Paper 13102-149
VLBI instrument for Millimetron Space Observatory
On demand | Presented live 19 June 2024
Abstract
The Millimetron Space Observatory will be equipped with the cryogenically cooled instrument for a Space-Earth Very Large Baseline Interferometry (S-E VLBI). It will be a multi-channel heterodyne receiver with 7mm, 3mm, 1.3mm and 0.8mm channels. The VLBI instrument will have a multi-frequency capability, provided by signal splitting in the input optics and by back-end functionalities. The optical design is shown in this report.
Presenter
Andrey Khudchenko
P. N. Lebedev Physical Institute (Russian Federation)
PhD instrument scientist at Astro Space Center