Hostname: page-component-76fb5796d-vvkck Total loading time: 0 Render date: 2024-04-26T11:19:42.509Z Has data issue: false hasContentIssue false
  • English
  • Français

The Antarctic Submillimetre Telescope

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 December 2009

L. Spinoglio ,
N. Epchtein ,
V. Minier ,
L. Olmi ,
G. Durand ,
E. Daddi ,
F. Israel ,
C. Kramer ,
P.-O. Lagage  and
M. de Petris
...Show all authors
V. Minier*
Affiliation:
CEA Saclay, Laboratoire AIM, Service d'Astrophysique/Irfu, France;
L. Olmi
Affiliation:
Osservatorio di Arcetri, INAF, Italy & University of Puerto Rico
G. Durand
Affiliation:
CEA Saclay, Laboratoire AIM, Service d'Astrophysique/Irfu, France;
E. Daddi
Affiliation:
CEA Saclay, Laboratoire AIM, Service d'Astrophysique/Irfu, France;
F. Israel
Affiliation:
Leiden observatory, The Netherlands
C. Kramer
Affiliation:
Universitaet zu Koeln, Germany & IRAM, Spain
P.-O. Lagage
Affiliation:
CEA Saclay, Laboratoire AIM, Service d'Astrophysique/Irfu, France;
M. de Petris
Affiliation:
La Sapienza, Rome, Italy
L. Sabbatini
Affiliation:
Dipartimento di Fisica, Roma 3, Italy
L. Spinoglio
Affiliation:
IFSI, INAF Roma, Italy
N. Schneider
Affiliation:
CEA Saclay, Laboratoire AIM, Service d'Astrophysique/Irfu, France;
N. Tothill
Affiliation:
Dept. of Physics, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK
P. Tremblin
Affiliation:
CEA Saclay, Laboratoire AIM, Service d'Astrophysique/Irfu, France;
L. Valenziano
Affiliation:
Universitaet zu Koeln, Germany & IRAM, Spain
C. Veyssière
Affiliation:
CEA Saclay, SIS/Irfu, France
*
vincent.minier@cea.fr
Get access

Abstract

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.

Type
Research Article
Information
European Astronomical Society Publications Series , Volume 40: 3rd ARENA Conference: An Astronomical Observatory at CONCORDIA (Dome C, Antarctica) , 2010 , pp. 269 - 273
Copyright
© EAS, EDP Sciences, 2010

Access options

Get access to the full version of this content by using one of the access options below. (Log in options will check for institutional or personal access. Content may require purchase if you do not have access.)