CDS 2024 · PYQ · Science and Technology / Space · medium
Giant Meterwave Radio Telescope consists of
A.Single parabolic antenna
B.Multiple parabolic antennas✓ Correct
C.Multiple circular antennas
D.Combination of circular and parabolic antennas
Explanation
The Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (GMRT), located near Pune in Maharashtra and operated by the National Centre for Radio Astrophysics (NCRA-TIFR), is one of the world's largest radio telescopes operating at metre wavelengths. It consists of 30 fully steerable parabolic dish antennas, each 45 metres in diameter, arranged in a Y-shaped configuration spread over about 25 km. It uses the principle of aperture synthesis to combine signals from all the dishes. Hence it consists of multiple parabolic antennas.
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