Northern Extended Millimeter Array

The NOrthern Extended Millimeter Array (NOEMA) is a twelve-antenna expansion of the Plateau de Bure Interferometer in the French Alps, operated by the Institut de radioastronomie millimétrique. The NOEMA project is funded for 10 antennas and will be the most sensitive millimeter array in the northern hemisphere. [1]

Northern Extended Millimeter Array
Plateau de Bure Interferometer
Alternative namesNOEMA
Location(s)Plateau de Bure, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Coordinates44°38′02″N 5°54′29″E
OrganizationInstitut de radioastronomie millimétrique 
Altitude2,552 m (8,373 ft)
Telescope styleradio interferometer 
ReplacedPlateau de Bure Interferometer 
Websitewww.iram-institute.org/EN/content-page-235-3-235-0-0-0.html
Location of Northern Extended Millimeter Array

References
  1. "The NOEMA Project". Retrieved 26 September 2014.

See also
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