• DocumentCode
    971732
  • Title

    The Sydney 19.7-MC Radio Telescope

  • Author

    Shain, C.A.

  • Author_Institution
    Radiophysics Laboratory, CSIRO, Sydney, Australia
  • Volume
    46
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    1958
  • Firstpage
    85
  • Lastpage
    88
  • Abstract
    The construction and operation of the Sydney 19.7mc "Mills Cross" radio telescope is described briefly, with special reference to the features peculiar to operation at this low frequency. The results obtained so far are reviewed. They relate to the detection of ionized interstellar hydrogen, to the evaluation of the general background radiation from extremely distant external galaxies, to the study of discrete sources, and to the study of refraction in the ionosphere.
  • Keywords
    Clouds; Electromagnetic wave absorption; Frequency; Hydrogen; Ionosphere; Milling machines; Phased arrays; Radiation detectors; Radio astronomy; Receiving antennas;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Proceedings of the IRE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0096-8390
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/JRPROC.1958.286713
  • Filename
    4065224