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HERA 1mm array receiver

Rx	#	Pol	tuning range	Trx	IF	IF Bw	Gim	Status	Rem.
			[GHz]	[K]	[GHz]	[GHz]	[dB]
HERA1	9	H	215-272	110-380	4	1	~10
HERA2	9	V	215-241	120-340	4	1	~10		(1)

Comments: (1) HERA2 pixels 4 and 9 are instable and should be flagged in data processing. <CK 9-May-2014>

HERA is a heterodyne receiver array consisting of two arrays of 3x3 pixels with 24" spacing. The two arrays have orthogonal polarization (V, H) the two polarizations pointing at identical locations on the sky. HERA is equipped with a derotator allowing to follow a source in the sky maintaining the same "footprint". Over the range of tunable frequencies, the beamwidth varies between 12" and 9".

HERA manual, version 2.0 by Sievers et al. 2006
Schuster et al. 2004, A&A, 423, 1171 A 230 GHz Heterodyne Receiver Array for the IRAM 30m telescope (local copy)
It is not possible to simultaneously observe with HERA and any of the other frontends.
The alignment of the two polarisations is described in the HERA manual.
Nasmyth offsets are described in the report on the commissioning of New Optics installed in April 2015.
HERA mixers are single-sideband mixers. The image sideband is rejected (see above table).
The nominal bandwidth is 1 GHz.
HERA has two local oscillators, one for each polarization. Simultaneous observations of e.g. the 12CO and 13CO 2-1 lines are hence possible with both polarisations. Note that, in addition, the C18O 2-1 line lies within the 1GHz bandpass next to the 13CO line.

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+==== HERA 1mm array receiver ====
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- * Eight single pixel receivers A,B,C,D, and the 3x3 dual-polarisation HERA receiver are installed in the [http://www.iram.es/IRAMES/telescope/telescopeSummary/receiver6.html receiver cabin].
+||'''Rx''' ||#||'''Pol'''|| '''tuning range''' || '''Trx'''   || '''IF'''    || '''IF Bw''' || '''Gim'''  || '''[[http://www.iram.es/IRAMES/mainWiki/TelescopeSystemStatus#HERA|Status]]''' || '''Rem.''' ||
||         ||  ||       || '''[GHz]'''        || '''[K]'''   || '''[GHz]''' || '''[GHz]''' || '''[dB]''' || || ||
||HERA1     || 9|| H       || 215-272            || 110-380     ||  4          || 1           || ~10 || {{attachment:haken.gif}} || ||
||HERA2     || 9|| V       || 215-241            || 120-340     ||  4          || 1           || ~10 || {{attachment:haken.gif}} || (1) ||
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- * Four of the 8 A,B,C,D receivers can be used simultaneously. HERA cannot be combined with other receivers.
+Comments: (1) '''HERA2 pixels 4 and 9 are instable and should be flagged in data processing.''' <CK 9-May-2014>
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-||'''Rx''' ||#||'''Pol'''|||||||||| '''Rx combinations''' ||'''tuning range''' || '''Trx'''   || '''IF'''    || '''IF Bw''' || '''Gim'''  || '''Rem.''' ||
||         ||  ||       || '''AB'''  || '''CD'''  || '''AD'''  || '''BC'''  || ||'''[GHz]'''        || '''[K]'''   || '''[GHz]''' || '''[GHz]''' || '''[dB]''' || ||
||HERA1     || 9|| H       ||   ||   ||   ||   || X || 215-272            || 110-380     ||  4          || 1           || ~10        || '''2.,3.'''||
||HERA2     || 9|| V       ||   ||   ||   ||   || X || 215-241            || 120-340     ||  4          || 1           || ~10        || '''2.,3.'''||
+HERA is a heterodyne receiver array consisting of two arrays of 3x3 pixels with 24" spacing. The two arrays have orthogonal polarization (V, H) the two polarizations pointing at identical locations on the sky. HERA is equipped with a derotator allowing to follow a source in the sky maintaining the same "footprint". Over the range of tunable frequencies, the beamwidth varies between 12" and 9".
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- * [http://www.iram.es/IRAMES/groups/receiver/receiver.html More information on the heterodyne receivers.]
+  * [[http://www.iram.es/IRAMES/otherDocuments/manuals/HERA_manual_v20.pdf|HERA manual, version 2.0]] by Sievers et al. 2006 

  * [[http://esoads.eso.org/abs/2004A%26A...423.1171S|Schuster et al. 2004, A&A, 423, 1171]] A 230 GHz Heterodyne Receiver Array for the IRAM 30m telescope ([[http://www.iram.es/IRAMES/otherDocuments/manuals/0179hera.pdf|local copy]])

  * It is not possible to simultaneously observe with HERA and any of the other frontends. 

  * The alignment of the two polarisations is described in the HERA manual.

  * Nasmyth offsets are described in the [[http://www.iram.es/IRAMES/mainWiki/EmirforAstronomers#Reports_and_publications|report]] on the commissioning of New Optics installed in April 2015. 

  * HERA mixers are single-sideband mixers. The image sideband is rejected (see above table).

  * The nominal bandwidth is 1 GHz. 

  * HERA has two local oscillators, one for each polarization. Simultaneous observations of e.g. the 12CO and 13CO 2-1 lines are hence possible with both polarisations. Note that, in addition, the C18O 2-1 line lies within the 1GHz bandpass next to the 13CO line.