Abstract

(1) Lunar Occultations: Is to make detailed study of hundreds of radio galaxies and quasars by utilitzing the method of Lunar Occultations to obtain high angular resolutions for studying small scale structures of radio sources and determining their position and angular sizes and intensity of signals (which is a measure of energy) emitted by the source. (2) Interplanetary Scintillations: The phenomena of interplanetary scintillation enables detection of very compact radio sources of angular sizes less than one second arc. Strong scintillation which are actually fluctuations in the intensity of the radio signals from compact sources are observed when angular separation of the radio sources from the Sun is small (few degrees to a few tens of degrees. (3) Pulsars: These objects are now associated with Neutron Stars the existence of which was theoretically predicted in the 1930s. The observatory could also be used for discovery of pulsars as well as the characteristics of the pulsars and of the interplanetary medium.

It is well known that many of the sophisticated techniques and instruments developed for radio astronomy such as large antennae systems, low noise receivers and optimum methods in data processing and image reconstruction have found applications in many areas such as radars, microwave and space communication and even the mapping of brain and body tumors. It thus seems clear that a highly challenging and well-identified scientific project such as KIRO could provide an excellent focusing point and act as a good catalyst for international collaboration in the field of radio science and electronics. We therefore propose the establishment of an Institute (INISSE) which will undertake simultaneously both the construction of the proposed Radio Observatory and the design and development work in certain fields of microwave communications and electronics that is of immediate relevance to the portioning countries.

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