Science goals for an Antarctic large infrared telescope

Michael G. Burton; John W. V. Storey; Michael C. B. Ashley

doi:10.1117/12.390155

29 June 2000 Science goals for an Antarctic large infrared telescope

Michael G. Burton, John W. V. Storey, Michael C. B. Ashley

Proceedings Volume 4005, Discoveries and Research Prospects from 8- to 10-Meter-Class Telescopes; (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.390155
Event: Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation, 2000, Munich, Germany

Abstract

Over the past few years, site-testing at the South Pole has revealed conditions that are uniquely favorable for IR astronomy. In particular, the exceptionally low sky brightness throughout the near- and mid-IR leads to the possibility of a modest-sized telescope achieving comparable sensitivity to that of existing 8-10 meter class telescopes. An 8m Antarctic telescope, if constructed, would yield performance that would be unrivaled until the advent of the NGST. In this paper we review the scientific potential of IR telescopes in Antarctica, and discuss their complementarity with existing 8-10m class telescopes.

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Michael G. Burton, John W. V. Storey, and Michael C. B. Ashley "Science goals for an Antarctic large infrared telescope", Proc. SPIE 4005, Discoveries and Research Prospects from 8- to 10-Meter-Class Telescopes, (29 June 2000); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.390155

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