NIKA 2: Next-generation continuum/polarized camera at the IRAM 30 m telescope and its prototype

A. Ritacco; R. Adam; A. Adane; P. Ade; P. André; A. Beelen; A. BenoÎt; A. Bideaud; N. Billot; O. Bourrion; M. Calvo; A. Catalano; G. Coiffard; B. Comis; F. X. Désert; S. Doyle; J. Goupy; C. Kramer; S. Leclercq; J. F. MacÍas-Pérez; P. Mauskopf; A. Maury; F. Mayet; A. Monfardini; F. Pajot; E. Pascale; L. Perotto; G. Pisano; N. Ponthieu; M. Rebolo-Iglesias; V. Revéret; L. Rodriguez; F. Ruppin; G. Savini; K. Schuster; A. Sievers; S. Triqueneaux; C. Tucker; R. Zylka

NIKA 2: Next-generation continuum/polarized camera at the IRAM 30 m telescope and its prototype

A. Ritacco, R. Adam, A. Adane, P. Ade, P. André, A. Beelen, A. BenoÎt, A. Bideaud, N. Billot, O. Bourrion, M. Calvo, A. Catalano, G. Coiffard, B. Comis, F. X. Désert, S. Doyle, J. Goupy, C. Kramer, S. Leclercq, J. F. MacÍas-PérezP. Mauskopf, A. Maury, F. Mayet, A. Monfardini, F. Pajot, E. Pascale, L. Perotto, G. Pisano, N. Ponthieu, M. Rebolo-Iglesias, V. Revéret, L. Rodriguez, F. Ruppin, G. Savini, K. Schuster, A. Sievers, S. Triqueneaux, C. Tucker, R. Zylka

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NIKA 2 (New Instrument of Kids Array) is a next generation continuum and polarized instrument successfully installed in October 2015 at the IRAM 30 m telescope on Pico-Veleta (Granada, Spain). NIKA 2 is a high resolution dual-band camera, operating with frequency multiplexed LEKIDs (Lumped Element Kinetic Inductance Detectors) cooled at 100 mK. Dual color images are obtained thanks to the simultaneous readout of a 1020 pixels array at 2 mm and 1140 x 2 pixels arrays at 1.15 mm with a final resolution of 18 and 12 arcsec respectively, and 6.5 arcmin of Field of View (FoV). The two arrays at 1.15 mm allow us to measure the linear polarization of the incoming light. This will place NIKA 2 as an instrument of choice to study the role of magnetic fields in the star formation process. The NIKA experiment, a prototype for NIKA 2 with a reduced number of detectors ( 400 LEKIDs) and FoV (1.8 arcmin), has been successfully operated at the IRAM 30 telescope in several open observational campaigns. The performance of the NIKA 2 polarization setup has been successfully validated with the NIKA prototype.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	016
Journal	Proceedings of Science
Volume	20-23-October-2015
State	Published - 2016
Externally published	Yes
Event	2015 Many Facets of Extragalactic Radio Surveys, EXTRA-RADSUR 2015 - Bologna, Italy Duration: Oct 20 2015 → Oct 23 2015

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Ritacco, A., Adam, R., Adane, A., Ade, P., André, P., Beelen, A., BenoÎt, A., Bideaud, A., Billot, N., Bourrion, O., Calvo, M., Catalano, A., Coiffard, G., Comis, B., Désert, F. X., Doyle, S., Goupy, J., Kramer, C., Leclercq, S., ... Zylka, R. (2016). NIKA 2: Next-generation continuum/polarized camera at the IRAM 30 m telescope and its prototype. Proceedings of Science, 20-23-October-2015, Article 016.

Ritacco, A, Adam, R, Adane, A, Ade, P, André, P, Beelen, A, BenoÎt, A, Bideaud, A, Billot, N, Bourrion, O, Calvo, M, Catalano, A, Coiffard, G, Comis, B, Désert, FX, Doyle, S, Goupy, J, Kramer, C, Leclercq, S, MacÍas-Pérez, JF, Mauskopf, P, Maury, A, Mayet, F, Monfardini, A, Pajot, F, Pascale, E, Perotto, L, Pisano, G, Ponthieu, N, Rebolo-Iglesias, M, Revéret, V, Rodriguez, L, Ruppin, F, Savini, G, Schuster, K, Sievers, A, Triqueneaux, S, Tucker, C & Zylka, R 2016, 'NIKA 2: Next-generation continuum/polarized camera at the IRAM 30 m telescope and its prototype', Proceedings of Science, vol. 20-23-October-2015, 016.

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NIKA 2: Next-generation continuum/polarized camera at the IRAM 30 m telescope and its prototype

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