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Site selection for a radio astronomy observatory in Turkey: atmospherical, meteorological, and radio frequency analyses |
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| Authors: | ?brahim Kü?ük ?pek üler ?ükriye ?z Sedat Onay Ali R?za ?zdemir Mehmet Gül?en Mikail Sar?kaya Nazl? Derya Dag?tekin Ferhat Fikri ?zeren |
| Affiliation: | 1. Science Faculty, Department of Astronomy and Space Sciences, Erciyes University, Talas Yolu, 38039, Kayseri, Turkey 2. I? Geli?tirme ve E?itim ?efi, Ba?ar Bilgisayar Sistemleri Ltd. ?ti., Ehlibeyt Mh. Ceyhun Atif Kansu Cd. Bayraktar Center, A Blok, Kat:2, No:41, Ankara, Turkey 3. Research Department, General Directorate of the State Meteorology Affairs (DMIGM) of Turkey, K??t??k??? Ali Cd., No:4, 06120, Kalaba, Ke?i?ren, Ankara, Turkey 4. Information Technologies Department, Turkish Radio and Television Corporation (TRT), Turan G??ne? Bulvar?, 06109 OR-AN, Ankara, Turkey 5. Spectrum Monitoring Department, Information and Communication Technologies Authority (BTK), Ye?il?rmak Sokak No:16, Demirtepe, 06430, Ankara, Turkey 6. Science Faculty, Department of Astronomy and Space Sciences, ?stanbul University, ?stanbul, 34449, Turkey |
| Abstract: | Selecting the future site for a large Turkish radio telescope is a key issue. The National Radio Astronomy Observatory is now in the stage of construction at a site near Karaman City, in Turkey. A single-dish parabolic radio antenna of 30?C40 m will be installed near a building that will contain offices, laboratories, and living accommodations. After a systematic survey of atmospheric, meteorological, and radio frequency interference (RFI) analyses, site selection studies were performed in a predetermined location in Turkey during 2007 and 2008. In this paper, we described the experimental procedure and the RFI measurements on our potential candidate??s sites in Turkey, covering the frequency band from 1 to 40 GHz. |
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