Current status of Bolocam: a large-format millimeter-wave bolometer camera

Jason Glenn; Peter A. R. Ade; Mihail Amarie; James J. Bock; Samantha F. Edgington; Alexey Goldin; Sunil Golwala; Douglas Haig; Andrew E. Lange; Glenn Laurent; Philip D. Mauskopf; Minhee Yun; Hien Nguyen

doi:10.1117/12.459369

17 February 2003 Current status of Bolocam: a large-format millimeter-wave bolometer camera

Jason Glenn, Peter A. R. Ade, Mihail Amarie, James J. Bock, Samantha F. Edgington, Alexey Goldin, Sunil Golwala, Douglas Haig, Andrew E. Lange, Glenn Laurent, Philip D. Mauskopf, Minhee Yun, Hien Nguyen

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Proceedings Volume 4855, Millimeter and Submillimeter Detectors for Astronomy; (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.459369
Event: Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation, 2002, Waikoloa, Hawai'i, United States

Abstract

We describe the design and performance of Bolocam, a 144-element, bolometric, millimeter-wave camera. Bolocam is currently in its commissioning stage at the Caltech Submillimeter Observatory. We compare the instrument performance measured at the telescope with a detailed sensitivity model, discuss the factors limiting the current sensitivity, and describe our plans for future improvements intended to increase the mapping speed.

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Jason Glenn, Peter A. R. Ade, Mihail Amarie, James J. Bock, Samantha F. Edgington, Alexey Goldin, Sunil Golwala, Douglas Haig, Andrew E. Lange, Glenn Laurent, Philip D. Mauskopf, Minhee Yun, and Hien Nguyen "Current status of Bolocam: a large-format millimeter-wave bolometer camera", Proc. SPIE 4855, Millimeter and Submillimeter Detectors for Astronomy, (17 February 2003); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.459369

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