GMRT Antenna Specifications
The GMRT specifications
| Specifications | |
| Parabolic Reflector Diameter | 45m |
| Focal Length | 18.54 m |
| Physical aperture | 1590 m |
| Sensitivity of single dish | 0.3 K |
| Feed Support | Quadrupod |
| Mounting | Altitude-azimuth |
| Elevation Limits | Software Limit 17 |
| Hardware Limit 15 |
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| Azimuth Limits | Software Limit |
| Hardware Limit |
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| Slew rate | Azimuth 30 degree/minute |
| Elevation 20 degree/minute | |
| Design wind speeds | Operation upto 40 km/h |
| (3 sec peak at 10 m height) | Slew upto 80 km/h |
| Survival 133 km/h | |
| Size of wire mesh of | 20 |
| reflecting surface | 15 |
| 10 |
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| Maximum rms surface errors, | 20 mm, outer 1/3 area |
| at wind speed of 40 kmph | 12 mm, middle 1/3 area |
| 08 mm, inner 1/3 area | |
| Tracking and pointing accuracy | 1 |
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