AMICA: the NIR/MIR camera for automatic astronomical observations from Dome C, Antarctica

M. Dolci; O. Straniero; G. Di Rico; G. Valentini; A. Riva; A. Di Cianno; M. Ragni; C. Giuliani; A. Valentini; F. Bortoletto; M. D'Alessandro; D. Magrin; C. Bonoli; D. Fantinel; L. Corcione; C. A. Abia; M. Busso; G. Tosti

doi:10.1117/12.857192

19 July 2010 AMICA: the NIR/MIR camera for automatic astronomical observations from Dome C, Antarctica

M. Dolci, O. Straniero, G. Di Rico, G. Valentini, A. Riva, A. Di Cianno, M. Ragni, C. Giuliani, A. Valentini, F. Bortoletto, M. D'Alessandro, D. Magrin, C. Bonoli, D. Fantinel, L. Corcione, C. A. Abia, M. Busso, G. Tosti

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Proceedings Volume 7735, Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy III; 77353L (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857192
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2010, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

AMICA is a double-armed camera designed to perform NIR/ MIR (2-28 μm) Astronomy from Antarctica. It will be installed at Dome C in 2010-2011. An overview of the instrument is given, with attention to the following features: 1) Winterization: AMICA has been tested under Antarctic conditions to be operated in severe environments; 2) Automation: AMICA does not require human intervention; 3) Fast acquisition: AMICA can get images with exposure times less than 3 msec; 4) Survey-mode observations: the low background in Antarctica allows AMICA to have FOVs of 2.29 arcmin (NIR) and 2.89 arcmin (MIR), without saturation even with wide-band filters.

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M. Dolci, O. Straniero, G. Di Rico, G. Valentini, A. Riva, A. Di Cianno, M. Ragni, C. Giuliani, A. Valentini, F. Bortoletto, M. D'Alessandro, D. Magrin, C. Bonoli, D. Fantinel, L. Corcione, C. A. Abia, M. Busso, and G. Tosti "AMICA: the NIR/MIR camera for automatic astronomical observations from Dome C, Antarctica", Proc. SPIE 7735, Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy III, 77353L (19 July 2010); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857192

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