2008 January 10, Austin, Texas
Submillimeter astronomy has made tremendous advances in recent years. Highlights include the discovery of optically inconspicuous but submillimeter luminous galaxies in the early universe and the recognition the integrated intensity of the far IR and submillimeter radiation in the universe equals the intensity at optical wavelengths. There is now tremendous investment in interferometer arrays (i. e., CARMA and ALMA) that will provide high resolution spectroscopic imaging of submillimeter sources. At the same time, the size of background limited bolometer arrays for submillimeter observations is increasing rapidly, doubling every few years. These arrays are well suited to high sensitivity, wide field surveys and are complementary to the heterodyne technology used in interferometers. Deployed on existing telescopes, these cameras will greatly expand the scope of existing source catalogs and provide important pathfinders for interferometer follow up. Soon, however, the cameras will outstrip the capabilities of existing telescopes prompting planning of a new telescope, CCAT, especially optimized for a wide field of view. This special session will address the present status of and future prospects for ground based, wide field submillimeter surveys. Talks will review Galactic and extragalactic surveys; SCUBA2, the largest format submillimeter camera to date; future instrumentation; and CCAT, a new telescope designed especially for wide field submillimeter surveys. Posters in an associated session will present further details.
| Abstracts | Presentations |
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| Abstract | Submillimeter Galactic Surveys: Current and near-term |
Wayne Holland, UK ATC |
| Abstract | Present and Near Term Extragalactic Surveys | Mark Halpern, UBC |
| Abstract | Future Extragalactic Surveys | Andrew Blain, Caltech |
| Abstract | Future Submillimeter Galactic Surveys: Unprecedented Datasets for Characterizing Star Formation |
Jason Glenn, Colorado |
| Abstract | The CCAT Project | Riccardo Giovanelli, Cornell |
| Abstract | A Digital Readout System For The CSO Microwave Kinetic Inductance Camera | Walter Max-Moerbeck, Caltech |
| Abstract | Status of a Novel 4-Band Submm/mm Camera for the Caltech Submillimeter Observatory | Omid Noroozian, Caltech |
| Abstract | Strawman Design of a Long-Wavelength Camera for the Cornell-Caltech Atacama Telescope | Sunil Golwala, Caltech |
| Abstract | Sunyaev-Zeldovich Effect Science with the Cornell-Caltech Atacama Telescope | Sunil Golwala, Caltech |
Presentations available in pdf.