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Receivers and Antennas

The 3 mm and 1.3 mm receivers of all antennas have now been re-aligned to within , thereby removing the pending limitations on dual-frequency observations. Surface adjustments and optimization of the subreflector position have also been performed to improve the overall efficiency.

The subreflector of antenna 3 has been exchanged with that foreseen for Antenna 5, and is currently being resurfaced by MAN.

Thorough investigations have improved the 1.3mm total power stability: a level of 2-3 is now reached. This allows phase compensation to about 20 degrees rms at 230 GHz under clear sky conditions.



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