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Author | Kawamura, J.; Hunter, T. R.; Tong, C. Y. E.; Blundell, R.; Papa, D. C.; Patt, F.; Peters, W.; Wilson, T.; Henkel, C.; Goltsman, G.; Gershenzon, E. | ||||
Title | Ground-based terahertz CO spectroscopy towards Orion | Type | Journal Article | ||
Year | 2002 | Publication | A&A | Abbreviated Journal | A&A |
Volume | 394 | Issue | 1 | Pages | 271-274 |
Keywords | HEB mixers, applications | ||||
Abstract | Using a superconductive hot-electron bolometer heterodyne receiver on the 10-m Heinrich Hertz Telescope on Mount Graham, Arizona, we have obtained velocity-resolved 1.037 THz CO () spectra toward several positions along the Orion Molecular Cloud (OMC-1) ridge. We confirm the general results of prior observations of high-J CO lines that show that the high temperature, , high density molecular gas, , is quite extended, found along a ~ region centered on BN/KL. However, our observations have significantly improved angular resolution, and with a beam size of we are able to spatially and kinematically discriminate the emission originating in the extended quiescent ridge from the very strong and broadened emission originating in the compact molecular outflow. The ridge emission very close to the BN/KL region appears to originate from two distinct clouds along the line of sight with and ≈ . The former component dominates the emission to the south of BN/KL and the latter to the north, with a turnover point coincident with or near BN/KL. Our evidence precludes a simple rotation of the inner ridge and lends support to a model in which there are multiple molecular clouds along the line of sight towards the Orion ridge. | ||||
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Author | Käufl, H. U.; Rothermal, H.; Drapatz, S. | ||||
Title | Investigation of the Martian atmosphere by 10 micron heterodyne spectroscopy | Type | Journal Article | ||
Year | 1984 | Publication | Astron. Astrophys. | Abbreviated Journal | A&A |
Volume | 136 | Issue | Pages | 319-325 | |
Keywords | astronomical spectroscopy, atmospheric composition, infrared astronomy, mars atmosphere, spectral line width, carbon dioxide concentration, nonequilibrium thermodynamics, optical heterodyning, planetary radiation, mars, atmosphere, spectroscopy, atmosphere, carbon dioxide, altitude, kinetics, rotation, thermal properties, temperature, emissions, intensity, models, data, spectra | ||||
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Author | Kaeufl, H. U.; Rothermel, H.; Drapatz, S. | ||||
Title | Indication for H2O in the upper atmosphere of Mars | Type | Journal Article | ||
Year | 1984 | Publication | Astron. Astrophys. | Abbreviated Journal | A&A |
Volume | 141 | Issue | Pages | 430-432 | |
Keywords | atmospheric moisture, mars atmosphere, upper atmosphere, water vapor, carbon dioxide, emission spectra, nonequilibrium thermodynamics, polar regions | ||||
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Author | Rothermel, H.; Käufl, H. U.; Yu, Y. | ||||
Title | A heterodyne spectrometer for astronomical measurements at 10 micrometers | Type | Journal Article | ||
Year | 1983 | Publication | Astron. Astrophys. | Abbreviated Journal | A&A |
Volume | 126 | Issue | Pages | 387-392 | |
Keywords | astronomical spectroscopy, infrared astronomy, infrared spectrometers, optical heterodyning, infrared telescopes, laser spectrometers, mars (planet), venus (planet) | ||||
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Author | Pütz, P.; Honingh, C. E.; Jacobs, K.; Justen, M.; Schultz, M.; Stutzki, J. | ||||
Title | Terahertz hot electron bolometer waveguide mixers for GREAT | Type | Journal Article | ||
Year | 2012 | Publication | Astron. Astrophys. | Abbreviated Journal | A&A |
Volume | 542 | Issue | Pages | L2 | |
Keywords | HEB mixer, applications | ||||
Abstract | Context. Supplementing the publications based on the first-light observations with the German REceiver for Astronomy at Terahertz frequencies (GREAT) on SOFIA, we present background information on the underlying heterodyne detector technology. This Letter complements the GREAT instrument Letter and focuses on the mixers itself. Aims. We describe the superconducting hot electron bolometer (HEB) detectors that are used as frequency mixers in the L1 (1400 GHz), L2 (1900 GHz), and M (2500 GHz) channels of GREAT. Measured performance of the detectors is presented and background information on their operation in GREAT is given. Methods. Our mixer units are waveguide-based and couple to free-space radiation via a feedhorn antenna. The HEB mixers are designed, fabricated, characterized, and flight-qualified in-house. We are able to use the full intermediate frequency bandwidth of the mixers using silicon-germanium multi-octave cryogenic low-noise amplifiers with very low input return loss. Results. Superconducting HEB mixers have proven to be practical and sensitive detectors for high-resolution THz frequency spectroscopy on SOFIA. We show that our niobium-titanium-nitride (NbTiN) material HEBs on silicon nitride (SiN) membrane substrates have an intermediate frequency (IF) noise roll-off frequency above 2.8 GHz, which does not limit the current receiver IF bandwidth. Our mixer technology development efforts culminate in the first successful operation of a waveguide-based HEB mixer at 2.5 THz and deployment for radioastronomy. A significant contribution to the success of GREAT is made by technological development, thorough characterization and performance optimization of the mixer and its IF interface for receiver operation on SOFIA. In particular, the development of an optimized mixer IF interface contributes to the low passband ripple and excellent stability, which GREAT demonstrated during its initial successful astronomical observation runs. |
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Call Number | Serial | 907 | |||
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