[institut] Naucno-strucni skup, 31. 08. u 13h

[Maša Lakićević]

Dear colleagues,


In the Library of the Astronomical Observatory in Belgrade (Volgina 7), 
on Friday, August 31, 2018, starting at 13 h, a Seminar will be held:

Speaker: Prof. Dr. Di Li, National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese 
Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China


Title: From Arecibo to FAST -- the Journey to the World's Giant 
Telescopes


Abstract:
The 300-meter Arecibo telescope had been the world's largest antenna 
ever since its inception in 1963, until September 25th, 2016, when the 
Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical radio Telescope (FAST) was 
inaugurated.  I will introduce briefly the landmark achievements of 
Arecibo, its innovations and limitations, with special focus on those 
leading to the FAST concept. While still being commissioned, FAST has 
been regularly discoving new pulsars, including ones with unique 
features, MSPs, binaries, and etc. I will discuss the potential and the 
aspiration of FAST to succeed Arecibo as the leading single-dish 
instrument in astrophysics research, particularly, ISM, HI galaxies, 
pulsars, and transients.