The Science Case for PILOT I: Summary and Overview

PILOT (the Pathfinder for an International Large Optical Telescope) is a proposed 2.5-m optical/ infrared telescope to be located at Dome C on the Antarctic plateau. Conditions at Dome C are known to be exceptional for astronomy. The seeing (above ∼30 m The PILOT Science Case, presented here, was pr...

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Published in:Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia
Main Authors: Lawrence , Jonathan Simon, Ashley, Michael, Bailey, J, Barrado y Navascues, D, Bedding, Timothy Russell, Bland-Hawthorn, Joss, Bond, I, Boulanger, F, Bouwens, R, Bruntt, H, Bunker, Andrew, Schmidt, Brian
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Published: CSLI Publications
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Keywords: Cosmology
Early universe
Formation
High angular resolution
Instrumentation
Observations
Site testing
Stars
Telescopes
Antarctic
The Antarctic
Antarc*
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1885/31316
https://doi.org/10.1071/AS08048
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Summary:PILOT (the Pathfinder for an International Large Optical Telescope) is a proposed 2.5-m optical/ infrared telescope to be located at Dome C on the Antarctic plateau. Conditions at Dome C are known to be exceptional for astronomy. The seeing (above ∼30 m The PILOT Science Case, presented here, was produced as part of the PILOT conceptual design study, funded through the Australian Department of Education, Science, and Training through the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS) scheme, and the University of New South Wales through the UNSW PILOT Science Office. The European contribution has been supported by the ARENA network of the European Commission FP6 under contract RICA26150.

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