The antarctic submillimetre telescope

• Published in: EAS Publications Series
• Main Authors: V. Minier, L. Olmi, G. Durand, E. Daddi, F. Israel, C. Kramer, P. O. Lagage, L. Sabbatini, L. Spinoglio, N. Schneider, N. Tothill, P. Tremblin, L. Valenziano, C. Veyssiere, DE PETRIS, Marco
• Other Authors: V., Minier, L., Olmi, G., Durand, E., Daddi, F., Israel, C., Kramer, P. O., Lagage, L., Sabbatini, L., Spinoglio, N., Schneider, N., Tothill, P., Tremblin, L., Valenziano, C., Veyssiere
• Format: Conference Object
• Language: English
• Published: L. Spinoglio and N. Epchtein 2010
• Subjects: atmospheric turbulence; atmospheric thermodynamic; differential image; Antarctic; The Antarctic; Antarc*
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11573/208184; https://doi.org/10.1051/eas/1040039

This report aims to provide a summary of the status of our Antarctic Submillimetre Telescope (AST) project up to date. It is a very new project for Antarctic astronomy. Necessary prerequisites for a future deployment of a large size telescope infrastructure have been tested in years 2007 and 2008. The knowledge of the transmission, frost formation and temperature gradient were fundamental parameters before starting a feasibility study. The telescope specifications and requirements are currently discussed with the industrial partnership. © 2010 EAS, EDP Sciences.