Accurate galactic 21-cm H I measurements with the NRAO Green Bank Telescope

2011/10/08 by Arnold I. Boothroyd, K. Blagrave, Kevin Blagrave +6 · 2 citations
Physics and Astronomy · #Astronomy #Astrophysics #Calibration #Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena #Galaxy #Geology #Green Bank Telescope #Physics #Radio Astronomy Observations and Technology #Remote sensing #Spectral line #Superconducting and THz Device Technology #Telescope #astro-ph.IM

paper · pdf · doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201117656

49 pages, 25 figures; A&A, in press

arxiv created 2011/10/08 · openalex publication_date 2011/10/13 · arxiv updated 2015/05/29 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05

Abstract

Aims. We devise a data reduction and calibration system for producing highly-accurate 21-cm H i spectra from the Green Bank Telescope (GBT) of the NRAO.

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