ACA

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ACA is a subset of the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) consisting of closely spaced radio telescopes designed to improve imaging of extended astronomical objects.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf radio telescope array
subset of ALMA
acronymFor Atacama Compact Array NERFINISHED
contributesTo ALMA imaging fidelity
recovery of short-spacing information
country Chile
dataCombinedWith main ALMA array visibilities
designedFor imaging extended astronomical objects
improving sensitivity to large-scale structures
fullName Atacama Compact Array NERFINISHED
fundedBy East Asia NERFINISHED
Europe NERFINISHED
North America NERFINISHED
Republic of Chile NERFINISHED
hasAntennaDiameter 12 meters
7 meters
hasAntennaType parabolic dish antenna
hasBaselineType short baselines
hasComponent 12-meter total power antennas
7-meter antenna array
hasConfiguration compact configuration
hasScienceBand ALMA Band 3 NERFINISHED
ALMA Band 4 NERFINISHED
ALMA Band 6 NERFINISHED
ALMA Band 7 NERFINISHED
improves imaging of diffuse emission
surface brightness sensitivity
locatedAt Llano de Chajnantor Observatory NERFINISHED
locatedAtAltitude about 5000 meters
locatedIn Atacama Desert
Chile
managedBy European Southern Observatory NERFINISHED
National Astronomical Observatory of Japan NERFINISHED
National Radio Astronomy Observatory NERFINISHED
observatoryType radio observatory array
observes millimeter wavelengths
submillimeter wavelengths
operatedBy ALMA Observatory NERFINISHED
partOf Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array NERFINISHED
partOfProject international ALMA collaboration NERFINISHED
scienceGoal study of molecular clouds
study of nearby galaxies
study of protoplanetary disks
study of star-forming regions
telescopeType radio telescope
usedWith main ALMA 12-meter array NERFINISHED
uses radio interferometry

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