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Radio Frequency Development Labs
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Details of the current work of our group into the development of low noise radio astronomy instrumentation.
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VSA Receivers
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Jodrell is building 14 Cooled Receiver Systems for use in the Very Small Array. This will be located at the Teide Observatory to make observations of the Cosmic Microwave Background.
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Multibeam Receiver
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The Multibeam Receiver system incorporates 4 feeds and cooled L-Band receivers for use in Hydrogen Line Surveys and Pulsar Search programs.
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MkII Multi-Feed System
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The MkII telescope is being fitted with a revolver mount to support 4 receiver systems which can be rapidly brought to the focal point of the telescope.
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E-Systems Telescope Carousels
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The three E-Systems telescopes have been equipped with carousels to allow different receiver systems to be brought into use by remote control.
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Resurfacing the Lovell Telescope
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Over the years 2001-2002 the Lovell Telescope will be upgraded with a new, higher precision, galvanised steel surface.
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The MERLIN Development Correlator
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A new Correlator system has been built to enable the hardware and software of the MERLIN Correlator upgrade to be developed.
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Power House Automation
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A new system of monitoring and control for our standby diesel generators is being installed.
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E-System Telescope Drive Systems
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The telescope drive systems of these telescopes are being upgraded.
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Broad band Fibre-Optic Links
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The feasibility of using optical fibres to provide very broad band links for MERLIN and ALMA is being investigated.
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