Systems and control software for the Atacama Cosmology Telescope

E. R. Switzer; C. Allen; M. Amiri; J. W. Appel; E. S. Battistelli; B. Burger; J. A. Chervenak; A. J. Dahlen; S. Das; M. J. Devlin; S. R. Dicker; W. B. Doriese; R. Dünner; T. Essinger-Hileman; X. Gao; M. Halpern; M. Hasselfield; G. C. Hilton; A. D. Hincks; K. D. Irwin; S. Knotek; R. P. Fisher; J. W. Fowler; N. Jarosik; M. Kaul; J. Klein; J. M. Lau; M. Limon; R. H. Lupton; T. A. Marriage; K. L. Martocci; S. H. Moseley; C. B. Netterfield; M. D. Niemack; M. R. Nolta; L. Page; L. P. Parker; B. A. Reid; C. D. Reintsema; A. J. Sederberg; J. L. Sievers; D. N. Spergel; S. T. Staggs; O. R. Stryzak; D. S. Swetz; R. J. Thornton; E. J. Wollack; Y. Zhao

doi:10.1117/12.790006

21 July 2008 Systems and control software for the Atacama Cosmology Telescope

E. R. Switzer, C. Allen, M. Amiri, J. W. Appel, E. S. Battistelli, B. Burger, J. A. Chervenak, A. J. Dahlen, S. Das, M. J. Devlin, S. R. Dicker, W. B. Doriese, R. Dünner, T. Essinger-Hileman, X. Gao, M. Halpern, M. Hasselfield, G. C. Hilton, A. D. Hincks, K. D. Irwin, S. Knotek, R. P. Fisher, J. W. Fowler, N. Jarosik, M. Kaul, J. Klein, J. M. Lau, M. Limon, R. H. Lupton, T. A. Marriage, K. L. Martocci, S. H. Moseley, C. B. Netterfield, M. D. Niemack, M. R. Nolta, L. Page, L. P. Parker, B. A. Reid, C. D. Reintsema, A. J. Sederberg, J. L. Sievers, D. N. Spergel, S. T. Staggs, O. R. Stryzak, D. S. Swetz, R. J. Thornton, E. J. Wollack, Y. Zhao

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Proceedings Volume 7019, Advanced Software and Control for Astronomy II; 70192L (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.790006
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2008, Marseille, France

Abstract

The Atacama Cosmology Telescope (ACT) is designed to measure temperature anisotropies of the cosmic microwave background (CMB) at arcminute resolution. It is the first CMB experiment to employ a 32×32 close-packed array of free-space-coupled transition-edge superconducting bolometers. We describe the organization of the telescope systems and software for autonomous, scheduled operations. When paired with real-time data streaming and display, we are able to operate the telescope at the remote site in the Chilean Altiplano via the Internet from North America. The telescope had a data rate of 70 GB/day in the 2007 season, and the 2008 upgrade to three arrays will bring this to 210 GB/day.

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E. R. Switzer, C. Allen, M. Amiri, J. W. Appel, E. S. Battistelli, B. Burger, J. A. Chervenak, A. J. Dahlen, S. Das, M. J. Devlin, S. R. Dicker, W. B. Doriese, R. Dünner, T. Essinger-Hileman, X. Gao, M. Halpern, M. Hasselfield, G. C. Hilton, A. D. Hincks, K. D. Irwin, S. Knotek, R. P. Fisher, J. W. Fowler, N. Jarosik, M. Kaul, J. Klein, J. M. Lau, M. Limon, R. H. Lupton, T. A. Marriage, K. L. Martocci, S. H. Moseley, C. B. Netterfield, M. D. Niemack, M. R. Nolta, L. Page, L. P. Parker, B. A. Reid, C. D. Reintsema, A. J. Sederberg, J. L. Sievers, D. N. Spergel, S. T. Staggs, O. R. Stryzak, D. S. Swetz, R. J. Thornton, E. J. Wollack, and Y. Zhao "Systems and control software for the Atacama Cosmology Telescope", Proc. SPIE 7019, Advanced Software and Control for Astronomy II, 70192L (21 July 2008); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.790006

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