在南极洲的C圆顶上方,天文观测条件异常
Jon S Lawrence1, Michael C B Ashley, Andrei Tokovinin
1School of Physics, University of New South Wales, New South Wales 2052, Australia.
Nature
|September 17, 2004
概括
天文学地点的选择对望远镜的性能至关重要. 南极洲的C圆顶提供了特殊的大气观测条件,使地面望远镜能够与太空任务竞争.
科学领域:
- 天文学 天文学
- 大气科学 大气科学
- 光学工程是指光学工程.
背景情况:
- 卓越的天文视觉对于地面光学望远镜至关重要.
- 最好的中度地点的中位视度为0.51.0弧秒.
- 以前南极站对南极进行的观测显示视力不佳 (1.8弧秒).
研究的目的:
- 为了研究南极高原C圆顶上的大气观测条件.
- 评估C圆顶作为下一代天文台的潜在位置.
主要方法:
- 在C圆顶 (南75度) 进行冬季观测观测.
- 分析了影响光路径的大气折射率变化.
主要成果:
- 圆顶C展现了0.27弧秒的显著中位视力.
- 在C圆顶的视觉条件在25%的时间里低于0.15弧秒.
- 这种视觉效果明显好于中度站点.
结论:
- 圆顶C提供了卓越的大气视觉,非常适合先进的天文观测站.
- 圆顶C的望远镜可以与中度地点的更大的望远镜的性能相匹配或超过.
- 圆顶C的干扰仪可以实现太空任务级别的项目.
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