APEX -: the Atacama Pathfinder EXperiment

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作者
Guesten, R. [1 ]
Booth, R. S. [1 ]
Cesarsky, C. [1 ]
Menten, K. M. [1 ]
Agurto, C. [1 ]
Anciaux, M. [1 ]
Azagra, F. [1 ]
Belitsky, V. [1 ]
Belloche, A. [1 ]
Bergman, P. [1 ]
De Breuck, C. [1 ]
Comito, C. [1 ]
Dumke, M. [1 ]
Duran, C. [1 ]
Esch, W. [1 ]
Fluxa, J. [1 ]
Greve, A. [1 ]
Hafok, H. [1 ]
Haeupl, W. [1 ]
Helldner, L. [1 ]
Henseler, A. [1 ]
Heyminck, S. [1 ]
Johansson, L. E. [1 ]
Kasemann, C. [1 ]
Klein, B. [1 ]
Korn, A. [1 ]
Kreysa, E. [1 ]
Kurz, R. [1 ]
Lapkin, I. [1 ]
Leurini, S. [1 ]
Lis, D. [1 ]
Lundgren, A. [1 ]
Mac-Auliffe, F. [1 ]
Martinez, M. [1 ]
Melnick, J. [1 ]
Morris, D. [1 ]
Muders, D. [1 ]
Nyman, L. A. [1 ]
Olberg, M. [1 ]
Olivares, R. [1 ]
Pantaleev, M. [1 ]
Patel, N. [1 ]
Pausch, K. [1 ]
Philipp, S. D. [1 ]
Philipps, S. [1 ]
Sridharan, T. K. [1 ]
Polehampton, E. [1 ]
Reveret, V. [1 ]
Risacher, C. [1 ]
Roa, M. [1 ]
机构
[1] Max Planck Inst Radioastron, Auf Hugel 69, D-53121 Bonn, Germany
来源
GROUND-BASED AND AIRBORNE TELESCOPES, PTS 1 AND 2 | 2006年 / 6267卷
关键词
submillimeter telescope;
D O I
10.1117/12.670798
中图分类号
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号
0704 ;
摘要
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 mu m makes APEX suitable for observations up to 200 mu m, through all atmospheric submm windows accessible from the ground.
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