Sky brightness and transparency in the i-band at Dome a, Antarctica

Astronomical Journal

Volumn 140, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 602-611

  Zou, Hu ^a,b   Zhou, Xu ^a,b   Jiang, Zhaoji ^a,c   AshLey, M C B ^d   Cui, Xiangqun ^c,e   Feng, Longlong ^c   Gong, Xuefei ^c,e   Hu, Jingyao ^a,c   KuLesa, C A ^f   Lawrence, J S ^g,h   Liu, Genrong ^e   Luong Van, D M ^d   Ma, Jun ^a   Moore, A M ⁱ   Pennypacker, C R ^j   Qin, Weijia ^k   Shang, Zhaohui ^l   Storey, J W V ^d   Sun, Bo ^k   Travouillon, T ^j   Walker, C K ^f   Wang, Jiali ^a,c   Wang, Lifan ^c   Wu, Jianghua ^a   Wu, Zhenyu ^a   Xia, Lirong ^e   Yan, Jun ^a,c   Yang, Ji ^c   Yang, Huigen ^k   Yao, Yongqiang ^a   Yuan, Xiangyan ^c,e   York, D G ^m   Zhang, Zhanhai ^k   Zhu, Zhenxi ^c   more..

^a CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^c CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^e Nanjing Institute of Astronomical Optics and Technology   (China)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^g MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^h ANGLO AUSTRALIAN OBSERVATORY   (Australia)

ⁱ CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^j LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^k POLAR RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF CHINA   (China)

^l TIANJIN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^m UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

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Author keywords

Methods: Data analysis; Methods: Statistical; Techniques: Photometric; Telescopes

Indexed keywords

EID: 78049234829     PISSN: 00046256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0004-6256/140/2/602     Document Type: Article

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