PLATO-R: a new concept for Antarctic science

被引：1
作者：
Ashley, Michael C. B. [1 ]
Augarten, Yael [1 ]
Bonner, Colin S. [1 ]
Burton, Michael G. [1 ]
Bycroft, Luke [1 ]
Lawrence, Jon S. [2 ]
Luong-Van, Daniel M. [1 ]
McDaid, Scott [1 ]
McLaren, Campbell [1 ]
Sims, Geoff [1 ]
Storey, John W. V. [1 ]
机构：
[1] Univ New South Wales, Sch Phys, Sydney, NSW, Australia
[2] Australian Astron Observ, Sydney, NSW 1710, Australia
来源：
GROUND-BASED AND AIRBORNE TELESCOPES IV | 2012年 / 8444卷
基金：
美国国家科学基金会;
关键词：
PLATO; PLATO-R; Ridge A; Antarctic astronomy; robotic observatory; DOME;
D O I：
10.1117/12.925514
中图分类号：
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号：
0704 ;
摘要：
PLATO-R is an autonomous, robotic observatory that can be deployed anywhere on the Antarctic plateau by Twin Otter aircraft. It provides heat, data acquisition, communications, and up to 1 kW of electric power to support astronomical and other experiments throughout the year. PLATO-R was deployed in 2012 January to Ridge A, believed to be the site with the lowest precipitable water vapour (and hence the best atmospheric transmission at terahertz frequencies) on earth.(1-4) PLATO-R improves upon previous PLATO designs that were built into ten-foot shipping containers by being much smaller and lighter, allowing it to be field-deployable within 2-3 days by a crew of four.
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