A first glimpse at the OLFAR satellites

Steven Engelen; A. Budianu; Chris J.M. Verhoeven; David Smith; Kevin A. Quillien; Marinus Jan Bentum; J. Matthijs Klein; Raj Rajan; R.T. Rajan

A first glimpse at the OLFAR satellites

Steven Engelen, A. Budianu, Chris J.M. Verhoeven, David Smith, Kevin A. Quillien, Marinus Jan Bentum, J. Matthijs Klein, Raj Rajan, R.T. Rajan

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Abstract

Radio astronomical observations at low frequencies are affected by Earth's ionosphere. This forces radio astronomers to place their antennas above the ionosphere, and given the significant radio frequency interference close to Earth, the antennas should be placed far away from Earth. OLFAR, short for Orbiting low frequency antennas for Radio Astronomy, attempts to use a swarm of nano-satellites to sample signals at frequencies between 0.3 and 30 MHz.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Sense of Contact 15
Subtitle of host publication	Sensors across the application domains
Place of Publication	Utrecht
Publisher	STW
Pages	1-2
Number of pages	2
Publication status	Published - 10 Apr 2013
Event	15th Sensor Technology Conference Sense of Contact 2013 - Soesterberg, Netherlands Duration: 10 Apr 2013 → 10 Apr 2013 Conference number: 15

Conference

Conference	15th Sensor Technology Conference Sense of Contact 2013
Country/Territory	Netherlands
City	Soesterberg
Period	10/04/13 → 10/04/13

Keywords

Radio astronomy
Nano-satellites
OLFAR
Swarm

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