Greenland Telescope
E809921
Very Long Baseline Interferometry station
astronomical observatory
radio telescope
submillimeter telescope
The Greenland Telescope is a submillimeter radio observatory in Greenland that forms part of the global Event Horizon Telescope array used to image black holes.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Very Long Baseline Interferometry station
ⓘ
astronomical observatory ⓘ radio telescope ⓘ submillimeter telescope ⓘ |
| altitude | approximately 3200 m ⓘ |
| aperture | 12 m ⓘ |
| collaboratingInstitution |
Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute NERFINISHED ⓘ MIT Haystack Observatory NERFINISHED ⓘ National Radio Astronomy Observatory NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Arizona NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionStatus | operational ⓘ |
| contributesTo | Event Horizon Telescope black hole images published in 2019 and later ⓘ |
| country | Greenland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dataRecordedOn | high-capacity recording systems for VLBI ⓘ |
| dataTransport | shipped physical media for correlation ⓘ |
| environment |
extreme cold temperatures
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polar ⓘ |
| firstLight | mid-2010s ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Greenland ice sheet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Summit Station, Greenland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mirrorDiameter | 12 m ⓘ |
| mountType | alt-azimuth mount ⓘ |
| observingBand |
230 GHz
ⓘ
345 GHz ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
Academia Sinica Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
EHT global VLBI network
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Event Horizon Telescope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousLocation | Arizona Radio Observatory Submillimeter Telescope site on Mount Graham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relocatedFrom | Arizona, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relocationPurpose | to provide a long north–south baseline for the Event Horizon Telescope ⓘ |
| requires |
specialized de-icing systems
ⓘ
weather-hardened electronics ⓘ |
| roleInEHT |
extends EHT baseline to the Arctic
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improves angular resolution of black hole images ⓘ |
| scientificFocus |
M87*
NERFINISHED
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Sagittarius A* NERFINISHED ⓘ supermassive black holes ⓘ |
| surfaceAccuracy | suitable for submillimeter wavelengths ⓘ |
| telescopeType | single-dish ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Very Long Baseline Interferometry
NERFINISHED
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accretion disk studies ⓘ active galactic nucleus observations ⓘ black hole imaging ⓘ jet physics studies ⓘ submillimeter astronomy ⓘ |
| wavelengthRange | submillimeter ⓘ |
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