EAS Publications Series

Vol. 25 (2007)

1st ARENA Conference on "Large Astronomical Infrastructures at CONCORDIA, prospects and constraints for Antarctic Optical/IR Astronomy"
Roscoff, France, October 16-19, 2006

N. Epchtein and M. Candidi (eds)

• ARENA: Toward a European Astronomical Facility at Dome C CONCORDIA     p. 1
  N. Epchtein
  Abstract | PDF file (62.13 KB)



• Concordia: The New Permanent Research Support Facility on the Antarctic plateau     p. 7
  P. Godon, G. Jugie, Y. Frénot and A. Cucinotta
  Abstract | PDF file (70.85 KB)



• Astronomy from CONCORDIA in the General Framework of SCAR     p. 13
  M. Candidi
  Abstract | PDF file (2.289 MB)



• Stella Antarctica An I.P.Y. Programme Towards an International Astronomical Observatory at Dome C, Antarctica     p. 19
  E. Fossat
  Abstract | PDF file (905.7 KB)



• History, Present Status & Future of Site Testing at Dôme C     p. 23
  J. Vernin, A. Agabi, E. Aristidi, M. Azouit, M. Chadid, E. Fossat, T. Sadibekova, H. Trinquet and A. Ziad
  Abstract | PDF file (270.1 KB)



• Characterisation of the Dome C Atmospheric Boundary Layer Turbulence with a Non-Doppler Acoustic Radar     p. 31
  J.S. Lawrence, M.C.B. Ashley, C.S. Bonner, S. Bradley, D. Luong-Van and J.W.V. Storey
  Abstract | PDF file (222.6 KB)



• The Gattini Cameras for Optical Sky Brightness Measurements at Dome C, Antarctica     p. 35
  A. Moore, E. Aristidi, M. Ashley, R. Briguglio, M. Busso, M. Candidi, J. Everett, S. Kenyon, J. Lawrence, B. Le Roux, D. Luong-Van, A. Phillips, R. Ragazzoni, P. Salinari, J. Storey, M. Taylor, G. Tosti and T. Travouillon
  Abstract | PDF file (378.2 KB)



• Modeling Results and Implications for Astronomy at Dome C     p. 43
  M. Swain
  Abstract | PDF file (689.7 KB)



• Characteristics of the Night and Day Time Atmospheric Boundary Layer at Dome C, Antarctica     p. 49
  S. Argentini, I. Pietroni, G. Mastrantonio, A. Viola and S. Zilitinchevich
  Abstract | PDF file (509.1 KB)



• A different Glance to the Site Testing above Dome C     p. 57
  E. Masciadri, F. Lascaux, J. Stoesz, S. Hagelin and K. Geissler
  Abstract | PDF file (239.2 KB)



• Single Star Scidar at Dome C     p. 63
  M. Chadid, J. Vernin, E. Aristidi, H. Trinquet, M. Azouit and T. Sadibekova
  Abstract | PDF file (330.7 KB)



• Choosing Dome C, Antarctic Plateau as Future Astronomical Observatory     p. 69
  T. Sadibekova, E. Fossat, J. Vernin, A. Agabi, E. Aristidi, M. Azouit, M. Chadid, H. Trinquet, C. Genthon, G. Krinner and M. Sarazin
  Abstract | PDF file (238.1 KB)



• PAIX Across the HR Diagram New Antarctica Photometer for Stellar Pulsation and Site Testing     p. 73
  M. Chadid, J. Vernin, H. Trinquet, M. Sierra, M. Azouit and G. Jumper
  Abstract | PDF file (118.8 KB)



• GIVRE: A Protection Against Frost Deposit on Polar Instruments     p. 77
  G. Durand, L. Cadelis, V. Minier, C. Veyssière, C. Walter, A. Pierre, A. Agabi, E. Fossat and F. Jeanneaux
  Abstract | PDF file (549.1 KB)



• Solar Coronagraphy at Dome C: Site Testing and Prospects     p. 81
  J. Arnaud, M. Faurobert, G. Grec and C. Renaud
  Abstract | PDF file (305.6 KB)



• Should We Go To Dome C for Extra Solar Planet Searches?     p. 87
  J.-P. Beaulieu
  Abstract | PDF file (324.4 KB)



• Asteroseismology from Dome C     p. 95
  D.W. Kurtz
  Abstract | PDF file (90.13 KB)



• The Science Case for a 2 m-class Telescope at Dome C, Antarctica     p. 103
  M.G. Burton
  Abstract | PDF file (123.9 KB)



• Summary of the Science Case for an ELT     p. 111
  I.M. Hook
  Abstract | PDF file (143.3 KB)



• Infrared Properties Of AGB Stars: from Existing Databases to Antarctic Surveys     p. 119
  R. Guandalini and M. Busso
  Abstract | PDF file (289.4 KB)



• Accurate and Deep Wide Field Photometry: The Stellar Perspective     p. 125
  G. Bono, S. Pedicelli, I. Ferraro, P.B. Stetson, C.E. Corsi, L. Pulone, A. Calamida, M. Monelli, R. Buonanno, M. Chadid, G. Iannicola, A. Piersimoni, F. Primas and M. Romaniello
  Abstract | PDF file (539.6 KB)



• Summary: Modern Views of the Magellanic Clouds     p. 137
  F.P. Israël
  Abstract | PDF file (41.32 KB)



• Extra-Galactic Science from Antarctica     p. 139
  J. Brinchmann
  Abstract | PDF file (113.0 KB)



• Wide Field Astronomy at Dome C: two IR Surveys Complementary to SNAP     p. 147
  D. Burgarella, M. Ferrari, T. Fusco, M. Langlois, G. Lemaitre, B. Le Roux, G. Moretto and M. Nicole
  Abstract | PDF file (714.6 KB)



• A Search for Circumstellar Disks in Low Mass Young Stellar Objects and Young Brown Dwarfs     p. 155
  P. Persi
  Abstract | PDF file (241.2 KB)



• Solar-Like Activity and Planetary Transits     p. 161
  A.F. Lanza, A.S. Bonomo, G. Cutispoto, I. Busà, A.C. Lanzafame, S. Messina, I. Pagano and K.G. Strassmeier
  Abstract | PDF file (430.9 KB)



• ARCO: a program for Automatic Reduction of CCD Observations     p. 165
  E. Distefano, S. Messina, G. Cutispoto, P.S. Parihar, M. Comparato, I. Busá, A.F. Lanza, A.C. Lanzafame, I. Pagano and K.G. Strassmeier
  Abstract | PDF file (338.6 KB)



• White Dwarfs as Astroparticle Physics Laboratories     p. 171
  J. Isern and E. García-Berro
  Abstract | PDF file (80.93 KB)



• Near-infrared Spectro-photometry of Carbon Stars     p. 175
  T. Le Bertre, M. Tanaka, I. Yamamura, H. Murakami, D.J. MacConnell and A. Guertin
  Abstract | PDF file (881.3 KB)



• 3-5 Deep Wide Field Infrared Imaging Surveys from Dome C     p. 179
  N. Epchtein, T. Le Bertre and I. Vauglin
  Abstract | PDF file (75.00 KB)



• The case for a 3 - 5 micron Large-Scale Survey for the LMC/SMC and Galactic Bulge/ Galactic Center Region from Dome C in the Antarctic Summer season     p. 183
  H. Zinnecker, M.I. Andersen and S. Correia
  Abstract | PDF file (645.7 KB)



• Thermal InfraRed Observations at Dôme C: A Valuable Extension for HYPERLEDA     p. 187
  I. Vauglin
  Abstract | PDF file (987.5 KB)



• Widefield IR Imaging at Dome C     p. 201
  M. Casali
  Abstract | PDF file (561.5 KB)



• IRAIT: A Facility for IR Astronomy at Dome C     p. 209
  G. Tosti
  Abstract | PDF file (1.508 MB)



• AMICA: The First camera for Near- and Mid-Infrared Astronomical Imaging at Dome C     p. 215
  O. Straniero, M. Dolci, A. Valentini, G. Valentini, G. Di Rico, M. Ragni, C. Giuliani, A. Di Cianno, I. Di Varano, L. Corcione, F. Bortoletto, M. D'Alessandro, D. Magrin, C. Bonoli, E. Giro, D. Fantinel, F.M. Zerbi, A. Riva, V. De Caprio, E. Molinari, P. Conconi, M. Busso, G. Tosti and C.A. Abia
  Abstract | PDF file (93.93 KB)



• Moving Optical Systems of IRAIT: Design and Construction     p. 221
  J. Colomé, C. Abia, I. Domínguez, J. Isern, G. Tosti, M. Busso, G. Nucciarelli, F. Roncella, O. Straniero, M. Dolci and the IRAIT Collaboration team
  Abstract | PDF file (104.5 KB)



• A STEP: Towards a Large Photometric Survey for Exoplanets at Dome C     p. 225
  F. Fressin, T. Guillot, F.-X. Schmider, A. Agabi, C. Moutou, S. Aigrain, F. Bouchy, M. Boer, F. Pont, A. Erikson, H. Rauer and the A STEP team
  Abstract | PDF file (121.7 KB)



• Ultra-High Precision, Ultra-Wide-Field Optical Photometry     p. 233
  K.G. Strassmeier
  Abstract | PDF file (2.489 MB)



• SIAMOIS: Seismic Interferometer to Measure Oscillations in the Interior of Stars     p. 239
  B. Mosser and the SIAMOIS team
  Abstract | PDF file (236.1 KB)



• Design of a Wide-Field Imaging FTS at High Spectral Resolution for Dome C     p. 245
  J.-P. Maillard
  Abstract | PDF file (190.4 KB)



• The Prospects of Integral-Field Spectroscopy for Antarctica     p. 251
  A. Kelz
  Abstract | PDF file (92.63 KB)



• PILOT - the Pathfinder for an International Large Optical Telescope     p. 255
  J.W.V. Storey, M.C.B. Ashley, M.G. Burton and J.S. Lawrence
  Abstract | PDF file (72.70 KB)



• WHAT? A Large Reflective Schmidt Telescope for the Antarctic Plateau     p. 261
  W. Saunders and A.J. McGrath
  Abstract | PDF file (267.2 KB)



• Towers for Antarctic Telescopes     p. 265
  R.H. Hammerschlag, F.C.M. Bettonvil, A.P.L. Jägers and G. Nielsen
  Abstract | PDF file (2.888 MB)



• Reliability and Maintainability Constrains for the Design, Production and Operation of Astronomical Equipment for the Antarctica     p. 273
  W. Ansorge
  Abstract | PDF file (137.4 KB)



• Frictionless Telescopes in Antarctica: Why and How?     p. 279
  M. Quattri
  Abstract | PDF file (319.0 KB)



• Optical-Infrared Interferometry and the Dome C Context     p. 285
  G. Perrin
  Abstract | PDF file (218.1 KB)



• KEOPS: Scientific Challenges and Technical Steps     p. 295
  B. Valat, P.-M. Gori, F.-X. Schmider, B. Lopez and F. Vakili
  Abstract | PDF file (132.1 KB)



• The European Interferometry Initiative (EII) within OPTICON     p. 301
  J. Surdej, A. Chelli, P. Garcia, Th. Henning and A. Quirrenbach
  Abstract | PDF file (1.011 MB)



• New Worlds, New Vantage Points: How Does the Antarctic Plateau Fit on the Roadmap for the Search of Extrasolar earthlike Planets?     p. 309
  V. Coudé du Foresto
  Abstract | PDF file (130.9 KB)



• SOFIA - A Telescope for Harsh Environments Lessons Learned for Dome C     p. 315
  A. Krabbe and H. Kärcher
  Abstract | PDF file (2.422 MB)



• Submillimetre/TeraHertz Astronomy at Dome C with CEA Filled Bolometer Array     p. 321
  V. Minier, G. Durand, P.-O. Lagage, M. Talvard, T. Travouillon, M. Busso and G. Tosti
  Abstract | PDF file (681.9 KB)



• AST/RO: Lessons from a Decade of Sub-mm Astronomy at the South Pole     p. 327
  N.F.H. Tothill
  Abstract | PDF file (463.2 KB)



• An IR and Submillimeter Telescope for Dome C     p. 333
  L. Olmi, P. Saraceno, M. Candidi, M. Busso and G. Marchiori
  Abstract | PDF file (337.4 KB)



• CORONA: First Light at Dome C of the Antarctica Prototype APKC Coronagraph     p. 339
  G. Guerri, L. Abe, E. Aristidi, J.B. Daban, J.P. Rivet, P. Bendjoya, F. Vakili and A. Agabi
  Abstract | PDF file (371.1 KB)



• Teaching Antarctic Astronomy     p. 343
  W. Tobin
  Abstract | PDF file (550.0 KB)



• Conference Summary     p. 347
  M.J. McCaughrean
  Abstract | PDF file (83.93 KB)