POWRE: Development of a Radio Astronomy Laboratory to Support Teaching and Research

摘要- Barnbaum AST 9973851在过去的两年里，人们一直在研究射电望远镜接收机的自适应滤波器技术的发展。射频干扰（RFI）是光污染的无线电等价物，它已成为射电天文学中的一个严重问题。 一个原型的自适应接收机已经建成和测试。佛罗里达理工学院将向瓦尔多斯塔州立大学捐赠一台3米射电望远镜。 瓦尔多斯塔州立大学（VSU）是一所拥有10，000名学生的公立大学。这台捐赠的仪器将成为培训学生的巨大财富，同时也是教学工具和天文研究的平台。瓦尔多斯塔州立大学的这台现场射电望远镜将用于继续测试最新设计的自适应接收器。 将有密切的合作，在物理教师在VSU的项目。 物理学、天文学和工程学专业的本科生将参与该项目。 学生将有机会使用望远镜进行研究项目。 将编制一门关于射电天文学的新课程，作为目前大学物理学和天文学课程的补充。 新课程的内容与射电天文学有关，将作为射电天文学的教学模式。 该课程的信息将在专业科学和工程会议上传播，该奖项由数学和物理科学局天文科学处和多学科活动办公室提供资金支持。

Abstract - Barnbaum AST 9973851There has been research in the last two years toward the development of adaptive filter technology for radio telescope receivers. Radio frequency interference (RFI) is the radio equivalent of light pollution, which has become a serious problem in radio astronomy. A prototype adaptive receiver has been constructed and tested. The Florida Institute of Technology will donate a 3-meter radio telescope to Valdosta State University. The Valdosta State University (VSU) is a public university of 10,000 students. This donated instrument will be a great asset for training students, doubling as a teaching tool, and a platform for astronomical research. This on-site radio telescope at Valdosta State University will be used to continue testing the latest design of adaptive receivers. There will be close collaboration with faculty in physics at VSU on the project. Undergraduate students majoring in physics, astronomy and engineering will be involved in the project. Students will have access to the telescope for carrying out research projects. A new course on radio astronomy will be developed as an addition to the current undergraduate physics and astronomy curriculum. The contents of this new course curriculum, which is related to the reaching of radio astronomy, will be presented as a model for teaching radio astronomy. Information on the course will be disseminated at professional scientific and engineering meetings.This award is supported by funds from the Division of Astronomical Sciences and the Office of Multidisciplinary Activities in the Directorate of Mathematical and Physical Sciences.