Committee on Radio Astronomy Frequencies

 The Committee on Radio Astronomy Frequencies (CRAF) is a committee of the European Science Foundation (ESF).


Radio astronomy in Italy:


Some details of the Noto radio observatory (operated by the Bologna Istituto di Radioastronomia):

geographic longitude:14o 59'21"
geographic latitude:36o 52'34"
altitude above sea level:30 meter
diameter telescope:32 meter
minimum elevation: 5o

Available observing mode: single dish, Very Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI).

Frequencies used currently:
Frequency bandObserving mode
1330.0 - 1400.0 MHzsingle dish, VLBI
1400.0 - 1427.0 MHzsingle dish, VLBI
1660.0 - 1670.0 MHzsingle dish, VLBI
1718.8 - 1722.2 MHzsingle dish
2290.0 - 2300.0 MHzsingle dish, VLBI
4800.0 - 4990.0 MHzsingle dish, VLBI
4990.0 - 5000.0 MHzsingle dish, VLBI
8387.0 - 8443.0 MHzsingle dish, VLBI
22.01 - 22.21 GHzsingle dish
22.21 - 22.50 GHzsingle dish, VLBI
42.5 - 43.5 GHzsingle dish, VLBI

Research programs: geodynamical research, galactic research (radio emission from active binary systems, radio emission from stellar winds, masers), extragalactic research (compact steep spectrum radio sources)


Last modified: December 10, 2003