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Trying to Enlarge the Sky Coverage of the FAST

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 April 2016

Shengyin Wu ,
Shouguan Wang ,
Yukuan Mao  and
Yan Su
Shengyin Wu
Affiliation:
National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Shouguan Wang
Affiliation:
National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Yukuan Mao
Affiliation:
Xidian University, Xi’an, China
Yan Su
Affiliation:
National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Abstract

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The proposed FAST project is a novel giant spherical radio telescope, with active elements which form a temporary paraboloid to track radio objects in the sky. Efforts have been made to extend the limited sky coverage that is a characteristic disadvantage of Arecibo-style radio telescopes. Three measures under investigation are introduced in this paper. The expected performance of the telescope is described, and a brief comparison is made with some of the largest existing radio telescopes.

Type
Chapter Five Future Large Telescope Projects: SKA and FAST
Information
International Astronomical Union Colloquium , Volume 182: Sources and Scintillations: Refraction and Scattering in Radio Astronomy , 2001 , pp. 249 - 253
Copyright
Copyright © Kluwer 2001

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