ALMA Performs Its First Very Long Baseline Observations
ALMA, the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array, has successfully combined its immense collecting area and sensitivity with that of APEX (Atacama Pathfinder Experiment) to create a new, single instrument through a process known as Very Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI).
This first successful observation using VLBI with ALMA used a baseline of 2.1 km, and was an essential proof-of-concept test for the planned Event Horizon Telescope, which eventually will include a global network of millimetre-wavelength telescopes.
Kilde:Clem & Adri Bacri-Normier (wingsforscience.com)/ESO
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Id: | ann15015a |
Type: | Kunstværk |
Udgivelsesdato: | 5. marts 2015 15:00 |
Relaterede meddelelser: | ann15015 |
Størrelse: | 5760 x 3840 px |
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Kategori: | ALMA Illustrations |