AST/RO : lessons from a decade of sub-mm astronomy at the South Pole

AST/RO spent over a decade at the South Pole, observing submillimetre-wave emission from the interstellar medium. We outline some of the lessons learned and experience gained that may be relevant to future Antarctic projects. Small submillimetre-wave telescopes, on the excellent sites provided by th...

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Main Author:	Tothill, Nicholas F. H. (R17058)
Other Authors:	Epchtein, Nicolas (Editor), Candidi, M. (Maurizio) (Editor), ARENA Conference (Event place)
Format:	Conference Object
Language:	English
Published:	France, EDP Sciences 2007
Subjects:	020102 - Astronomical and Space Instrumentation 970102 - Expanding Knowledge in the Physical Sciences Antarctic South Pole The Antarctic Antarc* South pole
Online Access:	http://handle.uws.edu.au:8081/1959.7/548713 https://doi.org/10.1051/eas:2007115 https://arena.oca.eu/spip.php?rubrique362

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spelling	ftunivwestsyd:oai:researchdirect.westernsydney.edu.au:uws_23261 2023-05-15T13:51:26+02:00 AST/RO : lessons from a decade of sub-mm astronomy at the South Pole Tothill, Nicholas F. H. (R17058) Epchtein, Nicolas (Editor) Candidi, M. (Maurizio) (Editor) ARENA Conference (Event place) 2007 print 6 http://handle.uws.edu.au:8081/1959.7/548713 https://doi.org/10.1051/eas:2007115 https://arena.oca.eu/spip.php?rubrique362 eng eng France, EDP Sciences Proceedings of 1st ARENA Conference on "Large Astronomical Infrastructures at Concordia, Prospects and Constraints for Antarctic Optical/IR Astronomy", Roscoff, France, 16-19 October 2006--9782759800179--1633-4760 pp: 327-332 020102 - Astronomical and Space Instrumentation 970102 - Expanding Knowledge in the Physical Sciences conference paper 2007 ftunivwestsyd https://doi.org/10.1051/eas:2007115 2020-12-05T17:12:46Z AST/RO spent over a decade at the South Pole, observing submillimetre-wave emission from the interstellar medium. We outline some of the lessons learned and experience gained that may be relevant to future Antarctic projects. Small submillimetre-wave telescopes, on the excellent sites provided by the Antarctic plateau, have very strong large-area mapping capabilities, together with the potential for ground-based THz observations. Highlighted technical aspects include AST/RO’s lack of icing problems and availability of warm space. Conference Object Antarc* Antarctic South pole South pole University of Western Sydney (UWS): Research Direct Antarctic South Pole The Antarctic
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description	AST/RO spent over a decade at the South Pole, observing submillimetre-wave emission from the interstellar medium. We outline some of the lessons learned and experience gained that may be relevant to future Antarctic projects. Small submillimetre-wave telescopes, on the excellent sites provided by the Antarctic plateau, have very strong large-area mapping capabilities, together with the potential for ground-based THz observations. Highlighted technical aspects include AST/RO’s lack of icing problems and availability of warm space.
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title	AST/RO : lessons from a decade of sub-mm astronomy at the South Pole
title_short	AST/RO : lessons from a decade of sub-mm astronomy at the South Pole
title_full	AST/RO : lessons from a decade of sub-mm astronomy at the South Pole
title_fullStr	AST/RO : lessons from a decade of sub-mm astronomy at the South Pole
title_full_unstemmed	AST/RO : lessons from a decade of sub-mm astronomy at the South Pole
title_sort	ast/ro : lessons from a decade of sub-mm astronomy at the south pole
publisher	France, EDP Sciences
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url	http://handle.uws.edu.au:8081/1959.7/548713 https://doi.org/10.1051/eas:2007115 https://arena.oca.eu/spip.php?rubrique362
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AST/RO : lessons from a decade of sub-mm astronomy at the South Pole

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