Atacama Submillimeter Telescope Experiment

The Atacama Submillimeter Telescope Experiment (ASTE) is a 10-meter infrared telescope on the Atacama Desert in Chile. It served as an early prototype of the Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA) dishes and continues to be used for research. Instruments/receivers:

• DASH345
• ASTE Band8
• TES Camera (or TESCAM) - multi-color TES array camera.
• WHSF - spectrometer back end.

Future:

• ASTE Band 10

Decommissioned:

• CATS345 - cartridge-type sideband separating mixer receiver for 345 GHz.
• AzTEC - bolometer camera (temporarily here, moved to Large Millimeter Telescope).
• MAC - spectrometer.