description Large Millimeter Telescope Overview
The Large Millimeter Telescope is a 50-meter single-dish radio telescope constructed on the summit of the Sierra Negra volcano in the Mexican state of Puebla. Built through a joint partnership between Mexico's National Institute of Astrophysics, Optics and Electronics and the University of Massachusetts Amherst, it observes the universe in millimeter wavelengths. The instrument is specifically designed to study the formation of galaxies and stars by analyzing cold molecular clouds.
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Where is the Large Millimeter Telescope located?
The telescope stands near the summit of Sierra Negra in Puebla, Mexico, at roughly 4,600 meters above sea level. That high, dry location reduces atmospheric interference with millimeter-wavelength observations.
How large is the Large Millimeter Telescope's dish?
Its steerable primary reflector is 50 meters in diameter. The instrument is formally named the Large Millimeter Telescope Alfonso Serrano.
Who operates the Large Millimeter Telescope?
It is a binational project involving Mexico's Instituto Nacional de Astrofísica, Óptica y Electrónica and the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Scientists from both partners use it for millimeter astronomy.
What does the Large Millimeter Telescope observe?
It detects cold gas and dust associated with star formation, galaxies, and other objects that emit strongly at millimeter wavelengths. It has also participated in very-long-baseline interferometry with the Event Horizon Telescope network.
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