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Title:
Infrared Sky Brightness Monitors for Antarctica
Authors:
Storey, J. W. V.; Ashley, M. C. B.; Boccas, M.; Phillips, M. A.; Schinckel, A. E. T.
Affiliation:
AA(Joint Australian Centre for Astrophysical Research in Antarctica (JACARA), School of Physics, University of NSW, Sydney 2052, Australia; ), AB(Joint Australian Centre for Astrophysical Research in Antarctica (JACARA), School of Physics, University of NSW, Sydney 2052, Australia; ), AC(Joint Australian Centre for Astrophysical Research in Antarctica (JACARA), School of Physics, University of NSW, Sydney 2052, Australia; ), AD(Joint Australian Centre for Astrophysical Research in Antarctica (JACARA), School of Physics, University of NSW, Sydney 2052, Australia; ), AE(Joint Australian Centre for Astrophysical Research in Antarctica (JACARA), School of Physics, University of NSW, Sydney 2052, Australia; )
Publication:
The Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, Volume 111, Issue 760, pp. 765-771. (PASP Homepage)
Publication Date:
06/1999
Origin:
PASP
PASP Keywords:
INSTRUMENTATION: MISCELLANEOUS, SITE TESTING, TECHNIQUES: MISCELLANEOUS
DOI:
10.1086/316380
Bibliographic Code:
1999PASP..111..765S

Abstract

Two sky brightness monitors-one for the near-infrared and one for the mid-infrared-have been developed for site survey work in Antarctica. The instruments, which we refer to as the NISM (Near-Infrared Sky Monitor) and the MISM (Mid-Infrared Sky Monitor), are part of a suite of instruments being deployed in the Automated Astrophysical Site-Testing Observatory (AASTO). The chief design constraints include reliable, autonomous operation, low power consumption, and of course the ability to operate under conditions of extreme cold. The instruments are currently operational at the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station, prior to deployment at remote, unattended sites on the high antarctic plateau.
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