ALMA band 10 (787-950 GHz) first astronomical fringes

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DOI	Resolve DOI: https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2054966
Author	Search for: Asayama, Shin’ichiro; Search for: Knee, Lewis B. G.¹; Search for: Calisse, Paolo G.; Search for: Colque, Juan P.; Search for: Lopez, Cristian M.; Search for: Nakos, Theodoros; Search for: Phillips, Neil M.; Search for: Plarre, Kurt H.; Search for: Radiszcz, Matias C.; Search for: Siringo, Giorgio; Search for: Whyborn, Nicholas D.; Search for: Yatagai, Hiroshi
Name affiliation	National Research Council of Canada. National Science Infrastructure
Format	Text, Article
Proceedings title	Ground-Based and Airborne Telescopes V
Series title	Proceedings of SPIE; no. 9145
Conference	Ground-Based and Airborne Telescopes V, June 22-27, 2014
ISSN	0277-786X 1996-756X
ISBN	9780819496133
Article number	91454I
Subject	Astrophysics; Interferometers; Interferometry; Atacama Large Millimeter/sub-millimeter Array (ALMA); Frequency receivers; Power Optimization; Radio interferometers; SIS mixers; Submillimeter astrophysics; Submillimeters; Airborne telescopes
Abstract	The Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) Band 10 receiver covering 787 to 950 GHz is the highest frequency receiver of the ten bands envisioned for the ALMA Front End system. The Band 10 receivers have been undergoing installation and commissioning since 2012. After the Band 10 receiver tuning scripts (Josephson currents suppression, LO power optimization) and operation procedures had been developed and implemented, astronomical verification procedures (radio pointing, focus, beam squint, and end-to-end spectroscopic verification) were established in single dish mode at the ALMA Operations Support Facility (OSF; 2900 m elevation). Subsequently, the first Band 10 astronomical fringes were achieved at the Array Operations Site in October 2013 (AOS; 5000 m elevation). This is the highest frequency ever achieved by a radio interferometer and opens up a new window into submillimeter astrophysics.
Publication date	2014-07-22
Publisher	SPIE
Language	English
Peer reviewed	Yes
NPARC number	21275590
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Record identifier	83bc908e-3820-4498-b657-114c66d6f03f
Record created	2015-07-14
Record modified	2020-04-22

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