The Sardinia Radio Telescope

2017/03/28 by I. Prandoni, M. Murgia, A. Tarchi +56
Engineering · Physics and Astronomy · #Astronomy #Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena #Computer science #Engineering #First light #Geography #Geology #Instrumentation (computer programming) #Operating system #Optics #Physics #Project commissioning #Publishing #Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research #Radio Astronomy Observations and Technology #Radio telescope #Remote sensing #Scientific instrument #Suite #Systems engineering #Telecommunications #Telescope #astro-ph.IM

paper · pdf · doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201630243

published as A&A 608, A40 (2017) · 26 pages, 18 figures, accepted for publication in Section 13 'Astronomical instrumentation' of Astronomy & Astrophysics

arxiv created 2017/03/28 · openalex publication_date 2017/05/02 · arxiv updated 2017/12/06 · openalex created_date 2022/08/18 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05

Abstract

Context. The Sardinia Radio Telescope (SRT) is the new 64 m dish operated by the Italian National Institute for Astrophysics (INAF). Its active surface, comprised of 1008 separate aluminium panels supported by electromechanical actuators, will allow us to observe at frequencies of up to 116 GHz. At the moment, three receivers, one per focal position, have been installed and tested: a 7-beam K-band receiver, a mono-feed C-band receiver, and a coaxial dual-feed L/P band receiver. The SRT was officially opened in September 2013, upon completion of its technical commissioning phase. In this paper, we provide an overview of the main science drivers for the SRT, describe the main outcomes from the scientific commissioning of the telescope, and discuss a set of observations demonstrating the scientific capabilities of the SRT.

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