| DOI | Resolve DOI: https://doi.org/10.1117/12.926198 |
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| Author | Search for: Côte, Patrick1; Search for: Scott, Alan; Search for: Balogh, Michael; Search for: Buckingham, Ron; Search for: Aldridge, David; Search for: Carlberg, Ray; Search for: Chen, Weiguo; Search for: Dupuis, Jean; Search for: Evans, Clinton; Search for: Drissen, Laurent; Search for: Fraser, Wes1; Search for: Grandmont, Frederic; Search for: Harrison, Paul; Search for: Hutchings, John1; Search for: Kavelaars, J. J.1; Search for: Landry, John-Thomas; Search for: Lange, Christian; Search for: Laurin, Denis; Search for: Patel, Tarun; Search for: Pillay, Venka; Search for: Piche, Louis; Search for: Rader, Andres; Search for: Robert, Carmelle; Search for: Sawicki, Marchin; Search for: Sorba, Robert; Search for: Theriault, Guillaume; Search for: Van Waerbeke, Ludovic |
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| Affiliation | - National Research Council of Canada. National Science Infrastructure
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| Format | Text, Article |
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| Conference | Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2012: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Wave, July 1-6, 2012, Amsterdam, Netherlands |
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| Subject | Angular resolution; Dark energy; Focal Plane; Ground based; High-resolution imaging; Hubble space telescopes; Large synoptic survey telescopes; Orders of magnitude; Spectral region; Ultra-violet; Astrophysics; Millimeter waves; Optical design; Space telescopes; Surveys; Optical telescopes |
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| Abstract | The Cosmological Advanced Survey Telescope for Optical and UV Research (CASTOR) is a proposed CSA mission that would make a unique, powerful, and lasting contribution to astrophysics by providing panoramic, high-resolution imaging in the UV/optical (0.15 { 0.55 μm) spectral region. This versatile ̀smallSAT'-class mission would far surpass any ground-based optical telescope in terms of angular resolution, and would provide ultra-deep imaging in three broad filters to supplement longer-wavelength data from planned international dark energy missions (Euclid, WFIRST) as well as from the ground-based Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST). Combining the largest focal plane ever own in space, with an innovative optical design that delivers HST-quality images over a field two orders of magnitude larger than Hubble Space Telescope (HST), CASTOR would image about 1/8th of the sky to a (u-band) depth ̃1 magnitude fainter than will be possible with LSST even after a decade of operations. No planned or proposed astronomical facility would exceed CASTOR in its potential for discovery at these wavelengths. |
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| Publication date | 2012-08-22 |
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| Language | English |
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| Peer reviewed | Yes |
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| NPARC number | 21270178 |
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| Record identifier | e46ef02b-1f9d-4eee-8817-b964494bdbc1 |
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| Record created | 2014-01-08 |
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| Record modified | 2020-04-21 |
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