학술논문

MISTRAL and its KIDs.
Document Type
Article
Source
Journal of Low Temperature Physics. Dec2022, Vol. 209 Issue 5/6, p889-898. 10p.
Subject
*FOCAL planes
*RADIO telescopes
*LUMPED elements
*ASTROPHYSICS
*ASTRONOMICAL surveys
*SYSTEMS theory
Language
ISSN
0022-2291
Abstract
The MIllimetric Sardinia radio Telescope Receiver based on Array of Lumped elements KIDs, MISTRAL, is a cryogenic W-band (77–103 GH) LEKID camera which will be integrated at the Gregorian focus of the 64 m aperture Sardinia Radio Telescope, in Italy, in Autumn 2022. This instrument, thanks to its high angular resolution ( ∼ 13 arcsec ) and the wide instantaneous field of view ( ∼ 4 arcmin ), will allow continuum surveys of the mm-wave sky with a variety of scientific targets, spanning from extragalactic astrophysics to solar system science. In this contribution, we will describe the design of the MISTRAL camera, with a particular focus on the optimisation and test of a prototype of the focal plane. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]