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M S Longair - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • very large optical Infrared Telescopes today and tomorrow
    Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union, 2005
    Co-Authors: M S Longair
    Abstract:

    Some of the achievements and capabilities of the current generation of 8–10 metre optical-Infrared Telescopes are reviewed. The challenges of building yet larger optical-Infrared Telescopes in the diameter range 30 to 100 metres are discussed.

  • The future of space Infrared astronomy
    Space Science Reviews, 1992
    Co-Authors: M S Longair
    Abstract:

    I can remember vividly when Tim Hawarden first came into my office about 7 years ago and talked very excitedly about passively-cooled space Infrared Telescopes. He was sufficiently persuasive that we even managed to get the idea into the various forward-look exercises in which the SERC indulges every year. The idea has evolved considerably since then and the climax of that activity was when Tim presented the case for POIROT to the European Space Agency a couple of years ago. The project did very well indeed as it passed through the peer-review committees and was unlucky just to miss being selected for further study. Since then, the momentum has continued largely through the enthusiasm of Tim and of Harley Thronson's advocacy in the USA. It is my view that the time has come when the agencies have to take these proposals very seriously indeed as the way forward for space Infrared astronomy. Our goal over the next two days is to expose all the issues which have to be addressed to convert the concept into a realistic space mission.

Roger Angel - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

Colin Cunningham - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • future technologies for optical and Infrared Telescopes and instruments
    Experimental Astronomy, 2009
    Co-Authors: Colin Cunningham
    Abstract:

    The theme of this conference is the evolution of Telescopes over the last 400 years. I present my view on what the major leaps of technology have been, and attempt to predict what new technologies could come along in the next 50 years to change the way we do astronomy and help us make new discoveries. Are we approaching a peak of innovation and discovery, and will this be followed by a slow decline? Or are there prospects for even further technology leaps and consequent new discoveries? Will global resource and financial crises bring an end to our great ambitions, or will we continue with bigger Telescopes and more ambitious space observatories?

George H Rieke - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • history of Infrared Telescopes and astronomy
    Experimental Astronomy, 2009
    Co-Authors: George H Rieke
    Abstract:

    The first attempts to measure the Infrared outputs of stars preceded by nearly a century the permanent establishment of Infrared astronomy as an important aspect of the field. There were a number of false starts in that century, significant efforts that had little impact on the astronomical community at large. Why did these efforts fizzle out? What was different in the start that did not fizzle, in the 1960s? I suggest that the most important advances were the success of radio astronomy in demonstrating interesting phenomena outside of the optical regime, and the establishment virtually simultaneously in the United States of a number of research groups that could support each other and compete against one another in their approach to Infrared astronomy.

Michael G. Burton - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • Science Goals forAntarctic Infrared Telescopes
    2020
    Co-Authors: Michael G. Burton
    Abstract:

    Over the past few years, site-testing at the South Pole has revealed conditions that are uniquely favourable for Infrared astronomy. In particular, the exceptionally low sky brightness throughout the near- and mid-Infrared leads to the possibility of a modest-sized telescope achieving comparable sensitivity to that of existing 8-10 metre class Telescopes. An 8metre Antarctic telescope, if constructed, would yield performance that would be unrivalled until the advent of the NGST. In this paper we review the scientific potential of Infrared Telescopes in Antarctica, and discuss their complementarity with existing 8-10metre class Telescopes and future proposed space Telescopes. In particular, we discuss the role that a 2metre class Infrared telescope plays in future plans for the development of an observatory on theAntarctic plateau.

  • science goals for antarctic Infrared Telescopes
    Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia, 2001
    Co-Authors: Michael G. Burton, J W V Storey, M C B Ashley
    Abstract:

    Received 2000 November 9, accepted 2001 April 24 Over the past few years, site-testing at the South Pole has revealed conditions that are uniquely favourable for Infrared astronomy. In particular, the exceptionally low sky brightness throughout the near and mid-Infrared leads to the possibility of a modest-sized telescope achieving comparable sensitivity to that of existing 8–10 metre class Telescopes. An 8 metre Antarctic telescope, if constructed, would yield performance that would be unrivalled until the advent of the NGST. In this paper we review the scientific potential of Infrared Telescopes in Antarctica, and discuss their complementarity with existing 8–10 metre class Telescopes and future proposed space Telescopes. In particular, we discuss the role that a 2 metre class Infrared telescope plays in future plans for the development of an observatory on the Antarctic plateau.