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The Parkes-Tidbinbilla Interferometer

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 April 2016

R. P. Norris ,
Michael J. Batty ,
M. J. Kesteven  and
K. J. Wellington
R. P. Norris
Affiliation:
Division of Radiophysics, CSIRO, Sydney
Michael J. Batty
Affiliation:
Division of Radiophysics, CSIRO, Sydney
M. J. Kesteven
Affiliation:
Division of Radiophysics, CSIRO, Sydney
K. J. Wellington
Affiliation:
Division of Radiophysics, CSIRO, Sydney
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Abstract

We report the development of a radio-linked interferometer which uses the 64-m telescope at Parkes, NSW, and one of the NASA antennas (64-m or 34-m) at Tidbinbilla, ACT. With a baseline of approximately 275 km, this is the world’s longest real-time interferometer; it will be usable at frequencies of 1.6, 2.3, 8.4, and 22 GHz to give angular resolutions of 0.13, 0.09, 0.03, and 0.01 arcsec respectively. The interferometer has already operated successfully in a limited mode and is expected to become fully operational in its initial configuration by September 1985. Operation at a range of frequencies and with progressive enhancements is planned up to the commissioning of the Australia Telescope in 1988.

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Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia , Volume 6 , Issue 2 , 1985 , pp. 137 - 140
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Copyright © Astronomical Society of Australia 1985

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