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Protection of Millimetre-Wave Astronomy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 May 2016

Masatoshi Ohishi*
Affiliation:
The National Astronomical Observatory, 2-21-1, Osawa, Mitaka, Tokyo, 181–8588, Japan

Abstract

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Development of radio technologies will lead to a serious conflict between millimetre-wave astronomy and telecommunication services. I describe characteristics of millimetre-wave astronomy and technical aspects related to radio astronomical observations. Three examples of possible interference to millimetre-wave astronomy are described. It is very important to advertise what millimetre-wave astronomy contributes to human culture and to get support from the non-astronomical community to keep the radio windows open and clean.

Type
Part 4. Threats to Radio Astronomy
Copyright
Copyright © Astronomical Society of the Pacific 2001 

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