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Submillimetre/TeraHertz Astronomy at Dome C with CEA Filled Bolometer Array

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 May 2007

N. Epchtein ,
M. Candidi ,
V. Minier ,
G. Durand ,
P.-O. Lagage ,
M. Talvard ,
T. Travouillon ,
M. Busso  and
G. Tosti
V. Minier
Affiliation:
Service d'Astrophysique/DAPNIA/DSM, CEA Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
G. Durand
Affiliation:
Service d'Astrophysique/DAPNIA/DSM, CEA Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
P.-O. Lagage
Affiliation:
Service d'Astrophysique/DAPNIA/DSM, CEA Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
M. Talvard
Affiliation:
Service d'Astrophysique/DAPNIA/DSM, CEA Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
T. Travouillon
Affiliation:
TMT project, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA
M. Busso
Affiliation:
Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Perugia, via A. Pascoli, 06100 Perugia, Italy
G. Tosti
Affiliation:
Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Perugia, via A. Pascoli, 06100 Perugia, Italy
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Abstract

Submillimetre/TeraHertz (e.g. 200, 350, 450 μm) astronomy is the prime technique to unveil the birth and early evolution of a broad range of astrophysical objects. A major obstacle to carry out submm observations from ground is the atmosphere. Preliminary site testing and atmospheric transmission models tend to demonstrate that Dome C could offer the best conditions on Earth for submm/THz astronomy. The CAMISTIC project aims to install a filled bolometer-array camera with 16×16 pixels on IRAIT at Dome C and explore the 200-μm windows for potential ground-based observations.

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Research Article
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European Astronomical Society Publications Series , Volume 25: 1st ARENA Conference on "Large Astronomical Infrastructures at CONCORDIA, prospects and constraints for Antarctic Optical/IR Astronomy" , 2007 , pp. 321 - 326
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© EAS, EDP Sciences, 2007

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