SuperCam: a 64 pixel heterodyne imaging spectrometer

摘要

We report on the development of SuperCam, a 64 pixel imaging spectrometer designed for operation in theastrophysically important 870 micron atmospheric window. SuperCam will be used to answer fundamental questionsabout the physics and chemistry of molecular clouds in the Galaxy and their direct relation to star and planet formation.The Supercam key project is a fully sampled Galactic plane survey covering over 500 square degrees of the Galaxy in12CO(3-2) and 13CO(3-2) with 0.3 km/s velocity resolution.