SCUBA-2: the 10 000 pixel bolometer camera on the James Clerk Maxwell Telescope
Royal Observatory · UK Astronomy Technology Centre · +9 more institutions
Abstract
Submillimetre Common-User Bolometer Array 2 (SCUBA-2) is an innovative 10 000 pixel bolometer camera operating at submillimetre wavelengths on the James Clerk Maxwell Telescope (JCMT). The camera has the capability to carry out wide-field surveys to unprecedented depths, addressing key questions relating to the origins of galaxies, stars and planets. With two imaging arrays working simultaneously in the atmospheric windows at 450 and 850 m, the vast increase in pixel count means that SCUBA-2 maps the sky 100-150 times faster than the previous SCUBA instrument. In this paper, we present an overview of the instrument, discuss the physical characteristics of the superconducting detector arrays, outline the…
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Authors
49- WSW. S. HollandCorresponding
Royal Observatory, UK Astronomy Technology Centre, University of Edinburgh
- DBDaniel Bintley
University of Hawaii at Hilo, Joint Research Centre
- ELEdward L. Chapin
University of Hawaii at Hilo, Joint Research Centre, University of British Columbia
- ACA. Chrysostomou
University of Hawaii at Hilo
- GRG. R. Davis
University of Hawaii at Hilo
Topics & keywords
- James Clerk Maxwell Telescope
- Physics
- Bolometer
- Telescope
- Sky
- Astronomy
- William Herschel Telescope
- Pixel