SCUBA-2: developing the detectors

William Duncan; Wayne S. Holland; Michael Damian Audley; M. Cliffe; T. Hodson; B. D. Kelly; Xiaofeng Gao; David C. Gostick; M. MacIntosh; Helen McGregor; Tully Peacocke; Kent D. Irwin; Gene C. Hilton; Steven W. Deiker; J. Beier; Carl D. Reintsema; Anthony J. Walton; W. Parkes; Tom Stevenson; Alan M. Gundlach; Camelia Dunare; Peter A. R. Ade

doi:10.1117/12.459107

17 February 2003 SCUBA-2: Developing the Detectors

William Duncan, Wayne S. Holland, Michael Damian Audley, M. Cliffe, T. Hodson, B. D. Kelly, Xiaofeng Gao, David C. Gostick, M. MacIntosh, Helen McGregor, Tully Peacocke, Kent D. Irwin, Gene C. Hilton, Steven W. Deiker, J. Beier, Carl D. Reintsema, Anthony J. Walton, W. Parkes, Tom Stevenson, Alan M. Gundlach, Camelia Dunare, Peter A. R. Ade

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Proceedings Volume 4855, Millimeter and Submillimeter Detectors for Astronomy; (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.459107
Event: Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation, 2002, Waikoloa, Hawai'i, United States

Abstract

SCUBA-2 is a second generation, wide-field submillimeter camera under development for the James Clerk Maxwell Telescope. With over 12,000 pixels, in two arrays, SCUBA-2 will map the submillimeter sky ~1000 times faster than the current SCUBA instrument to the same signal-to-noise. Many areas of astronomy will benefit from such a highly sensitive survey instrument: from studies of galaxy formation and evolution in the early Universe to understanding star and planet formation in our own Galaxy. Due to be operational in 2006, SCUBA-2 will also act as a "pathfinder" for the new generation of submillimeter interferometers (such as ALMA) by performing large-area surveys to an unprecedented depth. The challenge of developing the detectors and multiplexer is discussed in this paper.

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William Duncan, Wayne S. Holland, Michael Damian Audley, M. Cliffe, T. Hodson, B. D. Kelly, Xiaofeng Gao, David C. Gostick, M. MacIntosh, Helen McGregor, Tully Peacocke, Kent D. Irwin, Gene C. Hilton, Steven W. Deiker, J. Beier, Carl D. Reintsema, Anthony J. Walton, W. Parkes, Tom Stevenson, Alan M. Gundlach, Camelia Dunare, and Peter A. R. Ade "SCUBA-2: Developing the Detectors", Proc. SPIE 4855, Millimeter and Submillimeter Detectors for Astronomy, (17 February 2003); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.459107

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