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The Future of Radio Astronomy: Options for Dealing with Human Generated Interference
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 13 May 2016
Abstract
Radio astronomy provides a unique window on the universe, allowing us to study non-thermal processes (e.g. galactic nuclei, quasars, pulsars) at the highest angular resolution using VLBI, with low opacity. It is the most interesting waveband for SETI searches. To date it has yielded three Nobel prizes (microwave background, pulsars, gravitational radiation). There are both exciting possibilities and substantial challenges for radio astronomy to remain at the cutting edge over the next three decades. New instruments like ALMA and the SKA will open up new science if the challenge of dealing with human generated interference can be met. We summarise some of the issues and technological developments that will be essential to the future success of radio astronomy.
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- Part 4. Threats to Radio Astronomy
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- Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 196: Preserving the Astronomical Sky , 2001 , pp. 199 - 208
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- Copyright © Astronomical Society of the Pacific 2001
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