2008/01/01 by Vincent Minier, V. Minier, P.-O. Lagage +19 · 1 citation
Physics and Astronomy · #Adaptive optics and wavefront sensing #Radio Astronomy Observations and Technology #Superconducting and THz Device Technology #astro-ph
paper · pdf · doi:10.1051/eas:0833005
published as 2nd ARENA Conference: The Astrophysical Science Cases at Dome C, Potsdam : Allemagne (2006) · 20
openalex publication_date 2008/01/01 · arxiv created 2008/05/16 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/31
Preliminary site testing datasets suggest that Dome C in Antarctica is one of the best sites on Earth for astronomical observations in the 200 to 500-μm regime, i.e. for far-infrared (FIR) and submillimetre (submm) astronomy. We present an overview of potential science cases that could be addressed with a large telescope facility at Dome C. This paper also includes a presentation of the current knowledge about the site characterics in terms of atmospheric transmission, stability, sky noise and polar constraints on telescopes. Current and future site testing campaigns are finally described.