Microlensing from Dome-C with an adaptive telescope of 2m class

Dome-C, a local peak in the Antartic plateau, is claimed to be one of the best sites in the world for astronomical purposes. We focus here on the increasing evidence that exceptionally good seeing could be available at visible wavelengths, far exceeding what is available at temperate locations. We p...

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Main Authors: R. Ragazzoni, C. Arcidiacono, G. Bono, BUSSO, Maurizio Maria, E. Diolaiti, J. Farinato, A. Moore, A. Riccardi, P. Salinari, R. Soci, E. Vernet, TOSTI, Gino
Other Authors: R., Ragazzoni, C., Arcidiacono, G., Bono, Busso, Maurizio Maria, E., Diolaiti, J., Farinato, A., Moore, A., Riccardi, P., Salinari, R., Soci, Tosti, Gino, E., Vernet
Format: Conference Object
Language:unknown
Published: 2004
Subjects:
Astronomy from Antarctic
Microlensing
Adaptive Optics
Antarctic
Antarc*
antartic*
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11391/993991
http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2004MSAIS.5.374R
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Summary:Dome-C, a local peak in the Antartic plateau, is claimed to be one of the best sites in the world for astronomical purposes. We focus here on the increasing evidence that exceptionally good seeing could be available at visible wavelengths, far exceeding what is available at temperate locations. We propose that searching for microlensing events in and by galactic globular clusters, such as 47-Tuc, using a wide-field, possibly adaptive optics corrected, 2m-class telescope, would produce unique science for a medium technical challenge.

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