ASTROPHYSICS FROM ANTARCTICA (IAU S288) by Michael G. Burton (Editor), Xiangqun Cui (Editor), Nicholas F. H. Tothill (Editor) ( 9781107033771 )

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ASTROPHYSICS FROM ANTARCTICA (IAU S288)
PROCEEDINGS OF THE 288TH SYMPOSIUM OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASTRONOMICAL UNION HELD IN BEIJING, CHINA, AUGUST 20-24, 2012

By:

Michael G. Burton (Editor), Xiangqun Cui (Editor), Nicholas F. H. Tothill (Editor)

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CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS

Pub. date:

14 February, 2013

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Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union Symposia and Colloquia

Pages:

355

Description:

The first ever IAU review on the role of Antarctic-based observatories in current and future astrophysical research.

Synopsis:

The remarkable environment of Antarctica offers many advantages for astronomical observations. Over the past two decades this field of scientific endeavour has developed dramatically and Antarctic-based observatories now regularly contribute to front line astrophysical research. This volume presents the Proceedings from the first ever International Astronomical Union Symposium to be held on the subject. After describing our knowledge of the special environment for Antarctic astronomy, it covers the following principal science areas: measuring the cosmic microwave background radiation; neutrino detection; cosmogenic signatures from the ice and atmosphere; submillimetre and terahertz astronomy; and optical and infrared astronomy. Each topic begins with reviews covering the field and the science being undertaken in it, followed by descriptions of the experiments, the telescopes and the results obtained. Another special feature surveys Antarctic stations and the astronomical facilities they contain. The volume concludes by considering the future for astronomical research in Antarctica.

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100 b/w illus. 13 colour illus. 20 tables

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Cambridge University Press

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