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The Antarctic Planet InterferometerThe Antarctic Planet Interferometer is an instrument concept designed to detect and characterize extrasolar planets by exploiting the unique potential of the best accessible site on earth for thermal infrared interferometry. High-precision interferometric techniques under development for extrasolar planet detection and characterization (differential phase, nulling and astrometry) all benefit substantially from the slow, low-altitude turbulence, low water vapor content, and low temperature found on the Antarctic plateau. At the best of these locations, such as the Concordia base being developed at Dome C, an interferometer with two-meter diameter class apertures has the potential to deliver unique science for a variety of topics, including extrasolar planets, active galactic nuclei, young stellar objects, and protoplanetary disks.
Document ID
20080013269
Acquisition Source
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Document Type
Preprint (Draft being sent to journal)
External Source(s)
Authors
Swain, Mark R.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Walker, Christopher K.
(Arizona Univ. Tucson, AZ, United States)
Traub, Wesley A.
(Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics Cambridge, MA, United States)
Storey, John W.
(New South Wales Univ. Sydney, Australia)
CoudeduForesto, Vincent
(Paris Observatory Meudon, France)
Fossat, Eric
(Universite de Nice-Sophia Antipolis Nice, France)
Vakili, Farrok
(Universite de Nice-Sophia Antipolis Nice, France)
Stark, Anthony A.
(Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics Cambridge, MA, United States)
Lloyd, James P.
(California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Lawson, Peter R.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Burrows, Adam S.
(Arizona Univ. Tucson, AZ, United States)
Ireland, Michael
(Sydney Univ. Australia)
Millan-Gabet, Rafael
(California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
vanBelle, Gerard T.
(Sydney Univ. Australia)
Lane, Benjamin
(Massachusetts Inst. of Tech. Cambridge, MA, United States)
Vasisht, Gautam
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Travouillon, Tony
(New South Wales Univ. Sydney, Australia)
Date Acquired
August 24, 2013
Publication Date
June 21, 2004
Subject Category
Astronomy
Meeting Information
Meeting: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation2004
Location: Glasgow, Scotland
Country: United Kingdom
Start Date: June 21, 2004
Sponsors: International Society for Optical Engineering
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other
Keywords
interferometry
exoplanets
infrared
Antarctica

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