Space-based Ultra-long wavelength radio astronomy - an overview of today's initiatives

Marinus Jan Bentum; Albert Jan Boonstra; Willem Baan

Space-based Ultra-long wavelength radio astronomy - an overview of today's initiatives

Marinus Jan Bentum, Albert Jan Boonstra, Willem Baan

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Abstract

Space based ultra-long wavelength radio astronomy has recently gained interest. The need for large effective apertures spread over long ranges implies that advanced technologies are required, which is in reach at this moment. This together with the unexplored frequency band below 30 MHz makes these initiatives very interesting. Due to a combination of ionospheric scintillation below ~30MHz, its opaqueness below ~10MHz, and man-made radio frequency interference (RFI), earth-bound radio astronomy observations are either severely limited in sensitivity and spatial resolution or entirely impossible. In this paper we will present current initiatives to reach this new and unexplored low frequency band below 30 MHz.

Original language	Undefined
Title of host publication	XXXth URSI General Assembly and Scientific Symposium, 2011
Place of Publication	Turkey
Publisher	IEEE
Pages	1-4
Number of pages	4
ISBN (Print)	978-1-4244-5118-0
Publication status	Published - 15 Aug 2011
Event	XXX URSI General Assembly and Scientific Symposium 2011 - Lfitfi Klrdar Convention and Exhibition Centre, Istanbul, Turkey Duration: 13 Aug 2011 → 20 Aug 2011 Conference number: 30

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Name
Publisher	IEEE

Conference

Conference	XXX URSI General Assembly and Scientific Symposium 2011
Country/Territory	Turkey
City	Istanbul
Period	13/08/11 → 20/08/11

Keywords

METIS-278819
EWI-20560
IR-78103

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http://eprints.eemcs.utwente.nl/secure2/20560/01/J04-2.pdf

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