{"id":99,"date":"2017-09-28T15:07:17","date_gmt":"2017-09-28T18:07:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/scidev\/wordpress\/?page_id=99"},"modified":"2024-06-19T16:35:41","modified_gmt":"2024-06-19T20:35:41","slug":"laboca","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.apex-telescope.org\/ns\/observing\/the-telescope\/instruments\/past-instruments\/laboca\/","title":{"rendered":"LABOCA"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-2-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>LABOCA is a multi-channel bolometer array for continuum observations. It was built by the&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www3.mpifr-bonn.mpg.de\/div\/submmtech\/\" target=\"_blank\">bolometer (incoherent receivers) development group<\/a>&nbsp;of the&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mpifr-bonn.mpg.de\/english\/\" target=\"_blank\">Max-Planck-Institut f\u00fcr Radioastronomie<\/a>&nbsp;in Bonn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The instrument was first installed at APEX in September 2006. It was then continuously improved until the commissioning and science verification in May\/June 2007. Since then it has been available for regular observations. The LABOCA observing is usually organised in dedicated time-blocks because the operation depends on the availability of liquid helium on site. These time-blocks will usually be announced in the corresponding <a href=\"http:\/\/www.apex-telescope.org\/ns\/proposing\/\">calls for proposals<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"343\" height=\"295\" src=\"http:\/\/scidev\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/laboca_array_photo-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1857\" style=\"width:257px;height:221px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.apex-telescope.org\/ns\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/laboca_array_photo-1.jpg 343w, https:\/\/www.apex-telescope.org\/ns\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/laboca_array_photo-1-300x258.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.apex-telescope.org\/ns\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/laboca_array_photo-1-314x270.jpg 314w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 343px) 100vw, 343px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">LABOCA array mounted on its copper ring.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ugb-icon-list ugb-icon-list ugb-7986a71 ugb-icon-list--v2 ugb-icon--icon-arrow ugb-main-block\" id=\"\"><style>.ugb-7986a71 li{--icon-size:20px;margin-bottom:5px !important}.ugb-7986a71 li::before{height:20px !important;width:20px !important;background-image:url('data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB2aWV3Qm94PSIwIDAgMTk0IDE5NCIgeG1sbnM9Imh0dHA6Ly93d3cudzMub3JnLzIwMDAvc3ZnIiBzdHlsZT0iZmlsbDojMDBkMDg0Ij48cGF0aCBkPSJNOTYuOSAyYy01Mi40IDAtOTUgNDIuNi05NSA5NXM0Mi42IDk1IDk1IDk1IDk1LTQyLjYgOTUtOTUtNDIuNi05NS05NS05NXpNNzguMiAxNTAuNGwtMTAuNi0xMC42TDExMC4zIDk3IDY3LjYgNTQuMmwxMC42LTEwLjZMMTMxLjUgOTdsLTUzLjMgNTMuNHoiPjwvcGF0aD48L3N2Zz4=')}.ugb-7986a71 li ul{margin-bottom:5px !important}.ugb-7986a71.ugb-icon-list ul{columns:1}<\/style><div class=\"ugb-inner-block\"><div class=\"ugb-block-content\"><ul><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.apex-telescope.org\/ns\/laboca-technical-description\/\">Technical description<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.apex-telescope.org\/ns\/laboca-observing-methods\/\">Observing methods<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.apex-telescope.org\/ns\/laboca-calibration\/\">Calibration<\/a><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.apex-telescope.org\/bolometer\/laboca\/obscalc\/\" target=\"_blank\">Observing time estimator<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.apex-telescope.org\/ns\/data-reduction-for-bolometer-arrays\/\">Data reduction<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>If you plan to use LABOCA for your research for the first time it is highly recommended to have a look at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mpifr-bonn.mpg.de\/2685627\/weiss-laboca.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"this lecture (opens in a new tab)\">this lecture<\/a> by <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Axel Weiss (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mpifr-bonn.mpg.de\/person\/27772\/2169\" target=\"_blank\">Axel Weiss<\/a> on the instrument, that covers all different aspects from the instrument characteristics, to data reduction or calibration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Publications based on data obtained with LABOCA should cite the following reference paper: <\/p>\n<cite>&#8220;The Large APEX BOlometer CAmera LABOCA&#8221;, G. Siringo et al., Astronomy and Astrophysics, Volume 497, Issue 3, 2009, pp.945-962&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.aanda.org\/articles\/aa\/abs\/2009\/15\/aa11454-08\/aa11454-08.html\" target=\"_blank\">[2009A&amp;A&#8230;497..945S]<\/a><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LABOCA is a multi-channel bolometer array for continuum observations. It was built by the&nbsp;bolometer (incoherent receivers) development group&nbsp;of the&nbsp;Max-Planck-Institut f\u00fcr Radioastronomie&nbsp;in Bonn. The instrument was first installed at APEX in September 2006. It was then continuously improved until the commissioning <a href=\"https:\/\/www.apex-telescope.org\/ns\/observing\/the-telescope\/instruments\/past-instruments\/laboca\/\" class=\"read-more\">Read More &#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":2988,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-99","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"featured_image_urls":{"full":"","thumbnail":"","medium":"","medium_large":"","large":"","1536x1536":"","2048x2048":"","education-hub-thumb":""},"post_excerpt_stackable":"<p>LABOCA is a multi-channel bolometer array for continuum observations. It was built by the&nbsp;bolometer (incoherent receivers) development group&nbsp;of the&nbsp;Max-Planck-Institut f\u00fcr Radioastronomie&nbsp;in Bonn. The instrument was first installed at APEX in September 2006. It was then continuously improved until the commissioning and science verification in May\/June 2007. Since then it has been available for regular observations. The LABOCA observing is usually organised in dedicated time-blocks because the operation depends on the availability of liquid helium on site. These time-blocks will usually be announced in the corresponding calls for proposals. LABOCA array mounted on its copper ring. Technical descriptionObserving methodsCalibrationObserving time estimatorData&hellip;<\/p>\n","category_list":"","author_info":{"name":"apex","url":"https:\/\/www.apex-telescope.org\/ns\/author\/apex\/"},"comments_num":"0 comments","featured_image_urls_v2":{"full":"","thumbnail":"","medium":"","medium_large":"","large":"","1536x1536":"","2048x2048":"","education-hub-thumb":""},"post_excerpt_stackable_v2":"<p>LABOCA is a multi-channel bolometer array for continuum observations. It was built by the&nbsp;bolometer (incoherent receivers) development group&nbsp;of the&nbsp;Max-Planck-Institut f\u00fcr Radioastronomie&nbsp;in Bonn. The instrument was first installed at APEX in September 2006. It was then continuously improved until the commissioning and science verification in May\/June 2007. Since then it has been available for regular observations. The LABOCA observing is usually organised in dedicated time-blocks because the operation depends on the availability of liquid helium on site. These time-blocks will usually be announced in the corresponding calls for proposals. LABOCA array mounted on its copper ring. 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