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Site selection for a radio astronomy observatory in Turkey: atmospherical, meteorological, and radio frequency analyses
Creators
- 1. Erciyes Univ, Fac Sci, Dept Astron & Space Sci, TR-38039 Kayseri, Turkey
- 2. Basar Bilgisayar Sistemleri Ltd Sti, Is Gelistirme Egitim Sefi, Ehlibeyt Mh Ceyhun Atif Kansu Cd Bayraktar Ctr, Ankara, Turkey
- 3. Gen Directorate State Meteorol Affairs DMIGM Turk, Res Dept, Ankara, Turkey
- 4. Turkish Radio & Televis Corp TRT, Dept Informat Technol, TR-06109 Ankara, Turkey
- 5. Informat & Commun Technol Author BTK, Spectrum Monitoring Dept, TR-06430 Ankara, Turkey
- 6. Istanbul Univ, Fac Sci, Dept Astron & Space Sci, TR-34449 Istanbul, Turkey
Description
Selecting the future site for a large Turkish radio telescope is a key issue. The National Radio Astronomy Observatory is now in the stage of construction at a site near Karaman City, in Turkey. A single-dish parabolic radio antenna of 30-40 m will be installed near a building that will contain offices, laboratories, and living accommodations. After a systematic survey of atmospheric, meteorological, and radio frequency interference (RFI) analyses, site selection studies were performed in a predetermined location in Turkey during 2007 and 2008. In this paper, we described the experimental procedure and the RFI measurements on our potential candidate's sites in Turkey, covering the frequency band from 1 to 40 GHz.
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