CONDOR -: an astronomical heterodyne receiver at 1.25-1.53 THz

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Wieching, G. [1 ]
Graf, U. U. [1 ]
Guesten, R. [2 ]
Honingh, C. E. [1 ]
Jacobs, K. [1 ]
Stutzki, J. [1 ]
Wiedner, M. C. [1 ]
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[1] Univ Cologne, Inst Phys 1, Zulpicher Str 77, D-50937 Cologne, Germany
[2] Max Planck Inst Radioastron, D-53121 Bonn, Germany
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The CO N+ Deuterium Observations Receiver (CONDOR) is an astronomical heterodyne receiver that successfully operates between 1.25 - 1.53 THz. The instrument follows the standard heterodyne design, using a solid state local oscillator and a superconducting NbTiN hot electron bolometer (HEB) as a mixer. For easy maintenance at the telescope CONDOR is the first receiver that cools the HEB with a closed-cycle system using a pulse tube cooler. The system has receiver noise temperatures around 1500 K and spectral Allan variance times of about 30 s. In November 2005, CONDOR was successfully commissioned on the 12-m Atacama Pathfinder Experiment.
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