MWA ARCHITECTURE
A simple-hardware, smart-software solution for radio astronomy
The MWA uses bespoke hardware to achieve its science goals. Click on the links below to learn more about the individual elements in the signal pipeline.

Antenna
Aluminium dipole antennas fitted with low noise amplifiers are used for signal detection.
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Beamformer
This hardware allows the telescope to "point" and track objects in the sky, using analog signal delays.
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