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We present the design of the Compact Network of Detectors with Orbital Range (CONDOR), a proposed high-altitude gamma-ray and cosmic-ray (CR) observatory set to become the highest of its kind. Planned for installation at Cerro Toco in the…

We used the Condor Array Telescope to obtain deep imaging observations through the luminance broad-band and He II 468.6 nm, [O III] 500.7 nm, He I 587.5 nm, H$\alpha$, [N II] 658.4 nm, and [S II] 671.6 nm narrow-band filters of an extended…

The THz atmospheric windows centered at roughly 1.3 and 1.5~THz, contain numerous spectral lines of astronomical importance, including three high-J CO lines, the N+ line at 205 microns, and the ground transition of para-H2D+. The CO lines…

We used the Condor Array Telescope to obtain deep imaging observations through luminance broad-band and He II, [O III], He I, H$\alpha$, [N II], and [S II] narrow-band filters of an extended region of the M81 Group spanning $\approx 8…

The Argus Optical Array will be the first all-sky, arcsecond-resolution, 5-m class telescope. The 55 GPix Array, currently being prototyped, will consist of 900 telescopes with 61 MPix very-low-noise CMOS detectors enabling sub-second…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2022-08-01 Nicholas Law , Alan Vasquez Soto , Hank Corbett , Nathan Galliher , Ramses Gonzalez , Lawrence Machia , Glenn Walters

The Rapid Telescope for Optical Response (RAPTOR) program consists of a network of robotic telescopes dedicated to the search for fast optical transients. The pilot project is composed of three observatories separated by approximately 38…

We used the Condor Array Telescope to obtain deep imaging observations through the luminance filter of the entirety of the NGC 5866 Group, including a very extended region surrounding the galaxy NGC 5907 and its stellar stream. We find that…

The Las Cumbres Observatory operates a fleet of robotically controlled telescopes currently two 2m, nine 1m, and ten 0.4m telescopes, distributed amongst six sites covering both hemispheres. Telescopes of an aperture class are equipped with…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2018-06-01 Daniel-Rolf Harbeck , Curtis McCully , Andrew Pickles , Nikolaus Volgenau , Patrick Conway , Brook Taylor

The Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) is the premier telescope for sensitive, high-resolution observations at millimeter and submillimeter wavelengths. The array consists of fifty 12-m diameter antennas that can be…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2020-01-31 John Carpenter , Daisuke Iono , Francisca Kemper , Al Wootten

Significant advances in science always take place when the state of the art in instrumentation improves dramatically. NASA's Chandra X-Ray Observatory represents such an advance. Launched in July of 1999, Chandra is an observatory designed…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-30 Martin C. Weisskopf

The Rapid Telescopes for Optical Response (RAPTOR) experiment is a spatially distributed system of autonomous robotic telescopes that is designed to monitor the sky for optical transients. The core of the system is composed of two telescope…

Precision photometric calibration is key to a number of astrophysical research areas such as supernova cosmology and dark energy studies. In the age of large surveys, pushing the limits of photometry is a worthy challenge, with traditional…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2025-09-05 Kane M. Sjoberg , Johnny Esteves , Christopher W. Stubbs

We describe the Dragonfly Telephoto Array, a robotic imaging system optimized for the detection of extended ultra low surface brightness structures. The array consists of eight Canon 400mm f/2.8 telephoto lenses coupled to eight…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2014-01-23 Roberto G. Abraham , Pieter van Dokkum

New mass-produced, wide-field, small-aperture telescopes have the potential to revolutionize ground-based astronomy by greatly reducing the cost of collecting area. In this paper, we introduce a new class of large telescope based on these…

LOFAR, the Low Frequency Array, is a large radio telescope consisting about 100 soccer field sized antenna stations spread over a region of 400 km in diameter. It will operate in the frequency range from ~10 to 240 MHz, with a resolution at…

ARCONS, the Array Camera for Optical to Near-infrared Spectrophotometry, was recently commissioned at the Coude focus of the 200-inch Hale Telescope at the Palomar Observatory. At the heart of this unique instrument is a 1024-pixel…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-03 Kieran O'Brien , Benjamin A. Mazin , Sean McHugh , Seth Meeker , Bruce Bumble

Although DETR-based 3D detectors can simplify the detection pipeline and achieve direct sparse predictions, their performance still lags behind dense detectors with post-processing for 3D object detection from point clouds. DETRs usually…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2022-12-15 Benjin Zhu , Zhe Wang , Shaoshuai Shi , Hang Xu , Lanqing Hong , Hongsheng Li

LOFAR (Low Frequency Array) is an innovative radio telescope optimized for the frequency range 30-240 MHz. The telescope is realized as a phased aperture array without any moving parts. Digital beam forming allows the telescope to point to…

The Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST) Core Array is a proposed extension of FAST, integrating 24 secondary 40-m antennas implanted within 5 km of the FAST site. This original array design will combine the…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2024-08-26 Peng Jiang , Rurong Chen , Hengqian Gan , Jinghai Sun , Boqin Zhu , Hui Li , Weiwei Zhu , Jingwen Wu , Xuelei Chen , Haiyan Zhang , Tao An
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