Committee on Radio Astronomy Frequencies

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


Radio astronomy in United Kingdom:


Some details of the Defford radio observatory (operating in the MERLIN Network):

geographic longitude:-02o 08'35"
geographic latitude:52o 06'01"
altitude above sea level:25 meter
diameter telescope:25 meter
minimum elevation: 2o

Available observing mode: Multi-Element Radio-Linked Interferometer Network, MERLIN.

Frequencies used currently:
Frequency bandObserving mode
150.05 - 153 MHzMERLIN
406.1 - 410.0 MHzMERLIN
1400.0 - 1427.0 MHzMERLIN
1610.6 - 1613.8 MHzMERLIN
1660.0 - 1670.0 MHzMERLIN
1718.8 - 1722.2 MHzMERLIN
4800.0 - 4990.0 MHzMERLIN
4990.0 - 5000.0 MHzMERLIN

Research programs: continuum observations, spectral line observations.


Last modified: February 7, 2003