Very Large Array Comparison Table

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Very Large Array comparison table

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radio interferometer astroweb array telescope Type of radio telescope that relies on the use of two or more aerials at a distance from each other to provide a combination of signals from one source which can be analyzed by computer. Such an analysis results in a resolution that is considerably better than that of a parabolic dish aerial by itself because of the greater effective diameter.

Very Large Array NRAO Very Large Array 1 arcsecond VLA radio interferometer near Socorro, Atacama desert, New Mexico, USA 82 feet A radio telescope distributed along three 13-mile-long arms of a Y-shaped track. 27

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radio interferometer	astroweb		array telescope						Type of radio telescope that relies on the use of two or more aerials at a distance from each other to provide a combination of signals from one source which can be analyzed by computer. Such an analysis results in a resolution that is considerably better than that of a parabolic dish aerial by itself because of the greater effective diameter.
Very Large Array	NRAO Very Large Array	1 arcsecond		VLA	radio interferometer	near Socorro, Atacama desert, New Mexico, USA	82 feet		A radio telescope distributed along three 13-mile-long arms of a Y-shaped track.	27

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