QUBIC: Exploring the primordial universe with the Q&U bolometric interferometer

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Mennella Aniello, Ade Peter, Amico Giorgio, Auguste Didier, Aumont Jonathan, Banfi Stefano, Barbaràn Gustavo, Battaglia Paola, Battistelli Elia, Baù Alessandro, Bélier Benoit, Bergé Laurent, Bernard Jean Philippe, Bersanelli Marco, Sazy Marie Anne Bigot, Bleurvacq Nathan, Bonaparte Juan, Bonis Julien, Bunn Emory, Burke David, Buzi Daniele, Buzzelli Alessandro, Cavaliere Francesco, Chanial Pierre, Chapron Claude, Charlassier Romain, Columbro Fabio, Coppi Gabriele, Coppolecchia Alessandro, D'Agostino Rocco, D'Alessandro Giuseppe, De Bernardis Paolo, De Gasperis Giancarlo, De Leo Michele, De Petris Marco, Di Donato Andres, Dumoulin Louis, Etchegoyen Alberto, Fasciszewski Adrián, Franceschet Cristian, Lerena Martin Miguel Gamboa, Garcia Beatriz, Garrido Xavier, Gaspard Michel, Gault Amanda, Gayer Donnacha, Gervasi Massimo, Giard Martin, Héraud Yannick Giraud, Berisso Mariano Gómez, González Manuel, Gradziel Marcin, Grandsire Laurent, Guerard Eric, Hamilton Jean Christophe, Harari Diego, Haynes Vic, Versillé Sophie Henrot, Hoang Duc Thuong, Holtzer Nicolas, Incardona Federico, Jules Eric, Kaplan Jean, Korotkov Andrei, Kristukat Christian, Lamagna Luca, Loucatos Sotiris, Louis Thibaut, Lowitz Amy, Lukovic Vladimir, Luterstein Raùl Horacio, Maffei Bruno, Marnieros Stefanos, Masi Silvia, Mattei Angelo, May Andrew, Mcculloch Mark, Medina Maria Clementina, Mele Lorenzo, Melhuish Simon J., Montier Ludovic, Mousset Louise, Mundo Luis Mariano, Murphy John Anthony, Murphy James David, O'Sullivan Creidhe, Olivieri Emiliano, Paiella Alessandro, Pajot Francois, Passerini Andrea, Pastoriza Hernan, Pelosi Alessandro, Perbost Camille, Perciballi Maurizio, Pezzotta Federico, Piacentini Francesco, Piat Michel, Piccirillo Lucio, Pisano Giampaolo, Polenta Gianluca, Prêle Damien, Puddu Roberto, Rambaud Damien, Ringegni Pablo, Romero Gustavo E., Salatino Maria, Schillaci Alessandro, Scóccola Claudia G., Scully Stephen P., Spinelli Sebastiano, Stankowiak Guillaume, Stolpovskiy Michail, Suarez Federico, Tartari Andrea, Thermeau Jean Pierre, Timbie Peter, Tomasi Maurizio, Torchinsky Steve A., Tristram Matthieu, Tucker Carole E., Tucker Gregory S., Vanneste Sylvain, Viganò Daniele, Vittorio Nicola, Voisin Fabrice, Watson Robert, Wicek Francois, Zannoni Mario, Zullo Antonio
ISSN: 2218-1997

In this paper, we describe QUBIC, an experiment that will observe the polarized microwave sky with a novel approach, which combines the sensitivity of state-of-the-art bolometric detectors with the systematic effects control typical of interferometers. QUBIC's unique features are the so-called "self-calibration", a technique that allows us to clean the measured data from instrumental effects, and its spectral imaging power, i.e., the ability to separate the signal into various sub-bands within each frequency band. QUBIC will observe the sky in two main frequency bands: 150GHz and 220 GHz. A technological demonstrator is currently under testing and will be deployed in Argentina during 2019, while the final instrument is expected to be installed during 2020.

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