This project involves the upgrade of the Redshift and Early Universe Spectrometer from a 1x32 engineering-grade thermistor array into a 3x50/5x50/3x25 (spatial x spectral) Transition Edge Sensor science-grade array. The work is a follow-on to work being conducted under NSF award #0705256. The array will be deployed on the James Clerk Maxwell telescope and the Caltech Submillimeter Observatory, and would eventually be deployed on the Atacama Pathfinder Experiment telescope in Chile in 2008. The project will involve several undergraduate and graduate students, and involves collaborations with other institutions and with industry and national research centers.

Agency
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Institute
Division of Astronomical Sciences (AST)
Type
Standard Grant (Standard)
Application #
0722220
Program Officer
Jeffrey R. Pier
Project Start
Project End
Budget Start
2007-08-15
Budget End
2011-07-31
Support Year
Fiscal Year
2007
Total Cost
$646,791
Indirect Cost
Name
Cornell University
Department
Type
DUNS #
City
Ithaca
State
NY
Country
United States
Zip Code
14850