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2152–69: The First Image from the Australia Telescope

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 April 2016

R. P. Norris ,
M. J. Kesteven ,
R. A. Sramek ,
W. E. Wilson ,
J. W. Brooks ,
M. R. Calabretta ,
R. D. Ekers ,
G. J. Nelson ,
M. W. Sinclair  and
A. C. Young
R. P. Norris
Affiliation:
Australia Telescope National Facility, CSIRO, PO Box 76, Epping, NSW 2121
M. J. Kesteven
Affiliation:
Australia Telescope National Facility, CSIRO, PO Box 76, Epping, NSW 2121
R. A. Sramek
Affiliation:
Australia Telescope National Facility, CSIRO, PO Box 76, Epping, NSW 2121
W. E. Wilson
Affiliation:
Australia Telescope National Facility, CSIRO, PO Box 76, Epping, NSW 2121
J. W. Brooks
Affiliation:
Australia Telescope National Facility, CSIRO, PO Box 76, Epping, NSW 2121
M. R. Calabretta
Affiliation:
Australia Telescope National Facility, CSIRO, PO Box 76, Epping, NSW 2121
R. D. Ekers
Affiliation:
Australia Telescope National Facility, CSIRO, PO Box 76, Epping, NSW 2121
G. J. Nelson
Affiliation:
Australia Telescope National Facility, CSIRO, PO Box 76, Epping, NSW 2121
M. W. Sinclair
Affiliation:
Australia Telescope National Facility, CSIRO, PO Box 76, Epping, NSW 2121
A. C. Young
Affiliation:
Australia Telescope National Facility, CSIRO, PO Box 76, Epping, NSW 2121
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Abstract

Although only three antennas of the Australia Telescope Compact Array are currently operational, we have made use of the technique of bandwidth synthesis to make an image of the radio galaxy 2152 – 69. The three baselines were used to observe the source at three different frequencies, effectively resulting in nine baselines, which have been used to produce an image with a surprisingly high dynamic range, and with a slightly higher resolution than any existing image.

The production of such a worthwhile result, despite being made with a small subset of the capabilities of the Australia Telescope, bodes well for the future operation of the instrument.

Type
Extragalactic
Information
Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia , Volume 8 , Issue 3 , 1990 , pp. 252 - 253
Copyright
Copyright © Astronomical Society of Australia 1990

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