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Detection and characterisation of submm transient sources with a large single-dish telescope

The exploration of the time-variable astronomical sky at submm wavelengths is rapidly becoming more feasible with large sky surveys by Cosmic Microwave Background telescopes with tens of thousands of detectors. Observations with the Atacama…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2025-12-17 Mike Peel , Dave Clements , Tony Mroczkowski , Allen Foster

Construction and On-site Performance of the LHAASO WFCTA Camera

The focal plane camera is the core component of the Wide Field-of-view Cherenkov/fluorescence Telescope Array (WFCTA) of the Large High-Altitude Air Shower Observatory (LHAASO). Because of the capability of working under moonlight without…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2021-08-09 F. Aharonian , Q. An , Axikegu , L. X. Bai , Y. X. Bai , Y. W. Bao , D. Bastieri , X. J. Bi , Y. J. Bi , H. Cai , J. T. Cai , Z. Cao , Z. Cao , J. Chang , J. F. Chang , X. C. Chang , B. M. Chen , J. Chen , L. Chen , L. Chen , L. Chen , M. J. Chen , M. L. Chen , Q. H. Chen , S. H. Chen , S. Z. Chen , T. L. Chen , X. L. Chen , Y. Chen , N. Cheng , Y. D. Cheng , S. W. Cui , X. H. Cui , Y. D. Cui , B. Z. Dai , H. L. Dai , Z. G. Dai , Danzengluobu , D. della Volpe , B. D'Ettorre Piazzoli , X. J. Dong , J. H. Fan , Y. Z. Fan , Z. X. Fan , J. Fang , K. Fang , C. F. Feng , L. Feng , S. H. Feng , Y. L. Feng , B. Gao , C. D. Gao , Q. Gao , W. Gao , M. M. Ge , L. S. Geng , G. H. Gong , Q. B. Gou , M. H. Gu , J. G. Guo , X. L. Guo , Y. Q. Guo , Y. Y. Guo , Y. A. Han , H. H. He , H. N. He , J. C. He , S. L. He , X. B. He , Y. He , M. Heller , Y. K. Hor , C. Hou , X. Hou , H. B. Hu , S. Hu , S. C. Hu , X. J. Hu , D. H. Huang , Q. L. Huang , W. H. Huang , X. T. Huang , Z. C. Huang , F. Ji , X. L. Ji , H. Y. Jia , K. Jiang , Z. J. Jiang , C. Jin , D. Kuleshov , K. Levochkin , B. B. Li , C. Li , C. Li , F. Li , H. B. Li , H. C. Li , H. Y. Li , J. Li , K. Li , W. L. Li , X. Li , X. Li , X. R. Li , Y. Li , Y. Z. Li , Z. Li , Z. Li , E. W. Liang , Y. F. Liang , S. J. Lin , B. Liu , C. Liu , D. Liu , H. Liu , H. D. Liu , J. Liu , J. L. Liu , J. S. Liu , J. Y. Liu , M. Y. Liu , R. Y. Liu , S. M. Liu , W. Liu , Y. N. Liu , Z. X. Liu , W. J. Long , R. Lu , H. K. Lv , B. Q. Ma , L. L. Ma , X. H. Ma , J. R. Mao , A. Masood , W. Mitthumsiri , T. Montaruli , Y. C. Nan , B. Y. Pang , P. Pattarakijwanich , Z. Y. Pei , M. Y. Qi , D. Ruffolo , V. Rulev , A. Sáiz , L. Shao , O. Shchegolev , X. D. Sheng , J. R. Shi , H. C. Song , Yu. V. Stenkin , V. Stepanov , Q. N. Sun , X. N. Sun , Z. B. Sun , P. H. T. Tam , Z. B. Tang , W. W. Tian , B. D. Wang , C. Wang , H. Wang , H. G. Wang , J. C. Wang , J. S. Wang , L. P. Wang , L. Y. Wang , R. N. Wang , W. Wang , W. Wang , X. G. Wang , X. J. Wang , X. Y. Wang , Y. D. Wang , Y. J. Wang , Y. P. Wang , Z. Wang , Z. Wang , Z. H. Wang , Z. X. Wang , D. M. Wei , J. J. Wei , Y. J. Wei , T. Wen , C. Y. Wu , H. R. Wu , S. Wu , W. X. Wu , X. F. Wu , S. Q. Xi , J. Xia , J. J. Xia , G. M. Xiang , G. Xiao , H. B. Xiao , G. G. Xin , Y. L. Xin , Y. Xing , D. L. Xu , R. X. Xu , L. Xue , D. H. Yan , C. W. Yang , F. F. Yang , J. Y. Yang , L. L. Yang , M. J. Yang , R. Z. Yang , S. B. Yang , Y. H. Yao , Z. G. Yao , Y. M. Ye , L. Q. Yin , N. Yin , X. H. You , Z. Y. You , Y. H. Yu , Q. Yuan , H. D. Zeng , T. X. Zeng , W. Zeng , Z. K. Zeng , M. Zha , X. X. Zhai , B. B. Zhang , H. M. Zhang , H. Y. Zhang , J. L. Zhang , J. W. Zhang , L. Zhang , L. Zhang , L. X. Zhang , P. F. Zhang , P. P. Zhang , R. Zhang , S. R. Zhang , S. S. Zhang , X. Zhang , X. P. Zhang , Y. Zhang , Y. Zhang , Y. F. Zhang , Y. L. Zhang , B. Zhao , J. Zhao , L. Zhao , L. Z. Zhao , S. P. Zhao , F. Zheng , Y. Zheng , B. Zhou , H. Zhou , J. N. Zhou , P. Zhou , R. Zhou , X. X. Zhou , C. G. Zhu , F. R. Zhu , H. Zhu , K. J. Zhu , X. Zuo

From Assembly to the Complete Integration and Verification of the SOXS Common Path

The Son Of X-Shooter (SOXS) is a single object spectrograph offering simultaneous spectral coverage in UV-VIS (350-850 nm) and NIR (800-2000 nm) wavelength regimes with an average of R close to 4500 for a 1 slit. SOXS also has imaging…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2022-09-16 Kalyan Kumar Radhakrishnan Santhakumari , Federico Battaini , Riccardo Claudi , Alessandra Slemer , F. Biondi , M. Munari , R. Z. Sanchez , M. Aliverti , L. Oggioni , M. Colapietro , D. Ricci , L. Lessio , M. Dima , L. Marafatto , J. Farinato , S. Campana , P. Schipani , S. DOrsi , B. Salasnich , A. Baruffolo , S. Ben Ami , G. Capasso , R. Cosentino , F. D Alessio , P. DAvanzo , O. Hershko , H. Kuncarayakti , M. Landoni , G. Pignata , A. Rubin , S. Scuderi , F. Vitali , D. Young , J. Achrn , Jos Antonio Araiza Durn , I. Arcavi , Anna Brucalassi , R. Bruch , Enrico Cappellaro , M. Della Valle , R. Di Benedetto , A. Gal Yam , Matteo Genoni , M. Hernandez , J. Kotilainen , G. Li Causi , L. Marty , S. Mattila , Michael Rappaport , M. Riva , S. Smartt , M. Stritzingerv , H. Venturae

A physical optics characterization of the beam shape and sidelobe levels for the Atacama Large Aperture Submillimeter Telescope (AtLAST)

(abridged) The Atacama Large Aperture Submillimeter Telescope (AtLAST) is undergoing a design study for a large (50 meter) single-dish submm-wavelength Ritchey-Chr\'etien telescope to be located 5050 meters above sea level in the Atacama…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2024-09-11 Roberto Puddu , Patricio A. Gallardo , Tony Mroczkowski , Pierre Dubois-dit-Bonclaude , Manuel Groh , Aleksej Kiselev , Matthias Reichert , Martin Timpe , Claudia Cicone , Hans J. Kaercher , Rolando Dünner

Anomalous Frequency Noise from the Megahertz Channelizing Resonators in Frequency-Division Multiplexed Transition Edge Sensor Readout

Superconducting lithographed resonators have a broad range of current and potential applications in the multiplexed readout of cryogenic detectors. Here, we focus on LC bandpass filters with resonances in the 1-5 MHz range used in the…

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QUaD: A High-Resolution Cosmic Microwave Background Polarimeter

We describe the QUaD experiment, a millimeter-wavelength polarimeter designed to observe the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) from a site at the South Pole. The experiment comprises a 2.64 m Cassegrain telescope equipped with a…

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The optical design of the six-meter CCAT-prime and Simons Observatory telescopes

A common optical design for a coma-corrected, 6-meter aperture, crossed-Dragone telescope has been adopted for the CCAT-prime telescope of CCAT Observatory, Inc., and for the Large Aperture Telescope of the Simons Observatory. Both are to…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2018-07-19 Stephen C. Parshley , Michael D. Niemack , Richard Hills , Simon R. Dicker , Rolando Dünner , Jens Erler , Patricio A. Gallardo , Jon E. Gudmundsson , Terry Herter , Brian J. Koopman , Michele Limon , Frederick T. Matsuda , Philip Mauskopf , Dominik A. Riechers , Gordon J. Stacey , Eve M. Vavagiakis

Sensitivity of the Prime-Cam Instrument on the CCAT-prime Telescope

CCAT-prime is a new 6 m crossed Dragone telescope designed to characterize the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) polarization and foregrounds, measure the Sunyaev-Zel'dovich effects of galaxy clusters, map the [CII] emission intensity from…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2020-04-01 Steve K. Choi , Jason Austermann , Kaustuv Basu , Nicholas Battaglia , Frank Bertoldi , Dongwoo T. Chung , Nicholas F. Cothard , Shannon Duff , Cody J. Duell , Patricio A. Gallardo , Jiansong Gao , Terry Herter , Johannes Hubmayr , Michael D. Niemack , Thomas Nikola , Dominik Riechers , Kayla Rossi , Gordon J. Stacey , Jason R. Stevens , Eve M. Vavagiakis , Michael Vissers , Samantha Walker

SAMplus: adaptive optics at optical wavelengths for SOAR

Adaptive Optics (AO) is an innovative technique that substantially improves the optical performance of ground-based telescopes. The SOAR Adaptive Module (SAM) is a laser-assisted AO instrument, designed to compensate ground-layer…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2018-08-28 D. M. Faes , A. Tokovinin , T. Vieira , A. Mello , M. Domingues , D. Andrade , B. C. Quint , J. B. Santos

Galactic foreground constraints on primordial $B$-mode detection for ground-based experiments

Contamination by polarized foregrounds is one of the biggest challenges for future polarized cosmic microwave background (CMB) surveys and the potential detection of primordial $B$-modes. Future experiments, such as Simons Observatory (SO)…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2022-01-12 Carlos Hervías-Caimapo , Anna Bonaldi , Michael L. Brown , Kevin M. Huffenberger

CMB Observations with a Compact Heterogeneous 150 GHz Interferometer in Chile

We report on the design, first observing season, and analysis of data from a new prototype millimeter-wave interferometer, MINT. MINT consists of four 145 GHz SIS mixers operating in double-sideband mode in a compact heterogeneous…

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Multiwavelength active optics Shack-Hartmann sensor for seeing and turbulence outer scale monitoring

Real-time seeing and outer scale estimation at the location of the focus of a telescope is fundamental for the adaptive optics systems dimensioning and performance prediction, as well as for the operational aspects of instruments. This…

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Prototyping and qualification of 2S modules for the CMS Outer Tracker upgrade at the HL-LHC

In preparation for the High Luminosity LHC, the entire tracker detector of the CMS experiment will be exchanged as part of the Phase-2 Upgrade. The new Outer Tracker will comprise approximately 13,000 silicon sensor modules, of which 7608…

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Advanced simulation techniques for straylight prediction of high performance mm-wave reflecting telescope

The prediction of the antenna radiation pattern can be extremely complex for antenna system composed of several reflector surfaces. Typically, at mm-wavelengths, telescopes are composed of mirrors and shields, and an accurate prediction of…

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Adaptive optics with programmable Fourier-based wavefront sensors: a spatial light modulator approach to the LOOPS testbed

Wavefront sensors encode phase information of an incoming wavefront into an intensity pattern that can be measured on a camera. Several kinds of wavefront sensors (WFS) are used in astronomical adaptive optics. Amongst them, Fourier-based…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2019-03-18 Pierre Janin-Potiron , Vincent Chambouleyron , Lauren Schatz , Olivier Fauvarque , Charlotte Z. Bond , Yannick Abautret , Eduard Muslimov , Kacem El-Hadi , Jean-François Sauvage , Kjetil Dohlen , Benoît Neichel , Carlos M. Correia , Thierry Fusco

The SOXS Data-Reduction Pipeline

The SOXS is a dual-arm spectrograph (UV-VIS & NIR) and AC due to mounted on the ESO 3.6m NTT in La Silla. Designed to simultaneously cover the optical and NIR wavelength range from 350-2050 nm, the instrument will be dedicated to the study…

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A millimetre-wave superconducting hyper-spectral device

Millimetre-wave observations represent an important tool for Cosmology studies. The Line Intensity Mapping (LIM) technique has been proposed to map in three dimensions the specific intensity due to line (e.g. [CII], CO) emission, for…

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The Southern Wide-field Gamma-ray Observatory

The Southern Wide-field Gamma-ray Observatory (SWGO) is an R&D project to plan and design the next observatory to detect gamma rays in the Southern hemisphere. The experiment, planned to be placed at an altitude greater than 4400 m, is…

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Multi-Band Acoustic Monitoring of Aerial Signatures

The Galileo Project's acoustic monitoring, omni-directional system (AMOS) aids in the detection and characterization of aerial phenomena. It uses a multi-band microphone suite spanning infrasonic to ultrasonic frequencies, providing an…

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High-Angular-Resolution and High-Sensitivity Science Enabled by Beamformed ALMA

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