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

摘要：射电望远镜接收机的自适应滤波技术在过去两年中一直在进行研究。射频干扰（RFI）是光污染的无线电当量，已成为射电天文学中的一个严重问题。构建了自适应接收机样机并进行了测试。佛罗里达理工学院将向瓦尔多斯塔州立大学捐赠一台3米的射电望远镜。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。这台捐赠的仪器将是训练学生的宝贵财富，同时也是教学工具和天文研究平台。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机。该项目将与VSU的物理学教授密切合作。本项目将招收物理学、天文学和工程学专业的本科生。学生将有机会使用望远镜进行研究项目。将开设一门新的射电天文学课程，作为当前本科物理和天文学课程的补充。新课程的内容与射电天文学的普及有关，将作为射电天文学教学的典范。有关课程的资料将在专业科学和工程会议上传播。该奖项由天文科学司和数学与物理科学局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.