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Science Workshop for a

10-meter Submillimeter-wave Telescope at South Pole

Harvard University Science Center

28 March 1997

A ten-meter diameter submillimeter-wave telescope will be proposed to the Office of Polar Programs in May 1997 by a consortium including the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, the Max-Planck Institute for Radioastronomy, the California Institute of Technology, the University of Arizona, the University of Cologne, Carnegie Mellon University, and the University of Chicago. The telescope will be constructed at the National Science Foundation Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station. This instrument will be available on a proposal basis, and will accommodate large focal-plane arrays and CMBR instruments at wavelengths between 200 microns and 6 mm. The workshop is a forum for discussion of plans and solicitation of ideas from all astronomers. Participants will organize into science goal working groups.

The workshop meeting has a threefold purpose:

  1. Develop the science goals for the 10 meter submillimeter-wave telescope.
  2. Assure that the design of the instrument and organization of the project is consistent with the science goals.
  3. Indicate the level of interest for the 10 meter South Pole project among the community of potential users. Without widespread support from the astronomical community, the Office of Polar Programs will not fund the project.
The workshop participants will produce a "white paper" outlining the science goals for the 10 meter instrument.

Agenda: Friday, 28 March 1997, 9 AM to 5 PM
9 AM - noon, Hall D - Short presentations on the current design of the instrument and organization of the project, followed by general discussion.
  1. Welcome - Prof. J. E. Grindlay, Vice-President of the American Astronomical Society
  2. Astronomy at the South Pole - Prof. D. A. Harper, Director of the Center for Astrophysical Research in Antarctica (CARA)
  3. Operational Status of the Antarctic Submillimeter Telescope and Remote Observatory (AST/RO) - Dr. A. P. Lane, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO) and CARA
  4. The Future of Sub-mm Astronomy - Prof. T. G. Phillips, California Institute of Technology
  5. Current Plans for the 10m Telescope - Dr. A. A. Stark, SAO and CARA
  6. The SPST Preliminary Design and Modeling - P. Cheimets, Central Engineering Department of SAO
  7. Logistical Requirements for the SPST - J. Rottman, South Pole Operations Engineer for CARA
1 PM - 5 PM, classrooms - self-selected working groups will discuss science goals (discussion leaders)
  1. Room 102b - star formation, (Prof. P. Goldsmith, Cornell U.)
  2. Room 103b - Galactic structure, (Dr. B. Elmegreen, IBM T. J. Watson Research Center)
  3. Room 109 - nearby galaxies, (Prof. F. Israel, Leiden Observatory)
  4. Room 110 - high-redshift objects, (Prof. G. G. Fazio, SAO)
  5. Room 111 - small-scale CMBR and S-Z effects, (Prof. J. Peterson, Carnegie Mellon U.)
  6. Room 112 - logistical operation of the telescope (D. Fischer, South Pole Area Manager for Antarctic Support Associates).
post-workshop - accumulation of notes and preparation of "white paper" documents on 10 meter science.

The Workshop was held on Friday, 28 March 1997, 9 AM to 5 PM, at the Harvard University Science Center at One Oxford Street, in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The Science Center is 300 meters NNE of the Harvard Square "T" stop on the Boston subway Red line, just east of the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue and Cambridge Street. The Science Center is a large, modern building with astronomical domes on top and a modernistic fountain in front.

From Harvard Square, walk NE across Harvard Yard and the pedestrian overpass over Cambridge Street.

From the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, walk east one mile along Concord Avenue, cross Cambridge Common and Massachusetts Avenue to Cambridge Street.

You can take the Boston "T" subway from Logan Airport, the Amtrack South Station, or the Alewife parking garage at the intersection of Highway 2 and Highway 16. A taxi from Logan Airport to Harvard Square costs about $23.

Parking in the Harvard Square area is difficult. There is a commercial garage on Eliot Street, near the intersection with JFK Street (formerly Boylston St.), which is within walking distance of the Science Center. If you park in a "Resident Sticker" parking spot, you will probably receive a $20 fine.

The Eighth International Symposium on Space Terahertz Technology was held in the Harvard Science Center on March 25-27, just prior to the 10 meter Science Workshop. Contact Ray Blundell (rblundell@cfa.harvard.edu) or Edward Tong (etong@cfa.harvard.edu).

Dr. Antony A. Stark
SAO Mail Stop 78
60 Garden St.
Cambridge, MA 02138
tel: 617-496-7648
FAX: 617-496-7554
aas@cfa.harvard.edu

 

 

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