PLATO-R: a new concept for Antarctic science

Michael C B Ashley; Yael Augarten; Colin S. Bonner; Michael G. Burton; Luke Bycroft; Jon S. Lawrence; Daniel M. Luong-Van; Scott McDaid; Campbell McLaren; Geoff Sims; John W V Storey

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PLATO-R: a new concept for Antarctic science

Michael C B Ashley^*, Yael Augarten, Colin S. Bonner, Michael G. Burton, Luke Bycroft, Jon S. Lawrence, Daniel M. Luong-Van, Scott McDaid, Campbell McLaren, Geoff Sims, John W V Storey

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Abstract

PLATO-R is an autonomous, robotic observatory that can be deployed anywhere on the Antarctic plateau by Twin Otter aircraft. It provides heat, data acquisition, communications, and up to 1kW of electric power to support astronomical and other experiments throughout the year. PLATO-R was deployed in 2012 January to Ridge A, believed to be the site with the lowest precipitable water vapour (and hence the best atmospheric transmission at terahertz frequencies) on earth.1-4 PLATO-R improves upon previous PLATO designs that were built into ten-foot shipping containers by being much smaller and lighter, allowing it to be field-deployable within 2-3 days by a crew of four.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Ground-based and Airborne Telescopes IV
Editors	Larry M. Stepp, Roberto Gilmozzi, Helen J. Hall
Place of Publication	Bellingham, Washington
Publisher	SPIE
Pages	1-9
Number of pages	9
ISBN (Print)	9780819491459
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.925514
Publication status	Published - Sept 2012
Externally published	Yes
Event	Ground-Based and Airborne Telescopes IV - Amsterdam, Netherlands Duration: 1 Jul 2012 → 6 Jul 2012

Publication series

Name	Proceedings of SPIE
Publisher	SPIE
Volume	8444
ISSN (Print)	0277-786X

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Other	Ground-Based and Airborne Telescopes IV
Country/Territory	Netherlands
City	Amsterdam
Period	1/07/12 → 6/07/12

Keywords

Antarctic astronomy
PLATO
PLATO-R
Ridge A
Robotic observatory

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Ashley, M. C. B., Augarten, Y., Bonner, C. S., Burton, M. G., Bycroft, L., Lawrence, J. S., Luong-Van, D. M., McDaid, S., McLaren, C., Sims, G., & Storey, J. W. V. (2012). PLATO-R: a new concept for Antarctic science. In L. M. Stepp, R. Gilmozzi, & H. J. Hall (Eds.), Ground-based and Airborne Telescopes IV (pp. 1-9). Article 84441R (Proceedings of SPIE; Vol. 8444). SPIE. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.925514

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PLATO-R: a new concept for Antarctic science. / Ashley, Michael C B; Augarten, Yael; Bonner, Colin S. et al.
Ground-based and Airborne Telescopes IV. ed. / Larry M. Stepp; Roberto Gilmozzi; Helen J. Hall. Bellingham, Washington: SPIE, 2012. p. 1-9 84441R (Proceedings of SPIE; Vol. 8444).

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