Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics – Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2009-09-17
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics
6 pages, invited review presented at "Science and Technology of Long Baseline Real-Time Interferometry: The 8th International
Scientific paper
The Low Frequency Array (LOFAR) is a new generation of electronic radio telescope based on aperture array technology and working in the frequency range of 30-240 MHz. The telescope is being developed by ASTRON, and currently being rolled-out across the Netherlands and other countries in Europe. The plan is to build at least 36 stations in the Netherlands (with baseline lengths of up to 100 km), 5 stations in Germany, and 1 station in each of Sweden, France and the UK. With baseline lengths of up to 2000 km, sub-arcsecond resolution will be possible at the highest frequencies. The Key Science Projects being addressed by the project include: deep, wide-field cosmological surveys, transients, the epoch of re-ionisation and cosmic ray studies. We present the current status of the project, including the development of the super-core in Exloo and the completion of the first 3 stations. 'First fringes' from these stations is also presented.
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