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The Cornell Caltech atacama telescope (CCAT)
Radford, S. Giovanelli, R. Sebring, T.A. Zmuidzinas, J.
California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA;

This paper appears in: Infrared, Millimeter and Terahertz Waves, 2008. IRMMW-THz 2008. 33rd International Conference on
Publication Date: 15-19 Sept. 2008
On page(s): 1-1
Location: Pasadena, CA,
ISBN: 978-1-4244-2119-0
INSPEC Accession Number: 10383988
Digital Object Identifier: 10.1109/ICIMW.2008.4665440
Current Version Published: 2008-11-05

Abstract
The CCAT will be a 25 m telescope for submillimeter astronomy located at 5600 m altitude in northern Chile. An international consortium has formed to carry out the project. CCAT will combine high sensitivity, a wide field of view (20acute ), and a broad wavelength range (2 mm-200 mum) to provide an unprecedented capability for deep, large area multi-color submillimeter surveys that complement narrow field, high resolution studies with ALMA. Science objectives include galaxy formation and evolution, star formation, protoplanetary and debris disks, and Kuiper belt objects. Instrumentation will include bolometer cameras, direct detection spectrometers, and heterodyne receiver arrays.

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