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Lenghu on the Tibetan Plateau as an astronomical observing site

文献类型：期刊论文

作者Deng, Licai3,4,5; Yang, Fan3,4; Chen, Xiaodian3,4,5; He, Fei2,6; Liu, Qili1; Zhang, Bo3; Zhang, Chunguang3,4,5; Wang, Kun4; Liu, Nian4; Ren, Anbing4
刊名NATURE
出版日期2021-08-19
卷号596期号:7872页码:353-+
ISSN号0028-0836
DOI10.1038/s41586-021-03711-z
英文摘要The results of site testing at a local summit near Lenghu Town in Qinghai Province on the Tibetan Plateau indicate that the site is suitable as an astronomical observing site. On Earth's surface, there are only a handful of high-quality astronomical sites that meet the requirements for very large next-generation facilities. In the context of scientific opportunities in time-domain astronomy, a good site on the Tibetan Plateau will bridge the longitudinal gap between the known best sites(1,2) (all in the Western Hemisphere). The Tibetan Plateau is the highest plateau on Earth, with an average elevation of over 4,000 metres, and thus potentially provides very good opportunities for astronomy and particle astrophysics(3-5). Here we report the results of three years of monitoring of testing an area at a local summit on Saishiteng Mountain near Lenghu Town in Qinghai Province. The altitudes of the potential locations are between 4,200 and 4,500 metres. An area of over 100,000 square kilometres surrounding Lenghu Town has a lower altitude of below 3,000 metres, with an extremely arid climate and unusually clear local sky (day and night)(6). Of the nights at the site, 70 per cent have clear, photometric conditions, with a median seeing of 0.75 arcseconds. The median night temperature variation is only 2.4 degrees Celsius, indicating very stable local surface air. The precipitable water vapour is lower than 2 millimetres for 55 per cent of the night.
WOS关键词MODEL ; DOME
WOS研究方向Science & Technology - Other Topics
语种英语
WOS记录号WOS:000686681500010
出版者NATURE PORTFOLIO
源URL[http://ir.iggcas.ac.cn/handle/132A11/102604]  
专题地质与地球物理研究所_中国科学院地球与行星物理重点实验室
通讯作者Deng, Licai; Yang, Fan; Chen, Xiaodian; He, Fei
作者单位1.Chinese Acad Sci, Purple Mt Observ, Qinghai Observing Stn, Delingha, Peoples R China
2.Univ Chinese Acad Sci, Coll Earth & Planetary Sci, Beijing, Peoples R China
3.Chinese Acad Sci, Natl Astron Observ, CAS Key Lab Opt Astron, Beijing, Peoples R China
4.China West Normal Univ, Dept Astron, Nanchong, Peoples R China
5.Univ Chinese Acad Sci, Sch Astron & Space Sci, Beijing, Peoples R China
6.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Geol & Geophys, Key Lab Earth & Planetary Phys, Beijing, Peoples R China
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GB/T 7714		 Deng, Licai,Yang, Fan,Chen, Xiaodian,et al. Lenghu on the Tibetan Plateau as an astronomical observing site[J]. NATURE,2021,596(7872):353-+.
APA Deng, Licai.,Yang, Fan.,Chen, Xiaodian.,He, Fei.,Liu, Qili.,...&Pan, Jun.(2021).Lenghu on the Tibetan Plateau as an astronomical observing site.NATURE,596(7872),353-+.
MLA Deng, Licai,et al."Lenghu on the Tibetan Plateau as an astronomical observing site".NATURE 596.7872(2021):353-+.

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