Receiver Specifications

APEX-SZ Characteristics

• Bolometer array composed of 330 transition edge sensors (TES)
• 0.4 degree field of view
• Spectral band centered on 150 GHz (wavelength = 2 [mm])
• Single-moded conical horns
• Multiplexed detector readout using SQUIDs
• Single detector NET of ~700 [μK √ s]
• Pulse-tube cooler and Helium-10 refrigerator
• Detector array temperature of 300 [mK]