DocumentCode
2726448
Title
Abu Simbel radio telescope project in the Upper Egypt
Author
Shaltout, M. A Mosalam
Author_Institution
Nat. Res. Inst. of Astron. & Geophys., Helwan, Egypt
fYear
1998
fDate
24-26 Feb 1998
Abstract
Discusses building a radio telescope at Abu Simbel in the south of Egypt, for solar and stellar observations on wavelengths ranging between microwave and millimeter wave. Abu Simbel is one of the best sites in North Africa for optical and radio observations; it is a dry desert with excellent atmospheric opacity. The telescope is discussed in relation to VLBI studies
Keywords
radiotelescopes; radiowave interferometers; 1.4 to 43 GHz; Abu Simbel radio telescope project; Upper Egypt; VLBI; atmospheric opacity; microwave observation; millimeter wave observation; site characteristics; solar observations; stellar observations; Atmosphere; Atmospheric waves; Europe; Instruments; Millimeter wave technology; Radio astronomy; Radio interferometry; Radio spectrum management; Sun; Telescopes;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Radio Science Conference, 1998. NRSC '98. Proceedings of the Fifteenth National
Conference_Location
Cairo
Print_ISBN
0-7803-5121-5
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/NRSC.1998.711443
Filename
711443
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