Commissioning of Namakanui on the JCMT
Izumi Mizuno, Per Friberg, Ryan Berthold, Harriet Parsons, Chih-Chiang, Han, Alexis Acohido, Graham Bell, David Berry, Dan Bintley, Ming-Tang Chen,, Alyssa Clark, Jamie Cookson, Vernon Demattos, Jessica Dempsey, Jason Fleck,, Kuo-chieh Fu, Miriam Fuchs, Sarah Graves, Paul Ho
TL;DR
This paper reports on the commissioning of Namakanui, a multi-band receiver instrument for JCMT, capable of single dish and VLBI observations across three frequency bands, with initial results and system overview.
Contribution
It introduces the Namakanui instrument with three inserts for JCMT, detailing its commissioning process and capabilities for diverse astronomical observations.
Findings
Successful commissioning of Namakanui system.
Operational across three frequency bands (86, 230, 345 GHz).
Ready for single dish and VLBI observations.
Abstract
Namakanui is an instrument containing three inserts in an ALMA type Dewar. The three inserts are Alaihi, Uu and Aweoweo operating around 86, 230 and 345GHz. The receiver is being commissioned on the JCMT. It will be used for both Single dish and VLBI observations. We will present commissioning results and the system.
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TopicsAstrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena · Radio Astronomy Observations and Technology · Astronomical Observations and Instrumentation