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Title: The RRI 10.4m millimeter-wave telescope
Authors: Sridharan, T.K.
Keywords: Interstellar masers
Molecular clouds
Radio astronomy
Radio equipments
Radio sources (Astronomy)
Radio telescopes
Circuit diagrams
Millimeter waves
Molecular spectroscopy
Parabolic antennas
Issue Date: Sep-1993
Publisher: The Astronomical Society of India
Citation: Bulletin of the Astronomical Society of India, 1993, Vol.21, p339-345
Abstract: The 10.4m millimeter-wave telescope of the Raman Research Institute (RRI) has been in operation since 1988. It can observe over the 3-mm atmospheric transmission window (80-115 GHz) where rotational transitions of many molecules including CO lie. Dual polarization cryogenic receivers developed at RRI are in use with the telescope. Filter bands and acousto-optic spectrometers are employed as back-ends for carrying out molecular spectroscopy. Study of SiO masers in late type stars, CO line observations of molecular clouds near massive stars, in the Gould's belt and near supernova remnants and millimeter wave recombination lines are some of the research programs undertaken. Future plans include the development of a four beam receiver to speed up mapping observations.
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2289/1356
ISSN: 0304-9523
Alternative Location: http://adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/bib_query?1993BASI...21..339S
Copyright: (1993) by the Astronomical Society of India. Scanned images provided by the NASA ADS Data System.
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