Abstract
AzTEC is a mm-wavelength bolometric camera utilizing 144 silicon nitride micromesh detectors. Here, we describe the AzTEC instrument architecture and its use as an astronomical instrument. We report on several performance metrics measured during a three-month observing campaign at the James Clerk Maxwell Telescope and conclude with our plans for AzTEC as a facility instrument on the Large Millimetre Telescope.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 807-818 |
Number of pages | 12 |
Journal | Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society |
Volume | 386 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - May 2008 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Galaxies: high redshift
- Galaxies: starburst
- Instrumentation: detectors
- Submillimetre
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Astronomy and Astrophysics
- Space and Planetary Science