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most citedNight-time measurements of astronomical seeing at Dome A in Antarctica

93 citations · 123 across the 4 of their papers we have counts for

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astro-ph.IM202093 cited

Night-time measurements of astronomical seeing at Dome A in Antarctica

Bin Ma, Zhaohui Shang, Yi Hu +6

Seeing, the angular size of stellar images blurred by atmospheric turbulence, is a critical parameter used to assess the quality of astronomical sites. Median values at the best mi…

astro-ph.IM20208 cited

Automation of the AST3 optical sky survey from Dome~A, Antarctica

Bin Ma, Yi Hu, Zhaohui Shang +6

The 0.5\,m Antarctic Survey Telescopes (AST3) were designed for time-domain optical/infrared astronomy. They are located in Dome~A, Antarctica, where they can take advantage of the…

astro-ph.IM201911 cited

Multi-star Turbulence Monitor: A new technique to measure optical turbulence profiles

Paul Hickson, Bin Ma, Zhaohui Shang +1

The strength and vertical distribution of atmospheric turbulence is a key factor determining the performance of optical and infrared telescopes, with and without adaptive optics. Y…

astro-ph.IM2019

Optical turbulence at Ali, China -- Results from the first year of lunar scintillometer observations

Paul Hickson, Lu Feng, Joschua A. Hellemeier +6

The location of an astronomical observatory is a key factor that affects its scientific productivity. The best astronomical sites are generally those found at high altitudes. Sever…

astro-ph.IM201811 cited

Exoplanets in the Antarctic Sky. I. The First Data Release of AST3-II (CHESPA) and New Found Variables within the Southern CVZ of TESS

Hui Zhang, Zhouyi Yu, Ensi Liang +37

Located at Dome A, the highest point of the Antarctic plateau, the Chinese Kunlun station is considered to be one of the best ground-based photometric sites because of its extremel…