
中国天眼(FAST)在脉冲星、快速射电暴等领域取得重大进展,推动中国射电天文实现跨越式发展。
中国科学院国家天文台宣布“中国天眼”(FAST)落成十周年。该望远镜在脉冲星、快速射电暴等领域取得多项国际领先成果,已成为全球重要天文观测设备。未来将推进二期工程,进一步拓展人类认知宇宙的边界。
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中国天眼(FAST)是国家“十一五”重大科技基础设施,于2016年9月落成,2020年1月通过国家验收。
中新网北京9月23日电 (记者 孙自法)记者9月23日从中国科学院国家天文台获悉,该台建于贵州平塘的“中国天眼”(500米口径球面射电望远镜,英文缩写FAST),2026年9月迎来落成十周年,在脉冲星、中性氢星系、快速射电暴和引力波等研究中取得一系列具有国际影响力的科学成果,已成为全球最重要的天文观测设备之一。
“中国天眼”落成十周年学术交流会9月22日至24日在该大科学装置现场举行,包括多位院士在内,来自中国40余家高校及科研机构的200余位专家学者齐聚一堂,共同回顾“中国天眼”建设发展历程和重要科研进展,共同谋划“中国天眼”未来发展蓝图,聚力推动中国射电天文事业高质量发展。
中国科学院国家天文台副台长、“中国天眼”总工程师姜鹏代表团队作总体报告,系统总结“中国天眼”过去十年取得的成果及未来的发展规划。“中国天眼”用户代表围绕快速射电暴与暂现源、脉冲星、中性氢观测、核心技术攻关等前沿领域作专题学术报告。
作为国家发展和改革委员会批复立项的国家“十一五”重大科技基础设施,“中国天眼”自2016年9月落成以来,中国科学院国家天文台项目团队以远超中外同行预期的速度完成了望远镜调试任务,多项原创技术达到国际领先水平。“中国天眼”于2020年1月通过国家验收,运行阶段,团队坚持公开、透明、开放、共享的运行机制,扎实推进高质量开放运行。
落成十年间,“中国天眼”持续实现核心技术突破、深耕天文前沿领域,在工程技术、前沿科学、应用等领域均取得多项成就。在测量与控制技术方法、国产化钢丝绳和高性能接收机研制等方面的技术创新,保障了望远镜的稳定高效运行。
截至目前,基于“中国天眼”观测数据,累计在国际学术期刊《科学》(Science)和《自然》(Nature)主刊发表论文13篇,相关成果两次入选《科学》评选的十大科学突破,一次入选《自然》评选的十大科学发现,十次荣膺中国科学十大进展、中国十大科技进展新闻等科技评选。
中国科学院国家天文台表示,“中国天眼”团队历经十年耕耘,推动中国射电天文领域实现历史性跃迁,完成从跟跑、追赶到世界领跑的跨越式发展,稳步实现“早出成果”、“多出成果”和“出好成果”的目标,正在向“出大成果”持续迈进。
未来,该团队将继续推进“中国天眼”二期工程,持续巩固提升中国射电天文领域的国际领先地位,依托二期工程升级后更强的观测能力,不断拓展人类认知宇宙的边界,持续产出更多重大原创科学成果。
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