Observations in the 1.3 and 1.5 THz atmospheric windows with the Receiver Lab Telescope

摘要

The Receiver Lab Telescope (RLT) is a ground-based terahertz telescope; it is currently the only instrument producing astronmical data between 1 and 2 THz. We report on our first measurements o the high CO transitions, which represent the highest frequency detection ever made from the ground. We also present initial observations of N II and discuss the implications of this non-detection for the standard estimates of the strength of this line.