Using a satellite swarm for building a space-based radio telescope for low frequencies

M.J. Bentum; A.J. Boonstra; C.J.M. Verhoeven; A.J. van der Veen; E.K.A. Gill; N. Saks; H. Falcke; M. Klein-Wolt; R.T. Rajan; S.J. Wijnholds; M. Arts; K. van 't Klooster; F. Beliën; A. Meijerink; B. Monna; J. Rotteveel; M.A. Boer; E. Bongers; E. Boom; E. van Tuijl; A. van Staveren

Using a satellite swarm for building a space-based radio telescope for low frequencies

M.J. Bentum, A.J. Boonstra, C.J.M. Verhoeven, A.J. van der Veen, E.K.A. Gill, N. Saks, H. Falcke, M. Klein-Wolt, R.T. Rajan, S.J. Wijnholds, M. Arts, K. van 't Klooster, F. Beliën, A. Meijerink, B. Monna, J. Rotteveel, M.A. Boer, E. Bongers, E. Boom, E. van TuijlA. van Staveren

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In radio astronomy, as in astronomy in general, a wide range of frequencies is observed as each spectral band o_ers a unique window to study astrophysical phenomena. In the recent years, new observatories have been designed and built at the extreme limits of the radio spectrum. For the low frequencies several Earth-based radio telescopes are constructed at this moment. In the Netherlands, the Low Frequency Array (LOFAR) is being constructed at this moment and will be operational later this year. LOFAR observes the sky between 30 and 240 MHz. Observing at even lower frequencies is very interesting, but, due to the inuence of the Earth's ionosphere this is not possible from Earth. Thus, the only option to observe low frequencies is a telescope in space

Original language	English
Title of host publication	38th COSPAR Scientific Assembly
Place of Publication	Bremen
Publisher	Committee on Space Research (Cospar)
Pages	1-2
Number of pages	2
Publication status	Published - 21 Jul 2010
Event	38th Scientific Assembly of the Committee on Space Research, COSPAR 2010 - Bremen, Germany Duration: 18 Jul 2010 → 25 Jul 2010 Conference number: 38 http://cospar2010.zarm.uni-bremen.de/

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Conference	38th Scientific Assembly of the Committee on Space Research, COSPAR 2010
Abbreviated title	COSPAR
Country/Territory	Germany
City	Bremen
Period	18/07/10 → 25/07/10
Internet address	http://cospar2010.zarm.uni-bremen.de/

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Bentum, M. J., Boonstra, A. J., Verhoeven, C. J. M., van der Veen, A. J., Gill, E. K. A., Saks, N., Falcke, H., Klein-Wolt, M., Rajan, R. T., Wijnholds, S. J., Arts, M., van 't Klooster, K., Beliën, F., Meijerink, A., Monna, B., Rotteveel, J., Boer, M. A., Bongers, E., Boom, E., ... van Staveren, A. (2010). Using a satellite swarm for building a space-based radio telescope for low frequencies. In 38th COSPAR Scientific Assembly (pp. 1-2). Committee on Space Research (Cospar).

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