e-MERLIN

GPTKB entity

Statements (30)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf astronomer
gptkbp:commissioned 2010
gptkbp:connectedTo optical fibre network
gptkbp:dataRate up to 30 Gb/s
gptkbp:fundedBy gptkb:Science_and_Technology_Facilities_Council
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label e-MERLIN
gptkbp:largestBaseline 217 km
gptkbp:location gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:notableTelescope gptkb:Lovell_Telescope
gptkb:Mark_II_Telescope
Cambridge Telescope
Darnhall Telescope
Defford Telescope
Knockin Telescope
Pickmere Telescope
gptkbp:numberOfSatellites 7
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:University_of_Manchester
gptkb:Jodrell_Bank_Observatory
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:MERLIN
gptkbp:purpose radio astronomy
gptkbp:resolution ~10 milliarcseconds at 5 GHz
gptkbp:usedFor studying star formation
studying supernova remnants
studying active galactic nuclei
imaging radio sources
studying gravitational lenses
gptkbp:wavelengthRange centimetre radio wavelengths
gptkbp:website http://www.e-merlin.ac.uk/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:European_VLBI_Network
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4