CMB Observations with a Compact Heterogeneous 150 GHz Interferometer in Chile

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2004-03-05

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0403137v2

Astrophys. J. Suppl. 156 (2005) 1-11

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

12 pages, 4 figures. v2: Final ApJS version; rewritten analysis section made more clear

Scientific paper

10.1086/426393

We report on the design, first observing season, and analysis of data from a new prototype millimeter-wave interferometer, MINT. MINT consists of four 145 GHz SIS mixers operating in double-sideband mode in a compact heterogeneous configuration. The signal band is subdivided by a monolithic channelizer, after which the correlations between antennas are performed digitally. The typical receiver sensitivity in a 2 GHz band is 1.4 mK sqrt(s). MINT observed the cosmic microwave background (CMB) from the Chilean Altiplano. The site has a median nighttime atmospheric temperature of 9 K at zenith (exclusive of the CMB). Observations of Mars, Jupiter, and a telescope-mounted calibration source establish the system's phase and magnitude stability. MINT is the first CMB-dedicated interferometer to operate above 50 GHz. The same type of system can be used to probe the Sunyaev-Zel'dovich effect in galaxy clusters near the SZ null at 217 GHz. We present an analysis of sideband-separated, digitally sampled data recorded by the array. Based on 215 hours of data taken in late 2001, we set an upper limit on the CMB anisotropy in a band of width Delta ell=700 around ell=1540 of delta T < 105 microK (95% conf). Increased sensitivity can be achieved with more integration time, greater bandwidth, and more elements.

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