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Next generation radio telescopes, such as the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) and Next Generation Very Large Array (ngVLA), require precise microwave frequency reference signals to be transmitted over fiber links to each dish to coherently…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2020-09-09 Skevos F. E. Karpathakis , Charles T. Gravestock , David R. Gozzard , Thea R. Pulbrook , Sascha W. Schediwy

Episodic accretion may be a common occurrence in the evolution of young pre-main sequence stars and has important implications for our understanding of star and planet formation. Many fundamental aspects of what drives the accretion…

The scientific motivation is reviewed for a next generation radio observatory operating at frequencies between about 200 MHz and 2 GHz with about 2 orders of magnitude greater sensitivity than that which is currently available, together…

Astrophysics · Physics 2016-11-03 Robert Braun

We investigate the potential of the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) and the Next Generation Very Large Array (ngVLA) to observe substructures in nearby young disks which are due to the gravitational interaction between…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2018-02-14 Luca Ricci , Shang-Fei Liu , Andrea Isella , Hui Li

Various sign-posts of recent star-formation activity, such as water and methanol maser emission or magnetically active low-mass young stars, can be detected with Very Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI) radio arrays. The extremely accurate…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2018-10-17 Laurent Loinard , Mark J. Reid

The Andromeda galaxy (M\,31) hosts one of the nearest and most quiescent super-massive black holes, which provides a rare, but promising opportunity for studying the physics of black hole accretion at the lowest state. We have conducted a…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2017-08-30 Yang Yang , Zhiyuan Li , Loránt O. Sjouwerman , Feng Yuan , Zhi-Qiang Shen

In light of the recent dazzling discovery of GW170817, we discuss several new scientific opportunities that would emerge in multi-messenger time-domain astrophysics if a facility like the next generation Very Large Array (ngVLA) were to…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2018-10-18 Alessandra Corsi , Dale A. Frail , Davide Lazzati , Dario Carbone , Eric J. Murphy , Benjamin J. Owen , David J. Sand , Richard O'Shaughnessy

Radio wavelength observations of solar system bodies are a powerful method of probing many characteristics of those bodies. From surface and subsurface, to atmospheres (including deep atmospheres of the giant planets), to rings, to the…

Deep continuum surveys at radio wavelengths are able to cover large areas, yield high angular resolution, and do not suffer from dust extinction, thus providing a robust way to measure the star formation history of the universe. However,…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2018-10-17 Amy J. Barger , Kotaro Kohno , Eric J. Murphy , Mark T. Sargent , James J. Condon

The 8 o'clock arc is a gravitationally lensed Lyman Break Galaxy (LBG) at redshift z=2.73 that has a star-formation rate (SFR) of 270 solar-mass/year (derived from optical and near-infrared spectroscopy). Taking the magnification of the…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-20 Filomena Volino , Olaf Wucknitz , John P. McKean , Michael A. Garrett

Cost effective, new antenna technology is required to build the large collecting area being planned for the next generation of radio telescopes. The Large Adaptive Reflector (LAR) is a novel concept being developed in Canada to meet this…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 S. M. Dougherty , P. E. Dewdney , A. Gray , A. R. Taylor

Radio continuum observations have proven to be a workhorse in our understanding of the star formation process (i.e., stellar birth and death) from galaxies both in the nearby universe and out to the highest redshifts. In this article we…

Multi-messenger astronomy is key today to broaden our understanding of the high energy Universe. When an ultra-high energy (UHE) particle interacts in the atmosphere or underground, it initiates an extensive air shower that produces a…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2025-01-06 Marion Guelfand

The GRAND project aims to detect ultra-high-energy neutrinos, cosmic rays and gamma rays, with an array of $200,000$ radio antennas over $200,000\,{\rm km}^2$, split into $\sim 20$ sub-arrays of $\sim 10,000\,{\rm km}^2$ deployed worldwide.…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2021-08-03 Kumiko Kotera

The Giant Radio Array for Neutrino Detection (GRAND) is a planned array of ~200 000 radio antennas deployed over ~200 000 km2 in a mountainous site. It aims primarly at detecting high-energy neutrinos via the observation of extensive air…

Radio telescope arrays, such as Square Kilometre Array (SKA) and next-generation Very Large Array (ngVLA), require highly precise synchronization of time-frequency references to ensure high-quality observational data. Fiber-based frequency…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2025-03-04 Hongfei Dai , Wenlin Li , Zhongwang Pang , Chunyi Li , Dongqi Song , Tong Ww , Bo Wang

GRAND (the Giant Radio Array for Neutrino Detection) is a proposed next-generation observatory targetting primarily the detection of ultra-high-energy neutrinos, with energies exceeding about 100 PeV. GRAND is envisioned as a collection of…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2025-07-11 Olivier Martineau-Huynh

The Very Small Array (VSA) is a synthesis telescope designed to image faint structures in the cosmic microwave background on degree and sub-degree angular scales. The VSA has key differences from other CMB interferometers with the result…

The Very Large Array (VLA) Low-frequency Sky Survey (VLSS) has imaged 95% of the 3*pi sr of sky north of declination = -30 degrees at a frequency of 74 MHz (4 meter wavelength). The resolution is 80" (FWHM) throughout, and the typical RMS…