Science Programs for a 2 m-class Telescope at Dome C, Antarctica: PILOT, the Pathfinder for an International Large Optical Telescope

• Main Authors: Burton, M. G., Lawrence, J., Ashley, M. C. B., Bailey, J. A., Blake, C., Bedding, T. R., Bland-Hawthorn, J., Bond, I. A., Glazebrook, K., Hidas, M. G., Lewis, G., Longmore, S. N., Maddison, S. T., Mattila, S., Minier, V., Ryder, S. D., Sharp, R., Smith, C. H., Storey, J. W. V., Tinney, C. G., Tuthill, P., Walsh, A. J., Walsh, W., Whiting, M., Wong, T., Woods, D., Yock, P. C. M.
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: arXiv 2004
• Subjects: Astrophysics astro-ph; FOS Physical sciences; Antarctic; The Antarctic; Pasa; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.48550/arxiv.astro-ph/0411612; https://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0411612

The cold, dry and stable air above the summits of the Antarctic plateau provides the best ground-based observing conditions from optical to sub-mm wavelengths to be found on the Earth. PILOT is a proposed 2 m telescope, to be built at Dome C in Antarctica, able to exploit these conditions for conduc...