The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI)
Mike Garrett Sire-MERLIN Bernard Lovell Chair,upgrade Prof. of Astrophysics. Director Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics
Mike Garrett Sir Bernard Lovell Chair of Astrophysics, Director Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics (JBCA).
The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence By Professor Mike Garrett, Director of Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics In celebration of his appointment to the inaugural Sir Bernard Lovell Chair of Astrophysics
Thursday 26 January, 1- 2pm
Niels Bohr Seminar Room, 6th floor, Schuster Building, University of Manchester e-MERLIN e-MERLIN (SKA Pathfinder) operating at JBCA: telescopes we operate… cm-wavelengths and ~10-220 km baselines. e-MERLIN e-MERLIN (SKA Pathfinder) operating at JBCA: telescopes we operate… cm-wavelengths and ~10-220 km baselines. Current performance
JBCA: telescopes we operate…
** Lovell Telescope included Proposed Upgrade Plan
Full integration of Lovell Telescope into e-MERLIN.JBCA: telescopes we operate… Proposed Upgrade Plan
Full integration of Lovell Telescope into e-MERLIN.JBCA: telescopes we operate…
Lovell Telescope & e- MERLIN combined into one big dish. Proposed Upgrade Plan
Full integration of Lovell Telescope into e-MERLIN.JBCA: telescopes we operate…
Lovell Telescope & e- MERLIN combined into one big dish.
New telescopes: - addition of Goonhilly (CUGA) - Goonhilly Modular Development Plan
Full integration of Lovell Telescope into e-MERLIN.JBCA: telescopes we operate…
Lovell Telescope & e- MERLIN combined into one big dish.
New telescopes: Defford - addition of Goonhilly (CUGA) - replacement of Defford antenna with SKA telescope. Goonhilly Modular Development Plan
New receivers, new frequency ranges:
e-MERLIN
NEW! NEW! e-MERLIN upgrade
1 GHz 10 GHz 100 GHz Modular Development Plan
New receivers, new frequency ranges:
e-MERLIN
NEW! NEW! e-MERLIN upgrade
1 GHz 10 GHz 100 GHz
New broader bandwidths:
2 GHz => 8 GHz Modular Development Plan
New receivers, new frequency ranges:
e-MERLIN
NEW! NEW! e-MERLIN upgrade
1 GHz 10 GHz 100 GHz
New broader bandwidths: Wider Field of View:
2 GHz => 8 GHz FoV ~ x9 With apologies…
z=0.19
Javier Molden et al. e-MERLIN upgrade performance
z=0.19
Javier Molden et al. Building on UK SKA Investment/Expertise
JBCA: telescopes we operate… Building on UK SKA Investment/Expertise
JBCA: telescopes we operate… Building on UK SKA Investment/Expertise
JBCA: telescopes we operate…
UK SKA Regional Science Node Main Science Case
Pulsars, Gravity & Gravitational Waves JBCA: telescopes we operate… Transients
Planet & Star formation
Galaxy formation & evolution
Cosmic shear & Gravitational lensing Science Case
Pulsars, Gravity & Gravitational Waves JBCA: telescopes we operate… Transients
Planet & Star formation
Galaxy formation & evolution
Cosmic shear & Gravitational lensing Proto-planetary Simulations
Scaled HL Tau model with pebble concentrations…
z=0.19
Javier Molden et al. Upgraded e-MERLIN
An interesting ngVLA pathfinder telescope! - 25% of the collecting area of SKA1-mid - JBCA:New receivers with broad frequency range: 1-25 GHz telescopes we operate… - Instantaneous bandwidth of up to 8 GHz - Good imaging capability (incl. equatorial fields) - Superb sub-arcsecond angular resolution - Accessible to full community - excellent user support - a factor of 10x better sensitivity at highest frequencies - a factor of 10x better FoV at lowest frequncies
Proposal submitted - 15 M GBP requested - should know by the end of the year if this will be funded. www.facebook.com/JodrellBankObservatory
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