S[&]T (Science [&] Technology), ASTRON (Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy) and KNMI (Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute) have completed the design of DISTURB, a warning system for eruptions on the sun.
STORIES
In Humans of ASTRON we share stories about the people at ASTRON. Who are the people behind the discoveries and innovations and also, who are the people that make sure that everything runs smoothly? This time we interview Dr. Ágnes Mika, project manager at ASTRON, about her work for the radio astronomy institute. She joined ASTRON in 2013.
In Humans of ASTRON we share stories about the people at ASTRON. Who are the people behind the discoveries and innovations and also, who are the people that make sure that everything runs smoothly? This time, Zheng Meyer-Zhao, Science Data Centre Development Lead, shares her story. She joined ASTRON in 2018.
DAILY IMAGE
DISTURB-1: a solar spectrograph design
© © 2020 Michiel Brentjens (ASTRON)
The image shows the preliminary design. We need five antenna systems to measure the entire band: modified LOFAR LBA antennas (left, 3—90 MHz), modified LOFAR HBA antennas (front, 80—260 MHz), newly developed antennas (nearby on the processing container, 220—680 MHz), SKA MFAA Vivaldis (on the slanted post, 560—1700 MHz), and a newly developed conformal array (the sphere on the far side of the container, 1600—3000 MHz).
Today the DISTURB consortium hosts representatives of the Dutch military to formally close DISTURB's design phase, and to inform them of our plans for a full-scale prototype station to be constructed in the next few years, leading up to solar maximum in 2025—2026.
EVENTS
Applied RF technology course
Mon 17 May 2021 - Thu 20 May 2021
The RF course is an excellent introduction for Digital / Analog engineers who are or will be involved in the development of RF systems.
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