Astrophysical Studies with Small Low-Frequency Radio Telescopes of New Generation

Autor: D. V. Mukha, Serge Yerin, A. A. Konovalenko, M. M. Kalinichenko, O. M. Ulyanov, Peter L. Tokarsky, V. Bortsov, S. V. Stepkin, V. L. Koliadin, O. M. Reznichenko, Mykhaylo Panchenko, I. Y. Vasylieva, G. Kvasov, V. Lisachenko, A. I. Brazhenko, A. O. Skoryk, V. M. Melnik, A. O. Gridin, Loïc Denis, A. I. Shevtsova, I. M. Bubnov, K. Mylostna, Julien N. Girard, O. D. Khristenko, Aleksander Stanislavsky, M. A. Sidorchuk, H. O. Rucker, V. V. Dorovskyy, V. V. Zakharenko, P. Zarka, G. Litvinenko
Přispěvatelé: Institute of Radio Astronomy of NASU [Kharkiv] (IRA), National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (NASU), Laboratoire d'études spatiales et d'instrumentation en astrophysique (LESIA), Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris 6 (UPMC)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Observatoire de Paris, Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Unité Scientifique de la Station de Nançay (USN), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Observatoire de Paris, Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Observatoire des Sciences de l'Univers en région Centre (OSUC), Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Observatoire de Paris, Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université d'Orléans (UO)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Observatoire de Paris, Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université d'Orléans (UO)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université d'Orléans (UO), Space Research Institute of Austrian Academy of Sciences (IWF), Austrian Academy of Sciences (OeAW), Main Astronomical Observatory of NAS of Ukraine (MAO), Observatoire des Sciences de l'Univers en région Centre (OSUC), Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université d'Orléans (UO)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: Radio physics and radio astronomy
Radio physics and radio astronomy, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Institute of Radio Astronomy, Ukrainian Committee URSI/Begell, 2016, 21 (2), pp.83-131. ⟨10.15407/rpra21.02.083⟩
Radio Physics and Radio Astronomy, Vol 21, Iss 2, Pp 83-131 (2016)
Radio physics and radio astronomy, 2016, 21 (2), pp.83-131. ⟨10.15407/rpra21.02.083⟩
ISSN: 1027-9636
Popis: Purpose: define and theoretically substantiate the range of astrophysical problems that may be efficiently solved using small antenna arrays. Design/methodology/approach: Observation parameters and configurations of a set of small antenna arrays included in the future Giant Ukrainian radio telescope, have been derived based on the theoretical analysis and scientific results obtained by UTR-2 and URAN radio telescopes. Results: We have proved that a wide scope of problems can be efficiently solved by small low-frequency antenna arrays, ranging from Solar studies to the search for cosmological effects associated with neutral hydrogen spectral line in the early Universe at high red shifts. For each study program, we have calculated the desired observation parameters (integration time, time and frequency resolutions), indicated the required antenna configurations and operating modes (interferometric or additive). Conclusions: We have shown that at the construction stage of the Giant Ukrainian radio telescope and gradual commissioning of its new sections, we can solve a number of important astrophysical problems. As the new sections are being added, the observation techniques and data processing methods will constantly be improving.
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