The LOFAR radio environment

Aims. This paper discusses the spectral occupancy for performing radio astronomy with the Low-Frequency Array (LOFAR), with a focus on imaging observations. Methods. We have analysed the radio-frequency interference (RFI) situation in two 24-h surveys with Dutch LOFAR stations, covering 30-78 MHz wi...

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Main Authors: Offringa, A., De Bruyn, A., Zaroubi, S., Van Diepen, G., Martinez-Ruby, O., Labropoulos, P., Brentjens, M., Ciardi, B., Daiboo, S., Harker, G., Jelic, V., Kazemi, S., Koopmans, L., Mellema, G., Pandey, V., Pizzo, R., Schaye, J., Vedantham, H., Veligatla, V., Wijnholds, S., Yatawatta, S., Zarka, P., Alexov, A., Anderson, J., Asgekar, A., Avruch, M., Beck, R., Bell, M., Bentum, M., Bernardi, G., Best, P., Birzan, L., Bonafede, A., Breitling, F., Broderick, J., Brüggen, M., Butcher, H., Conway, J., De Vos, M., Dettmar, R., Eisloeffel, J., Falcke, H., Fender, R., Frieswijk, W., Gerbers, M., Griessmeier, J., Gunst, A., Hassall, T., Heald, G., Hessels, J., Hoeft, M., Horneffer, A., Karastergiou, A., Kondratiev, V., Koopman, Y., Kuniyoshi, M., Kuper, G., Maat, P., Mann, G., McKean, J., Meulman, H., Mevius, M., Mol, J., Nijboer, R., Noordam, J., Norden, M., Paas, H., Pandey, M., Polatidis, A., Rafferty, D., Rawlings, S., Reich, W., Röttgering, H., Schoenmakers, A., Sluman, J., Smirnov, O., Sobey, Charlotte, Stappers, B., Steinmetz, M., Swinbank, J., Tagger, M., Tang, Y., Tasse, C., Van Ardenne, A., Van Cappellen, W., Van Duin, A.
Format: Journal Article
Published: EDP Sciences 2012
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/52548