APEX Instruments Summary Table

Instrument Spectral Coverage Observing Mode Spectral Resolution Multiplex Note Telescope
LABOCA 870 µm bolometer array - - 295 pixels APEX
SEPIA

159-211 GHz

600-722 GHz

heterodyne receiver - -

Band 5: Sideband separating receiver with instantaneous coverage in 2 bands of 4 GHz in both polarizations.

Band 9: Double side-band receiver with instantaneous coverage in 1 band of 4 GHz in both polarizations.

APEX
SHFI 211-370 GHz, 385-500 GHz
heterodyne receiver - - - APEX
ARTEMIS

350 µm

450 µm

bolometer array - - PI instrument; FoV: 4' x 2''; 2304 pixels (fully sampled) APEX
FLASH

280-370 GHz

374-516 GHz

dual-beam heterodyne receiver
- - PI instrument; simultaneous observations in four receiver backends of 4 GHz bandwidth APEX