Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/LP0883292
Funding Status
Closed
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Funded Activity Summary
Application of ultra-high stability cryogenic sapphire oscillators to Very Long Baseline Interferometry. This project will develop a state-of-the-art commercial prototype of the cryogenic sapphire oscillator (CSO) optimised for use at remote sites. Proof of operation will be applied to the important niche market of Very-Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI) radio astronomy, with improvements in image quality. The research will also significantly benefit the Australian bid for the SKA project, as the CSO is the only technology capable of synchronising the outputs of the telescopes arrays to the required signal to noise to attain the required image quality. The project will further Australia's status in radio astronomy as a world leader and add to our exports of precision scientific instruments.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 08-2008
End Date: 06-2012
Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects
Funding Amount: $320,000.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Astronomy And Astrophysics | Communications Technologies | Microwave And Millimetrewave Technology | Instruments And Techniques |
