PLATO papers and publications

In reverse chronological order.

Refereed papers

  1. Yuan, X. and Su, D-q, 2012, Optical system of the Three Antarctic Survey Telescopes, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 424, 23–30.
  2. Sims, G., Ashley, M. C. B., Cui, X., Everett, J. R., Feng, L., Gong, X., Hengst, S., Hu, Z., Lawrence, J. S., Luong-Van, D. M., Moore, A. M., Riddle, R., Shang, Z., Storey, J. W. V., Tothill, N., Travouillon, T., Wang, L., Yang, H., Yang, J., Zhou, X., and Zhu, Z., 2012, Airglow and Aurorae at Dome A, Antarctica, Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 124, 637–649.
  3. Sims, G., Ashley, M. C. B., Cui, X., Everett, J. R., Feng, L., Gong, X., Hengst, S., Hu, Z., Kulesa, C., Lawrence, J. S., Luong-van, D. M., Ricaud, P., Shang, Z., Storey, J. W. V., Wang, L., Yang, H., Yang, J., Zhou, X., and Zhu, Z., 2012, Precipitable Water Vapor above Dome A, Antarctica, Determined from Diffuse Optical Sky Spectra, Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 124, 74–83.
  4. Wang, L., Macri, L. M., Krisciunas, K., Wang, L., Ashley, M. C. B., Cui, X., Feng, L.-L., Gong, X., Lawrence, J. S., Liu, Q., Luong-Van, D., Pennypacker, C. R., Shang, Z., Storey, J. W. V., Yang, H., Yang, J., Yuan, X., York, D. G., Zhou, X., and Zhu, Z., 2011, Photometry of Variable Stars from Dome A, Antarctica, The Astronomical Journal, 142, 155.
  5. Xu Zhou, Zhen-Yu Wu, Zhao-Ji Jiang, Xiang-Qun Cui, Long-Long Feng, Xue-Fei Gong, Jing-Yao Hu, Qi-Sheng Li, Gen-Rong Liu, Jun Ma, Jia-Li Wang, Li-Fan Wang, Jiang-Hua Wu, Li-Rong Xia, Jun Yan, Xiang-Yan Yuan, Feng-Xiang Zhai, Ru Zhang and Zhen-Xi Zhu, 2010, Testing and data reduction of the Chinese Small Telescope Array (CSTAR) for Dome A, Antarctica, Research in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 10, 279–290.
  6. C. S. Bonner, M.C.B. Ashley, X. Cui, L. Feng, X. Gong, J.S. Lawrence, D.M. Luong-Van, Z. Shang, J.W.V. Storey, L. Wang, H. Yan, J. Yang, X. Zhou and Z. Zhu, 2010, Thickness of the Atmospheric Boundary Layer Above Dome A, Antarctica, during 2009, Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 122, 1122–1131.
  7. Hu Zou, Xu Zhou, Zhaoji Jiang, M.C.B. Ashley, Xiangqun Cui, Longlong Feng, Xuefei Gong, Jingyao Hu, C.A. Kulesa, J.S. Lawrence, Genrong Liu, D.M. Luong-Van, Jun Ma, A.M. Moore, Pennypacker, C.R., Weijia Qin, Zhaohui Shang, J.W.V. Storey, Bo Sun, T. Travouillon, C.K. Walker, Jiali Wang, Lifan Wang, Jianghua Wu, Zhenyu Wu, Lirong Xia, Jun Yan, Ji Yang, Huigen Yang, Yongqiang Yao, Xiangyan Yuan, D.G. York, Zhanhai Zhang and Zhenxi Zhu, 2010, The sky brightness and transparency in i-band at Dome A, Antarctica, Astronomical Journal, 140, 602–611.
  8. Yang, H., Kulesa, C. A., Walker, C. K., Tothill, N. F. H., Yang, J., Ashley, M. C. B., Cue, X., Feng, L., Lawrence, J. S., Luong-Van, D. M., McCaughrean, M. J., Storey, J. W. V., Wang, L., Zhou, X., and Zhu, Z., 2010, Exceptional terahertz transparency and stability above Dome A, Antarctica, Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 122, 490–494.
  9. Zhou, X., Fan, Z., Jiang, Z., Ashley, M. C. B., Cui, X., Feng, L., Gong, X., Hu, J., Kulesa, C. A., Lawrence, J. S., Liu, G., Luong-Van, D. M., Ma, J., Moore, A. M., Qin, W., Shang, Z., Storey, J. W. V., Sun, B., Travouillon, T., Walker, C. K., Wang, J., Wang, L., Wu, J., Wu, Z., Xia, L., Yan, J., Yang, J., Yang, H., Yuan, X., York, D., Zhang, Z., Zhu, Z., 2010, The First Release of the CSTAR Point Source Catalog from Dome A, Antarctica, Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 122, 347–353.
  10. Hengst, S., Luong-Van, D. M., Everett, J. R., Lawrence, J. S., Ashley, M. C. B., Castel, D., and Storey, J. W. V., 2010, A small, high-efficiency diesel generator for high-altitude use in Antarctica, International Journal of Energy Research, 34, 827–838.
  11. Lawrence, J. S., Ashley, M. C. B., Hengst, S., Luong-Van, D. M., Storey, J. W. V., Yang, H., Zhou, X., and Zhu, Z., 2009, The PLATO Dome A site testing observatory: power generation and control systems, Review of Scientific Instruments, 80, 064501-1–064501-10.
  12. Yang, H., Allen, G., Ashley, M.C.B., Bonner, C.S., Bradley, S., Cui, X., Everett, J.R., Feng, L., Gong, X., Hengst, S., Hu, J., Jiang, Z., Kulesa, C.A., Lawrence, J.S., Li, Y., Luong-Van, D., McCaughrean, M.J., Moore, A.M., Pennypacker, C., Qin, W., Riddle, R., Shang, Z., Storey, J.W.V., Sun, B., Suntzeff, N., Tothill, N.F.H., Travouillon, T., Walker, C.K., Wang, L., Yan, J., Yang, J., York, D., Yuan, X., Zhang, X., Zhang, Z., Zhou, X., and Zhu, Z., 2009, The PLATO Dome A Site-Testing Observatory: Instrumentation and First Results, Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 121, 174–184.
  13. C.S. Bonner, M.C.B. Ashley, J.S. Lawrence, D.M. Luong-Van, and J.W.V. Storey, 2009, Snodar: An acoustic radar for atmospheric turbulence profiling with 1m resolution, Acoustics Australia, 37, 47–51.
  14. Liu, G.R. and Yuan, X.Y., 2009, Optical System of Chinese First Antarctic Astronomical Telescope-CSTAR, Acta Astronomica Sinica, 50, 224–232.

SPIE instrumentation papers

  1. Daniel M. Luong-Van, Michael C. B. Ashley, Xiangqun Cui, Jon R. Everett, Longlong Feng, Xuefei Gong, Shane Hengst, Jon S. Lawrence, John W. V. Storey, Lifan Wang, Huigen Yang, Ji Yang, Xu Zhou, and Zhengxi Zhu, 2010, Performance of the autonomous PLATO Antarctic Observatory over two full years, Proc. SPIE, 7733, 77331T–77331T-8.
  2. Michael C. B. Ashley, Colin S. Bonner, Jon R. Everett, Jon S. Lawrence, Daniel Luong-van, Scott McDaid, Campbell McLaren and John W. V. Storey, 2010, Future development of the PLATO observatory for Antarctic science, Proc. SPIE, 7735, 773540–773540-6.
  3. Geoff Sims, Michael C. B. Ashley, Xiangqun Cui, Jon R. Everett, LongLong Feng, Xuefei Gong, Shane Hengst, Zhongwen Hu, Jon S. Lawrence, Daniel M. Luong-van, Zhaohui Shang, John W. V. Storey, Lifan Wang, Huigen Yang, Ji Yang, Xu Zhou, and Zhenxi Zhu, 2010, Optical sky brightness at Dome A, Antarctica, from the Nigel experiment, Proc. SPIE, 7733, 77334M–77334M-9.
  4. Anna M. Moore, Sara Ahmed, Michael C. B. Ashley, Max K. Barreto, Xiangqun Cui, Alex Delacroix, LongLong Feng, Xuefei Gong, Jon Lawrence, Daniel M. Luong-van, D. Christopher Martin, Reed Riddle, Nicole Rowley, Zhaohui Shang, John W. V. Storey, Nick F. H. Tothill, Tony Travouillon, Lifan Wang, Huigen Yang, Ji Yang, Xu Zhou, and Zhenxi Zhu, 2010, Gattini 2010: Cutting Edge Science at the Bottom of the World, Proc. SPIE, 7733, 77331S–77331S-12.
  5. Colin S. Bonner, Michael C. B. Ashley, Stuart G. Bradley, Xiangqun Cui, LongLong Feng, Xuefei Gong, Jon S. Lawrence, Daniel M. Luong-Van, Zhaohui Shang, John W. V. Storey, Lifan Wang, Huigen Yang, Ji Yang, Xu Zhou, and Zhenxi Zhu, 2010, Snodar: 2009 performance at Dome A, Antarctica, Proc. SPIE, 7733, 77334A–77334A-6.
  6. X. Yuan, X. Cui, X. Gong, D. Wang, and Z. Yao, 2010, Progress of Antarctic Schmidt Telescopes (AST3) for Dome A, Proc. SPIE, 7733, 77331V-77331V-7.
  7. Zhao, Z., Wang, D., Yuan, X., and Wang, J., 2010, The design of mirror's temperature control system of three Antarctic Schmidt Telescopes, Proc. SPIE, 7658, 765815-765815-5.
  8. X. Yuan, L. Wang, X. Cui, and B. Gu, 2010, 1m Kunlun Pathfinder Telescope (KPT) for Dome A, Proc. SPIE, in press.
  9. Pei, C., Chen, H., Yuan, X., Wand, D., Zhang, Y., Gu, B., and Zhao, J., 2010, Development of automated small telescopes as Dome A site testing DIMM, Proc. SPIE, 7733, 77334W-77334W-8.
  10. L. Xu and S. Yang, 2010, Research of remote control for Chinese Antarctica Telescope based on iridium satellite communication, Proc. SPIE, 7740, 77402L-77402L-6.
  11. J.S. Lawrence, G.R. Allen. M.C.B. Ashley, C. Bonner, S. Bradley, X. Cui, J. Everett, X. Feng, S. Hengst, J. Hu, Z. Jian, C.A. Kulesa, Y. Li, D. Luong-Van, A.M. Moore, C. Pennypacker, W. Qin, R. Riddle, Z. Shang, J.W.V. Storey, B. Sun, N. Suntzeff, N.F.H. Tothill, T. Travouillon, C.K. Walker, L. Wang, J. Yan, J. Yang, H. Yang, D. York, X. Yuan, X. Zhang, Z. Zhang, X. Zhou and Z. Zhu, 2008, The PLATO Antarctic site testing observatory, Proc. SPIE, 7012, 701227–701227-12.
  12. D.M. Luong-Van, M.C.B. Ashley, J.R. Everett, J.S. Lawrence and J.W.V. Storey, 2008, PLATO control and robotics, Proc. SPIE, 7019, 70192U1–170192U10.
  13. S. Hengst, G.R. Allen, M.C.B. Ashley, J.R. Everett, J.S. Lawrence, D. Luong-Van, and J.W.V. Storey, 2008, PLATO Power—a robust, low environmental impact power generation system for the Antarctic plateau, Proc. SPIE, 7012, 70124E–70124E-10.
  14. C.S. Bonner, M.C.B. Ashley, J.S. Lawrence, J.W.V. Storey, D.M. Luong-Van and S.G. Bradley, 2008, Snodar: a new instrument to measure the height of the atmospheric boundary layer on the Antarctic plateau, Proc. SPIE, 7014, 70146I– 70146I-7.
  15. C.A. Kulesa, C.K. Walker, M. Schein, D. Golish, N. Tothill, P. Siegel, S. Wienreb, G. Jonees, J. Bardin, K. Jacobs, C.L. Martin, J.W.V. Storey, M. Ashley, J. Lawrence, D. Luong-Van, J. Everett, L. Wang, L. Feng, Z. Zhu, J. Yan, J. Yang, X.G. Zhang, X. Cui., X. Yuan, J. Hu, Z. Xu, Z. Jiang, H. Yang, Y. Li, B. Sun, B. and Z. Shang, 2008, Pre-HEAT: Submillimeter Site Testing and Astronomical Spectra from Dome A, Antarctica, Proc. SPIE, 7012, 701249–701249-11.
  16. A. Moore, G. Allen, E. Aristidi, M. Ashley, T. Bedding, C. Beichman, R. Briguglio, M. Busso, M. Candidi, D. Ciardi, Xiangqun Cui, G. Cutispoto, E. Distefano, P. Espy, J. Everett, Longlong Feng, Jingyao Hu, Zhaoji Jiang, S. Kenyon, C. Kulesa, J. Lawrence, B. Le Roux, T. Leslie, Yuanshen Li, D. Luong-Van, A. Phillips, Weijian Qin, R. Ragazzoni, R. Riddle, L. Sabbatini, P. Salinari, W. Saunders, Zhaohui Shang, D. Stello, J. Storey, Bo Sun, N. Suntzeff, M. Taylor, G. Tosti, N. Tothill, T. Travouillon, G. Van Belle, K. Von Braun, Lifan Wang, Jun Yan, Huigen Yang, Xiangyan Yuan, Zhu Zhenxi, and Xu Zhou, 2008, Gattini: a multisite campaign for the measurement of sky brightness in Antarctica, Proc. SPIE, 7012, 701226–701226-10.
  17. T. Travouillon, E. Aristidi, E. Fossat, J.S. Lawrence, D. Mekarnia, A.M. Moore, A.W. Skidmore and J.W.V. Storey, 2008, Sampling the ground layer of the atmosphere at Dome C using fast sonic-anemometers, Proc. SPIE, 7012, 70124B–70124B-5.
  18. X. Yuan, X. Cui, G. Liu, F. Zhai, X. Gong, R. Zhang, L. Xia, J. Hu, J.S. Lawrence, J. Yan, J.W.V.Storey, L. Wang, L. Feng, M.C.B. Ashley, X. Zhou, Z. Jiang and Z. Zhu, 2008, Chinese Small Telescope ARray (CSTAR) for Antarctic Dome A, Proc. SPIE, 7012, 70124G–70124G-8.
  19. X. Gong, L. Xia, and R. Zhang, 2008, Design and analysis of cushioning packing box for Chinese Small Telescope Array, Proc. SPIE, 7018, 701848-8.
  20. Moore, A., Aristidi, E., Ashley, M., Busso, M., Candidi, M., Everett, J., Kenyon, S., Lawrence, J., Luong-Van, D., Phillips, A., Le Roux, B., Ragazzoni, R., Salinari, P., Storey, J., Taylor, M., Tosti, G., and Travouillon, T., 2006, The Gattini cameras for optical sky brightness measurements in Antarctica, Proc. SPIE, 6267, 62671N-1–62671N-11.
  21. J.S. Lawrence, M.C.B. Ashley, M.G. Burton, X. Cui, J.R. Everett, B.T. Indermuehle, S.L. Kenyon, D. Luong-Van, A.M. Moore, J.W.V. Storey, A. Tokovinin, T. Travouillon, C. Pennypacker, L. Wang, and D. York, 2006, Site testing Dome A, Antarctica, Proc. SPIE, 6267, 62671L-1–62671L-9.

Conference proceedings

  1. Wang, L., Angel, R., Ashley, M., Chen, X., Cui, X., Depoy, D., Feng, L., Jing, Y., Kerins, E., Lawrence, J., Macri, L., Mao, S., Moore, A., Pennypacker, C., Rattenbury, N., Riddle, R., Shang, Z., Smoot, G., Storey, J., Suntzeff, N., Travouillon, T., Yan, J., York, D., Yuan, X., Zhang, X., Zheng, W., and Zhu, Z., 2009, Astronomy on Antarctic Plateau, Astro2010: The Astronomy and Astrophysics Decadal Survey, Science White Papers, No. 308.
  2. York, D. G., Wang, L., Pennypacker, C., Cui, X., Lamb, D., Khokhlov, Ashley, M., Basa, S., Blouke, M., Cui, W., Gyuk, G., Holz, D., Hammergren, M., Lawrence, J., Malina, R., Moore, A., Riddle, R., Storey, J., Travouillon, T., and Wilhite, B., 2009, Time Domain Research in Astronomy, Astro2010: The Astronomy and Astrophysics Decadal Survey, Science White Papers, No. 329.
  3. Xiangqun Cui, 2010, CSTAR and future plans for Dome A, IAU Highlights of Astronomy, 15, 639–640.
  4. Ashley, M.C.B., Allen, G., Bonner, C.S., Bradley, S.G., Cui, X., Everett, J.R., Feng, L., Gong, X., Hengst, S., Hu, J., Jiang, Z., Kulesa, C.A., Lawrence, J.S., Li, Y., Luong-Van, D.M., McCaughrean, M.J., Moore, A. M., Pennypacker, C., Qin, W., Riddle, R., Shang, Z., Storey, J.W.V., Sun, B., Suntzeff, N., Tothill, N.F.H., Travouillon, T., Walker, C.K., Wang, L., Yan, J., Yang, H., Yang, J., York, D., Yuan, X., Zhang, X., Zhang, Z., Zhu, X. and Zhou, Z., 2010, The PLATO observatory: robotic astronomy from the Antarctic plateau, IAU Highlights of Astronomy, 15, 627–629.
  5. Gong, X., Wang, L., Cui, X., Feng, L., Yuan, X., Ashley, M. C. B., Allen, G., Bonner, C. S., Bradley, S. G., Everett, J. R., Hengst, S., Hu, J., Jiang, Z., Kulesa, C. A., Lawrence, J. S., Li, Y., Luong-van, D. M., McCaughrean, M. J., Moore, A. M., Pennypacker, C., Qin, W., Riddle, R., Shang, Z., Storey, J. W. V., Sun, B., Suntzeff, N., Tothill, N. F. H., Travouillon, T., Walker, C. K., Yan, J., Yang, H., Yang, J., York, D. G., Zhang, X., Zhang, Z., Zhou, X., and Zhu, Z., 2010, Dome A site testing and future plans, EAS Publications Series, 40, 65–72.
  6. Ashley, M. C. B., Allen, G., Bonner, C. S., Bradley, S. G., Cui, X., Everett, J. R., Feng, L., Gong, X., Hengst, S., Hu, J., Jiang, Z., Kulesa, C. A., Lawrence, J. S., Li, Y., Luong-van, D. M., McCaughrean, M. J., Moore, A. M., Pennypacker, C., Qin, W., Riddle, R., Shang, Z., Storey, J. W. V., Sun, B., Suntzeff, N., Tothill, N. F. H., Travouillon, T., Walker, C. K., Wang, L., Yan, J., Yang, H., Yang, J., York, D. G., Yuan, X., Zhang, X., Zhang, Z., Zhou, X., and Zhu, Z., 2010, PLATO—a robotic observatory for the Antarctic plateau, EAS Publications Series, 40, 79–84.
  7. N.F.H. Tothill, C.A. Kulesa, C.K. Walker, M.C.B. Ashley, C. Bonner, X. Cui, J. Everett, Feng, L., S. Hengst, Hu, J., Jiang, Z., J.S. Lawrence, Li, Y., D. Luong-Van, A. M. Moore, Pennypacker, C., Qin, W., R. Riddle, J.W.V. Storey, Shang, Z., Sun, B., T. Travouillon, L. Wang, Z. Xu, H. Yang, J. Yan, D. York, X. Yuan, and Z. Zhu, 2007, THz astrophysics from Dome A, EAS Publications Series, 33, 301–306.
  8. J.S. Lawrence, M.C.B. Ashley, C.S. Bonner, S. Bradley, D. Luong-Van, and J.W.V. Storey, 2007, Characterisation of The Dome C atmospheric boundary layer turbulence with a non-Doppler acoustic radar, (Eds N. Epchtein and M. Candidi), EAS Publications Series, 25, 31–34.
  9. Storey, J. W. V., Ashley, M. C. B., and Lawrence, J. S. , 2009, How We Can Understand the Antarctic Atmosphere?, Proceedings of the Optical Turbulence Characterization for Astronomical Applications, Sardinia, Italy, 15 - 18 September 2008, edited by Elena Masciadri (Instituto Nazionale di Astrofisica, Italy) & Marc Sarazin (European Southern Observatory, Germany), pp.82–89.
  10. C.S. Bonner, M.C.B. Ashley, J.S. Lawrence, D.M. Luong-Van, and J.W.V. Storey, 2008, Snodar II: Probing the atmospheric boundary layer on the Antarctic Plateau, Conference Proceedings of the Imperial College Press World Scientific, Sardegna, Italy, September, 2008.