MAXIMA Receiver
The MAXIMA receiver is an ADR cooled array of bolometers.
It is made up of a number of subsystems:
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Detectors are the bolometer assemblies.
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Receiver Electronics is the electronics specific to the receiver and includes the JFET amplifiers and read out circuits, etc.
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Dewar is the structure that contains the receiver and the various cyrogenic systems.
author George Smoot - expect replacement from Shaul Hanany with a section from Jason Feldman on the AC bias circuitry
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