Bibcode
Gomez, Alberto; Murga, Gaizka; Etxeita, Borja; Sanquirce, Rubén; Rebolo, R.; Rubiño-Martín, J. A.; Herreros, J. M.; Hoyland, R.; Gómez, M. F.; Génova, R. T.; Piccirillo, Lucio; Maffei, Bruno; Watson, Robert
Referencia bibliográfica
Ground-based and Airborne Telescopes III. Edited by Stepp, Larry M.; Gilmozzi, Roberto; Hall, Helen J. Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 7733, pp. 77330Z-77330Z-12 (2010).
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Descripción
The QUIJOTE CMB experiment aims to characterize the polarization of the
CMB in the frequency range 10-30 GHz and large angular scales. It will
be installed in the Teide Observatory, following the projects that the
Anisotropy of the Cosmic Microwave Background group has developed in the
past (Tenerife experiment, IAC-Bartol experiment...) and is running at
the present time (VSA, Cosmosomas). The QUIJOTE CMB experiment will
consist of two telescopes which will be installed inside a unique
enclosure, which is already constructed. The layout of both telescopes
is based on an altazimuth mount supporting a primary and a secondary
mirror disposed in a offset Gregorian Dragon scheme. The use of
industrial-like fabrication techniques, such as sand-mould casting, CNC
machining, and laser tracker measuring for alignment, provided the
required performances for microwave observation. A fast-track
construction scheme, altogether with the use of these fabrication
techniques allowed designing and manufacturing the opto-mechanics of the
telescope in 14 months prior to delivery for final start-up in December
2008.