Assam Science Technology and Environment Council
The Radio Astronomy Centre is a joint project of ASTE Council with Cotton College, Guwahati and has been functioning at the department of Physics, Cotton College with Prof. A. K. Goswami as a Principal Co-ordinator of the project. Under the project, solar flux values in the S-band around 2.8 GHz by a 2 metre solar tracking Radio Telescope is being recorded. The scientists, researchers and students associated with the centre have been participating in a number of training, workshop on basic astrophysics, radio astronomy and mm wave propagation organized and held at Eastern Centre for Radio Astronomy (ECRA), Kolkata to enhance knowledge and capability.
The present system of data acquisition is based on chart recorder, which is slow and lack accuracy. The system is being upgraded with computer based data logging techniques in the digital form. This is the only facility of solar radio astronomy in the north east region of India with ample scope of research and application oriented activity. The solar radio data recorded by the centre are being analyzed in consultation with the Eastern Centre for Radio Astronomy, Kolkata. At present ASTEC has taken initiative to prepare an S&T Vision Document for the State of Assam and consultations with the practicing scientific community has already been started. The document will cover all the sectors of science, technology and environment giving specific goal to fulfill the local S&T needs.
For more information, please visit http://astec.gov.in