Transfer from Cardiff Rollling Grant (PP/D001048/1)
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Manchester
Department Name: Physics and Astronomy
Abstract
As (PP/D001048/1)
People |
ORCID iD |
Lucio Piccirillo (Principal Investigator) |
Publications
Wu EY
(2009)
Parity violation constraints using cosmic microwave background polarization spectra from 2006 and 2007 observations by the QUaD polarimeter.
in Physical review letters
Tucker G
(2008)
The millimeter-wave bolometric interferometer (MBI)
Timbie P
(2006)
The Einstein polarization interferometer for cosmology (EPIC) and the millimeter-wave bolometric interferometer (MBI)
in New Astronomy Reviews
Teleberg G
(2008)
A Cryogen-Free Miniature Dilution Refrigerator for Low-Temperature Detector Applications
in Journal of Low Temperature Physics
Ruessink B
(2011)
Observations of velocities, sand concentrations, and fluxes under velocity-asymmetric oscillatory flows
in Journal of Geophysical Research
Pryke C
(2009)
SECOND AND THIRD SEASON QUaD COSMIC MICROWAVE BACKGROUND TEMPERATURE AND POLARIZATION POWER SPECTRA
in The Astrophysical Journal
Polenta G
(2007)
The BRAIN CMB polarization experiment
in New Astronomy Reviews
O'Sullivan C
(2008)
The quasi-optical design of the QUaD telescope
in Infrared Physics & Technology
Manivasagam G
(2011)
Corrosion-Resistant Ti-xNb-xZr Alloys for Nitric Acid Applications in Spent Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing Plants
in Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A
Description | This grant has set the foundations to a number of technological innovations primarily aimed at making better, more sensitive astronomical instruments. The main ideas developed are: 1) bolometric interferometry; 2)Cryogenic systems for 300mK to 100mK bolometric systems; 3)microwave techniques in thermal detectors. |
Exploitation Route | Cryogenic techniques at sub-K temperatures are used in a large variety of instrumentation, from particle physics to medicine. Bolometric interferometry might be a cost effective way to make imaging systems at mm and sub-mm systems without using large optics with many applications in the larger economy like, for example, airport security. |
Sectors | Aerospace Defence and Marine Education Electronics Security and Diplomacy Transport |
Description | Bolometric interferometry ideas, first developed by Prof. L. Piccirillo, have been further developed by NASA grant at University of Wisconsin to propose a CMB satellite. In France, the idea has been used to fund a novel instrument (QUBIC) to be installed in Antarctica. |
Sector | Education,Electronics |
Impact Types | Societal |
Title | Miniature refrigerators for astrophysics |
Description | We developed novel sub-K refrigerators to be used in astrophysics research |
Type Of Material | Improvements to research infrastructure |
Year Produced | 2010 |
Provided To Others? | Yes |
Impact | Generated interest in many other research groups in the world willing to collaborate with us. It ius a very cost effective way to participate in international collaborations |
Title | Remote Cryogenic Thermometry Readout |
Description | We have developed a data handling software for remotely control cryogenic receivers on remote telescopes (e.g. Antarctica() |
Type Of Material | Data handling & control |
Provided To Others? | Yes |
Impact | System has been developed by industry (QMC Instruments) for commercial applications |
Description | Cambridge |
Organisation | University of Cambridge |
Department | Department of Physics |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Design of cryogenics and optics for the CLOVER project |
Collaborator Contribution | TES detector development |
Impact | Several publications on CLOVER technology |
Description | Oxford |
Organisation | University of Oxford |
Department | Department of Physics |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Partner in the CLOVER project - we contributed the cryogenics, optics and electronics. |
Collaborator Contribution | RF design |
Impact | Several publications on CLOVER technology development |