Radio telescope set to get new receiver
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China鈥檚 Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope, the world鈥檚 largest single-dish radio telescope, will have a new receiver installed to boost its efficiency in surveying the sky.
The 19-beam L-band receiver, the first of its kind worldwide, is expected to be put into use in early June and it will increase FAST鈥檚 survey speed by five to six times, according to Friday鈥檚 Science and Technology Daily.
The receiver was jointly developed by scientists from China and Australia. It weighs 1.2 tons and cost over 20 million yuan (US$3.14 million).
Jin Chengjin, chief engineer of FAST鈥檚 receiver system, said the new receiver has the highest sensitivity and will greatly improve FAST鈥檚 efficiency in searching for new pulsars and spectral lines.
Located in a natural, deep round karst depression in Guizhou Province, FAST is believed to be the world鈥檚 most sensitive radio telescope.
Its tasks include observation of pulsars, exploration of interstellar molecules, and monitoring interstellar communication signals.
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