SCUBA: A submillimeter camera operating on the James Clerk Maxwell telescope

Wayne S. Holland; Colin R. Cunningham; Walter K. Gear; Tim Jenness; Ken Laidlaw; John F. Lightfoot; E. I. Robson

doi:10.1117/12.317366

SCUBA: A submillimeter camera operating on the James Clerk Maxwell telescope

Wayne S. Holland
, Colin R. Cunningham
, Walter K. Gear
, Tim Jenness
, Ken Laidlaw
, John F. Lightfoot
, E. I. Robson

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Abstract

The Submillimeter Common-User Bolometer Array (SCUBA) is one of a new generation of cameras designed to operate in the submillimeter waveband. The instrument has a wide wavelength range covering all the atmospheric transmission windows between 300 and 2000 micrometer. In the heart of the instrument are two arrays of bolometers optimized for the short (350/450 micrometer) and long (750/850 micrometer) wavelength ends of the submillimeter spectrum. The two arrays can be used simultaneously, giving a unique dual-wavelength capability, and have a 2.3 arc-minute field of view on the sky. Background-limited performance is achieved by cooling the arrays to below 100 mK. SCUBA has now been in active service for over a year, and has already made substantial breakthroughs in many areas of astronomy. In this paper we present an overview of the performance of SCUBA during the commissioning phase on the James Clerk Maxwell Telescope (JCMT).

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	305-318
Number of pages	14
Journal	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume	3357
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.317366
Publication status	Published - 1998
Externally published	Yes
Event	Advanced Technology MMW, Radio, and Terahertz Telescopes - Kona, HI, United States Duration: 26 Mar 1998 → 26 Mar 1998

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Bolometer arrays: SCUBA
Submillimetre astronomy: JCMT

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