Testing and Data Reduction of the Chinese Small Telescope Array (CSTAR) for Dome A, Antarctica

• Main Authors: Zhou, Xu, Wu, Zhenyu, Jiang, Zhaoji, Cui, Xiangqun, Feng, Longlong, Gong, Xuefei, Hu, Jingyao, Li, Qisheng, Liu, Genrong, Ma, Jun, Wang, Jiali, Wang, Lifan, Wu, Jianghua, Xia, Lirong, Yan, Jun, Yuan, Xiangyan, Zhai, Fengxiang, Zhang, Ru, Zhu, Zhenxi
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: arXiv 2010
• Subjects: Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics astro-ph.IM; FOS Physical sciences; Antarctic; Raa; The Antarctic; Antarc*; Antarctica; Ice cap
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.48550/arxiv.1001.4935; https://arxiv.org/abs/1001.4935

The Chinese Small Telescope ARray (hereinafter CSTAR) is the first Chinese astronomical instrument on the Antarctic ice cap. The low temperature and low pressure testing of the data acquisition system was carried out in a laboratory refrigerator and on the 4500m Pamirs high plateau, respectively. Th...