In the Antarctic Continent there are sites, such as Dome C, where the ambient conditions are expected to be favourable to open new windows to the Universe in the mid-infrared. Here we present the expected performances and simulated results of the mid-IR array camera for astronomy that we are developing for the IRAIT telescope. The optical configuration will permit a sensitivity of 4 mJy at 10 mu m, considering a 10% bandwidth filter, the source in one beam, 1 sigma, and one hour integration time in chop-nod.
Mid-Infrared Astronomy with IRAIT at Dome C: performances and simulations
BUSSO, Maurizio Maria;TOSTI, Gino
2003
Abstract
In the Antarctic Continent there are sites, such as Dome C, where the ambient conditions are expected to be favourable to open new windows to the Universe in the mid-infrared. Here we present the expected performances and simulated results of the mid-IR array camera for astronomy that we are developing for the IRAIT telescope. The optical configuration will permit a sensitivity of 4 mJy at 10 mu m, considering a 10% bandwidth filter, the source in one beam, 1 sigma, and one hour integration time in chop-nod.File in questo prodotto:
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