• DocumentCode
    3497262
  • Title

    Multifrequency interferometry telescope for radio astronomy (MITRA): Science and technology

  • Author

    Beeharry, Girish Kumar ; MacPherson, Stuart David ; Van Vuuren, Gary Peter Janse

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Phys., Univ. of Mauritius, Réduit, Mauritius
  • fYear
    2013
  • fDate
    9-12 Sept. 2013
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    3
  • Abstract
    We delineate the rationale for the MITRA project. Then we provide a succint exposition of the description, the science goals and the innovative technological areas.
  • Keywords
    interferometry; radioastronomy; radiotelescopes; MITRA project; multifrequency interferometry telescope; radio astronomy; Educational institutions; Imaging; Physics; Prototypes; Radio astronomy; Receivers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    AFRICON, 2013
  • Conference_Location
    Pointe-Aux-Piments
  • ISSN
    2153-0025
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4673-5940-5
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/AFRCON.2013.6757832
  • Filename
    6757832