First observations with SuperCam and future plans
- Creators
- Kloosterman, Jenna
- Cottam, Tiara
- Swift, Brandon
- Lesser, David
- Schickling, Paul S.
- Groppi, Christopher
- Borden, Michael
- Towner, Alison
- Schmidt, Per
- Kulesa, Craig
- d'Aubigny, Christian
- Walker, Christopher
- Golish, Dathon
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Weinreb, Sander
- Jones, Glenn
- Mani, Hamdi
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Kooi, Jacob
- Lichtenberger, Art
- Puetz, Patrick
- Narayanan, Gopal
- Others:
- Holland, Wayne S.
- Zmuidzinas, Jonas
Abstract
Supercam is a 345 GHz, 64-pixel heterodyne imaging array for the Heinrich Hertz Submillimeter Telescope (HHSMT). By integrating SIS mixer devices with Low Noise Ampliers (LNAs) in 8 - 1x8 pixel modules, the size needed for the cryostat and the complexity of internal wiring is signicantly reduced. All subsystems including the optics, cryostat, bias system, IF boxes, and spectrometer have been integrated for all 64 pixels. In the spring of 2012, SuperCam was installed on the HHSMT for an engineering run where it underwent system level tests and performed rst light observations. In the fall of 2012 SuperCam will begin a 500 square degree survey of the Galactic Plane in ^(12)CO J=3-2. This large-scale survey will help answer fundamental questions about the formation, physical conditions, and energetics of molecular clouds within the Milky Way. The data set will be available via the web to all interested researchers.
Additional Information
© 2012 Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE). We thank our project manager Brian Duffy and the Arizona Radio Observatory (ARO) staff for making this test run a success. The construction of SuperCam was supported by the NSF Major Research Instrumentation Program, Award AST-0421499.Attached Files
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- 71530
- Resolver ID
- CaltechAUTHORS:20161027-081620845
- NSF
- AST-0421499
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2016-10-27Created from EPrint's datestamp field
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2021-11-11Created from EPrint's last_modified field
- Series Name
- Proceedings of SPIE
- Series Volume or Issue Number
- 8452