Dome A, Antarctica : prospectives for terahertz astronomy from the ground
Over a decade of site testing and operation of submillimeter telescopes has shown that the high Antarctic Plateau (South Pole) and Chilean Atacama desert (Chajnantor) are exceptional ground-based sites for submillimeter and terahertz astronomy. The highest sites at both locations (Dome A and the Cha...
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ftunivwestsyd:oai:researchdirect.westernsydney.edu.au:uws_23258 2023-05-15T13:34:53+02:00 Dome A, Antarctica : prospectives for terahertz astronomy from the ground Kulesa, Craig A. Walker, Christopher K. Schein, M. Golish, Dathon R. Tothill, Nicholas F. H. (R17058) Siegel, Peter H. Weinreb, Sander Jones, Glenn M. Bardin, Joseph C. Jacobs, Karl Martin, Christopher L. Storey, John W. Ashley, Michael C. B. Lawrence, Jon S. Luong-Van, Daniel M. Everett, Jon R. Wang, Lifan Feng, Longlong Zhu, Zhenxi Yan, Jun Yang, Ji Zhang, Xuguo Cui, Xiangqun Yuan, Xiangyan Hu, Jinwen Xu, Zhou Jiang, Zhaoji Yang, Huigen Li, Yuanshen Sun, Bo Qin, Weijian Shang, Zhaohui Wild, Wolfgang (Editor) International Symposium on Space Terahertz Technology (Event place) 2008 print 7 http://handle.uws.edu.au:8081/1959.7/548707 http://www.nrao.edu/meetings/isstt/2008.shtml eng eng Netherlands, SRON/TU Delft/University of Groningen Proceedings of the 19th International Symposium on Space Terahertz Technology (ISSTT 2008), Groningen, The Netherlands, April 28-30, 2008 pp: 390-396 020102 - Astronomical and Space Instrumentation 020104 - Galactic Astronomy 970102 - Expanding Knowledge in the Physical Sciences conference paper 2008 ftunivwestsyd 2020-12-05T17:40:41Z Over a decade of site testing and operation of submillimeter telescopes has shown that the high Antarctic Plateau (South Pole) and Chilean Atacama desert (Chajnantor) are exceptional ground-based sites for submillimeter and terahertz astronomy. The highest sites at both locations (Dome A and the Chajnantor and Sairecabur summits) show great promise in yielding even more favorable conditions. To test the conditions at Dome A, we have deployed Pre-HEAT, a 20 cm aperture submillimeter-wave telescope with a 660 GHz (450 micron) Schottky diode heterodyne receiver and digital FFT spectrometer for the Plateau Observatory (PLATO) developed by the University of New South Wales. In January 2008 it was deployed to Dome A, the summit of the Antarctic plateau, as part of a scientific traverse led by the Polar Research Institute of China. Dome A may be one of the best sites in the world for ground based Terahertz astronomy, based on the exceptionally cold, dry and stable conditions which prevail there. Pre-HEAT is measuring the 450 micron sky opacity at Dome A and mapping the Galactic Plane in the 13CO J=6-5 line, constituting the first submillimeter measurements from Dome A. It is field-testing many of the key technologies for its namesake, a successor mission called HEAT: the High Elevation Antarctic Terahertz telescope. Exciting prospects for submillimeter astronomy from Dome A and the status of Pre-HEAT will be presented. Conference Object Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica Polar Research Institute of China South pole South pole University of Western Sydney (UWS): Research Direct Antarctic Plato ENVELOPE(-54.674,-54.674,-63.433,-63.433) South Pole The Antarctic |
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020102 - Astronomical and Space Instrumentation 020104 - Galactic Astronomy 970102 - Expanding Knowledge in the Physical Sciences Kulesa, Craig A. Walker, Christopher K. Schein, M. Golish, Dathon R. Tothill, Nicholas F. H. (R17058) Siegel, Peter H. Weinreb, Sander Jones, Glenn M. Bardin, Joseph C. Jacobs, Karl Martin, Christopher L. Storey, John W. Ashley, Michael C. B. Lawrence, Jon S. Luong-Van, Daniel M. Everett, Jon R. Wang, Lifan Feng, Longlong Zhu, Zhenxi Yan, Jun Yang, Ji Zhang, Xuguo Cui, Xiangqun Yuan, Xiangyan Hu, Jinwen Xu, Zhou Jiang, Zhaoji Yang, Huigen Li, Yuanshen Sun, Bo Qin, Weijian Shang, Zhaohui Dome A, Antarctica : prospectives for terahertz astronomy from the ground |
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Over a decade of site testing and operation of submillimeter telescopes has shown that the high Antarctic Plateau (South Pole) and Chilean Atacama desert (Chajnantor) are exceptional ground-based sites for submillimeter and terahertz astronomy. The highest sites at both locations (Dome A and the Chajnantor and Sairecabur summits) show great promise in yielding even more favorable conditions. To test the conditions at Dome A, we have deployed Pre-HEAT, a 20 cm aperture submillimeter-wave telescope with a 660 GHz (450 micron) Schottky diode heterodyne receiver and digital FFT spectrometer for the Plateau Observatory (PLATO) developed by the University of New South Wales. In January 2008 it was deployed to Dome A, the summit of the Antarctic plateau, as part of a scientific traverse led by the Polar Research Institute of China. Dome A may be one of the best sites in the world for ground based Terahertz astronomy, based on the exceptionally cold, dry and stable conditions which prevail there. Pre-HEAT is measuring the 450 micron sky opacity at Dome A and mapping the Galactic Plane in the 13CO J=6-5 line, constituting the first submillimeter measurements from Dome A. It is field-testing many of the key technologies for its namesake, a successor mission called HEAT: the High Elevation Antarctic Terahertz telescope. Exciting prospects for submillimeter astronomy from Dome A and the status of Pre-HEAT will be presented. |
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Kulesa, Craig A. Walker, Christopher K. Schein, M. Golish, Dathon R. Tothill, Nicholas F. H. (R17058) Siegel, Peter H. Weinreb, Sander Jones, Glenn M. Bardin, Joseph C. Jacobs, Karl Martin, Christopher L. Storey, John W. Ashley, Michael C. B. Lawrence, Jon S. Luong-Van, Daniel M. Everett, Jon R. Wang, Lifan Feng, Longlong Zhu, Zhenxi Yan, Jun Yang, Ji Zhang, Xuguo Cui, Xiangqun Yuan, Xiangyan Hu, Jinwen Xu, Zhou Jiang, Zhaoji Yang, Huigen Li, Yuanshen Sun, Bo Qin, Weijian Shang, Zhaohui |
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Kulesa, Craig A. Walker, Christopher K. Schein, M. Golish, Dathon R. Tothill, Nicholas F. H. (R17058) Siegel, Peter H. Weinreb, Sander Jones, Glenn M. Bardin, Joseph C. Jacobs, Karl Martin, Christopher L. Storey, John W. Ashley, Michael C. B. Lawrence, Jon S. Luong-Van, Daniel M. Everett, Jon R. Wang, Lifan Feng, Longlong Zhu, Zhenxi Yan, Jun Yang, Ji Zhang, Xuguo Cui, Xiangqun Yuan, Xiangyan Hu, Jinwen Xu, Zhou Jiang, Zhaoji Yang, Huigen Li, Yuanshen Sun, Bo Qin, Weijian Shang, Zhaohui |
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Dome A, Antarctica : prospectives for terahertz astronomy from the ground |
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Dome A, Antarctica : prospectives for terahertz astronomy from the ground |
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Dome A, Antarctica : prospectives for terahertz astronomy from the ground |
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Dome A, Antarctica : prospectives for terahertz astronomy from the ground |
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Dome A, Antarctica : prospectives for terahertz astronomy from the ground |
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dome a, antarctica : prospectives for terahertz astronomy from the ground |
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Netherlands, SRON/TU Delft/University of Groningen |
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2008 |
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