MUSTANG: 90 GHz Science with the Green Bank Telescope
S. R. Dicker, P. M. Korngut, B. S. Mason, P. A. R. Ade, J. Aguirre, T., J. Ames, D. J. Benford, T. C. Chen, J. A. Chervenak, W. D. Cotton, M. J., Devlin, E. Figueroa-Feliciano, K. D. Irwin, S. Maher, M. Mello, S. H., Moseley, D. J. Tally, C. Tucker, and S. D. White
TL;DR
MUSTANG is a 90 GHz bolometer camera designed for the Green Bank Telescope, offering high-resolution and sensitive continuum observations suitable for diverse galactic and extragalactic research.
Contribution
This paper introduces MUSTANG, a new 90 GHz bolometer camera with an 8x8 array and advanced readout, enabling high-resolution, sensitive observations on a large radio telescope.
Findings
Commissioning completed in January 2008
First science data collected successfully
Demonstrates high resolution and sensitivity for continuum science
Abstract
MUSTANG is a 90 GHz bolometer camera built for use as a facility instrument on the 100 m Robert C. Byrd Green Bank radio telescope (GBT). MUSTANG has an 8 by 8 focal plane array of transition edge sensor bolometers read out using time-domain multiplexed SQUID electronics. As a continuum instrument on a large single dish MUSTANG has a combination of high resolution (8") and good sensitivity to extended emission which make it very competitive for a wide range of galactic and extragalactic science. Commissioning finished in January 2008 and some of the first science data have been collected.
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