VLBA antenna at North Liberty, Iowa
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The VLBA antenna at North Liberty, Iowa is one of the ten radio telescopes in the National Radio Astronomy Observatory’s Very Long Baseline Array, used for high-resolution astronomical observations through very long baseline interferometry.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
VLBA station
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radio telescope ⓘ |
| affiliation | NRAO NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| arrayMembership | one of ten VLBA antennas ⓘ |
| coordinateRole | forms long baselines with other VLBA antennas ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dataUsedBy | astronomers worldwide ⓘ |
| fundedBy | National Science Foundation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
North Liberty, Iowa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| network | VLBA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfAntennasInArray | 10 ⓘ |
| observes |
hydroxyl masers
ⓘ
methanol masers ⓘ neutral hydrogen 21-cm line ⓘ radio continuum emission ⓘ radio emission from active galactic nuclei ⓘ radio emission from compact objects ⓘ radio emission from quasars ⓘ spectral line emission ⓘ water masers ⓘ |
| operator | National Radio Astronomy Observatory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Very Long Baseline Array
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Very Long Baseline Interferometry network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scienceFocus |
Earth orientation measurements
ⓘ
active galactic nuclei ⓘ astrometry ⓘ extragalactic astronomy ⓘ galactic structure studies ⓘ geodesy ⓘ maser observations ⓘ pulsar observations ⓘ quasar observations ⓘ radio jets ⓘ reference frame definition ⓘ |
| scientificImpact |
contributes to geodetic VLBI solutions
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contributes to milliarcsecond angular resolution imaging ⓘ contributes to precision astrometric measurements ⓘ |
| state | Iowa ⓘ |
| technology |
interferometry
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very long baseline interferometry ⓘ |
| telescopeType | parabolic dish radio telescope ⓘ |
| usedFor |
high-resolution astronomical observations
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radio astronomy ⓘ very long baseline interferometry ⓘ |
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