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Two site testing campaigns for astronomical observations at mid-IR wavelengths have been carried out in Antarctica in the last two southern summer seasons. Analysis of IR sky-noise is carried out in the framework of the project of a telescope to be installed at Dome C, on Antarctic Plateau. A description of the experimental apparatus and some preliminary results are presented in this work. Future plans are also discussed.
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Valenziano, L., Cavaliere, F. & Miriametro, A. Site Testing in Antarctica: A Mid-IR Sky-Noise Measurement. Experimental Astronomy 7, 421–425 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1007909925261
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