aimed to obtain polarization data of the cosmic microwave background radiation from the sky, obtaining the Q, U, and I Stokes...

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Published in:Review of scientific instruments 2015-02, Vol.86 (2), p.024702-024702
Main Authors: Villa, Enrique, Cano, Juan L, Cagigas, Jaime, Ortiz, David, Casas, Francisco J, Pérez, Ana R, Aja, Beatriz, Terán, J Vicente, de la Fuente, Luisa, Artal, Eduardo, Hoyland, Roger, Mediavilla, Ángel
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Background radiation
Big Bang theory
Cosmic microwave background
DESIGN
Instrument receivers
INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Linear polarization
POLARIZATION
RELICT RADIATION
Scientific apparatus & instruments
SIGNALS
SKY
STOKES PARAMETERS
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Summary:This paper presents the analysis, design, and characterization of the thirty gigahertz instrument receiver developed for the Q-U-I Joint Tenerife experiment. The receiver is aimed to obtain polarization data of the cosmic microwave background radiation from the sky, obtaining the Q, U, and I Stokes parameters of the incoming signal simultaneously. A comprehensive analysis of the theory behind the proposed receiver is presented for a linearly polarized input signal, and the functionality tests have demonstrated adequate results in terms of Stokes parameters, which validate the concept of the receiver based on electronic phase switching.
ISSN:0034-6748
1089-7623
DOI:10.1063/1.4907015