Mid-Infrared Astronomy with IRAIT at Dome C: performances and simulations

In the Antarctic Continent there are sites, such as Dome C, where the ambient conditions are expected to be favourable to open new windows to the Universe in the mid-infrared. Here we present the expected performances and simulated results of the mid-IR array camera for astronomy that we are develop...

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Main Authors: M. Fiorucci, P. Persi, S. Ciprini, L. Corcione, BUSSO, Maurizio Maria, TOSTI, Gino
Other Authors: M., Fiorucci, P., Persi, Busso, Maurizio Maria, S., Ciprini, L., Corcione, Tosti, Gino
Format: Conference Object
Language:unknown
Published: 2003
Subjects:
Infrared
Astronomical Instrumentation
Photometry
Antarctica
Antarctic
The Antarctic
Antarc*
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11391/993202
http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2003MSAIS.2.125F
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Summary:In the Antarctic Continent there are sites, such as Dome C, where the ambient conditions are expected to be favourable to open new windows to the Universe in the mid-infrared. Here we present the expected performances and simulated results of the mid-IR array camera for astronomy that we are developing for the IRAIT telescope. The optical configuration will permit a sensitivity of 4 mJy at 10 mu m, considering a 10% bandwidth filter, the source in one beam, 1 sigma, and one hour integration time in chop-nod.

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