Atmospheric scintillation at Dome C

Dome C, Antarctica is one of the most promising astronomical sites in the world (Fossat & Candidi 2003, and references therein). Dome C boasts low wind speeds, very cold temperatures and little precipitation. The atmospheric turbulence is very weak compared to temperate sites, leading to sub-arc...

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Main Authors: Suzanne L. Kenyon, Jon S. Lawrence, Michael C. B. Ashley, John W. V. Storey, Andrei Tokovinin, Eric Fossat
Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
Format: Text
Language:English
Subjects:
Antarc*
Antarctica
Online Access:http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.157.6383
http://www.phys.unsw.edu.au/~mcba/pubs/kenyon07a.pdf
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Summary:Dome C, Antarctica is one of the most promising astronomical sites in the world (Fossat & Candidi 2003, and references therein). Dome C boasts low wind speeds, very cold temperatures and little precipitation. The atmospheric turbulence is very weak compared to temperate sites, leading to sub-arcsecond seeing conditions (Lawrence et al. 2004;

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