APEX Instruments Summary Table

Instrument Spectral Coverage Observing Mode Spectral Resolution Multiplex Note Telescope
SHFI 211-370 GHz, 385-500 GHz and 1.25-1.39 THz heterodyne receiver - - - APEX
LABOCA 870 µm bolometer array - - 295 pixels
APEX
ARTEMIS 350 µm bolometer array - - 2304 pixels (fully sampled) APEX
FLASH
280-370 GHz
dual-beam heterodyne receiver
- - PI instrument; simultaneous observations in four receiver backends of 4 GHz bandwidth APEX
CHAMP+
620-720 and 780-950 GHz
dual-beam heterodyne receiver
- - PI instrument; simultaneous mapping with 7 pixels in each band APEX
SUPERCAM 329-360 GHz heterodyne array - - PI instrument; simultaneous mapping with 64 pixels