The Science Case for PILOT II: the Distant Universe

• Main Authors: Lawrence, J. S., Ashley, M. C. B., Bunker, A., Bouwens, R., Burgarella, D., Burton, M. G., Gehrels, N., Glazebrook, K., Pimbblet, K., Quimby, R., Saunders, W., Storey, J. W. V., Wheeler, J. C.
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: arXiv 2009
• Subjects: Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics astro-ph.CO; Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics astro-ph.IM; FOS Physical sciences; Antarctic; The Antarctic; Pasa; Antarc*
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.48550/arxiv.0905.4616; https://arxiv.org/abs/0905.4616

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. The atmospheric conditions at Dome C deliver a high sensitivity, high photometric precision, wide-field, high spatial resolution, and h...