Large Millimeter Telescope Alfonso Serrano

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astronomical observatory millimeter-wavelength observatory radio telescope single-dish telescope

The Large Millimeter Telescope Alfonso Serrano is a major single-dish millimeter-wavelength observatory in Mexico used for cutting-edge astronomical research, including participation in global very-long-baseline interferometry projects.

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Gran Telescopio Milimétrico Alfonso Serrano 1
Large Millimeter Telescope 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf astronomical observatory ⓘ
millimeter-wavelength observatory ⓘ
radio telescope ⓘ
single-dish telescope ⓘ
altitude approximately 4600 meters ⓘ
apertureType segmented primary mirror ⓘ
collaborationBetween Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ
United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
constructionStart 1990s ⓘ
contributesTo black hole imaging projects ⓘ
country Mexico ⓘ
diameter 50 meters ⓘ
firstLight 2000s ⓘ
fundingSource Mexican government NERFINISHED ⓘ
United States funding agencies NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedIn Puebla NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedNear Pico de Orizaba NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedOn Sierra Negra volcano NERFINISHED ⓘ
namedAfter Alfonso Serrano NERFINISHED ⓘ
namedFor Mexican astronomer Alfonso Serrano NERFINISHED ⓘ
observes active galactic nuclei ⓘ
distant galaxies ⓘ
interstellar medium ⓘ
molecular clouds ⓘ
nearby galaxies ⓘ
operator Instituto Nacional de Astrofísica Óptica y Electrónica NERFINISHED ⓘ
University of Massachusetts Amherst NERFINISHED ⓘ
participatesIn Event Horizon Telescope NERFINISHED ⓘ
global VLBI networks ⓘ
partOf Mexican national astronomy infrastructure ⓘ
primaryUse astronomical research ⓘ
scientificDiscipline millimeter astronomy ⓘ
radio astronomy ⓘ
submillimeter astronomy ⓘ
significance largest single-dish millimeter telescope in the world at completion ⓘ
supports bolometer cameras ⓘ
cryogenic receivers ⓘ
heterodyne instruments ⓘ
surfaceAccuracy suitable for submillimeter observations ⓘ
telescopeType alt-azimuth mount ⓘ
usedFor continuum observations ⓘ
galaxy evolution studies ⓘ
molecular gas studies ⓘ
spectral line observations ⓘ
star formation studies ⓘ
very-long-baseline interferometry ⓘ
wavelengthRange millimeter ⓘ
submillimeter ⓘ

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Event Horizon Telescope → hasComponent → Large Millimeter Telescope Alfonso Serrano ⓘ
Sierra Negra (Puebla) → hasObservatory → Large Millimeter Telescope Alfonso Serrano ⓘ
this entity surface form: Large Millimeter Telescope
Sierra Negra (Puebla) → hasObservatory → Large Millimeter Telescope Alfonso Serrano ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gran Telescopio Milimétrico Alfonso Serrano