Cambridge interferometer arrays

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radio astronomy instrument radio interferometer array

The Cambridge interferometer arrays were pioneering radio astronomy instruments developed at the University of Cambridge that revolutionized the mapping of radio sources in the sky and contributed significantly to the development of aperture synthesis techniques.

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instanceOf	radio astronomy instrument ⓘ radio interferometer array ⓘ
associatedWith	Antony Hewish ⓘ Cavendish Astrophysics Group, University of Cambridge ⓘ surface form: Cavendish Astrophysics Group Martin Ryle ⓘ Mullard Space Science Laboratory ⓘ surface form: Mullard Radio Astronomy Observatory
contributedTo	development of aperture synthesis techniques ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
dataProduct	radio source catalogues ⓘ sky brightness distributions ⓘ
developedAt	University of Cambridge NERFINISHED ⓘ
enabled	high-resolution radio maps of the sky ⓘ measurement of radio source flux densities ⓘ measurement of radio source positions ⓘ
era	mid-20th century ⓘ
field	radio astronomy ⓘ
impact	established radio interferometry as a standard technique in astronomy ⓘ provided evidence for cosmological evolution of radio sources ⓘ
influenced	Very Large Array ⓘ design of later radio interferometers ⓘ
location	Cavendish Laboratory ⓘ
method	interferometric phase measurement ⓘ synthesis imaging ⓘ
notableArray	Ryle Telescope ⓘ surface form: 5-km Ryle Telescope Ryle Telescope ⓘ surface form: Cambridge Half-Mile Telescope Cambridge Low-Frequency Synthesis Telescope ⓘ One-Mile Telescope ⓘ
observes	discrete radio sources ⓘ quasars ⓘ radio continuum emission ⓘ radio galaxies ⓘ
researchArea	Galactic radio emission ⓘ cosmology ⓘ extragalactic radio sources ⓘ
significance	pioneering instruments in radio astronomy ⓘ revolutionized mapping of radio sources ⓘ
technology	aperture synthesis ⓘ earth-rotation synthesis ⓘ
usedFor	aperture synthesis ⓘ mapping radio sources in the sky ⓘ
usedIn	2C survey ⓘ 3C survey ⓘ 4C survey ⓘ Cambridge radio source surveys ⓘ

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