Monday 20 August at 1:30pm
Wayne Holland - ROE/ATC
"Unveiling the universe at submillimetre wavelengths:
A new wide-field imaging camera for the JCMT"
ABSTRACT: "SCUBA-2 - a new generation, wide-field submm camera for the
JCMT - has recently received significant funding to take the project to
the critical proof of concept phase in October 2002. This talk will concentrate
on the current status of the project, with particular emphasis on the science
requirements, operational modes and interface with the JCMT. The technology
associated with the instrument represents a major change in direction over
existing submm cameras such as SCUBA, and will provide the astronomical
community with effectively the first submm "CCD" camera. Applications of
this new technology also go beyond SCUBA-2 on the JCMT, and some of these
exciting prospects are also discussed."
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