TY - GEN
T1 - Terahertz astronomy from the coldest place on Earth
AU - Walker, Christopher K.
AU - Kulesa, Craig A.
PY - 2005
Y1 - 2005
N2 - Many atoms and molecules have emission lines that occur at THz frequencies. These emission lines can be used to probe the conditions in Giant Molecular Clouds (GMCs) throughout our galaxy. From studying the star formation process in GMCs we will gain a better understanding of the origin of planetary systems like our own. The high Antarctic plateau offers unique opportunities for observatories optimized for this important wavelength regime.
AB - Many atoms and molecules have emission lines that occur at THz frequencies. These emission lines can be used to probe the conditions in Giant Molecular Clouds (GMCs) throughout our galaxy. From studying the star formation process in GMCs we will gain a better understanding of the origin of planetary systems like our own. The high Antarctic plateau offers unique opportunities for observatories optimized for this important wavelength regime.
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:33846544272
SN - 0780393481
SN - 9780780393486
T3 - The Joint 30th International Conference on Infrared and Millimeter Waves and 13th International Conference on Terahertz Electronics, 2005. IRMMW-THz 2005
SP - 3
EP - 4
BT - The Joint 30th International Conference on Infrared and Millimeter Waves and 13th International Conference on Terahertz Electronics, 2005. IRMMW-THz 2005
T2 - 30th International Conference on Infrared and Millimeter Waves and 13th International Conference on Terahertz Electronics, 2005. IRMMW-THz 2005
Y2 - 19 September 2005 through 23 September 2005
ER -