W.N. Christiansen and the initial Australian investigation of the 21 cm hydrogen line

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Nov 2008

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Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage (ISSN 1440-2807), Vol. 11, No. 3, p. 185 - 193 (2008).

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

Radio Astronomy, Hydrogen Emission-Line, Division Of Radiophysics, W.N. Christiansen, J.V. Hindman

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On 25 March 1951 H.I. Ewen was working on his doctoral thesis at Harvard University when he detected the 21cm hydrogen emission-line (H-line). Within four months of the initial detection, small groups working in Australia and in the Netherlands were able to confirm Ewen's detection, thereby heralding a new chapter in international radio astronomy. This paper examines the Australian efforts that culminated in the confirmation of the H-line detection, and led to an initial survey of the southern Milky Way which produced the first indication of the spiral arm structure of our Galaxy.

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