Thirty Meter Telescope Detailed Science Case： 2015

• Published in: Research in astronomy and astrophysics Vol. 15; no. 12; pp. 1945 - 2140
• Main Author: Skidmore, Warren
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 01.12.2015
• Subjects: Astronomical bodies; Astronomical observatories; Astronomy; Astrophysics; Measuring instruments; Meters; Partnerships; Telescopes; 中国科学院; 加利福尼亚大学; 加州理工大学; 国家天文台; 天体物理学; 天文学家; 望远镜; 案例; INW, Japan
• ISSN: 1674-4527; 2397-6209
• DOI: 10.1088/1674-4527/15/12/001

The TMT Detailed Science Case describes the transformational science that the Thirty Meter Telescope will enable. Planned to begin science operations in 2024, TMT will open up opportunities for revolutionary discoveries in essen- tially every field of astronomy, astrophysics and cosmology, seeing much fainter objects much more clearly than existing telescopes. Per this capability, TMT＇s sci- ence agenda fills all of space and time, from nearby comets and asteroids, to exo- planets, to the most distant galaxies, and all the way back to the very first sources of light in the universe. More than 150 astronomers from within the TMT partner- ship and beyond offered input in compiling the new 2015 Detailed Science Case. The contributing astronomers represent the entire TMT partnership, including the California Institute of Technology （Caltech）, the Indian Institute of Astrophysics （HA）, the National Astronomical Observatories of the Chinese Academy of Sciences （NAOC）, the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan （NAOJ）, the University of California, the Association of Canadian Universities for Research in Astronomy （ACURA） and US associate partner, the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy （AURA）.