A European vision for a "Polar Large Telescope'' project
International audience The Polar Large Telescope (PLT) project is primarily aimed at undertaking large, wide band synoptic astronomical surveys in the infrared in order to provide critical data to the forthcoming generation of observational facilities such as ALMA, JWST, LSST and the E-ELT, and to c...
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International audience The Polar Large Telescope (PLT) project is primarily aimed at undertaking large, wide band synoptic astronomical surveys in the infrared in order to provide critical data to the forthcoming generation of observational facilities such as ALMA, JWST, LSST and the E-ELT, and to complement the observations obtained with them. Sensitive thermal IR surveys beyond 2.3 μm cannot be carried out from any existing ground based observatory and the Antarctic Plateau is the only place on the ground where it can be envisaged, thanks to its unique atmospheric and environmental properties, such as the turbulence profile (image quality), the low opacity and the reduced thermal background emission of the sky. These unique conditions enable high angular resolution wide field surveys in the near thermal infrared (2.3-5 μm). This spectral range is particularly well suited to tackling key astrophysical questions such as: i) investigating the nature of the distant universe, the first generation of stars and the latest stages of stellar evolution, ii) understanding transient phenomena such as gamma ray-bursts and Type Ia supernovae, iii) increasing our knowledge of extra-solar planets. Further instruments may broaden the expected science outcomes of such a 2-4 m class telescope especially for the characterization of galaxies at very large distance to provide new clues in the mysteries of dark matter and energy. Efforts will be made to merge this project with other comparable projects within an international consortium. |
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Joseph Louis LAGRANGE (LAGRANGE) Université Côte d'Azur (UCA)-Université Nice Sophia Antipolis (. - 2019) (UNS) COMUE Université Côte d'Azur (2015-2019) (COMUE UCA)-COMUE Université Côte d'Azur (2015-2019) (COMUE UCA)-Observatoire de la Côte d'Azur Université Côte d'Azur (UCA)-COMUE Université Côte d'Azur (2015-2019) (COMUE UCA)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) L'Institut polaire français Paul-Emile Victor (IPEV) Ministère de l'Education nationale, de l’Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche (M.E.N.E.S.R.) Laboratoire de glaciologie et géophysique de l'environnement (LGGE) Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Observatoire des Sciences de l'Univers de Grenoble (OSUG) Université Joseph Fourier - Grenoble 1 (UJF)-Institut polytechnique de Grenoble - Grenoble Institute of Technology (Grenoble INP )-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Institut national de recherche en sciences et technologies pour l'environnement et l'agriculture (IRSTEA)-Université Savoie Mont Blanc (USMB Université de Savoie Université de Chambéry )-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Joseph Fourier - Grenoble 1 (UJF)-Institut polytechnique de Grenoble - Grenoble Institute of Technology (Grenoble INP )-Institut national de recherche en sciences et technologies pour l'environnement et l'agriculture (IRSTEA)-Université Savoie Mont Blanc (USMB Université de Savoie Université de Chambéry )-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) Centre de Recherche Astrophysique de Lyon (CRAL) École normale supérieure - Lyon (ENS Lyon)-Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 (UCBL) Université de Lyon-Université de Lyon-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS) Laboratoire d'Etude du Rayonnement et de la Matière en Astrophysique (LERMA) École normale supérieure - Paris (ENS Paris) Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris 6 (UPMC)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Observatoire de Paris Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université de Cergy Pontoise (UCP) Université Paris-Seine-Université Paris-Seine-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) Centre de Calcul de l'IN2P3 (CC-IN2P3) Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) Laboratoire d'Astrophysique de Marseille (LAM) Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Aix Marseille Université (AMU)-Centre National d'Études Spatiales Toulouse (CNES) Institut de Physique Nucléaire de Lyon (IPNL) Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 (UCBL) Université de Lyon-Université de Lyon-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3) SAGEM Défense Sécurité Massy Centre de Physique des Particules de Marseille (CPPM) Aix Marseille Université (AMU)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) |
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ftccsdartic:oai:HAL:in2p3-00866778v1 2023-05-15T13:47:56+02:00 A European vision for a "Polar Large Telescope'' project Abe, L. Epchtein, N. Ansorge, W. Argentini, S. Bryson, I. Carbillet, M. Dalton, G. David, C. Esau, I. Genthon, C. Langlois, M. Le Bertre, T. Lemrani, R. Le Roux, B. Marchiori, G. Mékarnia, D. Montnacher, J. Moretto, G. Prugniel, P. Rivet, J.-P. Ruch, E. Tao, C. Tilquin, A. Vauglin, I. Joseph Louis LAGRANGE (LAGRANGE) Université Côte d'Azur (UCA)-Université Nice Sophia Antipolis (. - 2019) (UNS) COMUE Université Côte d'Azur (2015-2019) (COMUE UCA)-COMUE Université Côte d'Azur (2015-2019) (COMUE UCA)-Observatoire de la Côte d'Azur Université Côte d'Azur (UCA)-COMUE Université Côte d'Azur (2015-2019) (COMUE UCA)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) L'Institut polaire français Paul-Emile Victor (IPEV) Ministère de l'Education nationale, de l’Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche (M.E.N.E.S.R.) Laboratoire de glaciologie et géophysique de l'environnement (LGGE) Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Observatoire des Sciences de l'Univers de Grenoble (OSUG) Université Joseph Fourier - Grenoble 1 (UJF)-Institut polytechnique de Grenoble - Grenoble Institute of Technology (Grenoble INP )-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Institut national de recherche en sciences et technologies pour l'environnement et l'agriculture (IRSTEA)-Université Savoie Mont Blanc (USMB Université de Savoie Université de Chambéry )-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Joseph Fourier - Grenoble 1 (UJF)-Institut polytechnique de Grenoble - Grenoble Institute of Technology (Grenoble INP )-Institut national de recherche en sciences et technologies pour l'environnement et l'agriculture (IRSTEA)-Université Savoie Mont Blanc (USMB Université de Savoie Université de Chambéry )-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) Centre de Recherche Astrophysique de Lyon (CRAL) École normale supérieure - Lyon (ENS Lyon)-Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 (UCBL) Université de Lyon-Université de Lyon-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS) Laboratoire d'Etude du Rayonnement et de la Matière en Astrophysique (LERMA) École normale supérieure - Paris (ENS Paris) Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris 6 (UPMC)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Observatoire de Paris Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université de Cergy Pontoise (UCP) Université Paris-Seine-Université Paris-Seine-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) Centre de Calcul de l'IN2P3 (CC-IN2P3) Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) Laboratoire d'Astrophysique de Marseille (LAM) Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Aix Marseille Université (AMU)-Centre National d'Études Spatiales Toulouse (CNES) Institut de Physique Nucléaire de Lyon (IPNL) Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 (UCBL) Université de Lyon-Université de Lyon-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3) SAGEM Défense Sécurité Massy Centre de Physique des Particules de Marseille (CPPM) Aix Marseille Université (AMU)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) Beijing, China 2012-08-20 http://hal.in2p3.fr/in2p3-00866778 https://doi.org/10.1017/S174392131201695X en eng HAL CCSD info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1017/S174392131201695X in2p3-00866778 http://hal.in2p3.fr/in2p3-00866778 doi:10.1017/S174392131201695X Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union Astrophysics from Antarctica, Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union, IAU Symposium http://hal.in2p3.fr/in2p3-00866778 Astrophysics from Antarctica, Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union, IAU Symposium, Aug 2012, Beijing, China. pp.243-250, ⟨10.1017/S174392131201695X⟩ telescopes surveys [SDU.ASTR.IM]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Astrophysics [astro-ph]/Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysic [astro-ph.IM] [PHYS.ASTR.IM]Physics [physics]/Astrophysics [astro-ph]/Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysic [astro-ph.IM] info:eu-repo/semantics/conferenceObject Conference papers 2012 ftccsdartic https://doi.org/10.1017/S174392131201695X 2021-12-12T05:25:50Z International audience The Polar Large Telescope (PLT) project is primarily aimed at undertaking large, wide band synoptic astronomical surveys in the infrared in order to provide critical data to the forthcoming generation of observational facilities such as ALMA, JWST, LSST and the E-ELT, and to complement the observations obtained with them. Sensitive thermal IR surveys beyond 2.3 μm cannot be carried out from any existing ground based observatory and the Antarctic Plateau is the only place on the ground where it can be envisaged, thanks to its unique atmospheric and environmental properties, such as the turbulence profile (image quality), the low opacity and the reduced thermal background emission of the sky. These unique conditions enable high angular resolution wide field surveys in the near thermal infrared (2.3-5 μm). This spectral range is particularly well suited to tackling key astrophysical questions such as: i) investigating the nature of the distant universe, the first generation of stars and the latest stages of stellar evolution, ii) understanding transient phenomena such as gamma ray-bursts and Type Ia supernovae, iii) increasing our knowledge of extra-solar planets. Further instruments may broaden the expected science outcomes of such a 2-4 m class telescope especially for the characterization of galaxies at very large distance to provide new clues in the mysteries of dark matter and energy. Efforts will be made to merge this project with other comparable projects within an international consortium. Conference Object Antarc* Antarctic Archive ouverte HAL (Hyper Article en Ligne, CCSD - Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe) Antarctic The Antarctic Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union 8 S288 243 250 |