The history of early low frequency radio astronomy in Australia. 6: Michael Bessell and the University of Tasmania's Richmond field station near Hobart (2016)
George, Martin (Author)
Orchiston, Wayne (Author)
Slee, Bruce (Author)
Wielebinski, Richard (Author)
Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage
Volume: 19
Issue: 2
Pages: 185-194
Following some initial research in Tasmania between 1955 and 1957, notably by Graeme Ellis and Grote Reber, low frequency radio astronomy became a significant activity of the University of Tasmania from the early 1960s, with the main aims being to study the radio Milky Way and Jupiter's decametric emissions. Although locations very close to Hobart Airport were to see the majority of this work, in the early to mid-1960s low frequency antenna arrays were set up and used by the University at nearby Penna and Richmond. This paper describes the erection and use of the Richmond arrays, which in 1962–1963 operated at a site 1 km north of the town of Richmond, and at frequencies of 2.35, 1.55 and 1.03 MHz.
...MoreArticle Orchiston, Wayne; George, Martin; Slee, Bruce; Wielebinski, Richard (2015) The History of Early Low Frequency Radio Astronomy in Australia. 1: The CSIRO Division of Radiophysics. Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage (pp. 3-14).
Article George, Martin; Orchiston, Wayne; Slee, Bruce; Wielebinski, Richard (2015) The History of Early Low Frequency Radio Astronomy in Australia. 2: Tasmania. Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage.
Article Martin George; Wayne Orchiston; Richard Wielebinski (2017) The history of early low frequency radio astronomy in Australia. 8: Grote Reber and the 'Square Kilometre Array' near Bothwell, Tasmania, in the 1960s and 1970s. Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage (pp. 195-210).
Article Martin George; Wayne Orchiston; Richard Wielebinski (2018) The history of early low frequency radio astronomy in Australia. 9: The University of Tasmania's Llanherne (Hobart Airport) Field Station during the 1960s-1980s. Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage (pp. 37-64).
Article Wayne Orchiston; Martin George; Harry Wendt; Richard Wielebinski (2021) The history of early low frequency radio astronomy in Australia. 10: Shain, Gardner, and Jovian observations made at Fleurs and Potts Hill field stations in Sydney during 1955–1956. Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage (pp. 141-158).
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