Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE · 2006 · 45 citations · 6 references
Adaptive OpticAstronomical Coordinate SystemSurveyingAerospace EngineeringAstronomical Image AnalysisSubmillimeter AstronomySpace OpticAtacama Pathfinder ExperimentNovel Submillimeter TelescopeRadio TelescopeAstrophysics
APEX, the Atacama Pathfinder Experiment, has been successfully commissioned and is in operation now. This novel submillimeter telescope is located at 5107 m altitude on Llano de Chajnantor in the Chilean High Andes, on what is considered one of the world's outstanding sites for submillimeter astronomy. The primary reflector with 12 m diameter has been carefully adjusted by means of holography. Its surface smoothness of 17-18 μm makes APEX suitable for observations up to 200 μm, through all atmospheric submm windows accessible from the ground.
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Millimeter and Submillimeter Detectors for Astronomy
T. G. Phillips, J. Žmuidzinas · 2003 · 97 citations