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National Radio Observatory

Institutions engaged in radio astronomy research
National Radio Astronomy Observatory NRAO )Yes National Science Foundation Funded engagement Radio astronomy Research institution, headquartered in University of Virginia , at West Virginia Green bank Of National Radio Quiet Zone Built in with the world's largest Fully movable radio telescope ——100 meter diameter Green Bank Telescope
Chinese name
National Radio Observatory
Foreign name
National Radio Astronomy Observatory
Current director
Lu Guoyong
Location
San Agustin Plain, New Mexico

Main facilities

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National Radio Observatory logo.
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stay New Mexico Of St. Augustine Plain , owned by the National Radio Astronomy Observatory Very large antenna array (VLA), consisting of 27 antennas with a diameter of 25 meters, is the largest in the world Synthetic aperture radio telescope In 2003, the National Radio Astronomical Observatory cooperated with research institutions in many countries and began to Chile The northern part is composed of 64 antennas with a diameter of 12m Atacama large millimeter wave antenna array (ALMA)。 In addition, the National Radio Observatory Arizona Of Kitt peak Built with 12m diameter radio telescope
The current director is a Chinese astronomer Lu Guoyong

Communication with China

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From April 18 to 27, 2011, Professor James Condon and Professor Dennis Egan, experts from the National Radio Astronomical Observatory of the United States, were invited to FAST Engineering Visit and communicate. On the afternoon of April 19, two experts National Astronomical Observatory He made a wonderful academic report.
James Condon was once a project of the two telescopes GBT and Arecibo scientist He has very rich experience. In his report, he introduced in detail the construction experience of GBT and Arecibo telescopes.
Dennis Egan, based on years of experience in GBT construction and maintenance, introduced the challenges faced by large-scale structures in terms of scale, error budget and manufacturing from idea to reality.
After the report, the two experts also had technical exchanges with FAST engineers. [1]