Astronomical Studies with the Caltech Submillimeter Observatory

加州理工学院亚毫米波天文台 (CSO)美国唯一一个使用亚毫米波长的 望远镜 具有出色的连续光谱和 光谱观测，角分辨率在30 和8弧秒，可以进行创新项目， 为天文学的许多领域提供了重要的新信息， 包括对太阳系、银河系的研究， 河外现象 这笔赠款将支持多方面的科学研究， 技术开发计划集中在10.4米直径 CSO的望远镜 这架望远镜的高度是 在夏威夷的莫纳克亚火山4100米处，那里的大气非常干燥 并且非常适合在波长短至320微米的情况下进行观测。 在赠款期间，新的接收者应可用于 波长小于800微米的常规观测。 一 一半的观测时间可供一般 天文学界。

The California Institute of Technology Submillimeter Observatory (CSO) operates the only U.S. based submillimeter wavelength telescope. With excellent sensitivity for both continuum and spectroscopic observations and with angular resolutions between 30 and 8 seconds of arc, innovative projects can be undertaken to provide critical new information in many fields of astronomy, including studies of the Solar System, our Galaxy, and extragalactic phenomena. This grant will support a multifaceted scientific research and technology development program focussed on the 10.4 meter diameter telescope of the CSO. The telescope is sited at an altitude of 4100 meters on Mauna Kea, Hawaii, where the atmosphere is very dry and ideal for observations at wavelengths as short as 320 microns. During the grant period, new receivers should become available for routine observations at wavelengths shorter than 800 microns. One half of the observing time is available for use by the general astronomy community.