FAST
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FAST is the world’s largest single-dish radio telescope, located in Guizhou, China, and used for cutting-edge astronomical observations such as pulsar detection and studies of interstellar matter.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
astronomical observatory
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radio telescope ⓘ single-dish telescope ⓘ |
| acronym | FAST NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| altitude | about 1100 meters above sea level ⓘ |
| altName | China Sky Eye NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| apertureDiameter | 500 meters ⓘ |
| comparison | larger aperture than Arecibo Observatory ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 2011-03-25 ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| county | Pingtang County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designType | active reflector radio telescope ⓘ |
| diameter | 500 meters ⓘ |
| effectiveAperture | about 300 meters ⓘ |
| estimatedCost | about 1.2 billion yuan ⓘ |
| feedSupport | cable-suspended feed cabin ⓘ |
| firstLightDate | 2016-09-25 ⓘ |
| frequencyRange | 70 MHz to 3 GHz ⓘ |
| fullName | Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical radio Telescope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fundingCountry | China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasReceiver | multi-beam receiver ⓘ |
| inaugurationDate | 2016-09-25 ⓘ |
| location | Pingtang County, Guizhou Province, China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managingOrganization | National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname | China Sky Eye NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCapability |
high sensitivity to faint radio sources
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world’s largest filled-aperture single-dish radio telescope ⓘ |
| notableDiscovery | numerous new radio pulsars ⓘ |
| numberOfPanels | about 4450 ⓘ |
| operator |
Chinese Academy of Sciences
NERFINISHED
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National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryScienceGoal |
SETI searches
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fast radio burst (FRB) observations ⓘ interstellar medium studies ⓘ neutral hydrogen (HI) surveys ⓘ pulsar search ⓘ |
| province | Guizhou NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reflectorType | panelized reflector ⓘ |
| scientificField |
astrophysics
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radio astronomy ⓘ |
| shape | spherical ⓘ |
| siteSelectionReason | karst depression terrain ⓘ |
| startOfOperations | 2020-01 ⓘ |
| steeringMethod | active surface deformation and feed cabin suspension ⓘ |
| usedFor |
extragalactic astronomy
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galactic structure studies ⓘ pulsar timing ⓘ search for extraterrestrial intelligence ⓘ studies of interstellar matter ⓘ |
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