The SETI Project's Allen Telescope Array Will Have 350 Radio

question 11

Multiple Choice

The SETI project's Allen Telescope Array will have 350 radio dishes, each with an individual diameter of 6 m, spread out over a circle whose diameter is 1 km. What would this array's spatial resolution be when it operates at 6,000 MHz?

• A) 10 arcsec
• B) 0.10 arcsec
• C) 1 arcsec
• D) 10 arcmin
• E) 1.0 arcmin

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Definitions:

Inferior Colliculus

One of two rounded eminences of the midbrain; involved with hearing.

Cochlear Nucleus

Neurons from the cochlear nerve synapse within the dorsal or ventral cochlear nucleus in the superior medulla oblongata.

Tectorial Membrane

A structure in the inner ear that plays a key role in the process of hearing by interacting with hair cells on the organ of Corti.

Scala Tympani

Division of the spiral canal of the cochlea lying below the spiral lamina and basilar membrane.