BICEP
servo system webpages

BICEP is a new bolometer-based telescope designed to measure polarization of the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) Radiation on medium and large angular scales with extremely high sensitivity. BICEP will deploy to the South Pole in November 2004.

These servo system pages are intended to document the design and status of the telescope's motion control and other electrical systems

BICEP Mount Design

• FINALIZED complete drawing set (VertexRSI 8/11/04) : here
• FINALIZED Dimensional control drawing (VertexRSI 6/14/04) : 8447-00-04a_RevA.dwg and 8447-00-04a_RevA.pdf
• FINALIZED Detail drawings of mount footprint and AZ brush seal (VertexRSI 6/14/04) : here
• Recent 3-d e-drawings (VertexRSI, 5/17/04) : Bicep_e-drwg_5-17-04.exe
• 3-d model (VertexRSI) : Solidworks 2004 (3/5/04) and Bicep_SWModel_3-24-04.IGS (IGES format)
  NOTE: Drawings are not for public release.

Cryostat Service Apparatus Design

• Cryostat service stand renderings (BICEP team, 4/05/04)
• LHe and LN2 transfer lines for BICEP cryostat (BICEP team, 7/20/04)