Realization of Submillimeter-Wave Imaging Array with Superconducting Direct Detectors

• DOI: 10.1007/s10909-007-9652-y
• Publication Date: 2008-01-08T19:50:49Z
• Authors: H. Matsuo; Y. Mori; Y. Murakoshi; S. Ariyoshi; H. Ezawa; Y. Hibi; J. Kobayashi; H. Nagata; M. Nakahashi; C. Otani
• Keywords: 0103 physical sciences; 01 natural sciences

Using nine element superconducting direct detectors, or SIS photon detectors, we have fabricated a submillimeter-wave astronomical imaging array for a ground-based submillimeter-wave telescope in Atacama Desert in Chile. We call the observing system SISCAM-9, the superconductive imaging submillimeter-wave camera with nine detector elements. SISCAM-9 is the first astronomical instrument using superconducting direct detectors successfully operated on submillimeter-wave telescope.