DARIS : a low-frequency distributed aperture array for radio astronomy in space

A.J. Boonstra; N. Saks; H. Falcke; M. Klein-Wolt; Marinus Jan Bentum; R.T. Rajan; Raj Rajan; M. Wijnholds; M. Arts; K. van 't Klooster; F. Beliën

DARIS : a low-frequency distributed aperture array for radio astronomy in space

A.J. Boonstra, N. Saks, H. Falcke, M. Klein-Wolt, Marinus Jan Bentum, R.T. Rajan, Raj Rajan, M. Wijnholds, M. Arts, K. van 't Klooster, F. Beliën

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Abstract

The frequency band below 30 MHz is one of the last unexplored bands in radio astronomy. This band is well suited for studying the early cosmos at high hydrogen redshifts, the so-called dark ages, extragalactic surveys, (extra) solar planetary bursts, and high energy particle physics. In addition, space research such as space weather tomography, are also areas of scientific interest. Due to ionospheric scintillation (below 30MHz) and its opaqueness (below 15MHz), earth-bound radio astronomy observations in these bands are either severely limited in sensitivity and spatial resolution or entirely impossible. A radio telescope in space obviously would not be hampered by the Earth's ionosphere. In the past, several (limited) studies have been conducted to explore possibilities for such an array in space. These studies considered aperture synthesis arrays in space, at the back-side of the Moon, or a satellite constellation operating in a coherent mode.

Original language	Undefined
Title of host publication	Sense of Contact 12
Place of Publication	Utrecht
Publisher	STW
Pages	1-2
Number of pages	2
ISBN (Print)	not assigned
Publication status	Published - 8 Apr 2010
Event	12th Sensor Technology Conference Sense of Contact 2010 - Conferentiecentrum Woudschoten, Zeist, Netherlands Duration: 8 Apr 2010 → 8 Apr 2010 Conference number: 12

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Publisher	STW Technology Foundation

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Workshop	12th Sensor Technology Conference Sense of Contact 2010
Country/Territory	Netherlands
City	Zeist
Period	8/04/10 → 8/04/10

Keywords

IR-75298
METIS-275788
Radio astronomy
EWI-19105
phased array signal processing
low-frequency astronomy
correlator
Satellites

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