Radio astronomy and VLBI in New Zealand

Author

Gulyaev, Sergei ; Natusch, Timothy ; Weston, Stuart

Author_Institution

Inst. for Radio Astron. & Space Res., Auckland Univ. of Technol., Auckland, New Zealand

fYear

2011

fDate

13-20 Aug. 2011

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

4

Abstract

New Zealand´s location and geophysical attributes carry unique opportunities for radio astronomy and VLBI: a compact cluster of 12-m and 30-m antennas at the Warkworth Radio Astronomical Observatory can provide a vital element of the global and regional VLBI networks, both astronomical and geodetic. The radio telescopes´ characteristics and the observatory basic equipment specifications are outlined. Recent developments in radio astronomy, VLBI and eVLBI capabilities for astrophysics, astrometry and geodesy are presented. IRASR development towards SKA, as well as involvement in educational activities is summarized.

Keywords

antenna arrays; interferometry; radioastronomical techniques; radiotelescopes; IRASR development; New Zealand; SKA; Warkworth Radio Astronomical Observatory; astrometry; astrophysics; geodesy; global VLBI networks; radio antennas; radioastronomy; radiotelescope; regional VLBI networks; Antennas; Arrays; Australia; Geodesy; Global Positioning System; Observatories; Radio astronomy;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

General Assembly and Scientific Symposium, 2011 XXXth URSI

Conference_Location

Istanbul

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-5117-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/URSIGASS.2011.6051229

Filename

6051229