Radio Astronomy Working Group for SEAAN and RFI Survey in INSTUN, Perak.

Autor: Abidin, Zamri Zainal, Ibrahim, Zainol Abidin, Rosli, Zulfazli, Malim, Siti Fatin Fathinah, Anim, Norsuzian Mohd
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Zdroj: AIP Conference Proceedings; 7/7/2010, Vol. 1250 Issue 1, p460-463, 4p, 3 Charts, 1 Graph
Abstrakt: The South East Asia Astronomy Network (SEAAN) was established in 2006 at the Special Session of Astronomy for Developing World during the IAU General Assembly in Prague. It held its first meeting in 2007 at the Thai National Astronomy Meeting in Bangkok, Thailand. It aims to establish effective mechanisms for nurturing and sharing the development and experiences in astronomy research and education among SEA countries. This working group has a main objective of putting South East Asia on the map of the global radio astronomy community. This paper will discuss the working group’s short-term and long-term goals. This paper will also discuss the results of the latest Radio Frequency Interference (RFI) study in Malaysia, particularly the survey at Institut Tanah dan Ukur Negara (INSTUN) in Perak. The RFI level at that site is measured at -94.312 (±0.999) dBm or 11.065 (±1.505) μV on average, which is considered quite well when compared to the best site in Malaysia, which is Langkawi (-100.352 ±0.036) dBm or 2.192 lp±0.019) μV on average). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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