Title :
Radio Astronomy at the Meudon Observatory
Author :
Blum, E.J. ; Denisse, J.F. ; Steinberg, J.L.
Author_Institution :
Observatoire de Meudon, Service de Radioastronomie, Paris, France
Abstract :
This paper describes the principal instruments used for radio astronomical observations at the Nancay field station. They are a variable spacing interferometer made of two 7.5-meter mirrors movable on rail tracks, several radio-telescopes and interferometers for solar research at 3-cm wavelength, and a 32-antenna interferometer operating on the wavelength of 177 cm. The second part of the paper gives some new results concerning the sources of solar radio emission and a phenomenon of scintillation at 3-cm wavelength apparently caused by the troposphere.
Keywords :
Brightness; Buildings; Instruments; Interference; Mirrors; Observatories; Radio astronomy; Radio interferometry; Receiving antennas; Sun;
Journal_Title :
Proceedings of the IRE
DOI :
10.1109/JRPROC.1958.286708