scholarly journals The statistics of radio frequency interference propagating from long distances to the Murchison radio-astronomy observatory

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcin Sokolowski ◽  
Randall B. Wayth ◽  
Tyler Ellement
Keyword(s):  
Radio Frequency ◽  
Radio Astronomy ◽  
Radio Frequency Interference ◽  
Astronomy Observatory ◽  
Radio Astronomy Observatory

scholarly journals A survey of spatially and temporally resolved radio frequency interference in the FM band at the Murchison Radio-astronomy Observatory

2020 ◽  
Vol 37 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. J. Tingay ◽  
M. Sokolowski ◽  
R. Wayth ◽  
D. Ung
Keyword(s):  
Radio Frequency ◽  
Radio Astronomy ◽  
Angular Resolution ◽  
Low Frequency ◽  
Earth Orbit ◽  
Radio Frequency Interference ◽  
Astronomy Observatory ◽  
Frequency Range ◽  
Radio Astronomy Observatory ◽  
Imaging Mode

Abstract We present the first survey of radio frequency interference (RFI) at the future site of the low frequency Square Kilometre Array (SKA), the Murchison Radio-astronomy Observatory (MRO), that both temporally and spatially resolves the RFI. The survey is conducted in a 1 MHz frequency range within the FM band, designed to encompass the closest and strongest FM transmitters to the MRO (located in Geraldton, approximately 300 km distant). Conducted over approximately three days using the second iteration of the Engineering Development Array in an all-sky imaging mode, we find a range of RFI signals. We are able to categorise the signals into: those received directly from the transmitters, from their horizon locations; reflections from aircraft (occupying approximately 13% of the observation duration); reflections from objects in Earth orbit; and reflections from meteor ionisation trails. In total, we analyse 33 994 images at 7.92 s time resolution in both polarisations with angular resolution of approximately 3.5 $^{\circ}$ , detecting approximately forty thousand RFI events. This detailed breakdown of RFI in the MRO environment will enable future detailed analyses of the likely impacts of RFI on key science at low radio frequencies with the SKA.

scholarly journals Radio Frequency Interference Measurements for a Radio Astronomy Observatory Site in Indonesia

Aerospace ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 51
Author(s):  
Peberlin Parulian Sitompul ◽  
Timbul Manik ◽  
Mario Batubara ◽  
Bambang Suhandi
Keyword(s):  
Radio Frequency ◽  
Radio Astronomy ◽  
Measurement Data ◽  
Radio Frequency Interference ◽  
Frequency Interval ◽  
Astronomy Observatory ◽  
Frequency Range ◽  
Band Frequency ◽  
Radio Astronomy Observatory ◽  
Interference Measurements

We report on the measurements of radio frequency interference (RFI) at Mount Timau, Kupang, Indonesia, which is intended to host a future radio astronomy observatory. These measurements were taken twice in October 2020 and December 2020 to obtain the RFI environment, at frequencies between 70 and 7000 MHz. Due to the limitations of the measurement data, the results presented in this paper are based on peak detection rather than statistical analysis. Based on the measurement results, the frequency interval between 70–88 MHz and 120–150 MHz is relatively quiet, and the frequency range of 150–300 MHz is relatively clear. The frequency interval of 300 to 800 MHz is relatively quiet, except at the frequency of 600 MHz. The frequency range of 800–1400 MHz is also relatively quiet. The predominant terrestrial services in this band are at 840 MHz, with an amplitude around 32 dB, and 916 MHz, with an amplitude around 12 dB, and the global system for mobile (GSM) signals around 954 MHz have an amplitude around 20 dB above the noise floor. The frequency range of 1400–7000 MHz is also relatively quiet. In this band frequency, we can see RFI at 2145 and 2407 MHz, emitted by local Wi-Fi, and at 2683 MHz, with amplitudes of 18, 40 and 15 dB, respectively, from the noise level. We conclude that, for this period, the frequency band allocated for astronomy can possibly be used for radio telescope development.

Site selection for a radio astronomy observatory in Turkey: atmospherical, meteorological, and radio frequency analyses

2011 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-26 ◽  
Author(s):  
İbrahim Küçük ◽  
İpek Üler ◽  
Şükriye Öz ◽  
Sedat Onay ◽  
Ali Rıza Özdemir ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Radio Frequency ◽  
Radio Astronomy ◽  
Site Selection ◽  
Astronomy Observatory ◽  
Radio Astronomy Observatory ◽  
Selection For

scholarly journals Design, environmental and sustainability constraints of new African observatories: The example of the Mozambique Radio Astronomy Observatory

2013 Africon ◽  
2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Domingos Barbosa ◽  
Miguel Bergano ◽  
Valerio A. R. M. Ribeiro ◽  
Anita Loots ◽  
Venkatasubramani L. Thondikulam ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Radio Astronomy ◽  
Astronomy Observatory ◽  
Radio Astronomy Observatory

scholarly journals On the peculiarities in the spin-down of isolated radio pulsars

2012 ◽  
Vol 8 (S291) ◽  
pp. 208-208
Author(s):  
Augustine Chukwude
Keyword(s):  
Radio Astronomy ◽  
Time Resolution ◽  
Local Phase ◽  
Astronomy Observatory ◽  
Radio Pulsars ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Radio Astronomy Observatory ◽  
Long Term Changes ◽  
Timing Data

AbstractWe investigate the spin-down behaviour of a sample of 25 radio pulsars on decadal timescales (~ 18 years) using a continuous timing data obtained over a period of at Hartebeesthoek Radio Astronomy Observatory (HartRAO). Particular attention is placed on achieving a better time resolution of both the short-term and long-term changes in pulsar spin-down using local phase-coherent measurements of the spin-down rates (). We demonstrate that the spin-down of radio pulsars is generally complicated by a superposition of processes that may or may not be related. Specifically, our results show that (i) for 7 pulsars, the observed spin-down variation is largely stochastic, characterized by random and sustained jumps in of varying amplitudes, (ii) for 9 objects, the spin-down evolution shows dominant monotonic variations in superimposed on short-term stochastic jumps in the parameter, and (iii) for the remaining 9 pulsars, the long-term spin-down evolution is non-monotonic, dominated by some systematic excursion in the measured spin-down rates.

A Wideband Superconducting Filter Using Strong Coupling Resonators for Radio Astronomy Observatory

2009 ◽  
Vol 57 (7) ◽  
pp. 1783-1789 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tao Yu ◽  
Chunguang Li ◽  
Fei Li ◽  
Qiang Zhang ◽  
Liang Sun ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Strong Coupling ◽  
Radio Astronomy ◽  
Astronomy Observatory ◽  
Radio Astronomy Observatory
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