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Saturday, 31 October 2020 09:52

SAASST’s Lecture: 40-m Radio Interferometer

SAASST’s Lecture: 40-m Radio Interferometer

As part of its bi-monthly lecture, the Sharjah Academy for Astronomy, Space Sciences, and Technology organized a virtual lecture on the SAASST 40-m radio interferometer on Oct. 28, 2020. The lecture was given by Ms. Asmaa Al-Hameed, a research assistant in the “Radio Astronomy Laboratory.” Ms. Asmaa gave a general introduction to the different types of radio waves used for different applications and emphasized the one used primarily for radio astronomy. A brief history of the detection of the galactic and extragalactic radio signals was also presented.

 

The SAASST 40-m radio interferometer that operates at 1.4 GHz was detailed, and its uniqueness in the MENA world was emphasized.  The system consists of three 5-m radio dish from PrimaLucelab, an Italian company, place at the vertices of a right triangle. Once the system becomes fully operational, the 40-m radio interferometer will have a resolution of 0.356 degrees. Hundred of radio sources can thus be observed and resolved. The 40-m radio system is an excellent tool for radio astronomy education in light of the new MSc in Astronomy and Space Sciences at the University of Sharjah and hosted by SAASST.

The lecture can be checked out on SAASST YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xHH18Uwg1M

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