Instrumentation Overview

Multi-color TES Bolometer Camera

Updated on Mar. 6, 2012

Specifications

The Multi-color TES Bolometer Camera is a large array camera that images continuum emission at three wavelengths of 270, 350, 670 GHz. Notes: Development of this instrument is ongoing and the following numbers may change.

Table 1. Specification of the TES Camera.
Instrument Phase period Ncolor Frequencies (GHz) Npix HPBW (arcsec) FoV (arcmin) NEFD    (mJy s−1/2) Note
Phase I (test) 2012 Mar-Apr 2 270, 350 169, 271 28, 22 7.5 10, 35  
Phase II (full) 2012 Oct-Dec (TBC) 2 270, 350 169, 271 28, 22 7.5 10, 35  
Phase III (full) TBD 2 350, 670 271, 881 22, 11 7.5 35, 80