Zero-spacing interferometer for measurement of continuum spectrum of the low radio frequency background

We have developed an interferometer method for measurement of broad-band spectrum of the low radio frequency celestial radiation background, which is of importance in understanding the Epoch of Reionization, when the first stars and galaxies formed in the evolving universe. We have used two antennas...

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Main Authors: Raghunathan, A., Patra, N., Shankar, N., Ekers, Ronald, Subrahmanyan, R.
Format: Conference Paper
Published: 2011
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/44240
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description We have developed an interferometer method for measurement of broad-band spectrum of the low radio frequency celestial radiation background, which is of importance in understanding the Epoch of Reionization, when the first stars and galaxies formed in the evolving universe. We have used two antennas in a short-spacing east-west interferometer mode, with a resistive semi-transparent screen in between. The system operates in the frequency range 87.5 to 175 MHz, suitable for probing the evolution in the state of the gas during cosmological epochs in the redshift range 7 - 15. © 2011 IEEE.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-442402017-09-13T14:29:23Z Zero-spacing interferometer for measurement of continuum spectrum of the low radio frequency background Raghunathan, A. Patra, N. Shankar, N. Ekers, Ronald Subrahmanyan, R. We have developed an interferometer method for measurement of broad-band spectrum of the low radio frequency celestial radiation background, which is of importance in understanding the Epoch of Reionization, when the first stars and galaxies formed in the evolving universe. We have used two antennas in a short-spacing east-west interferometer mode, with a resistive semi-transparent screen in between. The system operates in the frequency range 87.5 to 175 MHz, suitable for probing the evolution in the state of the gas during cosmological epochs in the redshift range 7 - 15. © 2011 IEEE. 2011 Conference Paper http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/44240 10.1109/URSIGASS.2011.6051278 restricted
spellingShingle Raghunathan, A.
Patra, N.
Shankar, N.
Ekers, Ronald
Subrahmanyan, R.
Zero-spacing interferometer for measurement of continuum spectrum of the low radio frequency background
title Zero-spacing interferometer for measurement of continuum spectrum of the low radio frequency background
title_full Zero-spacing interferometer for measurement of continuum spectrum of the low radio frequency background
title_fullStr Zero-spacing interferometer for measurement of continuum spectrum of the low radio frequency background
title_full_unstemmed Zero-spacing interferometer for measurement of continuum spectrum of the low radio frequency background
title_short Zero-spacing interferometer for measurement of continuum spectrum of the low radio frequency background
title_sort zero-spacing interferometer for measurement of continuum spectrum of the low radio frequency background
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/44240