Solar Submillimeter Telescope


The Solar Submillimeter Telescope is a solar dedicated instrument with the aim to study the radiation produced by high-energy particles during solar flares. Observing at 212 and 405 GHz with a focal array since 2001, it is a unique instrument that has produced a wealth of new information. Some of its discoveries are still unexplained by current theories. SST construction started in 1995, and it saw the first light in April 1999; since April 2001 it operates on a daily basis. It is installed at Complejo Astronomico El Leoncito under agreement between the Argentinian National Scientific and Technical Research Council and the Brazilian Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie.