South Pole Telescope

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cosmic microwave background experiment ground-based observatory millimeter-wave telescope radio telescope

The South Pole Telescope is a large millimeter-wave radio telescope located at the Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station, designed primarily to study the cosmic microwave background and the large-scale structure of the universe.

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Label	Occurrences
South Pole Telescope canonical	4

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	cosmic microwave background experiment ⓘ ground-based observatory ⓘ millimeter-wave telescope ⓘ radio telescope ⓘ
altitude	2800 meters ⓘ ~9300 feet ⓘ
aperture	10-meter primary mirror ⓘ
associatedSurvey	SPT-3G survey ⓘ Southern MAssive Cluster Survey ⓘ surface form: SPT-SZ survey SPTpol survey ⓘ
collaborationIncludes	Canadian institutions ⓘ East Asian institutions ⓘ European institutions ⓘ United States institutions ⓘ
commissioned	2007 ⓘ
constructionStart	2003 ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
dataUsedFor	cluster cosmology ⓘ cosmological parameter estimation ⓘ cross-correlation with X-ray surveys ⓘ cross-correlation with gravitational lensing surveys ⓘ cross-correlation with optical surveys ⓘ
detectorTechnology	transition-edge sensor bolometers ⓘ
firstLight	2007 ⓘ
fundedBy	National Science Foundation ⓘ National Science Foundation ⓘ surface form: United States National Science Foundation
hemisphere	Southern Hemisphere ⓘ
instrument	SPT-3G camera ⓘ SPT-SZ camera ⓘ SPTpol camera ⓘ
locatedIn	Antarctica ⓘ South Pole ⓘ
location	Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station ⓘ
mirrorType	segmented primary mirror ⓘ
mountType	alt-azimuth mount ⓘ
nearbyFacility	BICEP experiments ⓘ surface form: BICEP/Keck Array IceCube Neutrino Observatory ⓘ
observatoryComplex	Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station ⓘ surface form: Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station Dark Sector
observes	southern sky ⓘ
operatedBy	SPT collaboration ⓘ University of Chicago ⓘ
operationalStatus	active ⓘ
primaryPurpose	study of the cosmic microwave background ⓘ
researchFocus	CMB polarization ⓘ Sunyaev–Zel’dovich effect ⓘ dark energy ⓘ galaxy clusters ⓘ gravitational lensing of the CMB ⓘ inflationary cosmology ⓘ large-scale structure of the universe ⓘ neutrino mass constraints ⓘ
siteAdvantage	continuous access to same sky region ⓘ stable, dry, cold atmosphere ⓘ very low atmospheric water vapor ⓘ
SPT-3GFrequencyBands	150 GHz ⓘ 220 GHz ⓘ 95 GHz ⓘ
SPT-SZCameraFrequencyBands	150 GHz ⓘ 220 GHz ⓘ 90 GHz ⓘ
SPTpolFrequencyBands	150 GHz ⓘ 95 GHz ⓘ
surfaceAccuracy	tens of microns ⓘ
telescopeDiameter	10 meters ⓘ
wavelengthRange	millimeter ⓘ submillimeter ⓘ

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South Pole → hasTelescope → South Pole Telescope ⓘ

Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station → hostsFacility → South Pole Telescope ⓘ

Event Horizon Telescope → hasComponent → South Pole Telescope ⓘ

cosmic microwave background → measuredBy → South Pole Telescope ⓘ