SCUBA-2: a large format submillimeter camera on the James Clerk Maxwell Telescope

Wayne S. Holland; William Duncan; B. D. Kelly; Kent D. Irwin; Anthony J. Walton; Peter A. R. Ade; E. Ian Robson

doi:10.1117/12.459152

17 February 2003 SCUBA-2: a large-format submillimeter camera on the James Clerk Maxwell Telescope

Wayne S. Holland, William Duncan, B. D. Kelly, Kent D. Irwin, Anthony J. Walton, Peter A. R. Ade, E. Ian Robson

Proceedings Volume 4855, Millimeter and Submillimeter Detectors for Astronomy; (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.459152
Event: Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation, 2002, Waikoloa, Hawai'i, United States

Abstract

SCUBA-2 is a second generation, wide-field submillimetre camera under development for the James Clerk Maxwell Telescope. With over 12,000 pixels, in two arrays, SCUBA-2 will map the submillimetre sky up to 1000 times faster than the current SCUBA instrument to the same signal-to-noise. Many areas of astronomy will benefit from such a highly sensitive survey instrument: from studies of galaxy formation and evolution in the early Universe to understanding star and planet formation in our own Galaxy. Due to be operational in 2006, SCUBA-2 will also act as a "pathfinder" for the new generation of submillimetre interferometers (such as ALMA) by performing large-area surveys to an unprecedented depth. The baseline design, projected telescope performance and scientific impact of SCUBA-2 are discussed in the paper.

Citation Download Citation

Wayne S. Holland, William Duncan, B. D. Kelly, Kent D. Irwin, Anthony J. Walton, Peter A. R. Ade, and E. Ian Robson "SCUBA-2: a large-format submillimeter camera on the James Clerk Maxwell Telescope", Proc. SPIE 4855, Millimeter and Submillimeter Detectors for Astronomy, (17 February 2003); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.459152

ACCESS THE FULL ARTICLE

INSTITUTIONAL
Select your institution to access the SPIE Digital Library.

SELECT YOUR INSTITUTION

PERSONAL
Sign in with your SPIE account to access your personal subscriptions or to use specific features such as save to my library, sign up for alerts, save searches, etc.

PERSONAL SIGN IN

No SPIE Account? Create one

PURCHASE THIS CONTENT

SUBSCRIBE TO DIGITAL LIBRARY

50 downloads per 1-year subscription

Members: $195

Non-members: $335 ADD TO CART

25 downloads per 1 - year subscription

Members: $145

Non-members: $250 ADD TO CART

PURCHASE SINGLE ARTICLE

Includes PDF, HTML & Video, when available