Closed-cycle Sorption Coolers and Tiltable Miniature Dilution Refrigerators for Astrophysics (Summary to follow)
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Manchester
Department Name: Physics and Astronomy
Abstract
Closed-cycle Sorption Coolers and Tiltable Miniature Dilution Refrigerators for Astrophysics
Organisations
- University of Manchester (Lead Research Organisation)
- Paris Diderot University (Collaboration)
- University of Pennsylvania (Collaboration)
- University of Michigan (Collaboration)
- Sapienza University of Rome (Collaboration)
- University of California, San Diego (UCSD) (Collaboration)
- Princeton University (Collaboration)
- High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK) (Collaboration)
- University of California, Berkeley (Collaboration)
People |
ORCID iD |
| Andrew May (Student) |
Publications
Ade P
(2019)
The Simons Observatory: science goals and forecasts
in Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
Kusaka A
(2018)
The Simons Observatory: instrument overview
Mennella A.
(2017)
Qubic - the q&u bolometric interferometer for cosmology - a novel way to look at the polarized cosmic microwave background
in Proceedings of Science
O'Sullivan C
(2018)
QUBIC: the Q and U bolometric interferometer for cosmology
O'Sullivan C
(2018)
Simulations and performance of the QUBIC optical beam combiner
Studentship Projects
| Project Reference | Relationship | Related To | Start | End | Student Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST/N504178/1 | 30/09/2015 | 30/03/2021 | |||
| 1789106 | Studentship | ST/N504178/1 | 30/09/2016 | 30/03/2020 | Andrew May |
| Description | ESA/FFG Alpbach Summer School Scholarship |
| Amount | £1,500 (GBP) |
| Organisation | UK Space Agency |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 06/2017 |
| End | 07/2017 |
| Description | IOP Research Student Conference Travel Award |
| Amount | £300 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Institute of Physics (IOP) |
| Sector | Learned Society |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 05/2018 |
| End | 06/2018 |
| Description | SPIE Student Author Travel Grant |
| Amount | $550 (USD) |
| Organisation | International Society for Optics and Photonics (SPIE) |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| Country | United States |
| Start | 05/2018 |
| End | 06/2018 |
| Description | Polarbear2/Simons Array |
| Organisation | High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK) |
| Country | Japan |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Development and integration of 1 K cooler. Receiver integration. Development of ADEV code for analysing detector stage temperature stability and noise sources. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Scientific leadership, instrument design and testing, deployment, theory and data analysis |
| Impact | Papers, see section |
| Description | Polarbear2/Simons Array |
| Organisation | University of California, Berkeley |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Development and integration of 1 K cooler. Receiver integration. Development of ADEV code for analysing detector stage temperature stability and noise sources. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Scientific leadership, instrument design and testing, deployment, theory and data analysis |
| Impact | Papers, see section |
| Description | Polarbear2/Simons Array |
| Organisation | University of California, San Diego (UCSD) |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Development and integration of 1 K cooler. Receiver integration. Development of ADEV code for analysing detector stage temperature stability and noise sources. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Scientific leadership, instrument design and testing, deployment, theory and data analysis |
| Impact | Papers, see section |
| Description | QUBIC |
| Organisation | Paris Diderot University |
| Department | AstroParticle and Cosmology (APC) Laboratory |
| Country | France |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Design, development, testing and integration of 1 K cooler, 300 mK cooler, precooling heat switches. General contributions to cryogenic design of receiver, integration. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Theory, optical design, integration of receiver, operations, scientific leadership |
| Impact | Papers, see section |
| Description | QUBIC |
| Organisation | Sapienza University of Rome |
| Country | Italy |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Design, development, testing and integration of 1 K cooler, 300 mK cooler, precooling heat switches. General contributions to cryogenic design of receiver, integration. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Theory, optical design, integration of receiver, operations, scientific leadership |
| Impact | Papers, see section |
| Description | Simons Observatory |
| Organisation | Princeton University |
| Department | Princeton University Library |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Contributions to cryogenic design of receiver, development of MDR-bsed 100 mK detector test cryostat |
| Collaborator Contribution | Scientific leadership, design of instruments, development and testing, theory and analysis |
| Impact | Papers, see section |
| Start Year | 2015 |
| Description | Simons Observatory |
| Organisation | University of California, Berkeley |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Contributions to cryogenic design of receiver, development of MDR-bsed 100 mK detector test cryostat |
| Collaborator Contribution | Scientific leadership, design of instruments, development and testing, theory and analysis |
| Impact | Papers, see section |
| Start Year | 2015 |
| Description | Simons Observatory |
| Organisation | University of California, San Diego (UCSD) |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Contributions to cryogenic design of receiver, development of MDR-bsed 100 mK detector test cryostat |
| Collaborator Contribution | Scientific leadership, design of instruments, development and testing, theory and analysis |
| Impact | Papers, see section |
| Start Year | 2015 |
| Description | Simons Observatory |
| Organisation | University of Michigan |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Contributions to cryogenic design of receiver, development of MDR-bsed 100 mK detector test cryostat |
| Collaborator Contribution | Scientific leadership, design of instruments, development and testing, theory and analysis |
| Impact | Papers, see section |
| Start Year | 2015 |
| Description | Simons Observatory |
| Organisation | University of Pennsylvania |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Contributions to cryogenic design of receiver, development of MDR-bsed 100 mK detector test cryostat |
| Collaborator Contribution | Scientific leadership, design of instruments, development and testing, theory and analysis |
| Impact | Papers, see section |
| Start Year | 2015 |