2008/02/05 by D. Burgarella, B. Le Roux, Brice Le Roux +8
Chemistry · Physics and Astronomy · #Astronomy #Astronomy and Astrophysical Research #Astrophysics #Chemistry #Field (mathematics) #Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae #Geology #High resolution #Infrared #Physics #Remote sensing #Stars #Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies #Telescope #White (mutation) #White dwarf #astro-ph
paper · pdf · doi:10.1117/12.789077
Invited talk to the 2nd ARENA Conference : "The Astrophysical Science Cases at Dome C" Potsdam 17-21 September, 2007
arxiv created 2008/02/05 · openalex publication_date 2008/06/24 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05
What is a good astronomical site? It must be cold, dry, stable, dark. There is one site on Earth that qualifies : Antarctica. To make the best use of these characteristics, we propose a Wide-field (0.5-degree in diameter) High-resolution (~0.3 arcsec using GLAO from the ice), IR (0.8-5 μm) 2.4-m TElescope (WHITE). WHITE will be dedicated to carrying out surveys: a deep extragalactic field over a few square degrees, a survey of the Magellanic Clouds. By adding one more year, WHITE would be able to add one kilo-degree survey.