RMxAA

Revista Mexicana de Astronomía y Astrofísica

ISSN: 3061-8649
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Keywords

Data Acquisition
Embedded Computer Systems
Numerical Control
Radio Astronomy
Radio Telescopes
Analog To Digital Converters
Block Diagrams
Data Recording
Digital Integrators
Minicomputers
Operational Amplifiers
Programming Languages
Radio Receivers
Astronomy

How to Cite

A computational system for the automatic and simultaneous acquisition of radio telescope data from four different directions. (1981). Revista Mexicana De Astronomía Y Astrofísica, 6(1), 367-372. https://astronomia.unam.mx/journals/rmxaa/article/view/1981rmxaa...6..367a

Abstract

A system is described by means of which a 45 MHz radio telescope can simultaneously conduct observations in four different directions. The system incorporates a four-channel receiver, two sets of four integrators,a high-accuracy digital-to-analog converter, an automatic offset system, and a minicomputer with peripherals. Despite the fourfold increase in the amount of information obtained, no deterioration of radio telescope sensitivity or measurement accuracy has been noted.
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