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

Holland, Wayne S., Duncan, William, Kelly, B. D., Irwin, Kent D., Walton, Anthony J., Ade, Peter A. R. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5127-0401 and Robson, E. I. 2003. SCUBA-2: a large-format submillimeter camera on the James Clerk Maxwell Telescope. Presented at: Millimeter and Submillimeter Detectors for Astronomy, Waikoloa, USA, 25 August 2002. Published in: Phillips, Thomas G. and Zmuidzinas, Jonas eds. Millimeter and Submillimeter Detectors for Astronomy. Proceedings of SPIE (4855) Bellingham, WA: SPIE, pp. 1-18. 10.1117/12.459152

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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.

Item Type: Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Date Type: Publication
Status: Published
Schools: Physics and Astronomy
Subjects: Q Science > QB Astronomy
Uncontrolled Keywords: Cameras ; Telescopes ; Equipment and services ; Galaxy evolution ; Interferometers ; Planets ; Astronomy
Publisher: SPIE
ISBN: 9780819446343
ISSN: 0277786X
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Last Modified: 25 Oct 2022 10:02
URI: https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/60921

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