The Wetterstein Millimeter Telescope: A New German Facility for Astronomy and Geodesy
Alexander Neidhardt, Matthias Kadler, Anne-Kathrin Baczko, Guido Dietl, Urs Hugentobler, Matthias Schartner, Tobias Ullmann, Till Rehm, Jompoj Wongphechauxsorn, for the WMT consortium
Abstract
The Wetterstein Millimeter Telescope (WMT) is a planned broadband (1.2-120 GHz) radio telescope to be established near the Environmental Research Station Schneefernerhaus (UFS) on Germany's highest mountain, the Zugspitze. Developed by a consortium of German research institutes and partners, the WMT is conceived as a multidisciplinary research infrastructure supporting radio astronomy, geodetic VLBI, satellite communications, space situational awareness, and technology development. The telescope is designed to operate within international VLBI networks, including the European VLBI Network, the Global mm-VLBI Array, and future ngVLA and SKA-VLBI observations. This contribution summarizes recent progress in the WMT project, including the evolution of the antenna design, and highlights the potential of the WMT to support future astronomical and geodetic VLBI.
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