Title :
High sensitive 0.13 – 0.38 THz TES array radiometer for the big telescope azimuthal of Special Astrophysical Observatory of Russian Academy of Sciences
Author :
Vystavkin, A.N. ; Shitov, S.V. ; Bankov, S.E. ; Kovalenko, A.G. ; Pestriakov, A.V. ; Cohn, I.A. ; Uvarov, A.V. ; Vdovin, V.F. ; Perminov, V.G. ; Trofimov, V.N. ; Chernikov, A.N. ; Mingaliev, A.N. ; Yakopov, G.V. ; Zabolotny, V.F.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Radioengineering & Electron. of RAS, Moscow
Abstract :
We are developing the high sensitive 0.13- 0.38 THz radiometer for 6 m optical telescope BTA of SAO RAS with the purpose to add frequency operation points in corresponding atmosphere transparency windows to already existing operation frequencies in observation facilities of the Observatory from ultraviolet region - 3000 Angstroms at BTA till maximum wavelength - 0.5 m of the radio telescope RATAN-600 of SAO RAS. This will give the possibility to carry out wide range multifrequency investigations in one observatory what does not have an analogue in the world. Main functional radiometer parts: high sensitive receiving elements, receiving antenna array, optical elements which matching telescope from focal plane till receiving antenna array, signal multiplexing circuit and 0.3 K cryogenic system - are described briefly.
Keywords :
astronomical instruments; optical arrays; radiometers; receiving antennas; submillimetre astronomy; BTA; TES array radiometer; big telescope azimuthal; cryogenic system; focal plane; frequency 0.13 THz to 0.38 THz; optical elements; optical telescope; receiving antenna array; sensitive receiving elements; special astrophysical observatory; Antenna arrays; Atmosphere; Frequency; Observatories; Optical arrays; Optical sensors; Radio astronomy; Radiometry; Receiving antennas; Telescopes;
Conference_Titel :
Infrared and Millimeter Waves, 2007 and the 2007 15th International Conference on Terahertz Electronics. IRMMW-THz. Joint 32nd International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Cardiff
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1438-3
DOI :
10.1109/ICIMW.2007.4516420