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Novel Technology Development for CMB-S4
Author Info
Gullett, Ian
ORCID® Identifier
http://orcid.org/0009-0007-6595-9019
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http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1720449660710139
Abstract Details
Year and Degree
2024, Doctor of Philosophy, Case Western Reserve University, Physics.
Abstract
CMB-S4 is a ground-based experiment aimed at studying the cosmic microwave background (CMB) with unprecedented sensitivity, which will deepen our fundamental understanding of the early universe. This thesis outlines three hardware development projects related to CMB-S4. A method is proposed to reduce sidelobe contamination by an order of magnitude by lining a large aperture telescope’s cabin with a highly scattering material. The design and testing of a cold blackbody optical load which will be used to characterize CMB-S4 detectors is outlined. Finally, a new model is developed to characterize the transmission of metal-mesh flters as a function of the flters’ geometry.
Committee
John Ruhl (Advisor)
Johanna Nagy (Committee Member)
Ben Monreal (Committee Member)
Chris Zorman (Committee Member)
Pages
150 p.
Subject Headings
Physics
Keywords
CMB
;
metal mesh filter
;
CMB-S4
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Gullett, I. (2024).
Novel Technology Development for CMB-S4
[Doctoral dissertation, Case Western Reserve University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1720449660710139
APA Style (7th edition)
Gullett, Ian.
Novel Technology Development for CMB-S4.
2024. Case Western Reserve University, Doctoral dissertation.
OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center
, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1720449660710139.
MLA Style (8th edition)
Gullett, Ian. "Novel Technology Development for CMB-S4." Doctoral dissertation, Case Western Reserve University, 2024. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1720449660710139
Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)
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