Ccat-prime: design of the mod-cam receiver and 280 ghz mkid instrument module

Eve M. Vavagiakis, Cody J. Duell, Jason Austermann, James Beall, Tanay Bhandarkar, Scott C. Chapman, Steve K. Choi, Gabriele Coppi, Simon Dicker, Mark Devlin, Rodrigo G. Freundt, Jiansong Gao, Christopher Groppi, Terry L. Herter, Zachary B. Huber, Johannes Hubmayr, Doug Johnstone, Ben Keller, Anna M. Kofman, Yaqiong LiPhilip Mauskopf, Jeff McMahon, Jenna Moore, Colin C. Murphy, Michael D. Niemack, Thomas Nikola, John Orlowski-Scherer, Kayla M. Rossi, Adrian K. Sinclair, Gordon J. Stacey, Joel Ullom, Michael Vissers, Jordan Wheeler, Zhilei Xu, Ningfeng Zhu, Bugao Zou

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Abstract

Mod-Cam is a first light and commissioning instrument for the CCAT-prime project's six-meter aperture Fred Young Submillimeter Telescope (FYST), currently under construction at 5600 m on Cerro Chajnantor in Chile's Atacama Desert. Prime-Cam, a first-generation science instrument for FYST, will deliver over ten times greater mapping speed than current and near-term facilities for unprecedented 280-850 GHz broadband and spectroscopic measurements with microwave kinetic inductance detectors (MKIDs). CCAT-prime will address a suite of science goals, from Big Bang cosmology to star formation and galaxy evolution over cosmic time. Mod-Cam deployment on FYST with a 280 GHz instrument module containing MKID arrays is planned for early science observations in 2024. Mod-Cam will be used to test instrument modules for Prime-Cam, which can house up to seven instrument modules. We discuss the design and status of the 0.9 m diameter, 1.8 m long Mod-Cam receiver and 40 cm diameter 280 GHz instrument module, with cold stages at 40 K, 4 K, 1 K, and 100 mK. We also describe the instrument module's cryogenic readout designs to enable the readout of more than 10,000 MKIDs across 18 networks.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationMillimeter, Submillimeter, and Far-Infrared Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy XI
EditorsJonas Zmuidzinas, Jian-Rong Gao
PublisherSPIE
ISBN (Electronic)9781510653610
DOIs
StatePublished - 2022
EventMillimeter, Submillimeter, and Far-Infrared Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy XI 2022 - Montreal, Canada
Duration: Jul 17 2022Jul 22 2022

Publication series

NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume12190
ISSN (Print)0277-786X
ISSN (Electronic)1996-756X

Conference

ConferenceMillimeter, Submillimeter, and Far-Infrared Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy XI 2022
Country/TerritoryCanada
CityMontreal
Period7/17/227/22/22

Keywords

  • Cosmic Microwave Background
  • Cryogenic readout
  • Cryogenics
  • Cryostat design
  • Focal plane arrays
  • Kinetic Inductance Detectors
  • Mechanical design
  • Millimeter and sub-millimeter astronomy
  • Superconducting detectors

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Applied Mathematics
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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