Multiple flare-angle horn feeds for sub-mm astronomy and cosmic microwave background experiments

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Some current and proposed sub-mm focal plane arrays for general astronomical applications and CMB mapping.

Name (telescope)	Band(s)	No. of pixels	Detector type	Array type	Horn type


General Purpose

SCUBA (JCMT)^a	850, 450 μm	37, 91	Bolometer (Ge)	Horn	Conical
HARP-B (JCMT)^b	350 GHz	16	Heterodyne (SIS)	Horn-reflector	Corrugated
SCUBA-2 (JCMT)^c	850, 450 μm	5120, 5120	Bolometer (TES)	Filled	-
BOLOCAM (CSO)^d	2.1, 1.4, 1.1 mm	144	Bolometer (Ge)	Horn	Conical
Supercam (HHT)^e	350 GHz	64	Heterodyne (SIS)	Horn	Diagonal
SHARC-2 (CSO)^f	350, 450 μm	384	Bolometer (Si)	Filled	-
SPIRE (Herschel)^g	250, 350, 500 μm	139, 88, 43	Bolometer (Ge)	Horn	Conical
SEQUOIA (LMT)^h	85–116 GHz	32	Heterodyne (MMIC)	Horn	Diagonal
AzTEC (LMT)ⁱ	2.1 mm, 1.1 mm	144	Bolometer (Ge)	Horn	Conical
GISMO (IRAM)^j	2 mm	128	Bolometer (TES)	Filled	-
LABOCA (APEX)^k	870 μm	295	Bolometer (Ge)	Horn	Conical

CMB Mapping

ACT^l	148, 218, 277 GHz	3 × 1024	Bolometer (TES)	Filled	-
Clover^m	97, 150, 225 GHz	3 × 96	Bolometer (TES)	Horn	Corrugated
BICEPⁿ	100, 150 GHz	48, 50	Bolometer (Ge)	Horn	Corrugated
BoomerANG^o	145, 245, 345 GHz	2 × 4	Bolometer (Ge)	Horn	Corr./conical
EBEX^p	150, 250, 410 GHz	768, 384, 280	Bolometer (TES)	Horn	Conical
PolarBeaR^q	150, 210 GHz (later)	1200	Bolometer (TES)	Planar antennae	Dielectric lens
QuaD ^r	100, 150 GHz	12, 19	Bolometer (Ge)	Horn	Corrugated
HFI (Planck)^s	100, 143, 217, 353, 545, 857 GHz	4, 8, 8, 8, 4, 4	Bolometer (Ge)	Horn	Corrugated
SPT^t	95, 150, 219, 274, 345 GHz	1000	Bolometer (TES)	Horn	Conical
B-pol^u	45, 70, 100, 143, 217, 353 GHz	2, 7, 108, 127, 398, 364	Bolometer (TES)	Horn	Corrugated
SPIDER^v	100, 145, 225, 275 GHz	144, 256, 256, 256	Bolometer (TES)	Planar antennae	-

References.

^(a)

Holland et al. (1999);

^(b)

Smith et al. (2008);

^(c)

Holland et al. (2006);

^(d)

Mauskopf et al. (2000);

^(e)

Groppi et al. (2010);

^(f)

Dowell et al. (2003);

^(g)

Griffin et al. (2010);

^(h)

Narayanan (2004);

⁽ⁱ⁾

Wilson et al. (2008);

^(j)

Staguhn et al. (2008);

^(k)

Siringo et al. (2009);

^(l)

Niemack et al. (2008);

^(m)

Grimes et al. (2009);

⁽ⁿ⁾

Yoon et al. (2006);

^(o)

Crill et al. (2003);

^(p)

Reichborn-Kjennerud et al. (2010);

^(q)

Arnold et al. (2010);

^(r)

Cahill et al. (2004);

^(s)

Ade et al. (2010);

^(t)

Ruhl et al. (2004);

^(u)

De Bernardis et al. (2009);

^(v)

Runyan et al. (2010).

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