Spectral Polarimetric Observations of the Sun by the VIRAC RT-32 Radio Telescope: First Results

2013 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Bezrukov
Keyword(s):  
Radio Telescope ◽  
Radio Astronomy ◽  
Microwave Emission ◽  
The Sun ◽  
Frequency Range ◽  
First Results

AbstractThe article describes microwave observations of the Sun with the radio telescope RT-32 of the Ventspils International Radio Astronomy Center. The observations were performed using a multichannel spectral polarimeter for the 6.3–9.4 GHz frequency range. A set of 2D microwave emission maps of the Sun for the Stokes I and V parameters has been obtained and analyzed.

The Llanherne Low Frequency Radio Telescope

1972 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 135-137 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. R. A. Ellis
Keyword(s):  
Lower Limit ◽  
Radio Telescope ◽  
Radio Astronomy ◽  
Angular Resolution ◽  
Low Frequency ◽  
Earth Satellite ◽  
The Sun ◽  
Frequency Range ◽  
Interstellar Absorption ◽  
The Galaxy

A large proportion of the easily accessible radio astronomy spectrum lies between 50 MHz and a lower limit of about 1 MHz set by interstellar absorption. The features of the spectrum in this frequency range, from sources such as the galaxy, extragalactic sources, pulsars, the Sun and Jupiter, remain only partially explored mainly owing to the large sizes of telescopes necessary to obtain adequate angular resolution and sensitivity. In addition, below 20 MHz, interference from man-made radiation and from the ionosphere severely hinders observations. At the lowest frequencies, the effects of the ionosphere can be overcome by using earth satellite telescopes at the expense of greatly increased difficulty in attaining sufficient telescope aperture.

scholarly journals RFI Survey for the Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope in India

1991 ◽  
Vol 112 ◽  
pp. 190-193
Author(s):  
G. Swarup ◽  
T.L. Venkatasubramani
Keyword(s):  
Radio Frequency ◽  
Radio Telescope ◽  
Radio Astronomy ◽  
Radio Frequency Interference ◽  
Frequency Range ◽  
Extragalactic Astronomy ◽  
Low Level ◽  
Highly Sensitive ◽  
Set Up

ABSTRACTA Giant Meterwave Radio Telescope (GMRT) is being set up at Khodad about 80 km north of Pune in India for operation in the frequency range of about 30 to 1500 MHz. It is to be completed by 1992 and is being designed to investigate many outstanding problems in the fields of galactic and extragalactic astronomy. We present here measurements of man-made radio frequency interference (RFI) conducted at the GMRT site in 1985 and 1988. It is seen that highly sensitive radio astronomy observations can still be made at selected bands in the above frequency range because of the relatively low level of RFI in India. However, this advantage may not remain for more than a decade or two.

Reduction of the Baseline Ripple on Spectra Recorded with the Parkes Radio Telescope

1977 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 111-113 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Padman
Keyword(s):  
Absorption Spectra ◽  
Radio Telescope ◽  
Radio Astronomy ◽  
Microwave Emission ◽  
Spectral Features ◽  
System Sensitivity ◽  
Sinusoidal Variation ◽  
Emission And Absorption Spectra ◽  
Spectrometer Response

One of the factors determining system sensitivity in radio astronomy measurements of microwave emission and absorption spectra is the flatness of the spectrometer response in the absence of any spectral features. Ripple appears as a quasi-sinusoidal variation of this baseline and occurs whenever two or more components of the same signal reach the receiver by different paths and interfere.

scholarly journals A distinct negative leader propagation mode

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
O. Scholten ◽  
B. M. Hare ◽  
J. Dwyer ◽  
N. Liu ◽  
C. Sterpka ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Radio Telescope ◽  
Electric Discharge ◽  
Radio Astronomy ◽  
Propagation Mode ◽  
Common Phenomenon ◽  
High Charge ◽  
Initial Stage ◽  
Lightning Initiation ◽  
The Common

AbstractThe common phenomenon of lightning still harbors many secrets such as what are the conditions for lightning initiation and what is driving the discharge to propagate over several tens of kilometers through the atmosphere forming conducting ionized channels called leaders. Since lightning is an electric discharge phenomenon, there are positively and negatively charged leaders. In this work we report on measurements made with the LOFAR radio telescope, an instrument primarily build for radio-astronomy observations. It is observed that a negative leader rather suddenly changes, for a few milliseconds, into a mode where it radiates 100 times more VHF power than typical negative leaders after which it spawns a large number of more typical negative leaders. This mode occurs during the initial stage, soon after initiation, of all lightning flashes we have mapped (about 25). For some flashes this mode occurs also well after initiation and we show one case where it is triggered twice, some 100 ms apart. We postulate that this is indicative of a small (order of 5 km$$^2$$ 2 ) high charge pocket. Lightning thus appears to be initiated exclusively in the vicinity of such a small but dense charge pocket.

Data Fusion of Total Solar Irradiance Composite Time Series Using 40 years of Satellite Measurements: First Results 

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jean-Philippe Montillet ◽  
Wolfgang Finsterle ◽  
Werner Schmutz ◽  
Margit Haberreiter ◽  
Rok Sikonja
Keyword(s):  
Time Series ◽  
Data Fusion ◽  
Solar Irradiance ◽  
Total Solar Irradiance ◽  
Maunder Minimum ◽  
The Sun ◽  
Climate Reconstructions ◽  
The Earth ◽  
First Results ◽  
The Difference

<p><span>Since the late 70’s, successive satellite missions have been monitoring the sun’s activity, recording total solar irradiance observations. These measurements are important to estimate the Earth’s energy imbalance, </span><span>i.e. the difference of energy absorbed and emitted by our planet. Climate modelers need the solar forcing time series in their models in order to study the influence of the Sun on the Earth’s climate. With this amount of TSI data, solar irradiance reconstruction models  can be better validated which can also improve studies looking at past climate reconstructions (e.g., Maunder minimum). V</span><span>arious algorithms have been proposed in the last decade to merge the various TSI measurements over the 40 years of recording period. We have developed a new statistical algorithm based on data fusion.  The stochastic noise processes of the measurements are modeled via a dual kernel including white and coloured noise.  We show our first results and compare it with previous releases (PMOD,ACRIM, ... ). </span></p>

Study of the magnetospheres of active regions on the sun by radio astronomy techniques

2017 ◽  
Vol 55 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
V. M. Bogod ◽  
T. I. Kal’tman ◽  
N. G. Peterova ◽  
L. V. Yasnov
Keyword(s):  
Radio Astronomy ◽  
Active Regions ◽  
The Sun

scholarly journals EXPLORATION OF THE SOLAR DECAMETER RADIO EMISSION WITH THE UTR-2 RADIO TELESCOPE

2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 74-89
Author(s):  
V. N Melnik ◽  
◽  
A. A. Konovalenko ◽  
V. V. Dorovskyy ◽  
A. Lecacheux ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Radio Emission ◽  
Radio Telescope ◽  
Solar Radio Emission ◽  
The Sun ◽  
Type Ii ◽  
Time Frequency ◽  
Type Iii ◽  
Type Iv ◽  
Decameter Radio ◽  
Type Ii Bursts

Purpose: The overview of the scientifi c papers devoted to the study of the solar decameter radio emission with the world’s largest UTR-2 radio telescope (Ukraine) published for the last 50 years. Design/methodology/approach: The study and analysis of the scientifi c papers on both sporadic and quiet (thermal) radiation of the Sun recorded with the UTR-2 radio telescope at the decameter wavelength range. Findings: The most signifi cant observational and theoretical results of the solar radio emission studies obtained at the Institute of Radio Astronomy of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine for the last 50 years are given. Conclusions: For the fi rst time, at frequencies below 30 MHz, the Type II bursts, Type IV bursts, S-bursts, drift pairs and spikes have been recorded. The dependences of these bursts parameters on frequency within the frequency band of 9 to 30 MHz were obtained. The models of their generation and propagation were suggested. Moreover, for the fi rst time the fi ne time-frequency structures of the Type III bursts, Type II bursts, Type IV bursts, U- and J-bursts, S-bursts, and drift pairs have been observed due to the high sensitivity and high time-frequency resolutions of the UTR-2 radio telescope. The super-fi ne structure of Type II bursts with a “herringbone” structure was identifi ed, which has never been observed before. New types of bursts were discovered: “caterpillar” bursts, “dog-leg” bursts, Type III bursts with decay, Type III bursts with changing drift rate sign, Type III-like bursts, Jb- and Ub-bursts, etc. An interpretation of the unusually high drift rates and drift rates with alternating signs of the Type III-like bursts was suggested. Based on the dependence of spike durations on frequency, the coronal plasma temperature profi le at the heliocentric heights of 1.5–3RS was determined. Usage of the heliographic and interferometric methods gave the possibility to start studies of the spatial characteristics – sizes and locations of the bursts emission sources. Thus, it was shown that at the decameter band, the Type III burst durations were defi ned by the emission source linear sizes, whereas the spike durations were governed by the collision times in the source plasma. It was experimentally proved that the effective brightness temperatures of the sources of solar sporadic radio emission at the decameter band may reach values of 1014–1015 K. In addition, it was found that the radii of the quiet Sun at frequencies 20 and 25 MHz are close to the distances from the Sun at which the local plasma frequency is equal to the corresponding observed frequency of radio emission in the Baumbach–Allen model. Key words: UTR-2; Sun; decameter radio emission; radio bursts; corona

scholarly journals INTERSTELLAR MEDIUM AND DECAMETER RADIO SPECTROSCOPY

2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 314-325
Author(s):  
S. V. Stepkin ◽  
◽  
O. O. Konovalenko ◽  
Y. V. Vasylkivskyi ◽  
D. V. Mukha ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Interstellar Medium ◽  
Radio Telescope ◽  
Radio Astronomy ◽  
Low Frequency ◽  
Spectral Lines ◽  
Physical Parameters ◽  
Recombination Mechanism ◽  
Radio Recombination Lines ◽  
Radio Spectroscopy ◽  
Correlation Spectrum

Purpose: The analytical review of the main results of research in the new direction of the low-frequency radio astronomy, the interstellar medium radio spectroscopy at decameter waves, which had led to astrophysical discovery, recording of the radio recombination lines in absorption for highly excited states of interstellar carbon atoms (more than 600). Design/methodology/approach: The UTR-2 world-largest broadband radio telescope of decameter waves optimally connected with the digital correlation spectrum analyzers has been used. Continuous modernization of antenna system and devices allowed increasing the analysis band from 100 kHzto 24 MHz and a number of channels from 32 to 8192. The radio telescope and receiving equipment with appropriate software allowed to have a long efficient integration time enough for a large line series simultaneously with high resolution, noise immunity and relative sensitivity. Findings: A new type of interstellar spectral lines has been discovered and studied, the interstellar carbon radio recombination lines in absorption for the record high excited atoms with principal quantum numbers greater than 1000. The line parameters (intensity, shape, width, radial velocity) and their relation ship with the interstellar medium physical parameters have been determined. The temperature of line forming regions is about 100 K, the electron concentration up to 0.1 cm–3 and the size of a line forming region is about 10 pc. For the first time, radio recombination lines were observed in absorption. They have significant broadening and are amplified by the dielectronic-like recombination mechanism and are also the lowest frequency lines in atomic spectroscopy. Conclusions: The detected low-frequency carbon radio recombination lines and their observations have become a new highly effective tool for the cold partially ionized interstellar plasma diagnostics. Using them allows obtaining the information which is not available with the other astrophysical methods. For almost half a century of their research, a large amount of hardware-methodical and astrophysical results have been obtained including a record number of Galaxy objects, where there levant lines have been recorded. The domestic achievements have stimulated many theoretical and experimental studies in other countries, but the scientific achievements of Ukrainian scientists prove the best prospects for further development of this very important area of astronomical science. Key words: low-frequency radio astronomy; radio telescope; interstellar medium; radio recombination lines; carbon; hydrogen; spectral analyzer

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