the very large array past and future dave finley
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The Very Large ArrayPast and Future
Dave Finley
Outline
VLA and NRAO
VLA Discoveries
Exciting Future
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NRAONational Radio Astronomy Observatory
A Facility ofThe U.S. National Science Foundation
The Robert C. Byrd Green Bank Telescope
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The Robert C. Byrd Green Bank Telescope
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Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA)
NRAO – New Mexico
Very Large Array
Very Long Baseline Array
Science Operations Center
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Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA)
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Very Large Array (VLA)
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Very Large Array (VLA)
1972 – Authorized1974 – Construction Began1980 – Dedication> 2500 Scientist Users> 13,000 Projects> 200 PhD Dissertations
Most Scientifically ProductiveTelescope on Earth!
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Top 5 Telescopes of All Time
Oct. 23, 2002
Galileo's Homemade Spyglass 200-Inch Hale Telescope Very Large Array Hubble Space Telescope Chandra X-Ray Observatory
“Suddenly, radio astronomy went from being a sciencethat could only get crude images to being able to getthe best images of all.”
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Imaging Quality
Pre-VLA Image
VLA Image
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Cosmic Jets
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VLA Discoveries
Gamma Ray Bursts
First Radio Detection 1997
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VLA Discoveries
VLA Discoveries
Gravitational Lenses
Einstein Ring, VLA 1987
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VLA Discoveries
Molecules in Early Universe
PSS J2322+194412 Billion L.Y.
J1148+525112.8 Billion L.Y.
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VLA Discoveries“Microquasars” in Milky Way
VLA 1994
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VLA Discoveries
Our Galaxy's Center
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VLA DiscoveriesWater Ice on Mercury
VLA 1991
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VLA Discoveries
“Hole in the Universe”
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VLA 2007
The VLA Covers the Sky
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Future Excitement: The Expanded Very Large Array
Replacing 1970s-vintage electronics
Returning to the state of the art
Funding: NSF, Canada, Mexico Project Complete 2012
10 Times the Capability for a FractionOf Today's Replacement Cost!
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New receiversAntenna modificationsNew data-transmission system (Digital replaces analog)New central supercomputer (Correlator)New control system
The Expanded Very Large Array
Future Excitement: The Science
Cosmic Nurseries
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Future Excitement: The Science
Black Holes, Large and Small
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Future Excitement: The Science
ViolentStellarDeath
Supernova Gamma Ray Burst
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Future Excitement: The ScienceThe Early Universe
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Future Excitement: The Big Questions
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Thank You
Dave FinleyNational Radio Astronomy Observatory