SCUBA-2: A large-format CCD-style imager for submillimeter astronomy

M. D. Audley; W. Holland; D. Atkinson; M. Cliffe; M. Ellis; X. Gao; D. Gostick; T. Hodson; D. Kelly; M. MacIntosh; H. McGregor; D. Montgomery; I. Smith; I. Robson; K. Irwin; W. Duncan; R. Doriese; G. Hilton; C. Reintsema; J. Ullom; L. Vale; A. Walton; W. Parkes; C. Dunare; P. Ade; D. Bintley; F. Gannaway; C. Hunt; G. Pisano; R. Sudiwala; I. Walker; A. Woodcraft; M. Fich; M. Halpern; J. Kycia; D. Naylor; P. Bastien; G. Mitchell

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SCUBA-2: A large-format CCD-style imager for submillimeter astronomy

M. D. Audley^*, W. Holland, D. Atkinson, M. Cliffe, M. Ellis, X. Gao, D. Gostick, T. Hodson, D. Kelly, M. MacIntosh, H. McGregor, D. Montgomery, I. Smith, I. Robson, K. Irwin, W. Duncan, R. Doriese, G. Hilton, C. Reintsema, J. UllomL. Vale, A. Walton, W. Parkes, C. Dunare, P. Ade, D. Bintley, F. Gannaway, C. Hunt, G. Pisano, R. Sudiwala, I. Walker, A. Woodcraft, M. Fich, M. Halpern, J. Kycia, D. Naylor, P. Bastien, G. Mitchell

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We describe the capabilities of SCUBA-2, the first CCD-like imager for submillimeter astronomy, and the technologies that make it possible. Unlike previous detectors using discrete bolometers, SCUBA-2 has two dc-coupled, monolithic arrays with a total of ∼10,000 bolometers. SCUBA-2's absorber-coupled pixels use superconducting transition edge sensors operating at ∼120 mK for photon-noise limited performance and a SQUID time-domain multiplexer for readout. It will offer simultaneous imaging of an 8 × 8 arcmin field of view at wavelengths of 850 μm and 450 μm. SCUBA-2 is expected to have a huge impact on the study of galaxy formation and evolution in the early Universe as well as star and planet formation in our own Galaxy. Mapping the sky to the same S/N up to 1000 times faster than SCUBA, SCUBA-2 will also act as a pathfinder for submillimeter interferometers such as ALMA. SCUBA-2 will begin operation on the JCMT in 2006.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Exploring the Cosmic Frontier
Subtitle of host publication	Astrophysical Instruments for the 21st Century
Editors	Andrei Labanov, Catherine Cesarsky, Phillip Diamond
Pages	45-46
Number of pages	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-39756-4_8
Publication status	Published - 23 Feb 2007

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Name	ESO Astrophysics Symposia
Volume	2007
ISSN (Print)	1431-2433
ISSN (Electronic)	1611-6143

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Audley, M. D., Holland, W., Atkinson, D., Cliffe, M., Ellis, M., Gao, X., Gostick, D., Hodson, T., Kelly, D., MacIntosh, M., McGregor, H., Montgomery, D., Smith, I., Robson, I., Irwin, K., Duncan, W., Doriese, R., Hilton, G., Reintsema, C., ... Mitchell, G. (2007). SCUBA-2: A large-format CCD-style imager for submillimeter astronomy. In A. Labanov, C. Cesarsky, & P. Diamond (Eds.), Exploring the Cosmic Frontier: Astrophysical Instruments for the 21st Century (pp. 45-46). (ESO Astrophysics Symposia; Vol. 2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-39756-4_8

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SCUBA-2: A large-format CCD-style imager for submillimeter astronomy. / Audley, M. D.; Holland, W.; Atkinson, D. et al.
Exploring the Cosmic Frontier: Astrophysical Instruments for the 21st Century. ed. / Andrei Labanov; Catherine Cesarsky; Phillip Diamond. 2007. p. 45-46 (ESO Astrophysics Symposia; Vol. 2007).

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