Radio astronomy and Space science in Azores: enhancing the Atlantic VLBI infrastructure cluster
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Resumo: | Radio astronomy and Space Infrastructures in the Azores have a great scientific and industrial interest because they benefit from a unique geographical location in the middle of the North Atlantic allowing a vast improvement in the sky coverage. This fact obviously has a very high added value for: i) the establishment of space tracking and communications networks for the emergent global small satellite fleets ii) it is invaluable to connect the radio astronomy infrastructure networks in Africa, Europe and America continents using Very Large Baseline Interferometry (VLBI) techniques, iii) it allows excellent potential for monitoring space debris and Near Earth Objects (NEOs). There is in S. Miguel island a 32-metre SATCOM antenna that could be integrated in advanced VLBI networks and be capable of additional Deep Space Network ground support. This paper explores the space science opportunities offered by the upgrade of the S. Miguel 32-metre SATCOM antenna into a world-class infrastructure for radio astronomy and space exploration: it would enable a Deep Space Network mode and would constitute a key space facility for data production, promoting local digital infrastructure investments and the testing of cutting-edge information technologies. Its Atlantic location also enables improvements in angular resolution, provides many baseline in East-West and North-South directions connecting the emergent VLBI stations in America to Europe and Africa VLBI arrays therefore contributing for greater array imaging capabilities especially for sources or well studied fields close to or below the celestial equator, where ESO facilities, ALMA, SKA and its precursors do or will operate and observe in the coming decades. |
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Radio astronomy and Space science in Azores: enhancing the Atlantic VLBI infrastructure clusterRadioastronomyTechniques: Very Long Baseline InterferometrySpace trackingAtlantic connectionsRadio astronomy and Space Infrastructures in the Azores have a great scientific and industrial interest because they benefit from a unique geographical location in the middle of the North Atlantic allowing a vast improvement in the sky coverage. This fact obviously has a very high added value for: i) the establishment of space tracking and communications networks for the emergent global small satellite fleets ii) it is invaluable to connect the radio astronomy infrastructure networks in Africa, Europe and America continents using Very Large Baseline Interferometry (VLBI) techniques, iii) it allows excellent potential for monitoring space debris and Near Earth Objects (NEOs). There is in S. Miguel island a 32-metre SATCOM antenna that could be integrated in advanced VLBI networks and be capable of additional Deep Space Network ground support. This paper explores the space science opportunities offered by the upgrade of the S. Miguel 32-metre SATCOM antenna into a world-class infrastructure for radio astronomy and space exploration: it would enable a Deep Space Network mode and would constitute a key space facility for data production, promoting local digital infrastructure investments and the testing of cutting-edge information technologies. Its Atlantic location also enables improvements in angular resolution, provides many baseline in East-West and North-South directions connecting the emergent VLBI stations in America to Europe and Africa VLBI arrays therefore contributing for greater array imaging capabilities especially for sources or well studied fields close to or below the celestial equator, where ESO facilities, ALMA, SKA and its precursors do or will operate and observe in the coming decades.Elsevier2023-10-01T00:00:00Z2021-10-01T00:00:00Z2021-10-01info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10773/37712eng0273-117710.1016/j.asr.2021.05.023Barbosa, DomingosCoelho, BrunoAntón, SóniaBergano, MiguelBoekholt, TjardaCorreia, Alexandre C. M.Maia, DalmiroPandeirada, JoãoRibeiro, ValérioAdams, JasonBarraca, João PauloGomes, DiogoMorgado, Brunoinfo:eu-repo/semantics/embargoedAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2024-02-22T12:13:40Zoai:ria.ua.pt:10773/37712Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-20T03:08:19.027103Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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Radio astronomy and Space science in Azores: enhancing the Atlantic VLBI infrastructure cluster |
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Radio astronomy and Space science in Azores: enhancing the Atlantic VLBI infrastructure cluster |
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Radio astronomy and Space science in Azores: enhancing the Atlantic VLBI infrastructure cluster Barbosa, Domingos Radioastronomy Techniques: Very Long Baseline Interferometry Space tracking Atlantic connections |
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Radio astronomy and Space science in Azores: enhancing the Atlantic VLBI infrastructure cluster |
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Radio astronomy and Space science in Azores: enhancing the Atlantic VLBI infrastructure cluster |
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Radio astronomy and Space science in Azores: enhancing the Atlantic VLBI infrastructure cluster |
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Radio astronomy and Space science in Azores: enhancing the Atlantic VLBI infrastructure cluster |
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Radio astronomy and Space science in Azores: enhancing the Atlantic VLBI infrastructure cluster |
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Barbosa, Domingos |
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Barbosa, Domingos Coelho, Bruno Antón, Sónia Bergano, Miguel Boekholt, Tjarda Correia, Alexandre C. M. Maia, Dalmiro Pandeirada, João Ribeiro, Valério Adams, Jason Barraca, João Paulo Gomes, Diogo Morgado, Bruno |
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author |
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Coelho, Bruno Antón, Sónia Bergano, Miguel Boekholt, Tjarda Correia, Alexandre C. M. Maia, Dalmiro Pandeirada, João Ribeiro, Valério Adams, Jason Barraca, João Paulo Gomes, Diogo Morgado, Bruno |
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Barbosa, Domingos Coelho, Bruno Antón, Sónia Bergano, Miguel Boekholt, Tjarda Correia, Alexandre C. M. Maia, Dalmiro Pandeirada, João Ribeiro, Valério Adams, Jason Barraca, João Paulo Gomes, Diogo Morgado, Bruno |
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Radioastronomy Techniques: Very Long Baseline Interferometry Space tracking Atlantic connections |
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Radioastronomy Techniques: Very Long Baseline Interferometry Space tracking Atlantic connections |
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Radio astronomy and Space Infrastructures in the Azores have a great scientific and industrial interest because they benefit from a unique geographical location in the middle of the North Atlantic allowing a vast improvement in the sky coverage. This fact obviously has a very high added value for: i) the establishment of space tracking and communications networks for the emergent global small satellite fleets ii) it is invaluable to connect the radio astronomy infrastructure networks in Africa, Europe and America continents using Very Large Baseline Interferometry (VLBI) techniques, iii) it allows excellent potential for monitoring space debris and Near Earth Objects (NEOs). There is in S. Miguel island a 32-metre SATCOM antenna that could be integrated in advanced VLBI networks and be capable of additional Deep Space Network ground support. This paper explores the space science opportunities offered by the upgrade of the S. Miguel 32-metre SATCOM antenna into a world-class infrastructure for radio astronomy and space exploration: it would enable a Deep Space Network mode and would constitute a key space facility for data production, promoting local digital infrastructure investments and the testing of cutting-edge information technologies. Its Atlantic location also enables improvements in angular resolution, provides many baseline in East-West and North-South directions connecting the emergent VLBI stations in America to Europe and Africa VLBI arrays therefore contributing for greater array imaging capabilities especially for sources or well studied fields close to or below the celestial equator, where ESO facilities, ALMA, SKA and its precursors do or will operate and observe in the coming decades. |
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