Astronomy Research at the Five College Radio Astronomy Observatory

AST-0228993Schloerb，F.马萨诸塞州大学的五所学院射电天文台是一个由科学家和工程师组成的小组，他们共同努力支持毫米波天文学的研究计划。FCRAO计划强调三个主要领域：（1）天文学研究;（2）发展最先进的仪器;（3）培训研究生和本科生的观测天文学和天文仪器。该计划目前以在马萨诸塞州运行一台直径14米的毫米波望远镜而闻名。然而，为了保持在研究的前沿，天文台正在与墨西哥国家天体物理、光学和电子研究所（INAOE）一起参与在墨西哥建造一个直径为50米的大型毫米波望远镜（LMT），该望远镜将于2005年完工。根据该合同，将开展的主要工作是向新设施过渡，包括开发和测试新仪器，以利用LMT的短1毫米波长工作波长，并支持望远镜调试任务。 此外，科学研究将继续在14米望远镜上得到支持，直到LMT操作开始。

AST-0228993Schloerb, F. PeterThe Five College Radio Astronomy Observatory at the University of Massachusetts is a group of scientists and engineers who work together in support of a research program in millimeter-wave astronomy. The FCRAO program emphasizes three principal areas: (1) astronomical research; (2) development of state-of-the-art instrumentation; and (3) training of graduate and undergraduate students in observational astronomy and astronomical instrumentation. The program is currently known for its operation of a 14m diameter millimeter-wave telescope in Massachusetts. However, in order to remain at the forefront of research, the Observatory is participating with the Mexican Instituto Nacional de Astrofisica, Optica, y Electronica (INAOE) in the construction, in Mexico, of a 50m diameter Large Millimeter Telescope (LMT), to be completed in 2005. The principal work to be carried out under this award is to make the transition to the new facility, including development and testing of new instrumentation to take advantage of the short 1mm-wavelength operating wavelength of the LMT, and support for telescope commissioning tasks. In addition, scientific research will continue to be supported at the 14m telescope until LMT operations commence.