The PLATO Dome A Site-Testing Observatory: Instrumentation and First Results | Zendy

Huigen Yang | Zendy; G. Allen | Zendy; M. C. B. Ashley | Zendy; Colin S. Bonner | Zendy; Stuart Bradley | Zendy; Xiuji Cui | Zendy; Jon R. Everett | Zendy; Li Feng | Zendy; X. Gong | Zendy; S. Hengst | Zendy; J. F. Hu | Zendy; Zhuo Jiang | Zendy; Craig Kulesa | Zendy; Jon Lawrence | Zendy; Y. Li | Zendy; D. Luong-Van | Zendy; M. J. McCaughrean | Zendy; Anna Moore | Zendy; C. Pennypacker | Zendy; Qin Wei-jian | Zendy; Reed Riddle | Zendy; Zhaohui Shang | Zendy; J. W. V. Storey | Zendy; Bo Sun | Zendy; N. B. Suntzeff | Zendy; N. F. H. Tothill | Zendy; Tony Travouillon | Zendy; C. K. Walker | Zendy; L. Wang | Zendy; Jun Yan | Zendy; Jukui Yang | Zendy; D. G. York | Zendy; X. Yuan | Zendy; X. Zhang | Zendy; Z. Zhang | Zendy; X. Zhou | Zendy; Zhiming Zhu | Zendy

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The PLATO Dome A Site-Testing Observatory: Instrumentation and First Results

Author(s) -

Huigen Yang,

G. Allen,

M. C. B. Ashley,

Colin S. Bonner,

Stuart Bradley,

Xiuji Cui,

Jon R. Everett,

Li Feng,

X. Gong,

S. Hengst,

J. F. Hu,

Zhuo Jiang,

Craig Kulesa,

Jon Lawrence,

Y. Li,

D. Luong-Van,

M. J. McCaughrean,

Anna Moore,

C. Pennypacker,

Qin Wei-jian,

Reed Riddle,

Zhaohui Shang,

J. W. V. Storey,

Bo Sun,

N. B. Suntzeff,

N. F. H. Tothill,

Tony Travouillon,

C. K. Walker,

L. Wang,

Jun Yan,

Jukui Yang,

D. G. York,

X. Yuan,

X. Zhang,

Z. Zhang,

X. Zhou,

Zhiming Zhu

Publication year - 2009

Publication title -

publications of the astronomical society of the pacific

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.294

H-Index - 172

eISSN - 1538-3873

pISSN - 0004-6280

DOI - 10.1086/597547

Subject(s) - observatory , remote sensing , sky , instrumentation (computer programming) , radiometer , sky brightness , astronomy , physics , suite , scientific instrument , meteorology , environmental science , geology , geography , computer science , archaeology , operating system

The PLATeau Observatory (PLATO) is an automated self-powered astrophysical observatory that was deployed to Dome A, the highest point on the Antarctic plateau, in 2008 January. PLATO consists of a suite of site-testing instruments designed to quantify the benefits of the Dome A site for astronomy, and science instruments designed to take advantage of the unique observing conditions. Instruments include CSTAR, an array of optical telescopes for transient astronomy; Gattini, an instrument to measure the optical sky brightness and cloud cover statistics; DASLE, an experiment to measure the statistics of the meteorological conditions within the near-surface layer; Pre-HEAT, a submillimeter tipping radiometer measuring the atmospheric transmission and water vapor content and performing spectral line imaging of the Galactic plane; and Snodar, an acoustic radar designed to measure turbulence within the near-surface layer. PLATO has run completely unattended and collected data throughout the winter 2008 season. Here we present a detailed description of the PLATO instrument suite and preliminary results obtained from the first season of operation.11 page(s

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