Terahertz Initiatives at the Antarctic Submillimeter Telescope and Remote Observatory (AST/RO)

• Main Authors: Antony A. Stark, Adair P. Lane, Christopher L. Martin (sao, Richard A. Chamberlin, Jacob Kooi (caltech, Christopher K. Walker (u. Arizona
• Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 2002
• Subjects: Amundsen Scott South Pole Station; Amundsen-Scott; Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station; Antarctic; Austral; South Pole; The Antarctic; Antarc*; South pole
• Online Access: http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.316.8476; http://arxiv.org/pdf/astro-ph/0205358v1.pdf

The Antarctic Submillimeter Telescope and Remote Observatory (AST/RO) is a 1.7-meter diameter offset Gregorian instrument located at the NSF Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station. This site is exceptionally dry and cold, providing opportunities for Terahertz observations from the ground. Preliminary ana...