The Atacama Compact Array
Atacama Compact Array (ACA) on the ALMA high site at an altitude of 5000 metres in northern Chile. The ACA is a subset of 16 closely separated antennas that will greatly improve ALMA’s ability to study celestial objects with a large angular size, such as molecular clouds and nearby galaxies. The antennas forming the Atacama Compact Array, four 12-metre antennas and twelve 7-metre antennas, were produced and delivered by Japan.
In 2013 the Atacama Compact Array was named the Morita Array after Professor Koh-ichiro Morita, a member of the Japanese ALMA team and designer of the ACA, who suddenly passed away on 7 May 2012 in Santiago.
Credit:ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)
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Id: | ann13040a |
Type: | Fotografisch |
Publicatiedatum: | 7 mei 2013 16:00 |
Gerelateerde mededelingen: | ann18003, ann13040 |
Grootte: | 4353 x 1864 px |
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Type: | Unspecified : Technology |
Categorie: | ALMA |