Morita Array

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The Morita Array is a subset of the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) consisting of closely spaced, smaller antennas designed to improve imaging of extended astronomical objects at millimeter and submillimeter wavelengths.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf interferometric array ⓘ
radio telescope array ⓘ
alsoKnownAs ACA ⓘ
Atacama Compact Array ⓘ
bandCoverage ALMA Bands 3–10 (with configuration-dependent availability) ⓘ
continent South America ⓘ
contributesTo ALMA uv-coverage at short spacings ⓘ
country Chile ⓘ
designedFor high-fidelity imaging of diffuse emission ⓘ
imaging extended astronomical objects ⓘ
environment high-altitude, dry site ⓘ
hasComponent 12-meter total power antennas ⓘ
7-meter antenna array ⓘ
improves ALMA imaging of extended sources ⓘ
locatedAt Llano de Chajnantor Observatory ⓘ
locatedAtAltitude about 5000 meters ⓘ
locatedIn Atacama Desert ⓘ
Chile ⓘ
namedAfter Koh-ichiro Morita ⓘ
operatedBy ALMA Observatory ⓘ
European Southern Observatory ⓘ
National Astronomical Observatory of Japan ⓘ
linked to: NAOJ

National Radio Astronomy Observatory ⓘ
organizationPartner ESO ⓘ
NAOJ ⓘ
NRAO ⓘ
partOf Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array ⓘ
primaryFunction to improve ALMA sensitivity to large angular scales ⓘ
to provide short baselines for ALMA ⓘ
purpose to complement the main ALMA 12-meter array ⓘ
scienceGoals cosmic star formation ⓘ
study of molecular clouds ⓘ
study of nearby galaxies ⓘ
study of protoplanetary disks ⓘ
site Chajnantor Plateau ⓘ
telescopeType ground-based observatory ⓘ
usesTechnique aperture synthesis ⓘ
radio interferometry ⓘ
wavelengthRange millimeter ⓘ
submillimeter ⓘ

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Atacama Compact Array → alsoKnownAs → Morita Array ⓘ