Optical design of the atacama cosmology telescope and the millimeter bolometric array camera

Appl Opt. 2007 Jun 10;46(17):3444-54. doi: 10.1364/ao.46.003444.

Abstract

The Atacama Cosmology Telescope is a 6 m telescope designed to map the cosmic microwave background simultaneously at 145, 215, and 280 GHz with arcminute resolution. Each frequency will have a 32 by 32 element focal plane array of transition edge sensor bolometers. The telescope and the cold reimaging optics are optimized for millimeter-wave observations with these sensitive detectors. The design of each is described.