Collaborative Research: The Allen Telescope Array: Science Operations

Information

• NSF Award
• 0838262

Owner

• SETI S.A.

• Award Id

  0838262

• Award Effective Date

  1/15/2009 - 16 years ago

• Award Expiration Date

  12/31/2011 - 13 years ago

• Award Amount

  $ 310,000.00

• Award Instrument

  Continuing grant

The Allen Telescope Array (ATA) is a centimeter-wavelength radio telescope producing unique science in the areas of radio surveys and transient source detection. The ATA is the first radio telescope designed for commensal observing; it will simultaneously produce sensitive SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) surveys as well as large area continuum and spectroscopic surveys for conventional radio astronomy. The science of the ATA is enabled by a number of innovative technical developments. The ATA may serve as a prototype for the US design of the Square Kilometer Array (SKA), a next generation radio telescope currently in the planning phase. Located in Hat Creek, CA, formerly the site of the Berkeley Illinois Maryland Association (BIMA) millimeter-wavelength array, the ATA currently consists of 42 offset Gregorian antennas with continuous frequency response from 0.5 to 11.2 GHz, with the possibility of future upgrades to more antennas.

• Program Officer

  Richard E. Barvainis

• Min Amd Letter Date

  2/2/2009 - 16 years ago

• Max Amd Letter Date

  2/22/2011 - 14 years ago

• ARRA Amount

• Name

  SETI Institute

• City

  Mountain View

• State

  CA

• Country

  United States

• Address

  189 Bernardo Ave.

• Postal Code

  940435203

• Phone Number

  6509616633

• First Name

  Jill

• Last Name

  Tarter

• Email Address

  jtarter@seti.org

• Start Date

  2/2/2009 12:00:00 AM

• First Name

  Seth

• Last Name

  Shostak

• Email Address

  sshostak@seti.org

• Start Date

  2/2/2009 12:00:00 AM

• First Name

  Gerald

• Last Name

  Harp

• Email Address

  gharp@seti.org

• Start Date

  2/2/2009 12:00:00 AM

• First Name

  Edna

• Last Name

  DeVore

• Email Address

  edevore@seti.org

• Start Date

  2/2/2009 12:00:00 AM

• First Name

  Peter

• Last Name

  Backus

• Email Address

  pbackus@seti.org

• Start Date

  2/2/2009 12:00:00 AM

• Text

  UNIV RADIO FACILITIES PROGRAM

• Code

  1211

• Text

  UNASSIGNED

• Code

  0

• Text

  OBSERVATIONAL ASTRONOMY

• Code

  1207

• Text

  OTHER RESEARCH OR EDUCATION