Publications (6)
Sardinia Radio Telescope: General Description, Technical Commissioning and First Light
P. Bolli, A. Orlati, L. Stringhetti +35
In the period 2012 June - 2013 October, the Sardinia Radio Telescope (SRT) went through the technical commissioning phase. The characterization involved three first-light receivers…
Single-dish and VLBI observations of Cygnus X-3 during the 2016 giant flare episode
E. Egron, A. Pellizzoni, M. Giroletti +34
In September 2016, the microquasar Cygnus X-3 underwent a giant radio flare, which was monitored for 6 days with the Medicina Radio Astronomical Station and the Sardinia Radio Tele…
Imaging of SNR IC443 and W44 with the Sardinia Radio Telescope at 1.5 GHz and 7 GHz
E. Egron, A. Pellizzoni, M. N. Iacolina +33
Observations of supernova remnants (SNRs) are a powerful tool for investigating the later stages of stellar evolution, the properties of the ambient interstellar medium, and the ph…
Sardinia Radio Telescope wide-band spectral-polarimetric observations of the galaxy cluster 3C 129
M. Murgia, F. Govoni, E. Carretti +27
We present new observations of the galaxy cluster 3C 129 obtained with the Sardinia Radio Telescope in the frequency range 6000-7200 MHz, with the aim to image the large-angular-sc…
Detection statistics of the RadioAstron AGN survey
Y. Y. Kovalev, N. S. Kardashev, K. V. Sokolovsky +57
The largest Key Science Program of the RadioAstron space VLBI mission is a survey of active galactic nuclei (AGN). The main goal of the survey is to measure and study the brightnes…
The Sardinia Radio Telescope: From a Technological Project to a Radio Observatory
I. Prandoni, M. Murgia, A. Tarchi +43
[Abridged] The Sardinia Radio Telescope (SRT) is the new 64-m dish operated by INAF (Italy). Its active surface will allow us to observe at frequencies of up to 116 GHz. At the mom…