Astrophysics from Dome A

• Main Authors: Tothill, Nicholas F. H. (R17058), Kulesa, Craig A., Walker, Christopher K., Ashley, Michael C. B., Bonner, Colin S., Cui, Xiangqun, Everett, Jon R., Feng, Longlong, Hengst, Shane, Hu, Jinwen, Jiang, Zhaoji, Lawrence, Jon S., Li, Yuanshen, Luong-Van, Daniel M., Moore, Anna M., Pennypacker, Carl R., Qin, Weijian, Riddle, Reed, Storey, John W., Shang, Zhaohui, Sun, Bo, Travouillon, Tony, Wang, Lifan, Xu, Zhou, Yang, Huigen, Yan, Jun, York, Don G., Yuan, Xiangyan, Zhu, Zhenxi
• Other Authors: Zinnecker, Hans (Editor), Epchtein, Nicolas (Editor), Rauer, Heike (Editor), ARENA Conference (Event place)
• Format: Conference Object
• Language: English
• Published: France, EDP Sciences 2008
• Subjects: 020102 - Astronomical and Space Instrumentation; 020104 - Galactic Astronomy; 970102 - Expanding Knowledge in the Physical Sciences; Antarctic; The Antarctic; Antarc*
• Online Access: http://handle.uws.edu.au:8081/1959.7/548712; https://arena.oca.eu/?lang=en

Dome A, the summit of the Antarctic plateau, is expected to have even better atmospheric conditions for ground-based astronomy than Dome C. Instruments to evaluate and exploit Dome A’s astronomical potential must operate within logistical constraints, which are currently very stringent. Instrumentation now at Dome A exemplifies the techniques and solutions required by this environment. Future instrumentation and infrastructure will allow the qualities of the site to be exploited much more fully.