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A project for an infrared synoptic survey from Antarctica with the Polar Large Telescope (PLT). SF2A-2011: Proceedings of the Annual meeting of the French Society of Astronomy and Astrophysics, 2011 (Ref: 14848)
Authors:
Epchtein N.Abe L.Ansorge W.Langlois M.Vauglin I.Argentini S.Esau I.David C.Bryson I.Dalton G.Ashley M.C.B.Lawrence J.S.
Category 3: Conference paper

Dome C site testing: implications for science and technology of future telescopes Proceedings of the 3rd ARENA Conference, EAS Publications Series, 2010 (Ref: 14029)
Authors:
Lawrence J.S.Ashley M.C.B.Burton M.G.Gillingham P.G.McGrath A.Haynes R.Saunders W.Storey J.W.V.
Category 3: Conference paper

Site testing data provides an essential part of the justi¯cation … for funding any new astronomical facility by de¯ning the technological … design and determining the telescope performance, thus allowing the … scienti¯c objectives to be prioritised.

Dome A site testing and future plans Proceedings of the 3rd ARENA Conference, EAS Publications Series, 2010 (Ref: 14028)
Authors:
Gong X.Wang L.Cui X.Feng L.Yuan X.Ashley M.C.B.Allen G.Bonner C.S.Bradley S.G.Everett J.R.Hengst S.Hu J.Jiang Z.Kulesa C.A.Lawrence J.S.Li Y.Luong-Van D.M.McCaughrean M.J.Moore A.M.Pennypacker C.Qin W.Riddle R.Shang Z.Storey J.W.V.Sun B.Suntzeff N.Tothill N.F.H.Travouillon T.Walker C.K.Yan J.Yang H.Yang J.York D.G.Zhang X.Zhang Z.Zhou X.Zhu Z.
Category 3: Conference paper

In January 2005, members of a Chinese expedition team … were the first humans to visit Dome A on the Antarctic plateau, a site … predicted to be one of the very best astronomical sites on earth. In 2006, the Chinese Center for Antarctic Astronomy (CCAA)…

PLATO - A robotic observatory for the Antarctic plateau Proceedings of the 3rd ARENA Conference, EAS Publications Series, 2010 (Ref: 14026)
Authors:
Ashley M.C.B.Allen G.Bonner C.S.Bradley S.G.Cui X.Everett J.R.Feng L.Gong X.Hengst S.Hu J.Jiang Z.Kulesa C.A.Lawrence J.S.Li Y.Luong-Van D.M.McCaughrean M.J.Moore A.M.Pennypacker C.Qin W.Riddle R.Shang Z.Storey J.W.V.Sun B.Suntzeff N.Tothill N.F.H.Travouillon T.Walker C.K.Wang L.Yan J.Yang H.Yang J.York D.Yuan X.Zhang X.Zhang Z.Zhou X.Zhu Z.
Category 3: Conference paper

PLATO is a fully-robotic observatory designed for operation … in Antarctica. It generates its own electricity (about 1kW), heat … (sufficient to keep two 10-foot shipping containers comfortably above … 0◦C when the outside temperature is at −70◦C)…

The best site on Earth? Proceedings of the 3rd ARENA Conference, EAS Publications Series, 2010 (Ref: 14025)
Authors:
Saunders W.Lawrence J.S.Storey J.W.V.Ashley M.C.B.Kato S.Minnis P.Winker D.M.Liu G.Kulesa C.
Category 3: Conference paper

We compare the merits of potential observatory sites on the … Antarctic Plateau, in regard to the boundary layer, cloud cover, free … atmosphere seeing, aurorae, airglow, and precipitable water vapour. We find that (a)…

THz astrophysics from Dome A Proceedings of the 3rd ARENA Conference, EAS Publications Series, 2010 (Ref: 14024)
Authors:
Tothill N.F.H.Kulesa C.A.Walker C.K.Yang J.Ashley M.C.B.Lawrence J.S.Luong-Van D.Storey J.W.V.Yang H.Zhou X.Zhu Z.Bardin J.Cui X.Everett J.Feng L.Golish D.Gong X.Hu J.Jacobs K.Jiang Z.Jones G.Li Y.Martin C.L.McCaughrean M.J.Qin W.Schein M.Shang Z.Siegel P.Sun B.Walsh W.Wang L.Weinreb S.Xu Z.Yan J.Yuan X.Zhang X-G.
Category 3: Conference paper

The THz spectral region includes a number of important … transitions which allow us to trace the evolution of the interstellar … medium. Because of the opacity of the atmosphere in this spectral … range, the best sites for ground-based THz observations are on the … Antarctic Plateau; of these sites…

A wide-field, optical/infrared, 2.5m class telescope for Antarctica Proceedings of the 3rd ARENA Conference, EAS Publications Series, 2010 (Ref: 14022)
Authors:
Burton M.G.Burgarella D.Andersen M.Busso M.Eiroa C.Epchtein N.Maillard J-P.Persi P.
Category 3: Conference paper

This report provides the recommendations of ARENAWork- … ing Group 1 concerning the development of and objectives for a wide- … field, optical / infrared, 2.5m class telescope for Antarctica. It discusses … the key science drivers for such a telescope…

PILOT - where to next from here? Proceedings of the 3rd ARENA Conference, EAS Publications Series, 2010 (Ref: 14021)
Authors:
Storey J.W.V.Saunders W.Lawrence J.S.Gillingham P.R.Haynes R.
Category 3: Conference paper

The Phase A design study of PILOT|the Path nder for an … International Large Optical Telescope|has demonstrated that a wide- … eld 2.5 m optical/IR telescope can be constructed at Concordia for a … reasonable cost. There are no technical \show stoppers"…

Proposal for a Phase B study of PILOT An astronomical observatory at Dome C, Antarctica for the next decade, Proceedings of the 3rd ARENA Conference, EAS Publications Series, 2010 (Ref: 14020)
Authors:
Ansorge W.Storey J.W.V.
Category 3: Conference paper

Construction of PILOT at the existing French/Italian Con- … cordia Station at Dome C in Antarctica would bring about major bene- … ts for the astronomical research activities of the European and interna- … tional astronomical communities. Because of these potential bene ts…

The Case for PILOT I: Summary and Overview Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia, 2009 (Ref: 14015)
Authors:
Lawrence J.S.Ashley M.C.B.Bailey J.Barrado y Navascues D.Bedding T.R.Bland-Hawthorn J.Bond I.Boulanger F.Bouwens R.Bruntt H.Bunker A.Burgarella D.Burton M.G.Busso M.Coward D.Cioni M-R.Durand G.Eiroa C.Epchtein N.Gehrels N.Gillingham P.Glazebrook K.Haynes R.Kiss L.Lagage P.O.Le Bertre T.Mackay C.Maillard J.P.McGrath A.Minier V.Mora A.Olsen K.Persi P.Pimbblet K.Quimby R.Saunders W.Schmidt B.Stello D.Storey J.W.V.Tinney C.Tremblin P.Wheeler J.C.Yock P.
Category 1: Peer-reviewed literature

PILOT (the Pathfinder for an International Large Optical Telescope) is a proposed 2.5-m optical/ … infrared telescope to be located at Dome C on the Antarctic plateau. Conditions at Dome C are known to … be exceptional for astronomy. The seeing (above ¡­30m height), coherence time…

The Science Case for PILOT III: the Nearby Universe Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia, 2009 (Ref: 14013)
Authors:
Lawrence J.S.Ashley M.C.B.Bailey J.Barrado y Navascues D.Bedding T.Bland-Hawthorn J.Bond I.Bruntt H.Burton M.G.Cioni M-R.Eiroa C.Epchtein N.Kiss L.Lagage P.O.Minier V.Mora A.Olsen K.Persi P.Saunders W.Stello D.Storey J.W.V.Tinney C.Yock P.
Category 1: Peer-reviewed literature

PILOT (the Pathfinder for an International Large Optical Telescope) is a proposed 2.5-m optical/ … infrared telescope to be located at Dome C on the Antarctic plateau. The atmospheric conditions at Dome C … deliver a high sensitivity, high photometric precision, wide-field, high spatial resolution…

Astrophysics from Dome A Proceedings of the 2nd ARENA Conference, EAS Publications Series, 2008 (Ref: 13762)
Authors:
Tothill N.F.H.Kulesa C.A.Walker C.K.Ashley M.C.B.Bonner C.Cui X.Everett J.Feng L.Hengst S.and 20 others
Category 3: Conference paper

PILOT and Cosmic shear Proceedings of the 2nd ARENA Conference, EAS Publications Series, 2008 (Ref: 13760)
Authors:
Saunders W.
Category 3: Conference paper

Twilight astronomy from Antarctica Proceedings of the 2nd ARENA Conference, EAS Publications Series, 2008 (Ref: 13761)
Authors:
Burton M.G.
Category 3: Conference paper

A description of the early days of infrared site testing at … the South Pole is given, with special attention paid to the data which … quantified the conditions during summer and the long twilight period. Such times are also provide relatively benign conditions for humans … in Antarctica as well.

PILOT: Design and capabilities Proceedings of the 2nd ARENA Conference, EAS Publications Series, 2008 (Ref: 13759)
Authors:
Saunders W.Gillingham P.R.McGrath A.J.Storey J.W.V.Lawrence J.S.
Category 3: Conference paper

PILOT-like telescope potential Proceedings of the 2nd ARENA Conference, EAS Publications Series, 2008 (Ref: 13758)
Authors:
Storey J.W.V.Ashley M.C.B.Burton M.G.Lawrence J.S.Saunders W.
Category 3: Conference paper

In this paper we review the progress towards the deployment … of a large "PILOT-like" telescope at Concordia Station, Dome C. PI- … LOT is a proposed 2.4m optical/IR telescope that will cost in excess … of EUR 10m…

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