SEPIA - a new single pixel receiver at the APEX Telescope
V. Belitsky, I. Lapkin, M. Fredrixon, D. Meledin, E. Sundin, B., Billade, S.-E. Ferm, A. Pavolotsky, H. Rashid, M. Strandberg, V. Desmaris, A., Ermakov, S. Krause, M. Olberg, P. Aghdam, S. Shafiee, P. Bergman, E. De Beck,, H. Olofsson, J. Conway, C. De Breuck, K. Immer

TL;DR
SEPIA is a newly developed single pixel receiver for the APEX Telescope, featuring two state-of-the-art frequency channels (ALMA Bands 5 and 9) with detailed hardware and performance specifications for astronomical observations.
Contribution
This paper introduces the design, hardware details, and commissioning results of the SEPIA receiver, a new dual-polarization instrument for the APEX Telescope with advanced frequency channels.
Findings
SEPIA's Band 5 channel has an average SSB noise temperature of 45K.
SEPIA's Band 9 channel operates with DSB SIS mixers and noise temperatures of 75-125K.
Both channels are now available for use by APEX observers.
Abstract
Context: We describe the new SEPIA (Swedish-ESO PI Instrument for APEX) receiver, which was designed and built by the Group for Advanced Receiver Development (GARD), at Onsala Space Observatory (OSO) in collaboration with ESO. It was installed and commissioned at the APEX telescope during 2015 with an ALMA Band 5 receiver channel and updated with a new frequency channel (ALMA Band 9) in February 2016. Aims: This manuscript aims to provide, for observers who use the SEPIA receiver, a reference in terms of the hardware description, optics and performance as well as the commissioning results. Methods: Out of three available receiver cartridge positions in SEPIA, the two current frequency channels, corresponding to ALMA Band 5, the RF band 158--211 GHz, and Band 9, the RF band 600--722 GHz, provide state-of-the-art dual polarization receivers. The Band 5 frequency channel uses 2SB SIS…
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