Large Latin American Millimeter Array
The site for the LLAMA telescope | |
| Alternative names | LLAMA |
|---|---|
| Location(s) | Puna de Atacama, San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina |
| Coordinates | 24°11′31″S 66°28′29″W / 24.19206°S 66.47483°W |
| Organization | Argentine Institute of Radio Astronomy University of São Paulo |
| Altitude | 4,820 m (15,810 ft) |
| Wavelength | 35, 1,000 GHz (8.57, 0.30 mm) |
| Telescope style | Cassegrain reflector radio telescope |
| Diameter | 12 m (39 ft 4 in) |
| Focal length | 4.8 m (15 ft 9 in) |
| Website | www |
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The Large Latin American Millimeter Array (LLAMA) is a single-dish 12 m Nasmyth optics antenna which is under construction in the Puna de Atacama desert in the Province of Salta, Argentina, next to the Qubic experiment. The primary mirror accuracy will allow observation from 40 GHz up to 900 GHz. After installation it will be able to join other similar instruments to perform Very Large Base Line Interferometry or to work in standalone mode. Financial support is provided by the Argentinian and Brazilian governments. The total cost of construction, around US$20 million, and operation as well as the telescope time use will be shared equally by the two countries. Construction planning started in July 2014 after the formal signature of an agreement between the main institutions involved.