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We report on the design, deployment, and first results from a scintillation detector deployed at the Murchison Radio-astronomy Observatory (MRO). The detector is a prototype for a larger array -- the Square Kilometre Array Particle Array…

We present a targeted search for low-frequency (144--215\,MHz) FRB emission from five repeating FRBs using 23.3\,hr of archival data taken with the Murchison Widefield Array (MWA) Voltage Capture System (VCS) between 2014 September and 2020…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2022-11-30 J. Tian , G. E. Anderson , P. J. Hancock , J. C. A. Miller-Jones , M. Sokolowski , C. W. James , N. D. R. Bhat , N. A. Swainston , D. Ung , B. W. Meyers

Multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) array based millimeter-wave (MMW) imaging has a tangible prospect in applications of concealed weapons detection. A near-field imaging algorithm based on wavenumber domain processing is proposed for a…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-01-25 Shiyong Li , Shuoguang Wang , Moeness G. Amin , Guoqiang Zhao

Traditional pulsar surveys have primarily employed time-domain periodicity searches. However, these methods are susceptible to effects like scattering, eclipses and orbital motion. At lower radio frequencies (<= 300 MHz), factors such as…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2024-11-20 S. Sett , M. Sokolowski , E. Lenc , N. D. R. Bhat

Experiments were performed with prototype antenna tiles for the Mileura Widefield Array--Low Frequency Demonstrator (MWA-LFD) to better understand the widefield, wideband properties of their design and to characterize the radio frequency…

The number of active and non active satellites in Earth orbit has dramatically increased in recent decades, requiring the development of novel surveillance techniques to monitor and track them. In this paper, we build upon previous…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2020-04-01 Steve Prabu , Paul J Hancock , Xiang Zhang , Steven J Tingay

Coronal magnetic fields are well known to be one of the crucial parameters defining coronal physics and space weather. However, measuring the global coronal magnetic fields remains challenging. The polarization properties of coronal radio…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2022-07-01 Devojyoti Kansabanik , Divya Oberoi , Surajit Mondal

The introduction of low-frequency radio arrays over the coming decade is expected to revolutionize the study of the reionization epoch. Observation of the contrast in redshifted 21cm emission between a large HII region and the surrounding…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-11 Stuart Wyithe , Abraham Loeb , David Barnes

Reconstruction of the sky brightness measured by radio interferometers is typically achieved through gridding techniques, or histograms in spatial Fourier space. For Epoch of Reionisation (EoR) 21 cm power spectrum measurements, extreme…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2022-04-22 Nichole Barry , Aman Chokshi

Some of the most interesting insights into solar physics and space weather come from studying radio emissions associated with solar activity, which remain inherently unpredictable. Hence, a real-time triggering system is needed for solar…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2026-02-05 Deepan Patra , Devojyoti Kansabanik , Divya Oberoi , Yûki Kubo , Bradley W. Meyers , Andrew Williams , Soham Dey , Naoto Nishizuka

Measurements of 21 cm Epoch of Reionization (EoR) structure are subject to systematics originating from both the analysis and the observation conditions. Using 2013 data from the Murchison Widefield Array (MWA), we show the importance of…

Direct detection of the Dark Ages and the Epoch of Reionization (EOR) is among the main scientific objectives of all current and future low-frequency radio facilities. In this paper we summarize and discuss recent results, based on…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 Ilian T. Iliev , Garrelt Mellema , Ue-Li Pen , Paul R. Shapiro

This proceeding concentrates on the BAO signature of dark energy, and how the SKA dark energy case has been complicated by the emergence of HI structure experiments modeled after the Epoch of Reionization observatories. The purpose of the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 Miguel F. Morales

We present techniques for bridging the gap between idealized inverse covariance weighted quadratic estimation of 21 cm power spectra and the real-world challenges presented universally by interferometric observation. By carefully evaluating…

Low-frequency (80-240 MHz) radio observations of the solar corona are presented using the Murchison Widefield Array (MWA), and several discoveries are reported. The corona is reviewed, followed by chapters on Type III bursts and…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2019-12-05 Patrick I. McCauley

Simulated maps of the HI distribution in the post-reionization era are used to study the prospects for detection with existing and upcoming radio telescopes. We consider detection in the redshifted radiation from the hyperfine transition…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2010-04-29 Nishikanta Khandai , Kanan K. Datta , J. S. Bagla

We present a search for prompt radio emission associated with the short-duration gamma-ray burst (GRB) 150424A using the Murchison Widefield Array (MWA) at frequencies from 80-133 MHz. Our observations span delays of 23 s-30 min after the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-12-02 D. L. Kaplan , A. Rowlinson , K. W. Bannister , M. E. Bell , S. D. Croft , T. Murphy , S. J. Tingay , R. B. Wayth , A. Williams

The upcoming Square Kilometre Array Low Frequency (SKA-Low) interferometer will have the required sensitivity to detect the 21 cm line from neutral hydrogen during the Epoch of Reionisation (EoR). In preparation, we investigated the…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2025-09-25 E. Jong , C. Trott , C. D. Nunhokee , Q. Zheng