S. Kurtz, T. Stander, D. Villiers, William Cerfonteyn, A. D. Witt, D. Ferrusca, D. Hiriart, D. Hughes, C. Jacobs, L. Loinard, Fanie van den Heever, M. Velázquez
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Abstract
The 50-meter Large Millimeter Telescope (LMT) operating on the Sierra Negra in Mexico is the largest single- dish millimeter-wave telescope in the world. Although designed to work in the 3 mm and 1 mm bands, there is significant potential for LMT observations at centimeter wavelengths. Here, we summarize the scientific case and operational arguments for a K-band receiver system on the LMT, describe several of the unique technical challenges that the proposed installation would entail, and mention some possible solutions to these challenges.