{"paper":{"title":"Science Programs for a 2 m-class Telescope at Dome C, Antarctica: PILOT, the Pathfinder for an International Large Optical Telescope","license":"","headline":"","cross_cats":[],"primary_cat":"astro-ph","authors_text":"A.J. Walsh, C. Blake, C.G. Tinney, C.H. Smith, D. Woods, G. Lewis, I.A. Bond, J.A. Bailey, J. Bland-Hawthorn, J. Lawrence, J.W.V. Storey, K. Glazebrook, M.C.B. Ashley, M.G. Burton, M.G. Hidas, M. Whiting, P.C.M. Yock, P. Tuthill, R. Sharp, S.D. Ryder, S. Mattila, S.N. Longmore, S.T. Maddison, T.R. Bedding, T. Wong, V. Minier, W. Walsh","submitted_at":"2004-11-22T16:27:14Z","abstract_excerpt":"The cold, dry and stable air above the summits of the Antarctic plateau provides the best ground-based observing conditions from optical to sub-mm wavelengths to be found on the Earth. PILOT is a proposed 2 m telescope, to be built at Dome C in Antarctica, able to exploit these conditions for conducting astronomy at optical and infrared wavelengths. While PILOT is intended as a pathfinder towards the construction of future grand-design facilities, it will also be able to undertake a range of fundamental science investigations in its own right. This paper provides the performance specifications"},"claims":{"count":0,"items":[],"snapshot_sha256":"258153158e38e3291e3d48162225fcdb2d5a3ed65a07baac614ab91432fd4f57"},"source":{"id":"astro-ph/0411612","kind":"arxiv","version":2},"verdict":{"id":null,"model_set":{},"created_at":null,"strongest_claim":"","one_line_summary":"","pipeline_version":null,"weakest_assumption":"","pith_extraction_headline":""},"references":{"count":0,"sample":[],"resolved_work":0,"snapshot_sha256":"258153158e38e3291e3d48162225fcdb2d5a3ed65a07baac614ab91432fd4f57","internal_anchors":0},"formal_canon":{"evidence_count":0,"snapshot_sha256":"258153158e38e3291e3d48162225fcdb2d5a3ed65a07baac614ab91432fd4f57"},"author_claims":{"count":0,"strong_count":0,"snapshot_sha256":"258153158e38e3291e3d48162225fcdb2d5a3ed65a07baac614ab91432fd4f57"},"builder_version":"pith-number-builder-2026-05-17-v1"}