Summary: Exceptional Terahertz Transparency and Stability above Dome A, Antarctica
H. YANG,1
C. A. KULESA,2
C. K. WALKER,2
N. F. H. TOTHILL,3,4
J. YANG,5
M. C. B. ASHLEY,4
X. CUI,6
L. FENG,5
J. S. LAWRENCE,5,7,8
D. M. LUONG-VAN,4
M. J. MCCAUGHREAN,3,9
J. W. V. STOREY,4
L. WANG,10
X. ZHOU, 11
AND Z. ZHU
5
Received 2010 January 18; accepted 2010 February 24; published 2010 March 19
ABSTRACT. We present the first direct measurements of the terahertz atmospheric transmission above Dome A,
the highest point on the Antarctic plateau at an elevation of 4.1 km. The best-quartile atmospheric transmission

Source: Ashley, Michael C. B. - School of Physics, University of New South Wales

Collections: Physics