Hercules A

Hercules A
Radio-Optical View of the Galaxy Hercules A - Many thanks to: NASA, ESA, S. Baum and C. O'Dea (RIT), R. Perley and W. Cotton (NRAO/AUI/NSF), and the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)

Tuesday, July 31, 2012

Many solar events on 120731, including types II, III, and IV, at Paris Observatory



A series of type III bursts

 Type II
 Type II
 Type IV

Many thanks to the Nancay Decametric Array Team at the Nancay Radio Astronomy Station of Paris Observatory

Selected Jupiter presentation slides from the LWA Users Meeting in Albuquerque, NM July 26-27, 2012 - Tracy Clarke, Naval Research Laboratory

Selected from:

http://www.phys.unm.edu/~lwa/meetings.html

Many thanks to Tracy Clarke and the LWA Users












Non-Io on 120731, at Paris Observatory





Many thanks to the Nancay Decametric Array Team at the Nancay Radio Astronomy Station of Paris Observator.

Monday, July 30, 2012

Tracking the Dynamic Spectrum of Jupiter with the Long Wavelength Array



The Long Wavelength Array started collecting user data in February 2012.

Here is a list of the Science Groups:

http://www.phys.unm.edu/~lwa/obssched.html


This is the abstract for collaboration LC001:

" LC001   Tracking the Dynamic Spectrum of Jupiter
Tracy Clarke, Naval Research Laboratory

We propose to use the high temporal and spectral resolution of the first LWA station to study the properties of the decametric emission from Jupiter. The observations will be tied to predictions of emission storms (i.e. when the Io torus is favorably aligned for maximum emission).

We will study the fine temporal structure of the S-bursts and also track details of the rapid time switching of the emission from right hand circular to left hand circular.

These observations will also set the ground work for future initiatives such as VLBI between LWA and LOFAR for study of the locations of emitting sources. We separate our project into subcomponents which are tied to the three phases of development of the first LWA station.

Observations during the first two phases will be used to develop software and analysis techniques which will be ready once the full station and BFU/DRX capabilities are available."

Sunday, July 29, 2012

Friday, July 6, 2012

Stereo triangulation and beaming characteristics of Solar Type III Radio Bursts

A refer to Reiner et al. 2007:

http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2007AGUFMSH42A..02R

Below, I copy figures 1 and 4 from the paper. The authors discus the "intrinsic physical characteristics of these radio sources, such as the brightness temperatures and beaming characteristics, at different observing radio frequencies".


Gauribidanur Radio Heliograph


T array of 192 logarithmic periodic antenna elements, 30-150 MHz Indian Institute of Astrophysics

Tuesday, July 3, 2012

Interesting solar burst at the e-Callisto Solar Net, on 120702





Many thanks to Christian Monstein and all his collaborators at e-Callisto 

Monday, July 2, 2012

Solar activity at Paris Observatorty, on 120702




Many thanks to the Nancay Decametric Array Team at the Nancay Radio Astronomy Station of Paris Observatory