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Measurements and Evaluations of the Atmospheric Transparency at Short Millimeter Wavelengths at the Candidate Sites for Millimeter and Submillimeter Wave Telescopes
Zinchenko, I.I.; Lapinov, A.V.; Vdovin, V.F.; Zemlyanukha, P.M.; Khabarova, T.A. Measurements and Evaluations of the Atmospheric Transparency at Short Millimeter Wavelengths at Candidate Sites for Millimeter- and Sub-Millimeter-Wave Telescopes. Appl. Sci.2023, 13, 11706.
Zinchenko, I.I.; Lapinov, A.V.; Vdovin, V.F.; Zemlyanukha, P.M.; Khabarova, T.A. Measurements and Evaluations of the Atmospheric Transparency at Short Millimeter Wavelengths at Candidate Sites for Millimeter- and Sub-Millimeter-Wave Telescopes. Appl. Sci. 2023, 13, 11706.
Zinchenko, I.I.; Lapinov, A.V.; Vdovin, V.F.; Zemlyanukha, P.M.; Khabarova, T.A. Measurements and Evaluations of the Atmospheric Transparency at Short Millimeter Wavelengths at Candidate Sites for Millimeter- and Sub-Millimeter-Wave Telescopes. Appl. Sci.2023, 13, 11706.
Zinchenko, I.I.; Lapinov, A.V.; Vdovin, V.F.; Zemlyanukha, P.M.; Khabarova, T.A. Measurements and Evaluations of the Atmospheric Transparency at Short Millimeter Wavelengths at Candidate Sites for Millimeter- and Sub-Millimeter-Wave Telescopes. Appl. Sci. 2023, 13, 11706.
Abstract
Radio astronomical observations at millimeter and submillimeter wavelengths are a very important tool of astrophysical research. However, there is a huge area in the northern Eurasia, including the whole Russian territory, which lacks sufficiently large radio telescopes effectively operating at these wavelengths. In this review we describe our long-term efforts to find suitable sites for such radio telescopes in this area, that is, sites with good atmospheric transparency at millimeter and submillimeter waves. We describe methods and instruments used for measurements and evaluations of the atmospheric opacity. They include special radiometric systems, which are used for estimations of the atmospheric opacity from the sky brightness measurements. Evaluation of the precipitable water vapor from such measurements by the artificial neural network is discussed. Alternative approaches use global atmospheric models and signals of the Global Navigation Satellite Systems. To date, a long-term radiometric monitoring has been performed at several candidate sites and atmospheric conditions for many sites have been evaluated using global atmospheric models. Several sites with the best atmospheric transparency at millimeter and submillimeter wavelengths have been selected. They can be effectively used for astronomical observations at least in the major atmospheric transparency windows at 1.3 mm and 0.85 mm. These results can be also used for space communications and radar systems.
Keywords
radio astronomy; radio telescopes; telecommunications; millimeter and submillimeter waves; atmospheric opacity
Subject
Physical Sciences, Astronomy and Astrophysics
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