Ultra wide‐field infrared astronomy in Antarctica

The science enabled by the deep and high‐cadence survey that will be performed by the Vera Rubin Observatory has led to an increase of survey and follow‐up capabilities around the world. The infrared, has however, not match this growth due to the challenges caused by the atmospheric and the cost of...

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Published in:Astronomische Nachrichten
Main Authors: Travouillon, Tony, Smith, Roger M., Fucik, Jason, Figer, Don F., Kasliwal, Mansi, Moore, Anna M., Guillot, Tristan
Other Authors: Ames Research Center, National Science Foundation
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2023
Subjects:
Antarctic
Rubin
Antarc*
Antarctica
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/asna.20230063
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/asna.20230063
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Summary:The science enabled by the deep and high‐cadence survey that will be performed by the Vera Rubin Observatory has led to an increase of survey and follow‐up capabilities around the world. The infrared, has however, not match this growth due to the challenges caused by the atmospheric and the cost of large detector arrays. In this paper, we present solutions to resolve these challenges and a path toward an Antarctic observatory capable matching the volumetric speed of the Vera Rubin Observatory survey in the infrared k‐band. We will detail the current state of infrared survey telescopes, demonstrate the benefits of Antarctic high‐plateau for such observations, and show some of the development made in detector technologies to make large detector arrays a reality for such application.

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