Technical feasibility of microwave absorbers for straylight mitigation in the LiteBIRD MHFT telescopes

Andrea Occhiuzzi; Gaganpreet Singh; Elia Battistelli; Paolo de Bernardis; Federico Cacciotti; Fabio Columbro; Alessandro Coppolecchia; Giuseppe D'Alessandro; Marco De Petris; Jon E. Gudmundsson; Luca Lamagna; Elisabetta Marchitelli; Silvia Masi; Silvia Micheli; Mara Moriconi; Alessandro Novelli; Alessandro Paiella; Francesco Piacentini; Giampaolo Pisano; Giorgio Savini; Alexey Shitvov

doi:10.1117/12.3019097

16 August 2024 Technical feasibility of microwave absorbers for straylight mitigation in the LiteBIRD MHFT telescopes

Andrea Occhiuzzi, Gaganpreet Singh, Elia Battistelli, Paolo de Bernardis, Federico Cacciotti, Fabio Columbro, Alessandro Coppolecchia, Giuseppe D'Alessandro, Marco De Petris, Jon E. Gudmundsson, Luca Lamagna, Elisabetta Marchitelli, Silvia Masi, Silvia Micheli, Mara Moriconi, Alessandro Novelli, Alessandro Paiella, Francesco Piacentini, Giampaolo Pisano, Giorgio Savini, Alexey Shitvov

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Proceedings Volume 13102, Millimeter, Submillimeter, and Far-Infrared Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy XII; 1310216 (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3019097
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2024, Yokohama, Japan

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The LiteBIRD mission is dedicated to the search for primordial B modes in the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) polarization. To achieve unprecedented sensitivity and accuracy in this measurement, the control of instrument systematics is paramount. In this context, we describe the development of microwave absorbers needed to mitigate the straylight within the telescope tubes of the LiteBIRD Mid- and High-Frequency Telescopes (MHFT). A baseline solution has been designed and validated using HFSS simulations, consistently demonstrating sub-percent level specular reflectance across the entire 90-448 GHz band of the MHFT under a broad variety of incidence conditions, representative of the actual optical environment predicted for the two telescopes. Leveraging consolidated technologies, a prototype has been manufactured and characterized in laboratory, demonstrating a promising reflectance mitigation despite the deviation from the nominal geometry. Ongoing parallel efforts involve a comprehensive investigation (both through simulations and laboratory measurements) of the requirements to be finalized in order to define the practical implementation of the baseline design. This activity will ultimately ensure the alignment with allocated thermo-mechanical requirements along with the compliance with the desired electromagnetic performance. The presented studies not only solidify the feasibility of the straylight mitigation approach, but also inform the finalization of the optical tube design, in view of the conclusion of the CNES Phase A study of LiteBIRD.

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Andrea Occhiuzzi, Gaganpreet Singh, Elia Battistelli, Paolo de Bernardis, Federico Cacciotti, Fabio Columbro, Alessandro Coppolecchia, Giuseppe D'Alessandro, Marco De Petris, Jon E. Gudmundsson, Luca Lamagna, Elisabetta Marchitelli, Silvia Masi, Silvia Micheli, Mara Moriconi, Alessandro Novelli, Alessandro Paiella, Francesco Piacentini, Giampaolo Pisano, Giorgio Savini, and Alexey Shitvov "Technical feasibility of microwave absorbers for straylight mitigation in the LiteBIRD MHFT telescopes", Proc. SPIE 13102, Millimeter, Submillimeter, and Far-Infrared Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy XII, 1310216 (16 August 2024); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3019097

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