Receivers for ALMA: preliminary design concepts

Wolfgang Wild; John M. Payne; Victor Belitsky; Tom W. Bradshaw; Matthew Carter; Brian N. Ellison; Mark Harman; J. Lamb; Bernard Lazareff; G. Moorey; Anna H. Orlowska; Steve Torchinsky; A. Baryshev; Richard Wade

doi:10.1117/12.390465

3 July 2000 Receivers for ALMA: preliminary design concepts

Wolfgang Wild, John M. Payne, Victor Belitsky, Tom W. Bradshaw, Matthew Carter, Brian N. Ellison, Mark Harman, J. Lamb, Bernard Lazareff, G. Moorey, Anna H. Orlowska, Steve Torchinsky, A. Baryshev, Richard Wade

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Proceedings Volume 4015, Radio Telescopes; (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.390465
Event: Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation, 2000, Munich, Germany

Abstract

The Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA), a joint project between Europe and the U.S. and at present in its design and development phase, is a major new ground based telescope facility for millimeter and submillimeter astronomy. Its huge collecting area (7000 m²), sensitive receivers and location at one of the driest sites on Earth will make it a unique instrument. We present preliminary design concepts for the overall receiver configuration. Optics and cryostat design concepts from OSO, OVRO, RAL, IRAM, NRAO and SRON and their main features are described.

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Wolfgang Wild, John M. Payne, Victor Belitsky, Tom W. Bradshaw, Matthew Carter, Brian N. Ellison, Mark Harman, J. Lamb, Bernard Lazareff, G. Moorey, Anna H. Orlowska, Steve Torchinsky, A. Baryshev, and Richard Wade "Receivers for ALMA: preliminary design concepts", Proc. SPIE 4015, Radio Telescopes, (3 July 2000); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.390465

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