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. © 2010 EAS, EDP Sciences.
The antarctic submillimetre telescope / V., Minier; L., Olmi; G., Durand; E., Daddi; F., Israel; C., Kramer; P. O., Lagage; DE PETRIS, Marco; L., Sabbatini; L., Spinoglio; N., Schneider; N., Tothill; P., Tremblin; L., Valenziano; C., Veyssiere. - STAMPA. - 40:(2010), pp. 269-273. (Intervento presentato al convegno 3rd ARENA Conference on Astronomical Observatory at CONCORDIA (Dome C, Antarctica) tenutosi a Frascati; Italy) [10.1051/eas/1040039].
The antarctic submillimetre telescope
DE PETRIS, Marco;
2010
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. © 2010 EAS, EDP Sciences.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.