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Far-Infrared Astronomy with the CO N+ Deuterium Observations Receiver (CONDOR)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 October 2008

M.C. Wiedner
Affiliation:
1. Physikalische Institut, Universität zu Köln, Germany
F. Bielau
Affiliation:
1. Physikalische Institut, Universität zu Köln, Germany
M. Emprechtinger
Affiliation:
1. Physikalische Institut, Universität zu Köln, Germany
O. Ricken
Affiliation:
1. Physikalische Institut, Universität zu Köln, Germany
N. Volgenau
Affiliation:
1. Physikalische Institut, Universität zu Köln, Germany
G. Wieching
Affiliation:
1. Physikalische Institut, Universität zu Köln, Germany
U.U. Graf
Affiliation:
1. Physikalische Institut, Universität zu Köln, Germany
C.E. Honingh
Affiliation:
1. Physikalische Institut, Universität zu Köln, Germany
K. Jacobs
Affiliation:
1. Physikalische Institut, Universität zu Köln, Germany
J. Stutzki
Affiliation:
1. Physikalische Institut, Universität zu Köln, Germany
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Abstract

The CO N+ Deuterium Observations Receiver (CONDOR) is one of the very few heterodyne receivers operational between 1.25 and 1.53 THz. It has successfully obtained first-light observations on APEX and is currently being modified to fly as the low frequency channel of GREAT on SOFIA.

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Research Article
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© EAS, EDP Sciences, 2008

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