The stratospheric THz observatory (STO): Preparations for science flight

C. Walker; C. Kulesa; J. Kloosterman; T. Cottam; C. Groppi; P. Bernasconi; H. Eaton; N. Rolander; B. Carkhuff; S. Hechtman; J. Gottlieb; D. Neufeld; C. Lisse; A. Stark; D. Hollenbach; J. Kawamura; P. Goldsmith; W. Langer; H. Yorke; J. Sterne; A. Skalare; I. Mehdi; S. Weinreb; J. Kooi; J. Stutzski; U. Graf; C. Honingh; P. Puetz; C. Martin; D. Lesser; Mark Wolfire

The stratospheric THz observatory (STO): Preparations for science flight

C. Walker
, C. Kulesa
, J. Kloosterman
, T. Cottam
, C. Groppi
, P. Bernasconi
, H. Eaton
, N. Rolander
, B. Carkhuff
, S. Hechtman
, J. Gottlieb
, D. Neufeld
, C. Lisse
, A. Stark
, D. Hollenbach
, J. Kawamura
, P. Goldsmith
, W. Langer
, H. Yorke
, J. Sterne

A. Skalare, I. Mehdi, S. Weinreb, J. Kooi, J. Stutzski, U. Graf, C. Honingh, P. Puetz, C. Martin, D. Lesser, Mark Wolfire

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Abstract

The Stratospheric TeraHertz Observatory (STO) is a NASA funded, Long Duration Balloon (LDB) experiment designed to address a key problem in modern astrophysics: understanding the Life Cycle of the Interstellar Medium (ISM). STO will survey a section of the Galactic plane in the dominant interstellar cooling line [C II] (1.9 THz) and the important star formation tracer [N II] (1.46 THz) at ~1 arc minute angular resolution, sufficient to spatially resolve atomic, ionic and molecular clouds at 10 kpc. The science flight instrument package hosts four [CII] and four [NII] HEB receivers. There is also one 492 GHz Schottky receiver for observing the [CI] line. In this paper we discuss preparations for the scheduled Antarctic science flight in December 2011.

Original language	English (US)
Pages	159-161
Number of pages	3
State	Published - 2011
Event	22nd International Symposium on Space Terahertz Technology 2011, ISSTT 2011 - Tucson, AZ, United States Duration: Apr 25 2011 → Apr 28 2011

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Other	22nd International Symposium on Space Terahertz Technology 2011, ISSTT 2011
Country/Territory	United States
City	Tucson, AZ
Period	4/25/11 → 4/28/11

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Computer Networks and Communications
Space and Planetary Science
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Radiation

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Walker, C., Kulesa, C., Kloosterman, J., Cottam, T., Groppi, C., Bernasconi, P., Eaton, H., Rolander, N., Carkhuff, B., Hechtman, S., Gottlieb, J., Neufeld, D., Lisse, C., Stark, A., Hollenbach, D., Kawamura, J., Goldsmith, P., Langer, W., Yorke, H., ... Wolfire, M. (2011). The stratospheric THz observatory (STO): Preparations for science flight. 159-161. Paper presented at 22nd International Symposium on Space Terahertz Technology 2011, ISSTT 2011, Tucson, AZ, United States.

Walker, C , Kulesa, C, Kloosterman, J, Cottam, T, Groppi, C, Bernasconi, P, Eaton, H, Rolander, N, Carkhuff, B, Hechtman, S, Gottlieb, J, Neufeld, D, Lisse, C, Stark, A, Hollenbach, D, Kawamura, J, Goldsmith, P, Langer, W, Yorke, H, Sterne, J, Skalare, A, Mehdi, I, Weinreb, S, Kooi, J, Stutzski, J, Graf, U, Honingh, C, Puetz, P, Martin, C, Lesser, D & Wolfire, M 2011, 'The stratospheric THz observatory (STO): Preparations for science flight', Paper presented at 22nd International Symposium on Space Terahertz Technology 2011, ISSTT 2011, Tucson, AZ, United States, 4/25/11 - 4/28/11 pp. 159-161.

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