very large array usa

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Definition of very large array usa in English English dictionary

vla

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Very Large Array

Radio telescope system consisting of 27 parabolic dishes. The most powerful radio telescope in the world, it has been operated on the plains of San Agustin near Socorro, N.M., U.S., by the National Radio Astronomy Observatory since 1980. Each dish is 82 ft (25 m) in diameter and can be moved independently by transporter along rails laid out in an enormous Y pattern whose arms are about 13 mi (21 km) long. The radio signals received by the dishes are integrated by computer, so the entire array acts as a single radio antenna (an interferometer). The VLA, which has a maximum angular resolution better than a tenth of an arc second, has been responsible for producing many of the most detailed radio images of quasars; galaxies; supernovas; and the Milky Way Galaxy's nucleus

Very Large Array

VLA

Hyphenation

ve·ry large ar·ray USA

Turkish pronunciation

veri lärc ırey yuesey

Pronunciation

/ˈverē ˈlärʤ ərˈā ˈyo͞oˈeˈsā/ /ˈvɛriː ˈlɑːrʤ ɜrˈeɪ ˈjuːˈɛˈseɪ/