W.S. Holland
SCUBA-2 : the 10 000 pixel bolometer camera on the James Clerk Maxwell telescope
Holland, W.S.; Bintley, D.; Chapin, E.L.; Chrysostomou, A.; Davis, G.R.; Dempsey, J.T.; Duncan, W.D.; Fich, M.; Friberg, P.; Halpern, M.; Irwin, K.D.; Jenness, T.; Kelly, B.D.; MacIntosh, M.J.; Robson, E.I.; Scott, D.; Ade, P.A.R.; Atad-Ettedgui, E.; Berry, D.S.; Craig, S.C.; Gao, X.; Gibb, A.G.; Hilton, G.C.; Hollister, M.I.; Kycia, J.B.; Lunney, D.W.; McGregor, H.; Montgomery, D.; Parkes, W.; Tilanus, R.P.J.; Ullom, J.N.; Walther, C.A.; Walton, A.J.; Woodcraft, A.L.; Amiri, M.; Atkinson, D.; Burger, B.; Chuter, T.; Coulson, I.M.; Doriese, W.B.; Dunare, C.; Economou, F.; Niemack, M.D.; Parsons, H.A.L.; Reintsema, C.D.; Sibthorpe, B.; Smail, I.; Sudiwala, R.; Thomas, H.S.
Authors
D. Bintley
E.L. Chapin
A. Chrysostomou
G.R. Davis
J.T. Dempsey
W.D. Duncan
M. Fich
P. Friberg
M. Halpern
K.D. Irwin
T. Jenness
B.D. Kelly
M.J. MacIntosh
E.I. Robson
D. Scott
P.A.R. Ade
E. Atad-Ettedgui
D.S. Berry
S.C. Craig
X. Gao
A.G. Gibb
G.C. Hilton
M.I. Hollister
J.B. Kycia
D.W. Lunney
H. McGregor
D. Montgomery
W. Parkes
R.P.J. Tilanus
J.N. Ullom
C.A. Walther
A.J. Walton
A.L. Woodcraft
M. Amiri
D. Atkinson
B. Burger
T. Chuter
I.M. Coulson
W.B. Doriese
C. Dunare
F. Economou
M.D. Niemack
H.A.L. Parsons
C.D. Reintsema
B. Sibthorpe
Ian Smail ian.smail@durham.ac.uk
Emeritus Professor
R. Sudiwala
H.S. Thomas
Abstract
Submillimetre Common-User Bolometer Array 2 (SCUBA-2) is an innovative 10 000 pixel bolometer camera operating at submillimetre wavelengths on the James Clerk Maxwell Telescope (JCMT). The camera has the capability to carry out wide-field surveys to unprecedented depths, addressing key questions relating to the origins of galaxies, stars and planets. With two imaging arrays working simultaneously in the atmospheric windows at 450 and 850 μm, the vast increase in pixel count means that SCUBA-2 maps the sky 100-150 times faster than the previous SCUBA instrument. In this paper, we present an overview of the instrument, discuss the physical characteristics of the superconducting detector arrays, outline the observing modes and data acquisition, and present the early performance figures on the telescope. We also showcase the capabilities of the instrument via some early examples of the science SCUBA-2 that have already been undertaken. In 2012 February, SCUBA-2 began a series of unique legacy surveys for the JCMT community. These surveys will take 2.5 yr and the results are already providing complementary data to the shorter wavelength, shallower, larger area surveys from Herschel. The SCUBA-2 surveys will also provide a wealth of information for further study with new facilities such as ALMA, and future telescopes such as CCAT and SPICA.
Citation
Holland, W., Bintley, D., Chapin, E., Chrysostomou, A., Davis, G., Dempsey, J., …Thomas, H. (2013). SCUBA-2 : the 10 000 pixel bolometer camera on the James Clerk Maxwell telescope. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 430(4), 2513-2533. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/sts612
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Publication Date | Apr 1, 2013 |
Deposit Date | May 10, 2013 |
Publicly Available Date | Jul 3, 2013 |
Journal | Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society |
Print ISSN | 0035-8711 |
Electronic ISSN | 1365-2966 |
Publisher | Royal Astronomical Society |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 430 |
Issue | 4 |
Pages | 2513-2533 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/sts612 |
Keywords | Instrumentation, Detectors, Submillimetre. |
Public URL | https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1454166 |
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