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PILOT: design and capabilities

Astrophysics 2009-11-13 v1
Authors: W. Saunders , P. R. Gillingham , A. J. McGrath , J. W. V. Storey , J. S. Lawrence
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Abstract

The proposed design for PILOT is a general-purpose, wide-field 1 degree 2.4m, f/10 Ritchey-Chretien telescope, with fast tip-tilt guiding, for use 0.5-25 microns. The design allows both wide-field and diffraction-limited use at these wavelengths. The expected overall image quality, including median seeing, is 0.28-0.3" FWHM from 0.8-2.4 microns. Point source sensitivities are estimated.

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astronomical instrumentation and telescopes

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@article{arxiv.0801.4438,
  title  = {PILOT: design and capabilities},
  author = {W. Saunders and P. R. Gillingham and A. J. McGrath and J. W. V. Storey and J. S. Lawrence},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0801.4438},
  year   = {2009}
}

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4 pages, Proceedings of 2nd ARENA conference 'The Astrophysical Science Cases at Dome C', Potsdam, 17-21 September 2007

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