Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2007-01-26
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
5 pages, 1 figure; submitted to proceedings of the workshop Astrophysics Enabled by the Return to the Moon
Scientific paper
Observations at radio wavelengths address key problems in astrophysics, astrobiology, and lunar structure including the first light in the Universe (the Epoch of Reionization), the presence of magnetic fields around extrasolar planets, particle acceleration mechanisms, and the structure of the lunar ionosphere. Moreover, achieving the performance needed to address these scientific questions demands observations at wavelengths longer than those that penetrate the Earth's ionosphere, observations in extremely "radio quiet" locations such as the Moon's far side, or both. We describe a series of lunar-based radio wavelength interferometers of increasing capability. The Radio Observatory for Lunar Sortie Science (ROLSS) is an array designed to be deployed during the first lunar sorties (or even before via robotic rovers) and addressing particle acceleration and the lunar ionosphere. Future arrays would be larger, more capable, and deployed as experience is gained in working on the lunar surface.
Burns Jason
Demaio L.
Jones Llanwyn D.
Lazio Joe
Macdowall Robert J.
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