Abstract
The Taiwanese-American Occultation Survey (TAOS) seeks to determine the number and size spectrum for small (∼ 3 km) bodies in the Kuiper Belt. This will be accomplished by searching for the brief occultations of bright stars (R ∼ 14) by these objects. We have designed and built a special purpose photometric monitoring system for this purpose. TAOS comprises four 50 cm telescopes, each equipped with a 2048 × 2048 pixel CCD camera, in a compact array located in the central highlands of Taiwan. TAOS will monitor up to 3,000 stars at 5 Hz. The system will go into scientific operation at the end of 2003.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 459-464 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Earth, Moon and Planets |
| Volume | 92 |
| Issue number | 1-4 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2003 Jun 1 |
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- Astronomy and Astrophysics
- Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)
- Space and Planetary Science
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TAOS : The Taiwanese-American Occultation Survey. / Alcock, C.; Dave, R.; Giammarco, J.; Goldader, J.; Lehner, M.; King, S. K.; Lee, T.; Wang, A.; Wang, S. Y.; Wen, C. Y.; Chen, W. P.; Cook, K.; Marshall, S.; Porrata, R.; Byun, Yong-Ik; De Pater, I.; Rice, J.; Lissauer, J.; Porrata, R.; Byun, Y. I.; De Pater, I.; Rice, J.; Lissauer, J.
In: Earth, Moon and Planets, Vol. 92, No. 1-4, 01.06.2003, p. 459-464.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T2 - The Taiwanese-American Occultation Survey
AU - Alcock, C.
AU - Dave, R.
AU - Giammarco, J.
AU - Goldader, J.
AU - Lehner, M.
AU - King, S. K.
AU - Lee, T.
AU - Wang, A.
AU - Wang, S. Y.
AU - Wen, C. Y.
AU - Chen, W. P.
AU - Cook, K.
AU - Marshall, S.
AU - Porrata, R.
AU - Byun, Yong-Ik
AU - De Pater, I.
AU - Rice, J.
AU - Lissauer, J.
AU - Porrata, R.
AU - Byun, Y. I.
AU - De Pater, I.
AU - Rice, J.
AU - Lissauer, J.
PY - 2003/6/1
Y1 - 2003/6/1
N2 - The Taiwanese-American Occultation Survey (TAOS) seeks to determine the number and size spectrum for small (∼ 3 km) bodies in the Kuiper Belt. This will be accomplished by searching for the brief occultations of bright stars (R ∼ 14) by these objects. We have designed and built a special purpose photometric monitoring system for this purpose. TAOS comprises four 50 cm telescopes, each equipped with a 2048 × 2048 pixel CCD camera, in a compact array located in the central highlands of Taiwan. TAOS will monitor up to 3,000 stars at 5 Hz. The system will go into scientific operation at the end of 2003.
AB - The Taiwanese-American Occultation Survey (TAOS) seeks to determine the number and size spectrum for small (∼ 3 km) bodies in the Kuiper Belt. This will be accomplished by searching for the brief occultations of bright stars (R ∼ 14) by these objects. We have designed and built a special purpose photometric monitoring system for this purpose. TAOS comprises four 50 cm telescopes, each equipped with a 2048 × 2048 pixel CCD camera, in a compact array located in the central highlands of Taiwan. TAOS will monitor up to 3,000 stars at 5 Hz. The system will go into scientific operation at the end of 2003.
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