Diameter 576 m (1,890 ft) Phone +7 878 784-63-36 | ||
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Wavelength electromagnetic spectrum: (0.8 to 50 cm) (610 - 35,000 MHz) Built Opened on July 12, 1974 Collecting area 12,000 square meters (130,000 sq ft) Organization Special Astrophysical Observatory of the Russian Academy of Science Similar Special Astrophysical Observat, BTA‑6, Arecibo Observatory, Green Bank Telescope, Pulkovo Observatory | ||
Radio telescopio ratan 600 de rusia
The RATAN-600 (Russian: РАТАН-600 – радиоастрономический телескоп Академии наук - 600, an acronym for the "Academy of Sciences Radio Telescope - 600") is a radio telescope in Zelenchukskaya, Russia. It comprises a 576 m diameter circle of rectangular radio reflectors and a set of secondary reflectors and receivers, based at an altitude of 970 m. Each of the 895 2×7.4 m reflectors can be angled to reflect incoming radio waves towards a central conical secondary mirror, or to one of five parabolic cylinders. Each secondary reflector is combined with an instrumentation cabin containing various receivers and instruments. The overall effect is that of a partially steerable antenna with a maximum resolving power of a nearly 600 m diameter dish, when using the central conical receiver, making it the world's largest-diameter individual radio telescope.
Contents
- Radio telescopio ratan 600 de rusia
- Se ales extraterrestres wow y la recibida por radiotelescopio ratan 600
- Telescope
- SETI candidate signal
- References
Se ales extraterrestres wow y la recibida por radiotelescopio ratan 600
Telescope
The telescope can operate in three modes:
Simultaneous independent observations at various discrete azimuths are possible: For this, a sector of the ring is coupled with one of the secondary mirror and receiver units (which can be positioned on railway tracks) while another sector in conjunction with another secondary mirror is similarly used for an independent observation. At a wavelength of 8 cm, the effective collecting area of the entire ring is 1,000 square metres (11,000 sq ft) with a resolving power in the horizontal plane of 1 arcminute.
The RATAN-600 is primarily operated as a transit telescope, in which the rotation of the Earth is used to sweep the telescope focus across the subject of observation. Radio frequency observations can be made in the frequency band 610 MHz to 30 GHz, though primarily in the centimetric waveband, with an angular resolution of up to 2 arcseconds. Observation of the Sun at radio wavelengths, in particular of the solar corona, has been a long-standing focus of the RATAN-600's scientific programme. It has also contributed to radio observation for the SETI project. The RATAN-600 has not suffered from the persistent technical problems of the neighbouring BTA-6, and has generally been in high demand since it began operation in mid-1974.
SETI candidate signal
On 15 May 2015, at 18:01:15.65 siderial time, RATAN-600 detected a strong (0.75 Jansky) signal from the direction of HD164595. More specifically, the signal intensity rose and fell as the telescope panned past in a way that closely matched what would be expected for a distant source. Since the short wavelength (2.7 cm, or 11 GHz, in the X band) is unusual for a natural source of that power, after the researchers announced the signal in late August 2016 (in the form of a request for follow-up observations) there was a flurry of excitement that it might be a SETI candidate. Of course, the same artificial appearance also makes a terrestrial source likely. Because the signal is in a frequency band allocated to military use, it might have originated from a secret reconnaissance satellite. After further analysis, and a failure of other observatories to corroborate the signal, the Special Astrophysical Observatory concluded that it was of probably terrestrial origin.