Terahertz Initiatives at the Antarctic Submillimeter Telescope and Remote Observatory (AST/RO)
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...
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ftdatacite:10.48550/arxiv.astro-ph/0205358 2023-05-15T13:24:27+02:00 Terahertz Initiatives at the Antarctic Submillimeter Telescope and Remote Observatory (AST/RO) Stark, Antony A Lane, Adair P. Martin, Christopher L. Chamberlin, Richard Kooi, Jacob Walker, Christopher K. 2002 https://dx.doi.org/10.48550/arxiv.astro-ph/0205358 https://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0205358 unknown arXiv Assumed arXiv.org perpetual, non-exclusive license to distribute this article for submissions made before January 2004 http://arxiv.org/licenses/assumed-1991-2003/ Astrophysics astro-ph FOS Physical sciences Preprint Article article CreativeWork 2002 ftdatacite https://doi.org/10.48550/arxiv.astro-ph/0205358 2022-04-01T16:45:34Z 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 analysis of recent site testing results shows that the zenith transparency of the 1.5 THz atmospheric window at South Pole frequently exceeds 10% during the Austral winter. Routine observations at 810 GHz have been conducted over the past two years, resulting in large-scale maps of the Galactic Center region and measurements of the (13)C line in molecular clouds. During the next two years, the observatory plans to support two Terahertz instruments: 1) TREND (Terahertz Receiver with Niobium Nitride Device--K. S. Yngvesson, University of Massachusetts, P. I.), and 2) SPIFI (South Pole Imaging Fabry-Perot Interferometer--G. J. Stacey, Cornell University, P. I.). AST/RO could be used in future as an observational test bed for additional prototype Terahertz instruments. Observing time on AST/RO is available on a proposal basis (see http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/~adair/AST_RO). : Submitted to proceedings, Thirteenth International Symposium on Space Terahertz Technology Report Amundsen-Scott Antarc* Antarctic South pole South pole DataCite Metadata Store (German National Library of Science and Technology) Amundsen Scott South Pole Station ENVELOPE(0.000,0.000,-90.000,-90.000) Amundsen-Scott ENVELOPE(0.000,0.000,-90.000,-90.000) Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station ENVELOPE(139.273,139.273,-89.998,-89.998) Antarctic Austral South Pole The Antarctic |
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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 analysis of recent site testing results shows that the zenith transparency of the 1.5 THz atmospheric window at South Pole frequently exceeds 10% during the Austral winter. Routine observations at 810 GHz have been conducted over the past two years, resulting in large-scale maps of the Galactic Center region and measurements of the (13)C line in molecular clouds. During the next two years, the observatory plans to support two Terahertz instruments: 1) TREND (Terahertz Receiver with Niobium Nitride Device--K. S. Yngvesson, University of Massachusetts, P. I.), and 2) SPIFI (South Pole Imaging Fabry-Perot Interferometer--G. J. Stacey, Cornell University, P. I.). AST/RO could be used in future as an observational test bed for additional prototype Terahertz instruments. Observing time on AST/RO is available on a proposal basis (see http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/~adair/AST_RO). : Submitted to proceedings, Thirteenth International Symposium on Space Terahertz Technology |
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Stark, Antony A Lane, Adair P. Martin, Christopher L. Chamberlin, Richard Kooi, Jacob Walker, Christopher K. |
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Terahertz Initiatives at the Antarctic Submillimeter Telescope and Remote Observatory (AST/RO) |
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Terahertz Initiatives at the Antarctic Submillimeter Telescope and Remote Observatory (AST/RO) |
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Terahertz Initiatives at the Antarctic Submillimeter Telescope and Remote Observatory (AST/RO) |
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Terahertz Initiatives at the Antarctic Submillimeter Telescope and Remote Observatory (AST/RO) |
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Terahertz Initiatives at the Antarctic Submillimeter Telescope and Remote Observatory (AST/RO) |
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terahertz initiatives at the antarctic submillimeter telescope and remote observatory (ast/ro) |
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