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Giant Equatorial Radio Telescope*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 April 2016

G. Swarup ,
B. Hidayat  and
S. Sukumar
G. Swarup
Affiliation:
Tata Institute For Fundamental Research, Bombay, India
B. Hidayat
Affiliation:
Tata Institute For Fundamental Research, Bombay, India
S. Sukumar
Affiliation:
Tata Institute For Fundamental Research, Bombay, India

Abstract

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A giant radio telescope for observing galactic and extragalactic radio sources at metre wavelengths is proposed. By locating a parabolic cylindrical antenna at a site close to the Equator such that its axis lies parallel to earth's axis, it is possible to construct a large collecting area economically. The proposed instrument will be very powerful for studying compact and diffuse features of radio sources, monitoring their variability, recombination and deuterium line work, studies of interplanetary medium and pulsar search.

Type
Research Article
Information
International Astronomical Union Colloquium , Volume 80: Double Stars, Physical Properties and Generic Relations , 1984 , pp. 403 - 407
Copyright
Copyright © Reidel 1984

Footnotes

**

Bosscha Observatory, Institute of Technology, Bandung, Indonesia.

*

Paper presented at the Lembang-Bamberg IAU Colloquium No. 80 on ‘Double Stars: Physical Properties and Generic Relations', held at Bandung, Indonesia, 3-7 June, 1983.

References

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2. Giant Equatorial Radio Telescope (GERT) in West Sumatra, Indonesia, A report on the field study in September 1982 by the UNESCO Team, October 1982.Google Scholar