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MeerKAT

(Karoo Array Telescope)
(new radio telescope in South Africa)

MeerKAT (aka Karoo Array Telescope) is a radio telescope in South Africa, consisting of an array of 64 13.5-meter antennas offering up to an 8-km baseline. Construction began in 2009, initially with a pilot of 7 12-meter dishes (MPA for MeerKAT Precursor Array, aka KAT-7). MeerKAT science operations with the 13.5-meter antennas began in 2016 with 16, reaching 64 in 2018. MeerLICHT is an automated optical telescope to follow up on MeerKAT's FRB discoveries.


(telescope,radio,array,ground,South Africa)
Further reading:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MeerKAT
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KAT-7
http://www.ska.ac.za/science-engineering/meerkat/
http://www.ska.ac.za/science-engineering/kat-7/
WaveLFreqPhoton
Energy
  
3cm10GHz41μeVbeginMeerKAT
30cm999MHz4.2μeVendMeerKAT
PrefixExample  
KATKAT7HI J103151-345117KAT-7

Referenced by pages:
MeerKAT Pulsar Timing Array (MPTA)
MeerKLASS
MeerLICHT
MIGHTEE

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