Glossary

This acronym page is necessary. 

21CMA - 21cm Array


ALMA - Atacama Large Millimeter Array

ASKAP - Australian Square Kilometer array Pathfinder

ASTRON - Netherlands Foundation for Research in Astronomy - wiki, see also: LOFAR, SKA

DRAO - Dominion 

EM - Electro-magnetic

e-MERLIN -  the modernization of the MERLIN data network; replacing microwave with fiber optic cable.

e-VLBI - as above; replacing VLBI tapes and couriers with fiber optic technology.

HBA - High Band Antennae

HQ - Headquarters

LOFAR - Low Frequency Array

LWA - Long Wavelength Array

MeerKAT - SKA pathfinder in South Africa

RadioASTRON - International space VLBI project led by the Astro Space Center, Russia

SKA - Square Kilometer Array.

Spectr-R - Orbiting Russian radio telescope

UK - United Kingdom: England, Wales, Northern Ireland & Scotland.

VLBI - Very Long Baseline Interferometry - see also:  DRAO

WA - Western Australia.

WAN - Wide Area Network

WSRT - Westerbork Synthesis Radio Telescope

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