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AMICA – the infrared eye at Dome C

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 August 2006

Alberto Riva ,
Mauro Dolci ,
Oscar Straniero ,
Filippo Maria Zerbi ,
Emilio Molinari ,
Paolo Conconi ,
Vincenzo De Caprio ,
Gaetano Valentini ,
Gianluca Di Rico  and
Maurizio Ragni
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Alberto Riva
Affiliation:
INAF Osservatorio Astronomico di Brera – Merate, Merate, Italy
Mauro Dolci
Affiliation:
INAF Osservatorio Astronomico Collurania Teramo, Teramo, Italy
Oscar Straniero
Affiliation:
INAF Osservatorio Astronomico Collurania Teramo, Teramo, Italy
Filippo Maria Zerbi
Affiliation:
INAF Osservatorio Astronomico di Brera – Merate, Merate, Italy
Emilio Molinari
Affiliation:
INAF Osservatorio Astronomico di Brera – Merate, Merate, Italy
Paolo Conconi
Affiliation:
INAF Osservatorio Astronomico di Brera – Merate, Merate, Italy
Vincenzo De Caprio
Affiliation:
INAF Osservatorio Astronomico di Brera – Merate, Merate, Italy
Gaetano Valentini
Affiliation:
INAF Osservatorio Astronomico Collurania Teramo, Teramo, Italy
Gianluca Di Rico
Affiliation:
INAF Osservatorio Astronomico Collurania Teramo, Teramo, Italy
Maurizio Ragni
Affiliation:
INAF Osservatorio Astronomico Collurania Teramo, Teramo, Italy
Danilo Pelusi
Affiliation:
INAF Osservatorio Astronomico Collurania Teramo, Teramo, Italy
Igor Di Varano
Affiliation:
INAF Osservatorio Astronomico Collurania Teramo, Teramo, Italy
Croce Giuliani
Affiliation:
INAF Osservatorio Astronomico Collurania Teramo, Teramo, Italy
Amico Di Cianno
Affiliation:
INAF Osservatorio Astronomico Collurania Teramo, Teramo, Italy
Angelo Valentini
Affiliation:
INAF Osservatorio Astronomico Collurania Teramo, Teramo, Italy
Favio Bortoletto
Affiliation:
INAF Osservatorio Astronomico di Padova, Padova, Italy
Maurizio D'Alessandro
Affiliation:
INAF Osservatorio Astronomico di Padova, Padova, Italy
Carlotta Bonoli
Affiliation:
INAF Osservatorio Astronomico di Padova, Padova, Italy
Enrico Giro
Affiliation:
INAF Osservatorio Astronomico di Padova, Padova, Italy
Daniela Fantinel
Affiliation:
INAF Osservatorio Astronomico di Padova, Padova, Italy
Demetrio Magrin
Affiliation:
INAF Osservatorio Astronomico di Padova, Padova, Italy
Leonardo Corcione
Affiliation:
INAF Osservatorio Astronomico di Torino, Torino, Italy
Maurizio Busso
Affiliation:
University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
Gino Tosti
Affiliation:
University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
Giuliano Nucciarelli
Affiliation:
University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
Fabio Roncella
Affiliation:
University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
Carlos Abia
Affiliation:
University of Granada, Granada, Spain
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Amica (Antarctic Multiband Infrared Camera) is a dual-channel Infrared Imager (2-28μm), that will be located at the Nasmyth focus of the IRAIT telescope at Dome C. Dome C base, on Antarctic plateau offers an unique chance for infrared astronomy. It has several advantages like temperature, pressure and site environment. Temperature, around –60°C (mean) allows a good atmospheric stability (good seeing and good windows transparency) a low atmospheric background and the reduction of instrumental background. Pressure (equivalent of 4000 m a.s.l.), implies low content of water vapors; this means higher transmission, broader and new astronomical windows. The site offers the possibility of very long observations (about 6 months winter night).

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Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 2 , Highlights of Astronomy 14: Highlights of Astronomy , August 2006 , pp. 700 - 701
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Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2007

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