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A project of the millimeter wave observatory at the Suffa plateau in Uzbekistan

Yu. N. ArtemenkoAstro Space Center of the Lebedev Physical Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, RussiaN. S. KardashëvAstro Space Center of the Lebedev Physical Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, RussiaG. I. ShaninRT-70 Radio Observatory, Uzbekistan National Academy of Sciences, Tashkent, UzbekistanИ. И. ЗинченкоInstitute of Applied Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia

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Abstract

The project assumes a construction of a 70-m radio telescope operating at short millimeter waves on the Suffa plateau in Uzbekistan at the altitude of 2500 m. We describe the current status of the project, scientific drivers, antenna design and the planned receiver system.

Topics

Radio Astronomy Observations and Technology Antenna Design and Optimization Superconducting and THz Device Technology

Identifiers

DOI: 10.1109/ursigass.2011.6051295

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