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Science programs for a 2-m class telescope at Dome C, Antarctica: PILOT, the Pathfinder for an International Large Optical Telescope
Science programs for a 2-m class telescope at Dome C, Antarctica: PILOT, the Pathfinder for an International Large Optical Telescope
dc.contributor.author | Burton, Michael | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Lawrence, J.S. | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Ashley, M.C.B | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Bailey, J.A. | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Blake, C. | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Bedding, T. R. | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Bland-Hawthorne, J. | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Bond, I. A. | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Glazebrook, K. | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Hidas, M.G. | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Lewis, G. | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Longmore, S. N. | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Maddison, S. T. | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Mattila, S. | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Minier, V. | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Ryder, S. D. | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Sharp, R. | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Smith, C. H. | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Storey, J. W. V. | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Tinney, C. J. | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Tuthill, P. | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Walsh, A. J. | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Walsh, W. | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Whiting, M. | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Wong, T. | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Woods, D. | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Yock, P. C. M. | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-11-25T13:06:11Z | |
dc.date.available | 2021-11-25T13:06:11Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2005 | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | The cold, dry, and stable air above the summits of the Antarctic plateau provides the best ground-based observing conditions from optical to sub-millimetre wavelengths to be found on the Earth. Pathfinder for an International Large Optical Telescope (PILOT) is a proposed 2m telescope, to be built at Dome C in Antarctica, able to exploit these conditions for conducting astronomy at optical and infrared wavelengths. While PILOT is intended as a pathfinder towards the construction of future grand-design facilities, it will also be able to undertake a range of fundamental science investigations in its own right. This paper provides the performance specifications for PILOT, including its instrumentation. It then describes the kinds of projects that it could best conduct. These range from planetary science to the search for other solar systems, from star formation within the Galaxy to the star formation history of the Universe, and from gravitational lensing caused by exo-planets to that produced by the cosmic web of dark matter. PILOT would be particularly powerful for wide-field imaging at infrared wavelengths, achieving near diffraction-limited performance with simple tip-tilt wavefront correction. PILOT would also be capable of near diffraction-limited performance in the optical wavebands, as well be able to open new wavebands for regular ground-based observation, in the mid-IR from 17 to 40 mu m and in the sub-millimetre at 200 mu m. | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 1323-3580 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1959.4/39133 | |
dc.language | English | |
dc.language.iso | EN | en_US |
dc.rights | CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 | en_US |
dc.rights.uri | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/au/ | en_US |
dc.source | Legacy MARC | en_US |
dc.subject.other | telescopes | en_US |
dc.subject.other | site testing | en_US |
dc.subject.other | atmospheric effects | en_US |
dc.subject.other | techniques : high angular resolution | en_US |
dc.subject.other | stars : formation | en_US |
dc.subject.other | cosmology : observations | en_US |
dc.title | Science programs for a 2-m class telescope at Dome C, Antarctica: PILOT, the Pathfinder for an International Large Optical Telescope | en_US |
dc.type | Journal Article | en |
dcterms.accessRights | metadata only access | |
dspace.entity.type | Publication | en_US |
unsw.accessRights.uri | http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_14cb | |
unsw.identifier.doiPublisher | http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/AS04077 | en_US |
unsw.relation.faculty | Science | |
unsw.relation.ispartofissue | 3 | en_US |
unsw.relation.ispartofjournal | Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia | en_US |
unsw.relation.ispartofpagefrompageto | 199-235 | en_US |
unsw.relation.ispartofvolume | 22 | en_US |
unsw.relation.originalPublicationAffiliation | Burton, Michael, Physics, Faculty of Science, UNSW | en_US |
unsw.relation.originalPublicationAffiliation | Lawrence, J.S., Physics, Faculty of Science, UNSW | en_US |
unsw.relation.originalPublicationAffiliation | Ashley, M.C.B, Physics, Faculty of Science, UNSW | en_US |
unsw.relation.originalPublicationAffiliation | Bailey, J.A., Anglo Australian Observatory, Epping | en_US |
unsw.relation.originalPublicationAffiliation | Blake, C. , Physics, Faculty of Science, UNSW | en_US |
unsw.relation.originalPublicationAffiliation | Bedding, T. R. , University of Sydney | en_US |
unsw.relation.originalPublicationAffiliation | Bland-Hawthorne, J., Anglo Australian Observatory, Epping | en_US |
unsw.relation.originalPublicationAffiliation | Bond, I. A. , Massey University, Auckland | en_US |
unsw.relation.originalPublicationAffiliation | Glazebrook, K. , John Hopkins University, Baltimore | en_US |
unsw.relation.originalPublicationAffiliation | Hidas, M.G., Physics, Faculty of Science, UNSW | en_US |
unsw.relation.originalPublicationAffiliation | Lewis, G., University of Sydney | en_US |
unsw.relation.originalPublicationAffiliation | Longmore, S. N. , Physics, Faculty of Science, UNSW | en_US |
unsw.relation.originalPublicationAffiliation | Maddison, S. T. , Swinburne University, Melbourne | en_US |
unsw.relation.originalPublicationAffiliation | Mattila, S. , Stockholm University | en_US |
unsw.relation.originalPublicationAffiliation | Minier, V. , Physics, Faculty of Science, UNSW | en_US |
unsw.relation.originalPublicationAffiliation | Ryder, S. D. , Anglo Australian Observatory, Epping | en_US |
unsw.relation.originalPublicationAffiliation | Sharp, R. , Anglo Australian Observatory, Epping | en_US |
unsw.relation.originalPublicationAffiliation | Smith, C. H. , Electro Optic Systems, Queanbeyan | en_US |
unsw.relation.originalPublicationAffiliation | Storey, J. W. V. , Physics, Faculty of Science, UNSW | en_US |
unsw.relation.originalPublicationAffiliation | Tinney, C. J. , Anglo Australian Observatory, Epping | en_US |
unsw.relation.originalPublicationAffiliation | Tuthill, P. , University of Sydney | en_US |
unsw.relation.originalPublicationAffiliation | Walsh, A. J., Physics, Faculty of Science, UNSW | en_US |
unsw.relation.originalPublicationAffiliation | Walsh, W., Physics, Faculty of Science, UNSW | en_US |
unsw.relation.originalPublicationAffiliation | Whiting, M., Physics, Faculty of Science, UNSW | en_US |
unsw.relation.originalPublicationAffiliation | Wong, T., Physics, Faculty of Science, UNSW | en_US |
unsw.relation.originalPublicationAffiliation | Woods, D., Physics, Faculty of Science, UNSW | en_US |
unsw.relation.originalPublicationAffiliation | Yock, P. C. M. , University of Auckland | en_US |
unsw.relation.school | School of Physics | * |