Title :
Hartebeesthoek Radio Astronomy Observatory report
Author :
Gaylard, Michael
Author_Institution :
Hartebeesthoek Radio Astron. Obs., Krugersdorp, South Africa
Abstract :
The 26m radio telescope of the Hartebeesthoek Radio Astronomy Observatory (HartRAO) suffered a failure of the main bearing in the polar shaft in 2008 October. This was replaced in 2010 and the telescope returned to service. Very Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI) restarted in 2010 August. The internet link to other continents operates at 1 GB/s, permitting e-VLBI at this data rate with the European VLBI Network (EVN).
Keywords :
radiotelescopes; European VLBI Network; HartRAO radio telescope; Hartebeesthoek Radio Astronomy Observatory; Very Long Baseline Interferometry; internet link; polar shaft; Arrays; Continents; Observatories; Radio astronomy; Receivers; Shafts; Telescopes;
Conference_Titel :
General Assembly and Scientific Symposium, 2011 XXXth URSI
Conference_Location :
Istanbul
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5117-3
DOI :
10.1109/URSIGASS.2011.6051240
