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Dome C: the best accessible site on Earth for submillimetre astronomy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 December 2009

L. Spinoglio ,
N. Epchtein ,
P. Tremblin ,
N. Schneider ,
V. Minier ,
G. Durand ,
Y. Reinert ,
M. Busso ,
L. Sabbatini  and
J.W.V. Storey
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P. Tremblin*
Affiliation:
CEA Saclay/DSM/IRFU/Service d'Astrophysique, France
N. Schneider
Affiliation:
CEA Saclay/DSM/IRFU/Service d'Astrophysique, France
V. Minier
Affiliation:
CEA Saclay/DSM/IRFU/Service d'Astrophysique, France
G. Durand
Affiliation:
CEA Saclay/DSM/IRFU/Service d'Astrophysique, France
Y. Reinert
Affiliation:
CEA Saclay/DSM/IRFU/Service d'Astrophysique, France
M. Busso
Affiliation:
Dipartimento di Fisica, Universita di Perugia, via A. Pascoli, 06100 Perugia, Italy
L. Sabbatini
Affiliation:
Dipartimento di Fisica, Roma 3, Italy
J.W.V. Storey
Affiliation:
School of Physics, University of New South Wales, NSW 2052, Australia
J. Urban
Affiliation:
Chalmers University of Technology, Department of Radio and Space Science, 41296 Goeteborg, Sweden
P. Calisse
Affiliation:
School of Physics and Astronomy, Cardiff University, UK
C. Veyssière
Affiliation:
CEA Saclay/DSM/IRFU/SIS, France
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[email protected]
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Abstract

We present preliminary results of the measurements of sky transparency conducted at Dome C during the winter 2008. Using MOLIERE modeling, we estimate a low precipitable water vapour content above Concordia station, which is very promising for future submillimetre wave observations on the Antarctic Plateau.

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Research Article
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European Astronomical Society Publications Series , Volume 40: 3rd ARENA Conference: An Astronomical Observatory at CONCORDIA (Dome C, Antarctica) , 2010 , pp. 333 - 336
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© EAS, EDP Sciences, 2010

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