BINGO (Baryon Acoustic Oscillations from Integrated Neutral Gas Observations) is a 40 m (130 ft) transit radio telescope currently under construction that will observe redshifted hydrogen line emission (between z = 0.13 and 0.45) by intensity mapping to measure dark energy through baryon acoustic oscillations (BAO) in the radio frequency band.
Although infrastructure projects such as fiber optic cabling and resources for digital governance systems are underway in Piancó cities, the effective implementation of these initiatives is limited due to a scarcity of specialized professionals in the region.
The BINGO radio telescope has significant potential to intervene in regional production systems, contributing to the enhancement of workforce training and driving the economy in underserved areas.
The actions developed in this region aim not only to create new employment opportunities but also to provide new perspectives to citizens through the establishment and strengthening of a local scientific culture.
Considering that BINGO will become an integral part of daily life for people in the Piancó region, we can leverage the natural curiosity surrounding the installation of the radio telescope to promote the formation of a scientific culture in local schools.
In the town of Aguiar, where the BINGO radio telescope is being installed, cosmology plays a fundamental role in establishing and strengthening a STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics) culture.
The BINGO project includes the construction of a science museum dedicated to astronomy in the backlands, where the control room for the radio telescope will also be installed.
This museum will play a central role in scientific outreach and serve as a hub for educational activities and future postgraduate courses in the field.
Although there are projects for fiber optic cabling and resources allocated for the creation of digital governance systems in the cities of the region, the lack of specialized professionals hinders the effective implementation of these initiatives.
The BINGO project has the potential to intervene in the region's production systems, contributing to the improvement of workforce training and boosting the economy in disadvantaged areas.
The actions developed in the region aim not only to create new job opportunities but also to promote a new perspective for citizens through the establishment and strengthening of a scientific culture.
Since the BINGO radio telescope will become part of the daily lives of people in the Piancó region, we can take advantage of the natural curiosity surrounding its installation to promote the formation of a scientific culture in local schools.
This radiation is then reflected onto the secondary mirror, which has a hyperboloidal shape with a semi-minor axis of 17.8 meters, directing the signals to the focal plane where the 28 horn antennas are located.
The National Institute for Space Research (INPE) is involved in the development of the design, construction of prototypes, and testing of the horn antennas, as well as the electronic part of the radio telescope.
While some of the electronic components are already available in the market, three key elements of the radio telescope - the horns, the polarimeter waveguides (or magic-tees), and the digital backends - present technological challenges that are being overcome by the project's team of researchers.
In the future, the Uirapuru will serve as a prototype for a set of detectors called "outriggers," designed to enhance BINGO's search for FRB signals.
9) Baryon acoustic oscillations from Integrated Neutral Gas Observations: Broadband corrugated horn construction and testing.
11) Baryon acoustic oscillations from Integrated Neutral Gas Observations: Radio frequency interference measurements and telescope site selection.