Data di Pubblicazione:
2021
Citazione:
A chemically etched corrugated feedhorn array for D-band CMB observations / S. Mandelli, E. Manzan, A. Mennella, F. Cavaliere, V. Daniele, C. Franceschet, P. de Bernardis, M.R.F. Bersanelli, M. Gabriella Castellano, A. Coppolecchia, A. Cruciani, M. Gervasi, L. Lamagna, A. Limonta, S. Masi, A. Paiella, A. Passerini, G. Pettinari, F. Piacentini, E. Tommasi, A. Volpe, M. Zannoni. - In: EXPERIMENTAL ASTRONOMY. - ISSN 1572-9508. - 51:2(2021 Apr), pp. 249-272. [10.1007/s10686-021-09698-9]
Abstract:
We present the design, manufacturing, and testing of a 37-element array of corrugated feedhorns for Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) measurements between 140 and 170 GHz. The array was designed to be coupled to Kinetic Inductance Detector arrays, either directly (for total power measurements) or through an orthomode transducer (for polarization measurements). We manufactured the array in platelets by chemically etching aluminum plates of 0.3 mm and 0.4 mm thickness. The process is fast, low-cost, scalable, and yields high-performance antennas compared to other techniques in the same frequency range. Room temperature electromagnetic measurements show excellent repeatability with an average cross polarization level about −20 dB, return loss about −25 dB, first sidelobes below −25 dB and far sidelobes below −35 dB. Our results qualify this process as a valid candidate for state-of-the-art CMB experiments, where large detector arrays with high sensitivity and polarization purity are of paramount importance in the quest for the discovery of CMB polarization B-modes.
Tipologia IRIS:
01 - Articolo su periodico
Keywords:
Corrugated feedhorn antennas; CMB polarization; B-modes; Platelet manufacturing; Chemical etching
Elenco autori:
S. Mandelli, E. Manzan, A. Mennella, F. Cavaliere, V. Daniele, C. Franceschet, P. de Bernardis, M.R.F. Bersanelli, M. Gabriella Castellano, A. Coppolecchia, A. Cruciani, M. Gervasi, L. Lamagna, A. Limonta, S. Masi, A. Paiella, A. Passerini, G. Pettinari, F. Piacentini, E. Tommasi, A. Volpe, M. Zannoni
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