

The Allen Telescope Array (ATA) is a radio interferometer in development in northern California, roughly 290 miles northeast of San Francisco, at the Hat Creek Radio Observatory. The ATA is jointly managed by the UC Berkeley Radio Astronomy Lab and the SETI Institute. The ATA currently has 42 dishes and has a goal to expand to 350 dishes. Major funding for the Allen Telescope Array development, construction and management has come from the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation. Science program support is provided by the National Science Foundation University Radio Observatories program.
News
December 2009: First science
results accepted
for publication!
August 2009: Memos on fast imaging and mapping of
geostationary belt added
August 2009: Several fires
surround Hat Creek! Now under control.
June 2009: Presented eight posters
(compiled posters, pdf) at AAS meeting in
Pasadena
June 2009: Presented plans for expansion and
the Radio
Sky Surveys Project (pdf) to Decadal panel
April 2008: Call for
proposals has now closed
October 2007: ATA Dedicated
(UCB
press release, SETI
Institute press release)
Science
Radio
Sky Surveys Project (pdf), a plan for expanding the ATA to 256 elements
White paper (pdf) submitted
to the NSF
Searches for
Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI)
Observing parameters
for ATA-42 and 256
and ATA-350
The design of the ATA gives it a high survey speed
See a list of ATA Publications
Commissioning
ATA Log, an internal blog/notebook
for running the ATA
ATA Memo series, describing commissioning of its technology and techniques
ATA Imager Documents
Rapid Prototyping Array (RPA)
ATA SETI Intranet
Contact:
Hat Creek Radio Observatory
42231 Bidwell Road
Hat Creek, CA 96040
(530) 335-2364
Guided tours on weekdays, during summer months.
Call for details.
Directions
to Hat Creek
Latitude & Longitude:
40.817° N
121.470° W
Google Satellite Image
Pictures of the ATA