Holmdel Horn Antenna
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The Holmdel Horn Antenna is a large, horn-shaped radio telescope in New Jersey famous for its role in the discovery of cosmic microwave background radiation, providing key evidence for the Big Bang theory.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
horn antenna
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radio telescope ⓘ scientific instrument ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Arno Penzias
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Robert Wilson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtFor | Echo satellite communication experiments ⓘ |
| category |
microwave antenna
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observational cosmology facility ⓘ |
| constructedFor | Bell Telephone Laboratories NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| design | horn-shaped antenna ⓘ |
| discovery | excess microwave background noise later identified as cosmic microwave background radiation ⓘ |
| documentedIn | Astrophysical Journal papers by Penzias and Wilson ⓘ |
| era | 20th century ⓘ |
| evidenceFor | hot Big Bang model NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| famousFor | role in discovery of cosmic microwave background radiation ⓘ |
| fieldOfUse |
astrophysics
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telecommunications engineering ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateSystem | Earth-based alt-azimuth ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
IEEE Milestone
NERFINISHED
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National Historic Landmark ⓘ |
| influenced | acceptance of Big Bang cosmology ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Bell Labs Holmdel Complex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Holmdel Township, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | metal ⓘ |
| mountType | alt-azimuth mount ⓘ |
| nationalHistoricLandmarkDesignationYear | 1989 ⓘ |
| near | Holmdel, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | detection of isotropic microwave background signal ⓘ |
| operator | Bell Telephone Laboratories NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Nokia (successor to Bell Labs, via Alcatel-Lucent) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
history of cosmology
ⓘ
history of radio astronomy ⓘ |
| pointingCapability | steerable ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | Nobel Prize in Physics 1978 (awarded to Penzias and Wilson) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Big Bang theory
NERFINISHED
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cosmic microwave background radiation ⓘ |
| shape | flaring horn ⓘ |
| significance | provided key evidence for the Big Bang theory ⓘ |
| status | preserved historical instrument ⓘ |
| usedFor |
measurement of cosmic microwave background radiation
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microwave communication research ⓘ radio astronomy ⓘ |
| usedIn |
cosmology research
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radio communication experiments ⓘ |
| wavelength | microwave ⓘ |
| yearOfKeyDiscovery | 1964 ⓘ |
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