Site testing at Dome Fuji for submillimeter and terahertz astronomy: 220 GHz atmospheric-transparency

We measured the 220 GHz atmospheric-transparency at the Dome Fuji station in Antarctica from 18 December 2006 to 14 January 2007 using a tipping radiometer. The mean optical depth at zenith was 0.045 ± 0.007, and during 98% of this period we measured an optical depth of less than 0.06. These data in...

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Published in:	Polar science Vol. 3; no. 4; pp. 213 - 221
Main Authors:	Ishii, S., Seta, M., Nakai, N., Nagai, S., Miyagawa, N., Yamauchi, A., Motoyama, H., Taguchi, M.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier B.V 2010
Subjects:	Atmospheric opacity Site testing Submillimeter and terahertz astronomy Atmospheric opacity Site testing Submillimeter and terahertz astronomy
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Summary:	We measured the 220 GHz atmospheric-transparency at the Dome Fuji station in Antarctica from 18 December 2006 to 14 January 2007 using a tipping radiometer. The mean optical depth at zenith was 0.045 ± 0.007, and during 98% of this period we measured an optical depth of less than 0.06. These data indicate that the atmospheric-transparency in summer at Dome Fuji is comparable to that of well-known submillimeter astronomical sites such as the Atacama desert in Chile in their best seasons.
ISSN:	1873-9652 1876-4428
DOI:	10.1016/j.polar.2009.08.001