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The CCAT-Prime Submillimeter Observatory
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Aravena, Manuel; Austermann, Jason; Basu, Kaustuv; Battaglia, Nicholas; Beringue, Benjamin; Bertoldi, Frank; Bond, J. Richard; Breysse, Patrick; Bustos, Ricardo; Chapman, Scott; Choi, Steve; Chung, Dongwoo; Cothard, Nicholas; Dober, Bradley; Duell, Cody; Duff, Shannon; Dunner, Rolando; Erler, Jens; Fich, Michel; Fissel, Laura; Foreman, Simon; Gallardo, Patricio; Gao, Jiansong; Giovanelli, Riccardo; Graf, Urs; Haynes, Martha; Herter, Terry; Hilton, Gene; Hlozek, Renee; Hubmayr, Johannes; Johnstone, Doug; Keating, Laura; Komatsu, Eiichiro; Magnelli, Benjamin; Mauskopf, Phil; McMahon, Jeffrey; Meerburg, P. Daniel; Meyers, Joel; Murray, Norm; Niemack, Michael; Nikola, Thomas; Nolta, Michael; Parshley, Stephen; Puddu, Roberto; Riechers, Dominik; Rosolowsky, Erik; Simon, Sara; Stacey, Gordon; Stevens, Jason; Stutzki, Juergen; Van Engelen, Alexander; Vavagiakis, Eve; Viero, Marco; Vissers, Michael; Walker, Samantha; Zou, Bugao
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The Cerro Chajnantor Atacama Telescope-prime (CCAT-prime) is a new 6-m, off-axis, low-emissivity, large field-of-view submillimeter telescope scheduled for first light in the last quarter of 2021. In summary, (a) CCAT-prime uniquely combines a large field-of-view (up to 8-deg), low emissivity telescope (< 2%) and excellent atmospheric transmission (5600-m site) to achieve unprecedented survey capability in the submillimeter. (b) Over five years, CCAT-prime first generation science will address the physics of star formation, galaxy evolution, and galaxy cluster formation; probe the re-ionization of the Universe; improve constraints on new particle species; and provide for improved removal of dust foregrounds to aid the search for primordial gravitational waves. (c) The Observatory is being built with non-federal funds (~ \$40M in private and international investments). Public funding is needed for instrumentation (~ \$8M) and operations (\$1-2M/yr). In return, the community will be able to participate in survey planning and gain access to curated data sets. (d) For second generation science, CCAT-prime will be uniquely positioned to contribute high-frequency capabilities to the next generation of CMB surveys in partnership with the CMB-S4 and/or the Simons Observatory projects or revolutionize wide-field, sub-millimetter line intensity mapping surveys.
Comment: Astro2020 APC White Paper
Comment: Astro2020 APC White Paper