Heterodyne Receiver for Origins

Martina C. Wiedner; Susanne Aalto; Edward G. Amatucci; Andrey M. Baryshev; Cara Battersby; Victor Y. Belitsky; Edwin Bergin; Bruno Borgo; Ruth C. Carter; Emmanuel Caux; Asantha Cooray; James A. Corsetti; Elvire De Beck; Yan Delorme; Vincent Pierre Desmaris; Michael J. DiPirro; Brian N. Ellison; Anna Maria Di Giorgio; Martin J. Eggens; Juan Daniel Gallego-Puyol; Maryvonne Gerin; Paul F. Goldsmith; Christophe Goldstein; Frank P. Helmich; Fabrice Herpin; Richard E. Hills; Michiel Hogerheijde; Leslie K. Hunt; Willem Jellema; Geert Keizer; Jean-Michel Krieg; Gabby Kroes; Philippe Laporte; André Laurens; David T. Leisawitz; Dariusz C. Lis; Gregory E. Martins; Imran Mehdi; Margaret Meixner; Gary J. Melnick; Stefanie N. Milam; David A. Neufeld; Napoléon Nguyen-Tuong; Réné Plume; Klaus Pontoppidan; Benjamin Quertier-Dagorn; Christophe Risacher; Johannes G. Staguhn; Edward Tong; Serena Viti; Friedrich Wyrowski; The Origins Space Telescope Mission Concept Study Team

doi:10.1117/1.JATIS.7.1.011007

20 January 2021 Heterodyne Receiver for Origins

Martina C. Wiedner, Susanne Aalto, Edward G. Amatucci, Andrey M. Baryshev, Cara Battersby, Victor Y. Belitsky, Edwin Bergin, Bruno Borgo, Ruth C. Carter, Emmanuel Caux, Asantha Cooray, James A. Corsetti, Elvire De Beck, Yan Delorme, Vincent Pierre Desmaris, Michael J. DiPirro, Brian N. Ellison, Anna Maria Di Giorgio, Martin J. Eggens, Juan Daniel Gallego-Puyol, Maryvonne Gerin, Paul F. Goldsmith, Christophe Goldstein, Frank P. Helmich, Fabrice Herpin, Richard E. Hills, Michiel Hogerheijde, Leslie K. Hunt, Willem Jellema, Geert Keizer, Jean-Michel Krieg, Gabby Kroes, Philippe Laporte, André Laurens, David T. Leisawitz, Dariusz C. Lis, Gregory E. Martins, Imran Mehdi, Margaret Meixner, Gary J. Melnick, Stefanie N. Milam, David A. Neufeld, Napoléon Nguyen-Tuong, Réné Plume, Klaus Pontoppidan, Benjamin Quertier-Dagorn, Christophe Risacher, Johannes G. Staguhn, Edward Tong, Serena Viti, Friedrich Wyrowski, The Origins Space Telescope Mission Concept Study Team

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Journal of Astronomical Telescopes, Instruments, and Systems, Vol. 7, Issue 1, 011007 (January 2021). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.JATIS.7.1.011007

Abstract

The Heterodyne Receiver for Origins (HERO) is the first detailed study of a heterodyne focal plane array receiver for space applications. HERO gives the Origins Space Telescope the capability to observe at very high spectral resolution (R = 10⁷) over an unprecedentedly large far-infrared (FIR) wavelengths range (111 to 617 μm) with high sensitivity, with simultaneous dual polarization and dual-frequency band operation. The design is based on prior successful heterodyne receivers, such as Heterodyne Instrument for the Far-Infrared /Herschel, but surpasses it by one to two orders of magnitude by exploiting the latest technological developments. Innovative components are used to keep the required satellite resources low and thus allowing for the first time a convincing design of a large format heterodyne array receiver for space. HERO on Origins is a unique tool to explore the FIR universe and extends the enormous potential of submillimeter astronomical spectroscopy into new areas of astronomical research.

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Martina C. Wiedner, Susanne Aalto, Edward G. Amatucci, Andrey M. Baryshev, Cara Battersby, Victor Y. Belitsky, Edwin Bergin, Bruno Borgo, Ruth C. Carter, Emmanuel Caux, Asantha Cooray, James A. Corsetti, Elvire De Beck, Yan Delorme, Vincent Pierre Desmaris, Michael J. DiPirro, Brian N. Ellison, Anna Maria Di Giorgio, Martin J. Eggens, Juan Daniel Gallego-Puyol, Maryvonne Gerin, Paul F. Goldsmith, Christophe Goldstein, Frank P. Helmich, Fabrice Herpin, Richard E. Hills, Michiel Hogerheijde, Leslie K. Hunt, Willem Jellema, Geert Keizer, Jean-Michel Krieg, Gabby Kroes, Philippe Laporte, André Laurens, David T. Leisawitz, Dariusz C. Lis, Gregory E. Martins, Imran Mehdi, Margaret Meixner, Gary J. Melnick, Stefanie N. Milam, David A. Neufeld, Napoléon Nguyen-Tuong, Réné Plume, Klaus Pontoppidan, Benjamin Quertier-Dagorn, Christophe Risacher, Johannes G. Staguhn, Edward Tong, Serena Viti, Friedrich Wyrowski, and The Origins Space Telescope Mission Concept Study Team "Heterodyne Receiver for Origins," Journal of Astronomical Telescopes, Instruments, and Systems 7(1), 011007 (20 January 2021). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.JATIS.7.1.011007

Received: 16 June 2020; Accepted: 10 December 2020; Published: 20 January 2021

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