1. CONCERTO: Instrument and status
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Fasano Alessandro, Ade Peter, Aravena Manuel, Barria Emilio, Beelen Alexandre, Benoît Alain, Béthermin Matthieu, Bounmy Julien, Bourrion Olivier, Bres Guillaume, Calvo Martino, Catalano Andrea, De Breuck Carlos, Désert François-Xavier, Durán Carlos, Fenouillet Thomas, Garcia Jose, Garde Gregory, Goupy Johannes, Groppi Christopher, Hoarau Christophe, Hu Wenkai, Lagache Guilaine, Lambert Jean-Charles, Leggeri Jean-Paul, Levy-Bertrand Florence, Lundgren Andreas, Macías-Pérez Juan, Mani Hamdi, Marpaud Julien, Mauskopf Philip, Monfardini Alessandro, Pisano Giampaolo, Ponthieu Nicolas, Prieur Leo, Roni Samuel, Roudier Sebastien, Tourres Damien, and Tucker Carol
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Physics ,QC1-999 - Abstract
CONCERTO (CarbON CII line in post-rEionization and ReionizaTiOn) is a low-resolution Fourier transform spectrometer dedicated to the study of star-forming galaxies and clusters of galaxies in the transparent millimeter windows from the ground. It is characterized by a wide instantaneous 18.6 arcmin field of view, operates at 130–310 GHz, and was installed on the 12-meter Atacama Pathfinder Experiment (APEX) telescope at 5 100m above sea level. CONCERTO’s double focal planes host two arrays of 2 152 kinetic inductance detectors and represent a pioneering instrument to meet a state-of-the-art scientific challenge. This paper introduces the CONCERTO instrument and explains its status, shows the first CONCERTO spectral maps of Orion, and describes the perspectives of the project.
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- 2024
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