3 papers
astro-ph.IM2019
Astro2020 Activities and Projects White Paper: Arecibo Observatory in the Next Decade
D. Anish Roshi, L. D. Anderson, E. Araya +42
The white paper discusses Arecibo Observatory's plan for facility improvements and activities over the next decade. The facility improvements include: (a) improving the telescope s…
astro-ph2005
The Arecibo Legacy Fast ALFA Survey: I. Science Goals, Survey Design and Strategy
Riccardo Giovanelli, Martha P. Haynes, Brian R. Kent
The recently initiated Arecibo Legacy Fast ALFA (ALFALFA) survey aims to map 7000 square degrees of the high galactic latitude sky visible from Arecibo, providing a HI line spectra…
astro-ph2005
The Arecibo Legacy Fast ALFA Survey: II. Results of Precursor Observations
Riccardo Giovanelli, Martha P. Haynes, Brian R. Kent +17
In preparation for the full Arecibo Legacy Fast ALFA extragalactic HI survey, precursor observations were carried out in Aug--Sep 2004 with the 7-beam Arecibo L-band feed array (AL…