The Long Wavelength Array (LWA) is a radio telescope under construction in central New Mexico USA. It is one of only a few observatories to work with such low frequencies
When complete, it will consist of 53 stations, with a total of 13,000 dipole antennas strategically placed in an area nearly 400 kms in diameter, to scan the sky at HF and VHF frequencies. Each antenna stands about 1.5 m high and about 2.7 m across the base. The first station, with 256 antennas, is scheduled to start surveying the sky in summer 2011.
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When complete, it will consist of 53 stations, with a total of 13,000 dipole antennas strategically placed in an area nearly 400 kms in diameter, to scan the sky at HF and VHF frequencies. Each antenna stands about 1.5 m high and about 2.7 m across the base. The first station, with 256 antennas, is scheduled to start surveying the sky in summer 2011.
Long Wavelength Array | ||
Location | adjacent to the Very Large Array in New Mexico. | |
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Coordinates | 34°04′N 107°38′W | |
Wavelength | 3.4–30 m (10–88 MHz) | |
Built | 2009– | |
First light | 7 April 2011 | |
Telescope style | phased array of 50 stations, each with 256 dipole antennas | |
Diameter | 400 km | |
Collecting area | 1 square kilometer | |
Mounting | fixed | |
Website | lwa.phys.unm.edu | [2010 info as at July 2012] |
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