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Quest Volume 8 Number 3 2012
Authors : Cheetham, Tracy | Lord, Richard | Smirnov, Oleg | Smit, Jan | Esterhuyse, Willem | Scholtz, Patsy | Jackson, Tim | Lucas, Mike | Magnus, Lindsay
Year of Publication : 2012
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Abstract (English) : Building MeerKAT: Tracy Cheetham explains the infrastructure required; Systems engineering - how to make a radio telescope work
Richard Lord explains how to make the SKA work; KAT-7 control and monitoring: it's all about the users; The KAT-7 CAM team explain how to integrate control and monitoring Radio frequency interference and radio astronomy: why the fuss?; Richard Lord tells QUEST why radio frequency interference can stop SKA from working; From theory to practice Oleg Smirnov shows how radio telescopes provide astronomical data; How do we measure historical temperature trends?; Andries Kruger and Charlotte McBride look at the role of our weather stations; Renewable energy: the role of hydrogen Jan Smit looks at hydrogen powered fuel cells; The Square Kilometre Array (SKA): QuEST provides a brief introduction; Bringing the SKA to Africa: Willem Esterhuyse shows us how it is done; The ltty Bitty Telescope (IBT): Tips for building a simple telescope: How to build your own radio telescope; Communicating South Africa's science triumph: Patsy Scholtz talks to Sarah Wild; Kick starting the Congo: Tim Jackson (in Africa Geographic) reports on ecotourism in this challenging region; A new tool for polar research: Mike Lucas takes us aboard the SA Agulhus II.
Publisher : Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf)
Sponsorship : Academy of Science of South Africa: Department of Science and Innovation
ISSN : 1729-830X
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