e-MERLIN

Simon T. Garrington; B. Anderson; C. Baines; J. A. Battilana; Mike N. Bentley; D. Brown; P. Burgess; Philip J. Diamond; G. J. Kitching; Roshene McCool; T. W.B. Muxlow; R. G. Noble; Neil Roddis; R. E. Spencer; P. Thomasson

doi:10.1117/12.553235

28 September 2004 e-MERLIN

Simon T. Garrington, B. Anderson, C. Baines, J. A. Battilana, Mike N. Bentley, D. Brown, P. Burgess, Philip J. Diamond, G. J. Kitching, Roshene McCool, T. W.B. Muxlow, R. G. Noble, Neil Roddis, R. E. Spencer, P. Thomasson

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Proceedings Volume 5489, Ground-based Telescopes; (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.553235
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2004, Glasgow, United Kingdom

Abstract

e-MERLIN is an upgrade to the MERLIN array of seven radio telescopes spread across England, which will increase its sensitivity by more than a factor or 30. The combination of μJy sensitivity with the 50-mas resolution already provided by the long baselines of MERLIN, will open new avenues of research for e-MERLIN. The huge increase in bandwidth is achieved by replacing the exiting microwave links with new optical fibre connections. To collect and correlate this wide bandwidth, new receivers, IF and sampling equipment, digital and optical transmission equipment and a new wideband correlator are being designed and constructed. This paper summarises the design goals, scientific objectives and implementation of e-MERLIN.

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Simon T. Garrington, B. Anderson, C. Baines, J. A. Battilana, Mike N. Bentley, D. Brown, P. Burgess, Philip J. Diamond, G. J. Kitching, Roshene McCool, T. W.B. Muxlow, R. G. Noble, Neil Roddis, R. E. Spencer, and P. Thomasson "e-MERLIN", Proc. SPIE 5489, Ground-based Telescopes, (28 September 2004); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.553235

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