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Orion-KL Observations with the Extended Tuning Range of the New SEPIA660 APEX Facility Instrument

Authors
  • Montenegro-Montes, Francisco Miguel [European Southern Observatory (ESO)]
  • Torstensson, Karl [European Southern Observatory (ESO)]
  • Parra, Rodrigo [European Southern Observatory (ESO)]
  • Pérez-Beaupuits, Juan Pablo [European Southern Observatory (ESO)]
  • Nyman, Lars-Åke [European Southern Observatory (ESO)]
  • Agurto, Claudio [European Southern Observatory (ESO)]
  • Azagra, Francisco [European Southern Observatory (ESO)]
  • Cárdenas, Mauricio [European Southern Observatory (ESO)]
  • González, Edouard [European Southern Observatory (ESO)]
  • MacAuliffe, Felipe [European Southern Observatory (ESO)]
  • Venegas, Paulina [European Southern Observatory (ESO)]
  • De Breuck, Carlos [European Southern Observatory (ESO)]
  • Bergman, Per [Chalmers University of Technology, Onsala Space Observatory (OSO), Sweden]
  • Gunawan, Diah Setia [IFA Universidad de Valparaíso, Chile]
  • Wyrowski, Friedrich [Max-Planck-Institut für Radiastronomie (MPIfR), Bonn, Germany]
  • Stanke, Thomas [European Southern Observatory (ESO)]
  • Belitsky, Victor [Chalmers University of Technology, Onsala Space Observatory (OSO), Sweden]
  • Fredrixon, Mathias [Chalmers University of Technology, Onsala Space Observatory (OSO), Sweden]
  • Meledin, Denis [Chalmers University of Technology, Onsala Space Observatory (OSO), Sweden]
  • Olberg, Michael [Chalmers University of Technology, Onsala Space Observatory (OSO), Sweden]
  • Strandberg, Magnus [Chalmers University of Technology, Onsala Space Observatory (OSO), Sweden]
  • Sundin, Erik [Chalmers University of Technology, Onsala Space Observatory (OSO), Sweden]
  • Adema, Joost [NOVA Submillimetre Instrumentation Group, Kapteyn Astronomical Institute, University of Groningen, the Netherlands]
  • Barkhof, Jan [NOVA Submillimetre Instrumentation Group, Kapteyn Astronomical Institute, University of Groningen, the Netherlands]
  • Baryshev, Andrey [NOVA Submillimetre Instrumentation Group, Kapteyn Astronomical Institute, University of Groningen, the Netherlands]
  • Hesper, Ronald [NOVA Submillimetre Instrumentation Group, Kapteyn Astronomical Institute, University of Groningen, the Netherlands]
  • Khudchenko, Andrey [NOVA Submillimetre Instrumentation Group, Kapteyn Astronomical Institute, University of Groningen, the Netherlands]

Section
Telescopes and Instrumentation
Abstract

During Science Verification of the new SEPIA660 facility receiver at APEX, we carried out a shallow line survey of the archetypal Kleinmann-Low Nebula in the Orion star forming region (Orion-KL). These observations cover the tuning range towards the band edges, which has recently been extended beyond ALMA Band 9 specifications. At these frequencies, atmospheric transmission is very low but still sufficient to detect bright lines in Orion-KL. We present the collected spectra and compare with surveys from the literature, demonstrating the capabilities of the instrument.


Dates
Created: 2019-06-01/2019-06-30
Length
5 pages

Cite this article:

Montenegro-Montes, F., Torstensson, K., Parra, R., Pérez-Beaupuits, J., Nyman, L., Agurto, C., Azagra, F., Cárdenas, M., González, E., MacAuliffe, F., Venegas, P., De Breuck, C., Bergman, P., Gunawan, D., Wyrowski, F., Stanke, T., Belitsky, V., Fredrixon, M., Meledin, D., Olberg, M., Strandberg, M., Sundin, E., Adema, J., Barkhof, J., Baryshev, A., Hesper, R., Khudchenko, A.; Orion-KL Observations with the Extended Tuning Range of the New SEPIA660 APEX Facility Instrument. The Messenger 176 (June 2019): 20–24. https://doi.org/10.18727/0722-6691/5137