CLOVER: Manchester Close-out
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Manchester
Department Name: Physics and Astronomy
Abstract
This request is for funding to complete the close-down of the CLOVER project, which has been terminated. The funding is as per the previous agreement with STFC, to cover costs outstanding at 31/03/2009.
People |
ORCID iD |
| Lucio Piccirillo (Principal Investigator) |
| Description | We finalised the construction of the horns and OMTs for the CLOVER project. They were built to specifications and ready to be employed in a future instrument. |
| Exploitation Route | Other experiments willing to measure the CMB-modes can use our design. |
| Sectors | Education,Electronics |
| Description | This grant was used to close-out the CLOVER project by finishing the Manchester work packages: horns and OMTs. |
| First Year Of Impact | 2004 |
| Sector | Education,Electronics |
| Impact Types | Cultural |
| 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 |