The Large Millimeter Telescope

F. Peter Schloerb; Luis Carrasco

doi:10.1117/12.551935

28 September 2004 The Large Millimeter Telescope

F. Peter Schloerb, Luis Carrasco

Proceedings Volume 5489, Ground-based Telescopes; (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.551935
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2004, Glasgow, United Kingdom

Abstract

We present a summary of the Large Millimeter Telescope Project and its present status. The Large Millimeter Telescope (LMT) is a joint project of the University of Massachusetts (UMass) in the USA and the Instituto Nacional de Astrofisica, Optica y Electronica (INAOE) in Mexico to build a 50m-diameter millimeter-wave telescope. The LMT is being built at an altitude of 4600 m atop Volcan Sierra Negra, an extinct volcanic peak in the state of Puebla, Mexico, approximately 100 km east of the city of Puebla. Construction of the antenna is now well underway. The basic structure with a limited number of surface panels is expected to be completed in 2005. Engineering acceptance and telescope commissioning are expected to be completed in 2007.

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F. Peter Schloerb and Luis Carrasco "The Large Millimeter Telescope", Proc. SPIE 5489, Ground-based Telescopes, (28 September 2004); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.551935

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