Very Large Array
From Wikinfo
Very large array or VLA is a modern radio telescope array in New Mexico. It consists of 25 27-meter dishes. The antennae can be moved along the arms of a Y-shaped pattern, allowing interferometry with maximum baseline of 36 kilometers. The highest angular resolution that can be reached is about 0.05 arcseconds.
External links
- http://www.vla.nrao.edu/ - VLA homepage
References
- Adapted from the Wikipedia article, "Very_Large_Array" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Very_Large_Array, used under the GNU Free Documentation License
