LOFAR Borowiec

Last modified on Mar 14th, 2023, 08:00 UTC

Type

ReceiverElectric

Description

LOFAR Pl610 is a single station of the Low-Frequency Array designed by ASTRON. It is located in Borowiec, Poland and operated by CBK PAN. It consists of a 70 m wide Low Band Antenna (LBA) array with 96 elements, a 56.5 m wide High Band Antenna (HBA) array composed of 96 antenna tiles and a total of 96 digital Receiver Units (RCU's). The operating frequency range of LOFAR is 10 MHz to 240 MHz, while the antennas are optimised for the ranges of 30-80 MHz (LBA) and 120-240 MHz (HBA). The station can work in two observing modes; as a part of the International LOFAR Telescope or in a single station mode.

Operational Modes

dynamic spectrum
spectrum

Measure Stokes parameters in the direction to natural radio sources.

Resources and Further Information

Resources

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Metadata Information

Editor	Centrum Badan Kosmicznych Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Version	1
Created	Monday 13th March 2023, 08:00
Last Modified	Tuesday 14th March 2023, 08:00