Prospective Type Ia supernova surveys from Dome A

• Published in: Astroparticle Physics
• Main Authors: Kim, A., Bonissent, A., Christiansen, J. L., Ealet, A., Faccioli, L., Gladney, L., Kushner, G., Linder, E., Stoughton, C., Wang, L.
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: 79 ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS; ANTARCTICA; APERTURES; COSMOLOGY; EXPLOSIONS; SUPERNOVAE; TELESCOPES; UNIVERSE; Hubble; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/982933; https://www.osti.gov/biblio/982933; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.astropartphys.2010.02.004

Dome A, the highest plateau in Antarctica, is being developed as a site for an astronomical observatory. The planned telescopes and instrumentation and the unique site characteristics are conducive toward Type Ia supernova surveys for cosmology. A self-contained search and survey over 5 years can yi...