Heterodyne Receiver for Origins
Journal article, 2021
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.
instrument design
submillimeter
far-infrared
terahertz
heterodyne receiver
space mission
Origins
Author
M.C. Wiedner
Paris Observatory
Susanne Aalto
Chalmers, Space, Earth and Environment, Astronomy and Plasmaphysics
E. Amatucci
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
A. M. Baryshev
University of Groningen
C. Battersby
University of Connecticut
Victor Belitsky
Chalmers, Space, Earth and Environment, Onsala Space Observatory
E. A. Bergin
University of Michigan
Bruno Borgo
LESIA - Laboratoire d'Etudes Spatiales et d'Instrumentation en Astrophysique
R. Carter
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
E. Caux
Paul Sabatier University
A. Cooray
University of California at Irvine (UCI)
James A. Corsetti
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Elvire de Beck
Chalmers, Space, Earth and Environment, Astronomy and Plasmaphysics
Y. Delorme
Paris Observatory
Vincent Desmaris
Chalmers, Space, Earth and Environment, Onsala Space Observatory
M. Dipirro
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Brian Ellison
Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)
A. M. di Giorgio
Istituto nazionale di astrofisica (INAF)
Martin Eggens
Netherlands Institute for Space Research (SRON)
J. D. Gallego
Yebes Observatory
M. Gerin
Paris Observatory
P. F. Goldsmith
California Institute of Technology (Caltech)
Christophe Goldstein
Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES)
F. Helmich
University of Groningen
Netherlands Institute for Space Research (SRON)
F. Herpin
University of Bordeaux
Richard E. Hills
University of Cambridge
M. Hogerheijde
University of Amsterdam
Leiden University
L. K. Hunt
Istituto nazionale di astrofisica (INAF)
W. Jellema
Netherlands Institute for Space Research (SRON)
Geert Keizer
Netherlands Institute for Space Research (SRON)
J. M. Krieg
Paris Observatory
Gabby Kroes
Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy (ASTRON)
Philippe Laporte
Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS)
Andre Laurens
Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES)
David Leisawitz
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
D. C. Lis
California Institute of Technology (Caltech)
Paris Observatory
G. Martins
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Imran Mehdi
California Institute of Technology (Caltech)
Margaret Meixner
Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI)
Johns Hopkins University
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
G. J. Melnick
Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
S. Milam
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
D.A. Neufeld
Johns Hopkins University
Napoléon Nguyen Tuong
LESIA - Laboratoire d'Etudes Spatiales et d'Instrumentation en Astrophysique
R. Plume
University of Calgary
Klaus Pontoppidan
Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI)
Benjamin Quertier-Dagorn
University of Bordeaux
Christophe Risacher
Institut de Radioastronomie Millimétrique (IRAM)
Max Planck Society
Johannes Staguhn
Johns Hopkins University
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Edward Tong
Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
Serena Viti
University College London (UCL)
F. Wyrowski
Max Planck Society
Journal of Astronomical Telescopes, Instruments, and Systems
2329-4124 (ISSN) 2329-4221 (eISSN)
Vol. 7 1 011007Subject Categories (SSIF 2011)
Aerospace Engineering
Infrastructure
Onsala Space Observatory
DOI
10.1117/1.JATIS.7.1.011007