Sardinia Radio Telescope: the new Italian project

Gavril Grueff; Giovanni Alvito; Roberto Ambrosini; Pietro Bolli; Andrea Maccaferri; Giuseppe Maccaferri; Marco Morsiani; Leonardo Mureddu; Vincenzo Natale; Luca Olmi; Alessandro Orfei; Claudio Pernechele; Angelo Poma; Ignazio Porceddu; Lucio Rossi; Gianpaolo Zacchiroli

doi:10.1117/12.550332

28 September 2004 Sardinia Radio Telescope: the new Italian project

Gavril Grueff, Giovanni Alvito, Roberto Ambrosini, Pietro Bolli, Andrea Maccaferri, Giuseppe Maccaferri, Marco Morsiani, Leonardo Mureddu, Vincenzo Natale, Luca Olmi, Alessandro Orfei, Claudio Pernechele, Angelo Poma, Ignazio Porceddu, Lucio Rossi, Gianpaolo Zacchiroli

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Proceedings Volume 5489, Ground-based Telescopes; (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.550332
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2004, Glasgow, United Kingdom

Abstract

This contribution gives a description of the Sardinia Radio Telescope (SRT), a new general purpose, fully steerable antenna proposed by the Institute of Radio Astronomy (IRA) of the National Institute for Astrophysics. The radio telescope is under construction near Cagliari (Sardinia) and it will join the two existing antennas of Medicina (Bologna) and Noto (Siracusa) both operated by the IRA. With its large antenna size (64m diameter) and its active surface, SRT, capable of operations up to about 100GHz, will contribute significantly to VLBI networks and will represent a powerful single-dish radio telescope for many science fields. The radio telescope has a Gregorian optical configuration with a supplementary beam-waveguide (BWG), which provides additional focal points. The Gregorian surfaces are shaped to minimize the spill-over and the standing wave between secondary mirror and feed. After the start of the contract for the radio telescope structural and mechanical fabrication in 2003, in the present year the foundation construction will be completed. The schedule foresees the radio telescope inauguration in late 2006.

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Gavril Grueff, Giovanni Alvito, Roberto Ambrosini, Pietro Bolli, Andrea Maccaferri, Giuseppe Maccaferri, Marco Morsiani, Leonardo Mureddu, Vincenzo Natale, Luca Olmi, Alessandro Orfei, Claudio Pernechele, Angelo Poma, Ignazio Porceddu, Lucio Rossi, and Gianpaolo Zacchiroli "Sardinia Radio Telescope: the new Italian project", Proc. SPIE 5489, Ground-based Telescopes, (28 September 2004); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.550332

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