AST/RO and submillimetre-wave observations of the Magellanic Clouds from the South Pole

AST/RO (Antarctic Submillimeter Telescope and Remote Observatory), a joint project between AT&T Bell Labs, Boston University and the University of Illinois, will place a 1.7-m submillimetre telescope at the South Pole (a high, dry site) in 1992. The highly automated off-axis parabolic telescope...

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Published in:Symposium - International Astronomical Union
Main Authors: Lo, K.Y., Stark, A.A., Bally, J., Wilson, R.W., Bania, T., Lane, A.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1991
Subjects:
Antarctic
South Pole
Antarc*
South pole
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0074180900200156
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0074180900200156
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Summary:AST/RO (Antarctic Submillimeter Telescope and Remote Observatory), a joint project between AT&T Bell Labs, Boston University and the University of Illinois, will place a 1.7-m submillimetre telescope at the South Pole (a high, dry site) in 1992. The highly automated off-axis parabolic telescope will be equipped initially with two channels of 500 GHz (600 μ m) heterodyne receivers and AOS spectrometers. A primary goal of the project is a large-scale survey of CI and CO(4-3) line emission from the southern Galaxy and the Magellanic Clouds, in an effort to further the understanding of the warm interstellar medium and star formation in the two galaxies.

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