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EAS Publications Series
Volume 40, 2010
3rd ARENA Conference: An Astronomical Observatory at CONCORDIA (Dome C, Antarctica)
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| Page(s) | 269 - 273 | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/eas/1040039 | |
| Published online | 23 December 2009 | |
L. Spinoglio and N. Epchtein (eds)
EAS Publications Series, 40 (2010) 269-273
The Antarctic Submillimetre Telescope
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CEA Saclay, Laboratoire AIM, Service d'Astrophysique/Irfu, France;
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Osservatorio di Arcetri, INAF, Italy & University of Puerto Rico
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Leiden observatory, The Netherlands
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Universitaet zu Koeln, Germany & IRAM, Spain
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La Sapienza, Rome, Italy
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Dipartimento di Fisica, Roma 3, Italy
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IFSI, INAF Roma, Italy
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Dept. of Physics, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK
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CEA Saclay, SIS/Irfu, France
Corresponding author: vincent.minier@cea.fr
This report aims to provide a summary of the status of our Antarctic Submillimetre Telescope (AST) project up to date. It is a very new project for Antarctic astronomy. Necessary prerequisites for a future deployment of a large size telescope infrastructure have been tested in years 2007 and 2008. The knowledge of the transmission, frost formation and temperature gradient were fundamental parameters before starting a feasibility study. The telescope specifications and requirements are currently discussed with the industrial partnership.
© EAS, EDP Sciences, 2010