• Login
    View Item 
    •   Maryland Shared Open Access Repository Home
    • ScholarWorks@UMBC
    • UMBC College of Natural and Mathematical Sciences
    • UMBC Physics Department
    • View Item
    •   Maryland Shared Open Access Repository Home
    • ScholarWorks@UMBC
    • UMBC College of Natural and Mathematical Sciences
    • UMBC Physics Department
    • View Item
    JavaScript is disabled for your browser. Some features of this site may not work without it.

    The Antarctic Submillimeter Telescope and Remote Observatory (AST/RO)

    Thumbnail
    Files
    0008253.pdf (600.9Kb)
    Links to Files
    https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1086/320281
    Permanent Link
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1086/320281
    http://hdl.handle.net/11603/18473
    Collections
    • UMBC Center for Space Sciences and Technology (CSST) / Center for Research and Exploration in Space Sciences & Technology II (CRSST II)
    • UMBC Physics Department
    Metadata
    Show full item record
    Author/Creator
    Stark, Antony A.
    Bally, John
    Balm, Simon P.
    Bania, T. M.
    Bolatto, Alberto D.
    Chamberlin, Richard A.
    Engargiola, Gregory
    Huang, Maohai
    Ingalls, James G.
    Jacobs, Karl
    Jackson, James M.
    Kooi, Jacob W.
    Lane, Adair P.
    Lo, K.-Y.
    Marks, Rodney D.
    Martin, Christopher L.
    Mumma, Dennis
    Ojha, Roopesh
    Schieder, Rudolf
    Staguhn, Johannes
    Stutzki, Juergen
    Walker, Christopher K.
    Wilson, Robert W.
    Wright, Gregory A.
    Zhang, Xiaolei
    Zimmermann, Peter
    Zimmermann, Ruediger
    Date
    2000-12-15
    Type of Work
    57 pages
    Text
    journal articles preprints
    Citation of Original Publication
    Antony A. Stark et al, The Antarctic Submillimeter Telescope and Remote Observatory(AST/RO),Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, Vol 113 #783, doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1086/320281
    Rights
    This item is likely protected under Title 17 of the U.S. Copyright Law. Unless on a Creative Commons license, for uses protected by Copyright Law, contact the copyright holder or the author.
    This is an author-created, un-copyedited version of an article accepted for publication/published in Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. IOP Publishing Ltd is not responsible for any errors or omissions in this version of the manuscript or any version derived from it. The Version of Record is available online at 10.1086/320281
    Abstract
    AST/RO, a 1.7 m diameter telescope for astronomy and aeronomy studies at wavelengths between 200 and 2000 microns, was installed at the South Pole during the 1994-1995 Austral summer. The telescope operates continuously through the Austral winter, and is being used primarily for spectroscopic studies of neutral atomic carbon and carbon monoxide in the interstellar medium of the Milky Way and the Magellanic Clouds. The South Pole environment is unique among observatory sites for unusually low wind speeds, low absolute humidity, and the consistent clarity of the submillimeter sky. Four heterodyne receivers, an array receiver, three acousto-optical spectrometers, and an array spectrometer are installed. A Fabry-Perot spectrometer using a bolometric array and a Terahertz receiver are in development. Telescope pointing, focus, and calibration methods as well as the unique working environment and logistical requirements of the South Pole are described.


    Albin O. Kuhn Library & Gallery
    University of Maryland, Baltimore County
    1000 Hilltop Circle
    Baltimore, MD 21250
    www.umbc.edu/scholarworks

    Contact information:
    Email: scholarworks-group@umbc.edu
    Phone: 410-455-3021


    If you wish to submit a copyright complaint or withdrawal request, please email mdsoar-help@umd.edu.

     

     

    My Account

    LoginRegister

    Browse

    This CollectionBy Issue DateTitlesAuthorsSubjectsType

    Statistics

    View Usage Statistics


    Albin O. Kuhn Library & Gallery
    University of Maryland, Baltimore County
    1000 Hilltop Circle
    Baltimore, MD 21250
    www.umbc.edu/scholarworks

    Contact information:
    Email: scholarworks-group@umbc.edu
    Phone: 410-455-3021


    If you wish to submit a copyright complaint or withdrawal request, please email mdsoar-help@umd.edu.