The Einstein polarization interferometer for cosmology (EPIC) and the millimeter-wave bolometric interferometer (MBI)

Article ID	Journal	Published Year	Pages	File Type
1780062	New Astronomy Reviews	2006	10 Pages	PDF

Abstract

We provide an overview of a mission concept study underway for the Einstein Inflation Probe (EIP). Our study investigates the advantages and tradeoffs of using an interferometer (EPIC) for the mission. We also report on the status of the millimeter-wave bolometric interferometer (MBI), a ground-based pathfinder optimized for degree-scale CMB polarization measurements at 90Â GHz.

Keywords

98.80.Es 98.70.Vc 95.85.Bh 95.75.Kk 95.85.Fm 95.75.Hi 98.80.−k Interferometry polarization Cosmic microwave background

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The Einstein polarization interferometer for cosmology (EPIC) and the millimeter-wave bolometric interferometer (MBI)

Authors

P.T. Timbie, G.S. Tucker, P.A.R. Ade, S. Ali, E. Bierman, E.F. Bunn, C. Calderon, A.C. Gault, P.O. Hyland, B.G. Keating, J. Kim, A. Korotkov, S.S. Malu, P. Mauskopf, J.A. Murphy, C. O'Sullivan, L. Piccirillo, B.D. Wandelt,