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astro-ph.IM2026

Atmospheric turbulence profiling with the Multistar Turbulence Monitor

Weisen Huang, Bin Ma, Tengfei Song +5

Accurate characterization of atmospheric optical turbulence is essential for evaluating astronomical sites and optimizing adaptive optics systems. The Multistar Turbulence Monitor…

astro-ph.IM2023

Machine learning-based seeing estimation and prediction using multi-layer meteorological data at Dome A, Antarctica

Xu Hou, Yi Hu, Fujia Du +6

Atmospheric seeing is one of the most important parameters for evaluating and monitoring an astronomical site. Moreover, being able to predict the seeing in advance can guide obser…

astro-ph.IM2020

Cloud Cover and Aurora Contamination at Dome A in 2017 from KLCAM

Xu Yang, Zhaohui Shang, Keliang Hu +6

Dome A in Antarctica has many characteristics that make it an excellent site for astronomical observations, from the optical to the terahertz. Quantitative site testing is still ne…

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…