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ISTITUTO DI RADIOASTRONOMIA
Sardinia Radio Telescope
G. Grueff
IRA – Istituto di Radioastronomia
INAF – Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica
INAF
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SRT SITE
Elevation
585 m
Longitude
+0090 14m 40s
Latitude
+390 29m 50s
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SRT DESIGN GOALS
 Large Diameter: 64 meters
 Multiple Feeds
 300MHz to 100GHz
 Receive and Transmit
 Versatile Configuration – Can be used for:
 Radio Astronomy
 VLBI
 Deep Space Probes (such as Cassini)
 Use State-of-the-Art Technology
 Minimum Technical Risks
 Can be implemented in two stages:
 Stage 1: Up to 22GHz
 HOMOLOGY
 Stage 2: Up to 100GHz
 ACTIVE SURFACE
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SRT SCIENTIFIC MOTIVATIONS
CONTINUUM RADIATION
 Continuum Sky Mapping
 VLBI
Improved Sensitivity
Space VLBI
 Variability
 Cosmic Microwave Background
Small-Scale fluctuations
Sunyaev-Zeldovich Effect
 Galactic Background Polarization
 Pulsars
Searches and Discovery
Fundamental Physics, Neutron Stars
Interstellar Medium studies
Support for Space Mission
 Radio Stars
Flare Stars, RS CVn, Algol, X-ray,
Novae
 Solar System
The Sun
Planetary Radar
Spacecraft Tracking
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SRT SCIENTIFIC MOTIVATIONS
SPECTROSCOPY
 Extragalactic CO Studies
Evolution of Galaxies
Structure of Individual Galaxies
 Extragalactic Molecules (other)
Normal Emission and Absorption
Masers
 Galactic Studies
The Stellar Disk
Evolved Stars
Methanol
Diffuse Clouds
Dark Clouds Astrochemistry
Isotopes of Cosmological Interest
 Solar System
Comets (OH, H2CO, HC3N, Urea)
 HI: Extragalactic
Large-Scale distribution of Galaxies
Low-Luminosity Galaxies
High-Redshift HI Absorption
HI in Galaxies and Clusters
 HI: Galactic
The Magellanic Stream Gas
High-Velocity Gas
Halo Gas
The Galactic Center
The Disk of the Galaxy
High-Latitude HI Mapping
Magnetic Fields via the Zeeman Effect
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ISTITUTO DI RADIOASTRONOMIA
SRT
INAF
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ISTITUTO DI RADIOASTRONOMIA
SRT SIDE VIEW
INAF
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ISTITUTO DI RADIOASTRONOMIA
SRT GREGORIAN & BWG
INAF
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SRT PRIMARY FOCUS
INAF
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PANELS CONTROL SYSTEM
INAF
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ACTIVE SURFACE
INAF
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INAF
SRT PROJECT - Fundamental Epochs
1991
GBT starts
1993
got money for a feasibility study
1995
feasibility study completed
1997
The Ministry of Scientific Research declares to accept the
Project and SRT is funded
the past:
Mar. 1999
Contract with Vertex signed (full engineering design)
the future:
Oct.
2000
Design completed
- GBT dedicated
Jan.
2001
Manufacturing and Procurement start
Jan.
2003
Site installation starts
Apr.
2004
Final Acceptance, we start playing with radiosources
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SCHEDULA TEMPORALE
2003
Ingegnerizzazione
Fabbricazione
Fondazione
Montaggi in sito
Tests e accettazione
Edifici di supporto
Inaugurazione
2004
2005
2006
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FONTI DI FINANZIAMENTO
(acquisite)
Finanziamenti
di cui impegnati
da impegnare
MIUR CLUSTER
30990
25832
5158
MIUR FIRB-OAC
1159
160
999
MIUR FIRB-IRA
1421
563
858
MIUR PON-CNR
2919
2518
401
RAS OAC
5490
2500
2990
Totale
41979
31573
10406
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IMPEGNI ECONOMICI FUTURI
CLUSTER
PON
Attuatori specchio
primario
1300
350
Servosistema
principale
2000
FIRB-IRA
FIRB-OAC
RAS
1650
2000
Servosistemi
minori
280
280
Ricevitori
Specchi minori
90
320
320
360
450
Edifici, impianti
civili
2900
Varie
1539
Imprevisti
319
Totale
5158
Totale
2900
1946
188
219
51
300
100
90
860
401
858
999
2990
10406