http://fy.chalmers.se/~f4agro/Submillimetron/

International project
SUBMILLIMETRON

Submillimeter Wave Cryogenic Telescope

for the Russian Segment of the International Space Station

Introduction
        Minimum of the extraterrestrial background
        Novel technology of detectors
The objectives of the Submillmetron Project
Experiment configuration, free flying spacecraft
        General parameters
        Telescope parameters
        Block diagram of the Cryogenic Telescope
Publications
Participants
News
Appendix: ISS Free Flying Spacecraft as general purpose Scientific Space Platform

Publications

These publications on Submillimetron project are available in electronic form (downloadable pdf-files for printing) and in hardcopy printed form by e-mail request.

V. Gromov, N. Kardashev, L. Kuzmin, "Submillimeter Space Telescope Project". International Colloquium "Infrared and Submillimeter Space Astronomy", June 11-13, 2001, Toulouse, France. Proceedings. Ed. M. Giard, J.P. Bernard, A. Klotz and I. Ristorcelli. JOURNAL DE PHYSIQUE Vol. IV. EAS Publication Series, France, 2002, pp. 255-259 .
V. Gromov, N. Kardashev, L. Kuzmin, "Submillimeter and millimeter wave sky mapping in space project Submillimetron". The 2K1BC Workshop "Experimental Cosmology at mm-waves" Breuil-Cervinia, Italy, July 9-13, 2001. Ed. M. De Petris, M. Gervasi. American Institute of Physics, Melvill, USA, 2002. Proceedings, pp. 205-209.
V. Gromov, N. Kardashev, "Sensitivity evaluation of submillimeter interferometer Earth - space telescope Submillimetron". The 36-th Liege International Astrophys. Colloqium "From Optical to Millimetric Interferometry: Scientific and Technological Challenges", July 2-5, 2001. Ed. J.Surdey, J.P.Swings, D.Caro, A.Detal. Universite de Liege, Belgium. Proceedings, pp. 99-102.
Proceedings of the 2nd International School for Young Scientists "From Andreev Reflection to the International Space Station" and 5-th Workshop on the Submillimetron project. Björkliden, Kiruna, Sweden, March 17-24, 2001.
Gromov, V.D.; Kardashev, N.S. et al. "Project Submillimetron". Trudy FIAN, v. 228, p. 143, Moscow, 2001 (in Russian).
V.D. Gromov, L.S.Kuzmin et al. "Submillimeter Telescope for the Russian Segment of the ISS: Submillimetron Project". " The Promise of Herschel" symposium, 12-15 December 2000, Toledo, Spain. Ed. G.L. Pilbratt, J. Cernicharo, A.M. Heras, T. Prusti, & R. Harris, 2001. ESA SP-460, p. 427 ( http://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0108491).
V. Gromov, L. Kuzmin et al."The space cryogenic submillimeter telescope based on hot-electron microbolometers (Project Submillimetron)". The Conference on Space Astrophysics Detectors and Detector Technologies. Space Telescope Science Institute, 26 - 29 June 2000, Baltimore, USA. Proceedings .

Main participants of the Submillimetron project are:

Astro Space Center (ASC), Russia, contact persons V. Gromov, N.Kardashev;
Chalmers University, Microtechnology Center (CTH, MC2), Sweden, contact person L.Kuzmin;
Institute of Radio Engineering and Electronics (IREE), Russia, contact person M.Tarasov;
P.L.Kapiza Institute of Physical Problems, (KIPP), Russia, contact person A.Andreev;
S.P.Korolev Russian Space Corporation "Energia" (RSC), Russia, contact person L.Gorshkov;
Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), USA, contact person V.Altunin;
Space Research Institute (IKI), Russia, contact person I.Maslov.
Service des Basses Temperatures, DRFMC/DSM - CEA, France, contact person L.Duband.
Special Astrophysical Observatory (SAO), Russia, contact persons V.Dubrovich, Yu. Parijskij.
Main Astronomical Observatory (GAO), Russia, contact person Yu. Gnedin.
Ioffe Physico-Techninical Institue (PhTI), Russia, contact persons D. Varshalovich , Yu. Shibanov .

Interested collaborators are encouraged to contact Submillimetron team.

Cooperation and contacts

Berkeley Bolometers Group, USA
Jyväskulä University, Finland
National Institute of Standards and Technology, NIST, USA
Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA, USA
Institut de RadioAstronomie Millimétrique, IRAM, France
Institut d'Astrophysique Spatiale, France
Experimental Cosmology Group, University of Rome "La Sapienza", Italy
Millimeter and Submillimeter Astronomy at the MPIfR, Bonn, Germany
DST Univers Froid, CESR/CNRS (Centre d'Etude Spatiale des Rayonnements), France
The Submillimeter Astrophysics Group, Caltech, USA
Metorex International Oy, Finland
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
Saab Ericsson Space AB, Gothenburg, Sweden
S.I.Vavilov State Optical Institute, GOI, Russia
Road Map on the Hot-Electron Bolometer
Bolometers cooperation
Network "Superconducting Nanodetector Technology for Imaging Arrays" (SuperDet)

Last updated: 13 Sept. 2002.
E-mail: f4agro@fy.chalmers.se