Interplanetary Scintillation Array
(IPS Array, Pulsar Array)
(UK radio telescope that first detected pulsars)
The Interplanetary Scintillation Array
(PS Array, aka Pulsar Array) is a radio telescope
at Mullard Radio Astronomy Observatory (MRAO) near Cambridge,
England, built in 1967 to study interplanetary scintillation
of radio frequencies, a consequence of solar wind
and solar activity. As such, it was designed to observe
short-term changes in radio signal. It is known for the discovery
of the existence of pulsars, which showed in its data very
soon after it went into operation.
(telescope,radio,pulsars,England)
Further reading:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interplanetary_Scintillation_Array
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interplanetary_scintillation
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mullard_Radio_Astronomy_Observatory
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulsar#Discovery
https://collection.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/objects/co8105496/parts-from-the-cambridge-interplanetary-scintillation-array-radio-telescope-instrument-component
https://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/science/objects/neutron_stars2.html
https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-resources/famous-astronomers/jocelyn-bell-burnell-pulsar-pioneer/
https://ras.ac.uk/media/964
| WaveL | Freq | Photon
Energy | | |
| 3.7m | 81.5MHz | 337neV | | Interplanetary Scintillation Array |
|
Referenced by page:
Mullard Radio Astronomy Observatory (MRAO)
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