• DocumentCode
    1928617
  • Title

    ASTRON observatory report

  • Author

    Garrett, M.A.

  • Author_Institution
    ASTRON, Dwingeloo, Netherlands
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    13-20 Aug. 2011
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    1
  • Abstract
    I will present the latest results associated with the major activities of ASTRON (the Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy). These will include (i) the latest commissioning results from the International LOFAR Telescope, (ii) new results from APERTIF (the focal plane array system being developed for the WSRT) and (iii) the latest news regarding our participation in the Aperture Array Verification Programme (including recent results from the SKA pathfinder, EMBRACE). Key scientific results obtained by ASTRON staff will also be described, together with news on our technology valorization programme.
  • Keywords
    astronomical observatories; focal planes; radioastronomy; radiotelescopes; APERTIF; ASTRON observatory; Aperture Array Verification Programme; EMBRACE; International LOFAR Telescope; Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy; SKA pathfinder; WSRT; commissioning results; focal plane array system; Apertures; Arrays; Observatories; Radio astronomy; Telescopes;
  • 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.2011.6051239
  • Filename
    6051239