The Science Case for PILOT I: Summary and Overview
The Science Case for PILOT I: Summary and Overview
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10.1071/as08048
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发表时间：
2009-05
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6.3
通讯作者：
J. Lawrence;M. Ashley;J. Bailey;D. Barrado y Navascués;T. Bedding;J. Bland-Hawthorn;I. Bond;F. Boulanger;R. Bouwens;H. Bruntt;A. Bunker;D. Burgarella;M. Burton;M. Busso;D. Coward;M. Cioni;G. Durand;C. Eiroa;N. Epchtein;N. Gehrels;P. Gillingham;K. Glazebrook;R. Haynes;L. Kiss;P. Lagage;T. Le Bertre;C. Mackay;J. Maillard;A. McGrath;V. Minier;A. Mora;K. Olsen;P. Persi;K. Pimbblet;R. Quimby;W. Saunders;B. Schmidt;D. Stello;J. Storey;C. Tinney;P. Tremblin;J. Wheeler;P. Yock
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作者：
J. Lawrence;M. Ashley;J. Bailey;D. Barrado y Navascués;T. Bedding;J. Bland-Hawthorn;I. Bond;F. Boulanger;R. Bouwens;H. Bruntt;A. Bunker;D. Burgarella;M. Burton;M. Busso;D. Coward;M. Cioni;G. Durand;C. Eiroa;N. Epchtein;N. Gehrels;P. Gillingham;K. Glazebrook;R. Haynes;L. Kiss;P. Lagage;T. Le Bertre;C. Mackay;J. Maillard;A. McGrath;V. Minier;A. Mora;K. Olsen;P. Persi;K. Pimbblet;R. Quimby;W. Saunders;B. Schmidt;D. Stello;J. Storey;C. Tinney;P. Tremblin;J. Wheeler;P. Yock
摘要PILOT（国际大型光学望远镜的探路者）是一个拟议中的2.5米光学/红外望远镜，位于南极高原的圆顶C。圆顶C的条件对于天文学来说是非常特殊的。视宁度（高于30米）、相干时间和等晕角都是典型中纬度站点的两倍，而水汽柱、大气和望远镜热辐射都要好一个数量级。这些条件使PILOT具有独特的科学能力，这在本系列论文中得到了解决。本文概述了PILOT的光学和仪器套件及其预期性能，概述了该设施的关键科学目标和观测方法，讨论了PILOT和其他望远镜的科学目标之间的协同作用，并讨论了南极天文学的未来。论文II和论文III分别详细介绍了遥远宇宙（即研究第一束光，以及结构的组装和演化）和邻近宇宙（即研究本星系群，银河系和太阳系）之间的科学项目。
Abstract PILOT (the Pathfinder for an International Large Optical Telescope) is a proposed 2.5-m optical/infrared telescope to be located at Dome C on the Antarctic plateau. Conditions at Dome C are known to be exceptional for astronomy. The seeing (above ∼30 m height), coherence time, and isoplanatic angle are all twice as good as at typical mid-latitude sites, while the water-vapour column, and the atmosphere and telescope thermal emission are all an order of magnitude better. These conditions enable a unique scientific capability for PILOT, which is addressed in this series of papers. The current paper presents an overview of the optical and instrumentation suite for PILOT and its expected performance, a summary of the key science goals and observational approach for the facility, a discussion of the synergies between the science goals for PILOT and other telescopes, and a discussion of the future of Antarctic astronomy. Paper II and Paper III present details of the science projects divided, respectively, between the distant Universe (i.e. studies of first light, and the assembly and evolution of structure) and the nearby Universe (i.e. studies of Local Group galaxies, the Milky Way, and the Solar System).