• DocumentCode
    1099451
  • Title

    The Green Bank Telescope

  • Author

    Prestage, Richard M. ; Constantikes, Kim T. ; Hunter, Todd R. ; King, Lee J. ; Lacasse, Richard J. ; Lockman, Felix J. ; Norrod, Roger D.

  • Author_Institution
    Nat. Radio Astron. Obs., Green Bank, WV, USA
  • Volume
    97
  • Issue
    8
  • fYear
    2009
  • Firstpage
    1382
  • Lastpage
    1390
  • Abstract
    The Robert C. Byrd Green Bank Telescope of the National Radio Astronomy Observatory is the world´s premiere single-dish radio telescope operating at centimeter to long millimeter wavelengths. This paper describes the history, construction, and main technical features of the telescope.
  • Keywords
    astronomical observatories; radiotelescopes; National Radio Astronomy Observatory; Robert C. Byrd Green Bank Telescope; singledish radio telescope; Aperture antennas; Apertures; Control systems; Frequency; History; Observatories; Optical surface waves; Radio astronomy; Reflector antennas; Surface waves; Telescopes; Antennas; pointing systems; radio astronomy;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Proceedings of the IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9219
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/JPROC.2009.2015467
  • Filename
    5109717
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1099451