ALMA Band-1 (35-50GHz) receiver: First light, performance, and road to completion

Yau De Huang; Yuh Jing Hwang; Chau Ching Chiong; Hsi Wei Yen; Patrick Michel Koch; Chi Den Huang; Bill Liu; Cheng Lin Chen; Jwu Jiun Tsai; Wei Ling Hsiung; Li Pin Chi; Chin Ting Ho; Chao Chin Wang; Chen Chien; You Hua Chu; Paul Ho; Francisca Kemper; Oscar Morata; Alvaro Gonzalez; Satoru Iguchi; Yoshi Uzawa; Daisuke Iono; Hiroshi Nagai; John Effland; Kamaljeet Saini; Marian Pospieszalski; Doug Henke; Keith Yeung; Ricardo Finger; Valeria Tapia; Nicolas Reyes; Giorgio Siringo; Gianni Marconi; Rodrigo Cabezas

doi:10.1117/12.2629766

ALMA Band-1 (35-50GHz) receiver: First light, performance, and road to completion

Yau De Huang, Yuh Jing Hwang, Chau Ching Chiong, Hsi Wei Yen, Patrick Michel Koch, Chi Den Huang, Bill Liu, Cheng Lin Chen, Jwu Jiun Tsai, Wei Ling Hsiung, Li Pin Chi, Chin Ting Ho, Chao Chin Wang, Chen Chien, You Hua Chu, Paul Ho, Francisca Kemper, Oscar Morata, Alvaro Gonzalez, Satoru IguchiYoshi Uzawa, Daisuke Iono, Hiroshi Nagai, John Effland, Kamaljeet Saini, Marian Pospieszalski, Doug Henke, Keith Yeung, Ricardo Finger, Valeria Tapia, Nicolas Reyes, Giorgio Siringo, Gianni Marconi, Rodrigo Cabezas

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Abstract

The Atacama large millimeter/submillimeter array (ALMA) band-1 receiver covers the frequency band between 35-50 GHz. An extension of up to 52 GHz is on a best-effort basis. Covering the longest wavelengths visible with ALMA, this receiver is enabling studies of dust grain evolution in proto-planetary systems probing dust grain sizes close to 1 cm, and with multiple red-shifted molecular lines it will open up a new window in the high-redshift universe. The band-1 project has recently achieved first light and with this passed a major project milestone. We present the challenges, from initial development to prototype, to establishing the infrastructure, integration, and evaluation of 73 production receiver units, and to the final tasks to complete the project. We conclude with the initial performance and characterization of the first band-1 receivers installed on ALMA.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Millimeter, Submillimeter, and Far-Infrared Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy XI
Editors	Jonas Zmuidzinas, Jian-Rong Gao
Publisher	SPIE
ISBN (Electronic)	9781510653610
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2629766
State	Published - 2022
Externally published	Yes
Event	Millimeter, Submillimeter, and Far-Infrared Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy XI 2022 - Montreal, Canada Duration: Jul 17 2022 → Jul 22 2022

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Name	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume	12190
ISSN (Print)	0277-786X
ISSN (Electronic)	1996-756X

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Conference	Millimeter, Submillimeter, and Far-Infrared Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy XI 2022
Country/Territory	Canada
City	Montreal
Period	7/17/22 → 7/22/22

Keywords

ALMA
Band 1
Receiver

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Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Condensed Matter Physics
Computer Science Applications
Applied Mathematics
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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Huang, Y. D., Hwang, Y. J., Chiong, C. C., Yen, H. W., Koch, P. M., Huang, C. D., Liu, B., Chen, C. L., Tsai, J. J., Hsiung, W. L., Chi, L. P., Ho, C. T., Wang, C. C., Chien, C., Chu, Y. H., Ho, P., Kemper, F., Morata, O., Gonzalez, A., ... Cabezas, R. (2022). ALMA Band-1 (35-50GHz) receiver: First light, performance, and road to completion. In J. Zmuidzinas, & J.-R. Gao (Eds.), Millimeter, Submillimeter, and Far-Infrared Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy XI Article 121900K (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; Vol. 12190). SPIE. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2629766

ALMA Band-1 (35-50GHz) receiver: First light, performance, and road to completion. / Huang, Yau De; Hwang, Yuh Jing; Chiong, Chau Ching et al.
Millimeter, Submillimeter, and Far-Infrared Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy XI. ed. / Jonas Zmuidzinas; Jian-Rong Gao. SPIE, 2022. 121900K (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; Vol. 12190).

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Huang, YD, Hwang, YJ, Chiong, CC, Yen, HW, Koch, PM, Huang, CD, Liu, B, Chen, CL, Tsai, JJ, Hsiung, WL, Chi, LP, Ho, CT, Wang, CC, Chien, C, Chu, YH, Ho, P, Kemper, F, Morata, O, Gonzalez, A, Iguchi, S, Uzawa, Y, Iono, D, Nagai, H, Effland, J, Saini, K, Pospieszalski, M, Henke, D, Yeung, K, Finger, R, Tapia, V, Reyes, N, Siringo, G, Marconi, G & Cabezas, R 2022, ALMA Band-1 (35-50GHz) receiver: First light, performance, and road to completion. in J Zmuidzinas & J-R Gao (eds), Millimeter, Submillimeter, and Far-Infrared Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy XI., 121900K, Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, vol. 12190, SPIE, Millimeter, Submillimeter, and Far-Infrared Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy XI 2022, Montreal, Canada, 7/17/22. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2629766

Huang YD, Hwang YJ, Chiong CC, Yen HW, Koch PM, Huang CD et al. ALMA Band-1 (35-50GHz) receiver: First light, performance, and road to completion. In Zmuidzinas J, Gao JR, editors, Millimeter, Submillimeter, and Far-Infrared Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy XI. SPIE. 2022. 121900K. (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering). doi: 10.1117/12.2629766

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