Prospects for Scrutiny of Pulsars with Polish Part of LOFAR

• Autorzy: Błaszkiewicz L. , Lewandowski W. , Krankowski A. , Kijak J. , Koralewska O. , Dąbrowski B. P.

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DOI

10.1515/acgeo-2015-0038

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

LOFAR (LOw Frequency ARray) is a new generation digitally controlled radio telescope consisting of phased array antenna stations with sensitivity, bandwidth, range of frequency, and digital processing power that makes it an excellent tool for observations of pulsars. This interferometric instrument is able to work in a single-station mode as well as in group-of-selected-stations mode. This article discusses the great opportunity for conducting unique and independent research of pulsar sources with the three LOFAR stations located in Poland and maintained by the POLFAR consortium.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

radio astronomy; LOFAR; pulsar; neutron star

PL

radioastronomia; LOFAR; pulsar; gwiazda neutronowa

• Wydawca: Instytut Geofizyki PAN ; Springer
• Czasopismo: Acta Geophysica
• Rocznik: 2016
• Tom: Vol. 64, no. 1
• Strony: 293--315
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 41 poz.

Twórcy

autor

Błaszkiewicz L.

• Space Radio-Diagnostics Research Centre, University of Warmia and Mazury, Olsztyn, Poland
• Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Sciences, University of Warmia and Mazury, Olsztyn, Poland

autor

Lewandowski W.

• Institute of Astronomy, University of Zielona Gora, Zielona Góra, Poland

autor

Krankowski A.

• Space Radio-Diagnostics Research Centre, University of Warmia and Mazury, Olsztyn, Poland

autor

Kijak J.

• Institute of Astronomy, University of Zielona Gora, Zielona Góra, Poland

autor

Koralewska O.

• Institute of Astronomy, University of Zielona Gora, Zielona Góra, Poland

autor

Dąbrowski B. P.

• Space Radio-Diagnostics Research Centre, University of Warmia and Mazury, Olsztyn, Poland

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