| Instrumental
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| • | The
emerging technology of large |
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| submillimeter-wave
focal plane arrays |
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| will
revolutionize the sensitivity and |
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| speed
of single-dish telescopes |
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| • | Fast,
wide-field, moderate resolution |
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| (10") submillimeter-wave imaging |
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| capability
is needed |
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| – | Smithsonian
Submillimeter Array (SMA) and |
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| Atacama Large
Millimeter Array (ALMA) are |
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| sensitive,
high-resolution instruments with small |
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| (15") field
of view |
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