The CCAT-Prime Submillimeter Observatory
Abstract
The Cerro Chajnantor Atacama Telescope-prime (CCAT-prime) is a new 6-m, off-axis, low-emissivity, large field-of-view submillimeter telescope scheduled for first light in the last quarter of 2021. In summary, (a) CCAT-prime uniquely combines a large field-of-view (up to 8-deg), low emissivity telescope (< 2%) and excellent atmospheric transmission (5600-m site) to achieve unprecedented survey capability in the submillimeter. (b) Over five years, CCAT-prime first generation science will address the physics of star formation, galaxy evolution, and galaxy cluster formation; probe the re-ionization of the Universe; improve constraints on new particle species; and provide for improved removal of dust foregrounds to aid the search for primordial gravitational waves. (c) The Observatory is being built with non-federal funds (~ $40M in private and international investments). Public funding is needed for instrumentation (~ $8M) and operations ($1-2M/yr). In return, the community will be able to participate in survey planning and gain access to curated data sets. (d) For second generation science, CCAT-prime will be uniquely positioned to contribute high-frequency capabilities to the next generation of CMB surveys in partnership with the CMB-S4 and/or the Simons Observatory projects or revolutionize wide-field, sub-millimetter line intensity mapping surveys.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1909.02587,
title = {The CCAT-Prime Submillimeter Observatory},
author = {Manuel Aravena and Jason Austermann and Kaustuv Basu and Nicholas Battaglia and Benjamin Beringue and Frank Bertoldi and J. Richard Bond and Patrick Breysse and Ricardo Bustos and Scott Chapman and Steve Choi and Dongwoo Chung and Nicholas Cothard and Bradley Dober and Cody Duell and Shannon Duff and Rolando Dunner and Jens Erler and Michel Fich and Laura Fissel and Simon Foreman and Patricio Gallardo and Jiansong Gao and Riccardo Giovanelli and Urs Graf and Martha Haynes and Terry Herter and Gene Hilton and Renee Hlozek and Johannes Hubmayr and Doug Johnstone and Laura Keating and Eiichiro Komatsu and Benjamin Magnelli and Phil Mauskopf and Jeffrey McMahon and P. Daniel Meerburg and Joel Meyers and Norm Murray and Michael Niemack and Thomas Nikola and Michael Nolta and Stephen Parshley and Roberto Puddu and Dominik Riechers and Erik Rosolowsky and Sara Simon and Gordon Stacey and Jason Stevens and Juergen Stutzki and Alexander Van Engelen and Eve Vavagiakis and Marco Viero and Michael Vissers and Samantha Walker and Bugao Zou},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1909.02587},
year = {2019}
}
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Astro2020 APC White Paper