Future MmSubmm Instrumentation and Science Opportunities Exa(3)

During the next decade a tremendous advance will take place in instrumentation for spectroscopy of the interstellar medium. Major new facilities (ALMA, SOFIA, APEX, LMT, Herschel and others) will be constructed and commissioned, so that the science opportu

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Table1.Newfacilitiesforinterstellarchemistry.

SOFIAHerschelALMACARMASMAe-SMALMTAPEXSouthPoleGBT2.5m3.5m64×12m6×10m8×6m

(8×6m)+15m+10m

50m12m8m100mAirborne(747)Space(L2)Atacama(Chile)

WhiteMts(California,USA)MaunaKea(Hawaii,USA)MaunaKea(Hawaii,USA)SierraNegra(Mexico)Atacama(Chile)SouthPole

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