====== International stations ======

LOFAR attracts a growing community that also would like to contribute to the LOFAR adventure. This is the general information page for the (potential) international partners of LOFAR.

===== General Information - Site Requirements =====

A document has been drafted detailing the site requirements, the placement and the layout of a LOFAR station on an LOFAR site in countries outside the Netherlands (stations in the Netherlands have a different layout). This document tries to address a lot of questions that we are frequently asked.

  * {{:public:2008-11-24_doc_lofar_srs_019_iss1rev5_int-site.pdf|International Site Requirement Document}}  (living document, last update November 25, 2008)
  * {{:public:2008-12-16_doc_crane_for_field_positioning_hba_tiles.pdf|Requirements crane for field positioning of the HBA tiles}}
  * {{:public:2009-02-20_hba_anchoring_installation_guide.pdf|HBA anchor installation guide}}
  * {{:public:2008-09-30_doc_lofar_e-lofar_station_network_description-final.pdf|International LOFAR station network description}}  (last update September 30, 2008)
  * {{:public:2008-06-10_doc_specs_lofar_container.pdf|LOFAR Container specification}}

If you have more questions, you would like to visit us or you would like us to visit you, please contact Corina Vogt (vogt<at>astron.nl)

===== International partners =====

At the moment, there are the following countries planning to add station to LOFAR or have them already funded:

  * Germany - Six stations funded and completed (Effelsberg, Garching, Potsdam, Tautenburg, Juelich, Hamburg [DE601,DE602, DE603, DE604, DE605, DE609)
  * UK - One station funded and completed (Chilbolton) [UK608]
  * France - One station funded and completed (Nancay) [FR606]
  * Sweden - One station funded and completed (Onsala) [SE607]
  * Finland - One prototype-station funded and completed (Kilpisjärvi) for ESICAT testing, not ILT condected [Kaira]
  * Poland - Three stations funded and completed (Lazy near Krakow, Baldy near Olsztyn, Borowiec near Poznan) [PL610, PL611, PL612]
  * Ireland - One funded and completed [IE613]
  * Latvia - One station funded and completed [LV614]
  * Italy - One station planned

On Google Maps that looks like (//green//: funded station, //yellow//: funded but no place found yet, //red//: planned station):

{{:public:lofar_european_configuration.jpg?300|lofar_european_configuration.jpg}}

On the uv-plane this looks like:

{{:public:lofar_uv-plot_e-lofar.png?300}}

===== Contact =====

At the various countries that are already involved in LOFAR, consortia exist. The contact details for the people in these countries being involved in LOFAR can be found below:

  * Netherlands:

  * Germany: **German Long Wavelength Consortium**  ([[:public:international:glow|GLOW]])
      * Web home: [[http://blogger.astro.rub.de/glow|http://blogger.astro.rub.de/glow]]
      * As of 2008 May 06:
      * Chair: Ralf-Juergen Dettmar (dettmar<at>astro.rub.de)
      * Vice-chair: Marcus Brueggen (m.brueggen<at>jacobs-university.de)
      * **Secretary**: Matthias Hoef(hoeft<at>tls-tautenburg.de)
      * Technical Working Group Chair: N.A.
      * Scientific Working Group Chair: Benedetta Ciardi (ciardi<at>mpa-garching.mpg.de)
      * KSP Contact List
        * EoR: Benedetta Ciardi (ciardi<at>mpa-garching.mpg.de)
        * Surveys: Marcus Brueggen (m.brueggen<at>jacobs-university.de)
        * Transients: Jochen Eisloeffel (jochen<at>tls-tautenburg.de)
        * Cosmic Rays: ???
        * Cosmic Magnetism: Rainer Beck (PI) (rbeck<at>mpifr-bonn.mpg.de)
        * Solar: Gottfried Mann (PI) (GMann<at>aip.de)
      * ARC Representatives
        * Rainer Beck (rbeck<at>mpifr-bonn.mpg.de)
          * Benedetta Ciardi, alternate (ciardi<at>mpa-garching.mpg.de)
      * LOFAR TWG Representatives
        * (is this outdated?)
        * Christian Vocks, Solar KSP, (vocks<at>aip.de)
      * LAD Representatives
        * Rainer Beck, Magnetism KSP, (rbeck<at>mpifr-bonn.mpg.de)
        * Christian Vocks, Solar KSP, (vocks<at>aip.de)
          * Gottfried Mann, alternate, Magnetism KSP, (GMann<at>aip.de)
      * Station Contact List
        * DE601 (Effelsberg) Andreas Horneffer (lofar-ops<at>mpifr-bonn.mpg.de)
        * DE602 (Garching) Benedetta Ciardi (ciardi<at>mpa-garching.mpg.de)
        * DE603 (Tautenburg) Jochen Eisloeffel (jochen<at>tls-tautenburg.de)
        * DE604 (Potsdam) Gottfried Mann (PI) (GMann<at>aip.de)
        * DE605 (Juelich) Marcus Brueggen (m.brueggen<at>jacobs-university.de)

  * UK:
      * LOFAR-UK is a consortium of 23 partner universities and research laboratories.
      * Project leaders: Philip Best (UK-ATC, current chairman)
      * Web home: [[http://www.lofar-uk.org|http://www.lofar-uk.org]]
      * Station Contact List
        * UK608 (Chilbolton) (lofar-obs<at>stfc.ac.uk)

  * France:
      * Station Contact List
        * FR606 (Nancay) Jean-Mathias Griessmeier (jean-mathias.griessmeier<at>cnrs-orleans.fr)

  * Sweden:
      * The Swedish LOFAR station at Onsala is owned and operated by Onsala Space Observatory. The LOFAR-Sweden consortium consists of individual members at Swedish universities and research institutes.
      * Web home: [[http://www.lofar-se.org|http://www.lofar-se.org]]

  * Poland:
  * Latvia:

  * Italy:
  * Ireland
      * Web home: [[http://www.lofar.ie/|http://www.lofar.ie/]]
  * Finland
      * KAIRA (Kilpisjärvi Atmospheric Imaging Receiver Array)
      * Organisation: Sodankylä Geophysical Observatory
      * Web home: [[http://www.sgo.fi/KAIRA|http://www.sgo.fi/KAIRA]]
      * Station Contact List
        * KAIRA (Kilpisjärvi) Project Team (karia<at>sgo.fi)