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Submillimeter and millimeter-wave astronomy from ground and space in Russia Vladimir GromovSpace Research Institute Russian Academy of Sciences: 

Submillimeter and millimeter-wave astronomy from ground and space in Russia Vladimir Gromov Space Research Institute Russian Academy of Sciences

Outline: 

Outline Prehistory: Relikt-1, Antarctic station Vostok (“best place”) General tendencies Ground-based instruments: BTA, Suffa Space projects: Millimetron (and Submillimetron) Supporting laboratory Research dust mesurements: BWO, FEL bolometer developments: CEB, 3He-cooling Conclusions. Cooperation.

Relikt-1: 

Relikt-1 IKI “Prognoz-9". 1983-1984 (1/2 year)

Anisotropy data that have been collected as of 1998: 

Anisotropy data that have been collected as of 1998

Vostok: 

Vostok

Antarctic station Vostok: 

Antarctic station Vostok Computed atmospheric transmission, zenith, mean winter <t>= -70oC, <W> = 0 .2 mm, H=3488 m a.s.l.. Burova, Gromov et. al, P. Astron. J., 15, 339 (1986)

BTA (1970) 6-m optical telescope, Russia: 

BTA (1970) 6-m optical telescope, Russia "Suffa" (200?) 70-m international radiotelescope Uzbekistan

Millimetron Project: 

Millimetron Project Telescope diameter -12 m Spectral region 0.2 - 3 mm Mirror cooling T = 4 K Detectors: bolometer array, heterodyne receivers. Presented at 36-th Liege Int. Astrophys. Colloqium "From Optical to Millimetric Interferometry: Scientific and Technological Challenges", July 2001. Proc., pp. 99-102 . V. Gromov, N. Kardashev, "Space Submillimeter interferometer”.

Submillimer Sky Survey Project: 

Aggregates compartment Solar panels Nonpressurized compartment Pressurized compartment Submillimeter Telescope bay (shields not shown) Antenna of docking system Docking assembly Submillimer Sky Survey Project Telescope diameter: D=0.6 m . Wavelengths: submillimeter bands: 0.2- 2 mm . Cooling: telescope - 5K, detectors - 0.1-0.25 K . Detectors: bolometer arrays 10-18 W/Hz1/2 Sensitivity of the telescope 3-12 mJy (integration time = 1 s). Angular resolution = 1’ - 10'

Submillimeter telescope module: 

Submillimeter telescope module Russian segment of the ISS docked to Russian Segment of the ISS for service and instruments replacement Submillimeter telescope module RSCE S.P. Korolev Rocket Space Corp. Energia Leonid Gorshkov Sergey Stoiko Andrey Adov

Extraterrestrial background : 

Extraterrestrial background Brightness I, for b>60o, 30 o<b<60 o, 10 o<b<30 o, and b= 0, l=180 o (from bottom to top).

«Стандартная» модель пылинки (): 

«Стандартная» модель пылинки () Космическая пыль в стратосфере Фрактальная модель

THz Free Electron LaserSibir.Div. RAS: 

THz Free Electron Laser Sibir.Div. RAS

Cold Electron Bolometer adapted for filled array: 

Cold Electron Bolometer adapted for filled array

Conclusions: From cooperation to international network integration: 

Conclusions: From cooperation to international network integration Russian teams IKI: mm-submm receivers/CMB, IR Lebedev I.: Millimetron Molec.spectroscopy RT70 Sufa IRE:Submm spectroscopy receivers Kapitza I.+IKI: Lab., bolometers Pulkovo+RATAN600 N.Novgorod:Molec.spect. Cooperation Ukraina Sweden, US Uzbekistan Holland (SRON) France, Sweden Finland Finland, Sweden