Nobeyama 45-m Radio Telescope Developed by the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan & Mitsubishi Electric Recognized as...
2017年6月14日 - 11:10AM
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Has contributed greatly to advancement of radio
astronomy since debuting as the-world's largest millimeter-wave
telescope
National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ) and Mitsubishi
Electric Corporation (TOKYO:6503) announced today that the Nobeyama
45-m Radio Telescope has been certified as an "IEEE Milestone" by
the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). The
certification recognizes the many technical difficulties that were
overcome to develop the world's largest millimeter-wave radio
telescope at the time of its debut in 1982, leading to
groundbreaking achievements such as the discovery of a supermassive
black hole while continuing to perform as a world-leading radio
telescope to the present day.
This is the NAOJ’s first IEEE Milestone. The commemorative
plaque presented by the IEEE will be exhibited at the NAOJ’s Mitaka
Campus, the Nobeyama Radio Observatory and Mitsubishi Electric
Communication Systems Center.
The history of the Nobeyama 45-m Radio Telescope dates back to
1967. Millimeter waves were an unexplored field at the time, so
there was a need to spectroscopically observe millimeter waves
emitted from various molecules in the universe to explore new
fields, such as the process of star formation and the structure of
galaxies. The Nobeyama 45-m Radio Telescope was conceived as the
world's largest telescope with a 45-meter diameter at a time when
the world's largest radio telescope had a diameter of 11
meters.
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