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The 40-m Thai National Radio Telescope with its key sciences and a future South-East Asian VLBI Network

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 February 2024

Koichiro Sugiyama Open the ORCID record for Koichiro Sugiyama [Opens in a new window] ,
Phrudth Jaroenjittichai ,
Apichat Leckngam ,
Busaba H. Kramer ,
Wiphu Rujopakarn ,
Boonrucksar Soonthornthum ,
Nobuyuki Sakai ,
Songklod Punyawarin ,
Nattapong Duangrit  and
Kitiyanee Asanok Open the ORCID record for Kitiyanee Asanok [Opens in a new window]
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Koichiro Sugiyama*
Affiliation:
National Astronomical Research Institute of Thailand (Public Organization), 260 Moo 4, T. Donkaew, A. Maerim, Chiangmai 50180, Thailand.
Phrudth Jaroenjittichai
Affiliation:
National Astronomical Research Institute of Thailand (Public Organization), 260 Moo 4, T. Donkaew, A. Maerim, Chiangmai 50180, Thailand.
Apichat Leckngam
Affiliation:
National Astronomical Research Institute of Thailand (Public Organization), 260 Moo 4, T. Donkaew, A. Maerim, Chiangmai 50180, Thailand.
Busaba H. Kramer
Affiliation:
National Astronomical Research Institute of Thailand (Public Organization), 260 Moo 4, T. Donkaew, A. Maerim, Chiangmai 50180, Thailand. Max Planck Institut für Radioastronomie, Auf dem Hügel 69, 53121 Bonn, Germany
Wiphu Rujopakarn
Affiliation:
National Astronomical Research Institute of Thailand (Public Organization), 260 Moo 4, T. Donkaew, A. Maerim, Chiangmai 50180, Thailand.
Boonrucksar Soonthornthum
Affiliation:
National Astronomical Research Institute of Thailand (Public Organization), 260 Moo 4, T. Donkaew, A. Maerim, Chiangmai 50180, Thailand.
Nobuyuki Sakai
Affiliation:
National Astronomical Research Institute of Thailand (Public Organization), 260 Moo 4, T. Donkaew, A. Maerim, Chiangmai 50180, Thailand.
Songklod Punyawarin
Affiliation:
National Astronomical Research Institute of Thailand (Public Organization), 260 Moo 4, T. Donkaew, A. Maerim, Chiangmai 50180, Thailand.
Nattapong Duangrit
Affiliation:
National Astronomical Research Institute of Thailand (Public Organization), 260 Moo 4, T. Donkaew, A. Maerim, Chiangmai 50180, Thailand.
Kitiyanee Asanok
Affiliation:
National Astronomical Research Institute of Thailand (Public Organization), 260 Moo 4, T. Donkaew, A. Maerim, Chiangmai 50180, Thailand.
Taufiq Hidayat
Affiliation:
Bosscha Observatory and Astronomy Research Division, FMIPA, Institut Teknologi Bandung, Jl. Ganesha 10, Bandung 40132, Indonesia
Zamri Zainal Abidin
Affiliation:
Radio Cosmology Lab, Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Universiti Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Juan Carlos Algaba
Affiliation:
Radio Cosmology Lab, Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Universiti Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Pham Ngoc Diep
Affiliation:
Department of Astrophysics, Vietnam National Space Center, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Nghia Do, Cau Giay, Hanoi, Vietnam
Saran Poshyachinda
Affiliation:
National Astronomical Research Institute of Thailand (Public Organization), 260 Moo 4, T. Donkaew, A. Maerim, Chiangmai 50180, Thailand.
*
email: koichiro@narit.or.th
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National Astronomical Research Institute of Thailand (Public Organization) initiated a national flagship project in 2017 for development of radio astronomy and geodesy in Thailand. In this project, a 40-m Thai National Radio Telescope (TNRT) and a 13-m VLBI Global Observing System (VGOS) radio telescope as its co-location are constructed in Chiang Mai. The 40-m TNRT is the largest telescope for radio astronomy in South-East Asia. Its flexible operation with a wide-coverage of observable frequencies 0.3-115 GHz will allow us to uniquely contribute to the time-domain astronomy as well as carry out unbiased surveys for a wide variety of science research fields, which were published in a white paper. Within the framework of collaboration with VLBI arrays in the world, TNRT will drastically improve the imaging quality and performances based on its unique geographical location, for both radio astronomy and geodetic VLBI studies in South-East Asia for the first time. On-going commissioning of TNRT particularly in the L-band system (1.0–1.8 GHz) is introduced as well as vision for establishment of forthcoming regional VLBI networks based on TNRT: Thai National VLBI Array and South-East Asian VLBI Network in collaboration with Indonesia, Malaysia, and Vietnam.

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TelescopesRadio continuumRadio linesInterferometers
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Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 18 , Symposium S380: Cosmic Masers: Proper Motion toward the Next-Generation Large Projects , December 2022 , pp. 461 - 469
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