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SCUBA-2: on-sky calibration using submillimetre standard sources

SCUBA-2: on-sky calibration using submillimetre standard sources

SCUBA-2 is a 10 000-bolometer submillimetre camera on the James Clerk Maxwell Telescope. The instrument commissioning was completed in 2011 September, and full science operations began in 2011 October. To harness the full potential of this powerful new astronomical tool, the instrument calibration must be accurate and well understood. To …