| dc.creator | Rubio, M. | |
| dc.creator | Otárola, A. | |
| dc.creator | Nagar, N. | |
| dc.creator | Bustos Placencia, Ricardo | |
| dc.date | 2015-11-16T20:59:13Z | |
| dc.date | 2015-11-16T20:59:13Z | |
| dc.date | 2014 | |
| dc.identifier | Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific 126 | |
| dc.identifier | 1538-3873 | |
| dc.identifier | http://repositoriodigital.ucsc.cl/handle/25022009/288 | |
| dc.description | Artículo de publicación ISI | |
| dc.description | The area of Chajnantor, at more than 5000 m altitude in northern Chile, offers unique atmospheric
and operational conditions which arguably make it the best site in the world for
millimeter, submillimeter, and mid-infrared observatories. Long-term monitoring of the precipitable
water vapor (PWV) column on the Chajnantor plateau has shown its extreme dryness
with annual median values of 1.1 mm. Simultaneous measurements of PWV on the Chajnantor
plateau (5050 m) and on Cerro Chajnantor (5612 m) show that the latter is around 36% lower
under normal atmospheric conditions and up to 80% lower than the plateau in the presence of
temperature inversion layers. Recently, the Government of Chile has consolidated the creation of
the Parque Astron´omico de Atacama (Atacama Astronomical Park), an initiative of the Chilean
Commission for Science and Technology (CONICYT). This new park offers an opportunity for
national and international projects to settle within its boundaries, gain access to an extremely
dry site that is suitable for observations over a broad spectral range, especially in the millimeter
to mid-infrared wavelengths, and benefit from operational and logistical support within a secure
legal framework. | |
| dc.language | en | |
| dc.publisher | arxiv.org | |
| dc.source | http://goo.gl/IWmZCS | |
| dc.subject | astronomical phenomena and seeing | |
| dc.title | Parque Astronómico de Atacama: An Ideal Site for Millimeter, Submillimeter, and Mid-Infrared Astronomy | |
| dc.type | Artículos de revistas | |
