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I. Robson, W. Holland, A. Fairley, M. MacIntosh (UK ATC), A. Walton, W. Parker (University of Edinburgh), K. Irwin, G. Hilton (NIST), A. Peter (University of Cardiff), M. Halpern (University of British Colombia), M. Fich (University of Waterloo)
The second generation submillimetre camera for the JCMT, SCUBA-2, is now in the Assembly-Integration-Test phase in the lab at the UK ATC Edinburgh. The prototype 850 and 450 micron arrays have both been tested at Cardiff and are well within specification. The cryogenic performance of the instrument has been verified with sub 100mK performance achieved and the prototype arrays will receive first light in the instrument before Christmas 2005. The science grade arrays are currently under production from NIST, University of Edinburgh and Raytheon and the first devices will arrive in the UK in November 2005. Testing of the complete system with the Multi-Channel-Electronics from UBC will commence in January and SCUBA-2 will be delivered to the JCMT in August 2006.
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