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Techniques and Data Calibration

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Low Frequency Radio Observations of Galaxy Clusters and Groups

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The resolution of a radio telescope is determined by the equation \(\theta =1.22\frac{\lambda }{D}\), where \(\lambda \) is the observing wavelength and D is the diameter of the dish. Increasing the resolution of single dish radio astronomy requires the construction of larger and larger dishes, which quickly becomes both impractical and expensive.

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Cantwell, T. (2018). Techniques and Data Calibration. In: Low Frequency Radio Observations of Galaxy Clusters and Groups. Springer Theses. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-97976-2_2

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