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Atmospheric scintillation at Dome C, Antarctica

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 August 2006

Suzanne L. Kenyon ,
Jon S. Lawrence ,
Michael C. B. Ashley ,
John W. V. Storey ,
Andrei Tokovinin  and
Eric Fossat
Suzanne L. Kenyon
Affiliation:
School of Physics, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia email: suzanne@phys.unsw.edu.au
Jon S. Lawrence
Affiliation:
School of Physics, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia email: suzanne@phys.unsw.edu.au
Michael C. B. Ashley
Affiliation:
School of Physics, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia email: suzanne@phys.unsw.edu.au
John W. V. Storey
Affiliation:
School of Physics, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia email: suzanne@phys.unsw.edu.au
Andrei Tokovinin
Affiliation:
Laboratoire Universitaire d'Astrophysique de Nice, UMR 6525, Université de Nice – Sophia Antipolis, F-06108 Nice Cedex 1, France
Eric Fossat
Affiliation:
Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory, Casilla 603, La Serena, Chile
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Dome C, Antarctica is one of the most promising astronomical sites in the world (Fossat & Candidi 2003, and references therein). Dome C boasts low wind speeds, very cold temperatures and little precipitation. The atmospheric turbulence is very weak compared to temperate sites, leading to sub-arcsecond seeing conditions (Lawrence et al. 2004; Agabi et al. 2006).

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Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 2 , Highlights of Astronomy 14: Highlights of Astronomy , August 2006 , pp. 698 - 699
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Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2007

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