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Key Science Goals for the Next Generation Very Large Array (ngVLA): Report from the ngVLA Science Advisory Council
11/27/2017
DOI: 10.48550/arxiv.1711.09960
Abstract
This document describes some of the fundamental astrophysical problems that
require observing capabilities at millimeter- and centimeter wavelengths well
beyond those of existing, or already planned, telescopes. The results
summarized in this report follow a solicitation from the National Radio
Astronomy Observatory to develop key science cases for a future U. S.-led radio
telescope, the "next generation Very Large Array" (ngVLA). The ngVLA will have
roughly 10 times the collecting area of the Jansky VLA, operate at frequencies
from 1 GHz to 116 GHz with up to 20 GHz of bandwidth, possess a compact core
for high surface-brightness sensitivity, and extended baselines of at least
hundreds of kilometers and ultimately across the continent to provide
high-resolution imaging. The ngVLA builds on the scientific and technical
legacy of the Jansky VLA and ALMA, and will be designed to provide the next
leap forward in our understanding of planets, galaxies, and black holes.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Key Science Goals for the Next Generation Very Large Array (ngVLA): Report from the ngVLA Science Advisory Council
- Creators
- Alberto D BolattoShami ChatterjeeCaitlin M CaseyLaura ChomiukImke de PaterMark DickinsonJames Di FrancescoGregg HallinanAndrea IsellaKotaro KohnoShrinivas R KulkarniCornelia LangT. Joseph W LazioAdam K LeroyLaurent LoinardThomas J MaccaroneBrenda C MatthewsRachel A OstenMark J ReidDominik RiechersNami SakaiFabian WalterDavid Wilner
- Resource Type
- Preprint
- DOI
- 10.48550/arxiv.1711.09960
- Language
- English
- Date posted
- 11/27/2017
- Academic Unit
- Liberal Arts and Science Admin; Physics and Astronomy
- Record Identifier
- 9984442020802771
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