Ventspils radiotelescopes: history, parameters, possibilities
1996; De Gruyter; Volume: 5; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1515/astro-1996-0110
ISSN2543-6376
Autores Tópico(s)Radio Astronomy Observations and Technology
ResumoAfter the withdrawal of the Russian army from Latvia, two fully steerable parabolic antennae of 32 m and 16 m in diameter were left near Ventspils, a port town on the shore of the Baltic sea.They have high surface accuracy and work in the centimeter and millimeter ranges.Their main mechanical and radiotechnical parameters, for example, a sensitivity of about 3-35 mJy in a wavelength range of 1-10 cm, allow their use as powerful middle class radiotélescopes for investigations of various cosmic radio sources.The antennae are open to international cooperation.
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