Arecibo Observatory 40th anniversary celebration

Author

Love, Allan W.

Volume

46

Issue

1

fYear

2004

fDate

2/1/2004 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

94

Lastpage

97

Abstract

The National Astronomy and Ionosphere Center (NAIC), operated by Cornell University for the National Science Foundation, has its laboratory at Arecibo in Puerto Rico. The observatory´s main instrument is a radio/radar telescope that utilizes a giant reflector antenna 1,000 feet in diameter, the largest in the world by considerable margin. A 40th anniversary celebration of the 1963 inauguration of this observatory was held at the site in Puerto Rico on November 1, 2003. This paper discusses the development of the said antenna, its characteristics and the upgrading of the system. The paper includes a discussion of what transpired during the said anniversary celebration.

Keywords

radiotelescopes; receiving antennas; reflector antenna feeds; 1000 feet; Arecibo Observatory; Cornell University; Gregorian feed dome; NAIC; National Astronomy and Ionosphere Center; National Science Foundation; Puerto Rico; giant reflector antenna; radar telescope; radio telescope; Feeds; History; Instruments; Ionosphere; Observatories; Radar antennas; Radar scattering; Radio astronomy; Reflector antennas; Surface cleaning;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Antennas and Propagation Magazine, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1045-9243

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/MAP.2004.1296152

Filename

1296152