SCUBA-2: an update on the performance of the 10,000 pixel bolometer camera after two years of science operation at the JCMT

Dan Bintley; Wayne S. Holland; Michael J. MacIntosh; Per Friberg; Graham S. Bell; Daniel A. Berke; David S. Berry; Ryan M. Berthold; Jamie L. Cookson; Iain M. Coulson; Malcolm J. Currie; Jessica T. Dempsey; Andrew G. Gibb; Bryan H. Gorges; Sarah F. Graves; Tim Jenness; Douglas I. Johnstone; Harriet A. L. Parsons; Holly S. Thomas; Craig Walther; Jan G. A. Wouterloot

doi:10.1117/12.2055231

19 August 2014 SCUBA-2: an update on the performance of the 10,000 pixel bolometer camera after two years of science operation at the JCMT

Dan Bintley, Wayne S. Holland, Michael J. MacIntosh, Per Friberg, Graham S. Bell, Daniel A. Berke, David S. Berry, Ryan M. Berthold, Jamie L. Cookson, Iain M. Coulson, Malcolm J. Currie, Jessica T. Dempsey, Andrew G. Gibb, Bryan H. Gorges, Sarah F. Graves, Tim Jenness, Douglas I. Johnstone, Harriet A. L. Parsons, Holly S. Thomas, Craig Walther, Jan G. A. Wouterloot

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Proceedings Volume 9153, Millimeter, Submillimeter, and Far-Infrared Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy VII; 915303 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2055231
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2014, Montréal, Quebec, Canada

Abstract

instrument’s twin focal planes, each with over 5000 superconducting Transition Edge Sensors (TES) that work simultaneously at 450 and 850 microns are producing excellent science results and in particular a unique series of JCMT legacy surveys. In this paper we give an update on the performance of the instrument over the past 2 years of science operations and present the results of a study into the noise properties of the TES arrays. We highlight changes that have been implemented to increase the efficiency and performance of SCUBA-2 and discus the potential for future enhancements.

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Dan Bintley, Wayne S. Holland, Michael J. MacIntosh, Per Friberg, Graham S. Bell, Daniel A. Berke, David S. Berry, Ryan M. Berthold, Jamie L. Cookson, Iain M. Coulson, Malcolm J. Currie, Jessica T. Dempsey, Andrew G. Gibb, Bryan H. Gorges, Sarah F. Graves, Tim Jenness, Douglas I. Johnstone, Harriet A. L. Parsons, Holly S. Thomas, Craig Walther, and Jan G. A. Wouterloot "SCUBA-2: an update on the performance of the 10,000 pixel bolometer camera after two years of science operation at the JCMT", Proc. SPIE 9153, Millimeter, Submillimeter, and Far-Infrared Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy VII, 915303 (19 August 2014); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2055231

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