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The measurement of cosmic rays at energies exceeding 100 TeV per nucleon is crucial for enhancing the understanding of high-energy particle propagation and acceleration models in the Galaxy. HERD is a space-borne calorimetric experiment…

Radio interferometers designed to measure the cosmological 21 cm power spectrum require high sensitivity. Several modern low-frequency interferometers feature drift-scan antennas placed on a regular grid to maximize the number of…

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We present the results of a small, low redshift spectroscopic survey of galaxies within 3 degrees of the North Celestial Pole (NCP) selected using V-band photometry obtained from the North Celestial Cap Survey (NCCS) (Gorbikov & Brosch…

3D mapping of matter distribution in the universe through the 21 cm radio emission of atomic hydrogen HI is a complementary approach to optical surveys for the study of the Large Scale Structures, in particular for measuring the BAO (Baryon…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-11 Réza Ansari , Jean-Eric Campagne , Pierre Colom , Christophe Magneville , Jean-Michel Martin , Marc Moniez , James Rich , Christophe Yèche

We present an end-to-end simulation and data-processing framework for digital beamforming experiments conducted with four stations of the 21 Centimeter Array (21CMA). Motivated by the need to characterize instrumental systematics, such as…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2026-03-04 Feiyu Zhao , Quan Guo , Junhua Gu , Qian Zheng , Yan Huang , Yun Yu

The CYGNO project has the goal to use a gaseous TPC with optical readout to detect dark matter and solar neutrinos with low energy threshold and directionality. The CYGNO demonstrator will consist of 1 m 3 volume filled with He:CF 4 gas…

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Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-05 Zhao Li , Karl Ludwig Giboni , Haowei Gong , Xiangdong Ji , Andy Tan

A radio interferometer uses time delays to maximize its response to radiation coming from a particular direction. These time delays compensate for differences in the time of arrival of the wavefront at the different elements of the…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2020-04-08 P. Salas , M. A. Brentjens , D. D. Bordenave , J. B. R. Oonk , H. J. A. Röttgering

Compact interferometers, called phasemeters, make it possible to operate over a large range while ensuring a high resolution. Such performance is required for the stabilization of large instruments dedicated to experimental physics such as…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2018-12-03 Jennifer Watchi , Sam Cooper , Binlei Ding , Conor M. Mow-Lowry , Christophe Collette

The 21 cm radiation of neutral hydrogen provides crucial information for studying the early universe and its evolution. To advance this research, countries have made significant investments in constructing large low-frequency radio…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2025-08-04 Ming-wei Qin , Rui Tang , Ying-hui Zhou , Chang-jun Lan , Wen-hao Fu , Huan Wang , Bao-lin Hou , Zamri , Jin-song Ping , Wen-jun Yang , Liang Dong

In this short paper we outline the case for a small radio telescope array in the southern hemisphere with operations dedicated to rapid follow-up and monitoring of astrophysical transients. We argue that the science harvest from such a…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2024-02-08 Rob Fender , Assaf Horesh , Phil Charles , Patrick Woudt , James Miller-Jones , Joe Bright

The Ultra-Long Wavelength (ULW) regime of longer than 10 m (corresponding to frequencies below 30 MHz), remains as the last virtually unexplored window in radio astronomy, and is presently attracting considerable attention as an area of…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2019-09-04 Linjie Chen , Yihua Yan

The non transparency and severe propagation effects of the terrestrial ionosphere make it impossible for Earth based instruments to study the universe at low radio frequencies. An exploration of the low frequency radio window with the…

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We present the successful measurement of the squared visibility of Sirius at a telescope separation of 3.3 m using small 0.25 m Newtonian-style telescopes in an urban backyard setting. The primary science goal for small-scale intensity…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2025-01-20 Thomas J. Mozdzen , Richard M. Scott , Ricardo R. Rodriguez , Philip D. Mauskopf

Despite the continuing importance of ground-based parallax measurements, few active programs remain. Because new members of the solar neighborhood tend towards later spectral types, infrared parallax programs are particularly desirable.…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2014-11-20 Jennifer Lynn Bartlett , Chan Park , Srikrishna Kanneganti , Philip A. Ianna

The very inner structure of massive YSOs is difficult to trace. With conventional observational methods we often identify structures still several hundreds of AU in size. But we also need information about the innermost regions where the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-04-01 H. Linz , Th. Henning , B. Stecklum , A. Men'shchikov , R. van Boekel , R. Follert , M. Feldt

Radio astronomy began with one array (Jansky's) and one paraboloid of revolution (Reber's) as collecting areas and has now reached the point where a large number of facilities are arrays of paraboloids, each of which would have looked…

History and Philosophy of Physics · Physics 2015-06-23 Virginia Trimble

Realizing the potential of 21 cm tomography to statistically probe the intergalactic medium before and during the Epoch of Reionization requires large telescopes and precise control of systematics. Next-generation telescopes are now being…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2016-08-17 Joshua S. Dillon , Aaron R. Parsons

The sky-averaged, or global, background of redshifted $21$ cm radiation is expected to be a rich source of information on cosmological reheating and reionizaton. However, measuring the signal is technically challenging: one must extract a…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2016-08-03 Tejaswi Venumadhav , Tzu-Ching Chang , Olivier Doré , Christopher M. Hirata

FarView is a proposed low frequency radio interferometer for deployment on the lunar far side, enabled by the Moon's radio quiet environment. Operating over 1-50 MHz inaccessible from Earth, FarView will open a new observational window and…

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