Recollections of Tucson Operations The Millimeter-Wave Observatory of the National Radio Astronomy Observatory

Name: Recollections of Tucson Operations The Millimeter-Wave Observatory of the National Radio Astronomy Observatory
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ISBN: 9781402032356

ISBN-10: 1402032358

ISBN-13: 9781402032356

Edition: 2005

Authors: M. A. Gordon

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This book is a personal account of the evolution of millimeter-wave astronomy at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory. It begins with the construction of the hugely successful, but flawed, 36 ft radio telescope on Kitt Peak, Arizona, and continues through the funding of its ultimate successor, the Atacama Large Millimeter-wave Array (ALMA), being constructed on a 5.000 m (16.500 ft) site in northern Chile. The book describes the behind-the-scenes activities of the NRAO Tucson staff. These include the identification and solution of technical problems, the scheduling and support of visiting astronomers, and the preparations and the politics of the proposal to replace the 36 ft telescope…

Book details

List price: $109.99
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
Publication date: 1/14/2005
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 221
Size: 6.14" wide x 9.13" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 2.508
Language: English



Foreword



The Early Years



The National Radio Astronomy Observatory



A Millimeter-Wave Telescope



The 36-ft Telescope



The Kitt Peak Site



Construction of the Telescope



The Rohr Corporation Design



Actual Construction



Initial Performance



Initial Support for Operations



Radio Lines from Molecules



The Gold Rush



Lingering Technical Problems



Dispatched to Tucson



Learning How the NRAO Functioned



My Research Interests Moving Toward Tucson



The Meeting



Expanding the Tucson Facilities



Physical Environment



Relationship to KPNO



Finding New Space



New Mountain Laboratory



New Operators' Dormitory



The Sewage Crisis



The Fate of Our KPNO Office Space



Moving to the University of Arizona



New Astronomer Dormitories on Kitt Peak



Providing Adequate Electricity



External Power



Papago Tribal Utility



Ground Currents



Lightning and Kitt Peak



Software



The First Version



Implementation of Green Bank Software



FORTH



The VAX Years



Moving to Unix



Off-Line Data Reduction



Spectroscopy



Continuum Mapping



Millimeter-Wave Electronics



Local Oscillators



Quasi-Optical Techniques



Receivers



Failures



Millimeter-Wave Parametric Amplifier



Millimeter-Wave Bolometer



The Hybrid spectrometer



Quantifying mm-Wave Astronomy



Scheduling



The Initial Schedulers



Local Control



Paranoia and the Law of the Jungle



Improving Telescope Performance



"Foiling" the 36-ft Telescope



The Teepee



The 25-m Telescope



What Should We Build?



Where Should We Build It?



Preparing the Formal Proposal



Negotiating for a Mauna Kea Site



The Funding Process



A New 12-m Surface for the 36-ft Telescope



Odds and Ends



NSF Reorganization



Barry Goldwater's Visit



The Chinese Visit



AUI Board Meetings in Tucson



Changing NRAO Directors



The MMA and ALMA



The Millimeter-Wave Array



ALMA



The Twilight Years



Closing the 12-m Telescope---Part 1



Closing the 12-m Telescope---Part 2



Closing of the NRAO's "Tucson Operations"



Time Line



List of Tucson Employees



Glossary