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 height), coherence time, and isoplanatic angle...
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ftdatacite:10.48550/arxiv.0905.4432 2023-05-15T13:31:09+02:00 The Science Case for PILOT I: Summary and Overview Lawrence, J. S. Ashley, M. C. B. Bailey, J. Navascues, D. Barrado y Bedding, T. Bland-Hawthorn, J. Bond, I. Boulanger, F. Bouwens, R. Bruntt, H. Bunker, A. Burgarella, D. Burton, M. G. Busso, M. Coward, D. Cioni, M. -R. Durand, G. Eiroa, C. Epchtein, N. Gehrels, N. Gillingham, P. Glazebrook, K. Haynes, R. Kiss, L. Lagage, P. O. Bertre, T. Le Mackay, C. Maillard, J. P. McGrath, A. Minier, V. Mora, A. Olsen, K. Persi, P. Pimbblet, K. Quimby, R. Saunders, W. Schmidt, B. Stello, D. Storey, J. W. V. Tinney, C. Tremblin, P. Wheeler, J. C. Yoc, P. 2009 https://dx.doi.org/10.48550/arxiv.0905.4432 https://arxiv.org/abs/0905.4432 unknown arXiv https://dx.doi.org/10.1071/as08048 arXiv.org perpetual, non-exclusive license http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/ Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics astro-ph.IM FOS Physical sciences article-journal Article ScholarlyArticle Text 2009 ftdatacite https://doi.org/10.48550/arxiv.0905.4432 https://doi.org/10.1071/as08048 2022-04-01T15:06:39Z 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 height), coherence time, and isoplanatic angle are all twice s good as at typical mid-latitude sites, while the water-vapour column, and the atmosphere and telescope thermal emission are all an order of magnitude better. These conditions enable a unique scientific capability for PILOT, which is addressed in this series of papers. The current paper presents an overview of the optical and instrumentation suite for PILO and its expected performance, a summary of the key science goals and observational approach for the facility, a discussion of the synergies between the science goals for PILOT and other telescopes, and a discussion of the future of Antarctic astronomy. Paper II and Paper III present details of the science projects divided, respectively, between the distant Universe (i.e., studies of first light, and the assembly and evolution of structure) and the nearby Universe (i.e., studies of Local Group galaxies, the Milky Way, and the Solar System). : 19 pages, 8 figures, accepted for publication in PASA Text Antarc* Antarctic DataCite Metadata Store (German National Library of Science and Technology) Antarctic Milky Way ENVELOPE(-68.705,-68.705,-71.251,-71.251) Pasa ENVELOPE(26.733,26.733,67.850,67.850) The Antarctic |
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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 height), coherence time, and isoplanatic angle are all twice s good as at typical mid-latitude sites, while the water-vapour column, and the atmosphere and telescope thermal emission are all an order of magnitude better. These conditions enable a unique scientific capability for PILOT, which is addressed in this series of papers. The current paper presents an overview of the optical and instrumentation suite for PILO and its expected performance, a summary of the key science goals and observational approach for the facility, a discussion of the synergies between the science goals for PILOT and other telescopes, and a discussion of the future of Antarctic astronomy. Paper II and Paper III present details of the science projects divided, respectively, between the distant Universe (i.e., studies of first light, and the assembly and evolution of structure) and the nearby Universe (i.e., studies of Local Group galaxies, the Milky Way, and the Solar System). : 19 pages, 8 figures, accepted for publication in PASA |
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Lawrence, J. S. Ashley, M. C. B. Bailey, J. Navascues, D. Barrado y Bedding, T. Bland-Hawthorn, J. Bond, I. Boulanger, F. Bouwens, R. Bruntt, H. Bunker, A. Burgarella, D. Burton, M. G. Busso, M. Coward, D. Cioni, M. -R. Durand, G. Eiroa, C. Epchtein, N. Gehrels, N. Gillingham, P. Glazebrook, K. Haynes, R. Kiss, L. Lagage, P. O. Bertre, T. Le Mackay, C. Maillard, J. P. McGrath, A. Minier, V. Mora, A. Olsen, K. Persi, P. Pimbblet, K. Quimby, R. Saunders, W. Schmidt, B. Stello, D. Storey, J. W. V. Tinney, C. Tremblin, P. Wheeler, J. C. Yoc, P. |
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