Antenna Design and Distribution for a LOFAR Super Station in Nancay
Abstract
The Nancay radio astronomy observatory and associated laboratories are developing the concept of a "Super Station" for extending the LOFAR station now installed and operational in Nancay. The LOFAR Super Station (LSS) will increase the number of high sensitivity long baselines, provide short baselines and an alternate core, and be a large standalone instrument. It will operate in the low frequency band of LOFAR (30-80 MHz) and extend this range to lower frequencies. Three key developments for the LSS are described here: (i) the design of a specific antenna, and the distribution of such antennas (ii) at small-scale (analog-phased mini array) and (iii) at large-scale (the whole LSS).
- Publication:
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Planetary, Solar and Heliospheric Radio Emissions (PRE VII)
- Pub Date:
- 2011
- Bibcode:
- 2011pre7.conf..495G
- Keywords:
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- Radio astronomy;
- Instrumentation;
- LOFAR;
- Nancay;
- super station;
- antenna design