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The '''Cambridge Low-Frequency Synthesis Telescope''' (CLFST) is an east-west [[aperture synthesis]] [[radio telescope]] currently operating at 151 [[Megahertz|MHz]]. It consists of 60 tracking [[yagi]] |
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[[File:Barton_geograph-3763647-by-Ben-Brooksbank.jpg|thumb|left|250px|CLFST in May 1999]] |
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⚫ | The '''Cambridge Low-Frequency Synthesis Telescope''' (CLFST) is an east-west [[aperture synthesis]] [[radio telescope]] currently operating at 151 [[Megahertz|MHz]]. It consists of 60 tracking [[yagi antenna|yagis]] on a 4.6 km baseline, giving 776 simultaneous baselines. These provide a resolution of 70×70 cosec (declination) arcsec<sup>2</sup>, with a sensitivity of about 30 to 50 mJy/beam, and a [[field of view]] of about 9°×9°. The telescope is situated at the [[Mullard Radio Astronomy Observatory]]. |
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The CLFST has made three [[astronomical catalogue |
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* [[7C]] survey at 151 MHz |
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⚫ | The CLFST has made three [[astronomical catalogue]]s of the Northern Hemisphere: |
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* [[Sixth Cambridge Survey of radio sources|6C]] survey at 151 MHz |
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===External links=== |
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[[Category:Cavendish Laboratory]] |
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[http://www.mrao.cam.ac.uk/telescopes/clfst/ Cambridge Low Frequency Synthesis Telescope (CLFST)] on the internet |
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Surviving Yagi antennas of the CLFST in June 2014
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Part of | Mullard Radio Astronomy Observatory ![]() |
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Location(s) | Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, East of England, England |
Coordinates | 52°10′13″N 0°02′33″E / 52.1704°N 0.0426°E / 52.1704; 0.0426 ![]() |
Wavelength | 38, 151 MHz (7.89, 1.99 m) |
Telescope style | radio telescope ![]() |
Website | www![]() |
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The Cambridge Low-Frequency Synthesis Telescope (CLFST) is an east-west aperture synthesis radio telescope currently operating at 151 MHz. It consists of 60 tracking yagis on a 4.6 km baseline, giving 776 simultaneous baselines. These provide a resolution of 70×70 cosec (declination) arcsec2, with a sensitivity of about 30 to 50 mJy/beam, and a field of view of about 9°×9°. The telescope is situated at the Mullard Radio Astronomy Observatory.
The CLFST has made three astronomical catalogues of the Northern Hemisphere:
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