Solar Submillimeter Telescope

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The Solar Submillimeter Telescope (SST) is a solar telescope located at the Leoncito Astronomical Complex in San Juan Province, Argentina. The SST observes submillimeter radiation at 212 and 405 GHz using a 1.5-meter Cassegrain antenna. Radiation at these wavelengths is produced by high-energy particles during solar flares.[1][2]

Construction of the SST started in 1995, and it achieved first light in April 1999. Since April 2001, it operates on a daily basis jointly by the Argentinian National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET) and the Brazilian Mackenzie Presbyterian University.

## References

1. ↑ Krucker (23 March 2013). "Solar flares at submillimeter wavelengths". The Astronomy and Astrophysics Review 21: 58. doi:10.1007/s00159-013-0058-3. Bibcode: 2013A&ARv..21...58K. http://doc.rero.ch/record/309953/files/159_2013_Article_58.pdf.
2. ↑ Kaufmann, P.; Raulin, J.-P.; Correia, E.; Costa, J. E. R.; Guillermo, C.; Giménez de Castro, C. G.; Silva, A. V. R.; Levato, H. et al. (2001). "Solar Flare Observations at Submm-waves". IAU Symposium. 203. p. 283. ISBN 1-58381-069-2. Bibcode: 2001IAUS..203..283K. https://articles.adsabs.harvard.edu/pdf/2001IAUS..203..283K.

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