The Haystack Telescope as an Astronomical Instrument
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Author(s)
Kauffmann, Jens
Rajagopalan, Ganesh
Akiyama, Kazunori
Fish, Vincent
Lonsdale, Colin John
Matthews, Lynn D.
Pillai, Thushara G.S.
Date Issued
January 4, 2023
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Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
Citation
Galaxies 11 (1): 9 (2023)
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Final published version
Abstract
The Haystack Telescope is an antenna with a diameter of 37 m and an elevation-dependent surface accuracy of ≤100μm that is capable of millimeter-wave observations. The radome-enclosed instrument serves as a radar sensor for space situational awareness, with about one-third of the time available for research by MIT Haystack Observatory. Ongoing testing with the K-band (18–26 GHz) and W-band receivers (currently 85–93 GHz) is preparing the inclusion of the telescope into the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) array and the use as a single-dish research telescope. Given its geographic location, the addition of the Haystack Telescope to current and future versions of the EHT array would substantially improve the image quality.
MIT Department
Haystack Observatory
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DOI of Published Version
https://doi.org/10.3390/galaxies11010009
