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Radio frequency interference (RFI) is a significant problem for current and future radio telescopes. We describe here a method for post-correlation cancellation of RFI for the special case of an extended source observed with an…

Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-24 Geoffrey C. Bower

The sensitivity of radio telescopes is becoming increasingly limited by the presence of radio frequency interference (RFI), which will worsen as the radio spectrum becomes more crowded. One context where this poses a challenge is the field…

Radio spectroscopy provides a unique inspection perspective for solar and space weather research, which can reveal the plasma and energetic electron information in the solar corona and inner heliosphere. However, Radio-Frequency…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2023-02-22 Peijin Zhang , André R. Offringa , Pietro Zucca , Kamen Kozarev , Mattia Mancini

We propose a novel approach for mitigating radio frequency interference (RFI) signals in radio data using the latest advances in deep learning. We employ a special type of Convolutional Neural Network, the U-Net, that enables the…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2017-01-16 Joel Akeret , Chihway Chang , Aurelien Lucchi , Alexandre Refregier

Active Radio Frequency Interference (RFI) mitigation becomes a necessity for radio astronomy. The solution commonly applied by the community consists in monitoring the statistics of the received signal, and flag out the detected corrupted…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2018-09-12 Gregory Hellbourg

We investigate characteristics of radio frequency interference (RFI) signals that can affect the excision potential of some interference mitigation algorithms. The techniques considered are those that modify signals from auxiliary reference…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2010-04-01 D. A. Mitchell , J. G. Robertson

Searches for radio pulsars are becoming increasingly difficult because of a rise in impulsive man-made terrestrial radio-frequency interference. Here we present a new technique, zero-DM filtering, which can significantly reduce the effects…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2009-11-13 R. P. Eatough , E. F. Keane , A. G. Lyne

The Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (GMRT) is being upgraded to increase the receiver sensitivity. This makes the receiver more susceptible to man-made Radio Frequency Interference (RFI). To improve the receiver performance in presence of…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2022-09-21 Kaushal D. Buch , Kishor Naik , Swapnil Nalawade , Shruti Bhatporia , Yashwant Gupta , B Ajithkumar

Transient radio frequency interference (RFI) is detrimental to radio astronomy. It is particularly difficult to identify the sources of transient RFI, which is broadband and intermittent. Such RFI is often generated by devices like…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2018-03-08 Daniel Czech , Amit Mishra , Michael Inggs

We investigate the effect of radio-frequency interference (RFI) excision in estimating the cosmological \hi\ 21 cm power spectrum. Flagging of RFI-contaminated channels results in a non-uniform sampling of the instrumental bandpass…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2022-04-27 Arnab Chakraborty , Abhirup Datta , Aishrila Mazumder

Extragalactic fast radio bursts (FRBs) are a new class of astrophysical transients with unknown origins that have become a main focus of radio observatories worldwide. FRBs are highly energetic ($\sim 10^{36}$-$10^{42}$ ergs) flashes that…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2023-04-18 Masoud Rafiei-Ravandi , Kendrick M. Smith

A method of radio frequency interference (RFI) suppression in radio astronomy spectral observations is described based on the analysis of the probability distribution of an instantaneous spectrum. This method allows the separation of the…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2015-03-17 P. A. Fridman

Studying the universe through radio telescope observation is crucial. However, radio telescopes capture not only signals from the universe but also various interfering signals, known as Radio Frequency Interference (RFI). The presence of…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2024-04-02 Fei Gu , Longfei Hao , Bo Liang , Song Feng , Shoulin Wei , Wei Dai , Yonghua Xu , Zhixuan Li , Yihang Dao

Signal artefacts due to Radio Frequency Interference (RFI) are a common nuisance in radio astronomy. Conventionally, the RFI-affected data are tagged by an expert data analyst in order to warrant data quality. In view of the increasing data…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2018-08-30 Paul Ray Burd , Karl Mannheim , Tobias März , Jonas Ringholz , Alexander Kappes , Matthias Kadler

Increasing levels of Radio Frequency Interference (RFI) are a problem for research in radio astronomy. Various techniques to suppress RFI and extract astronomical signals from data affected by interference are being tried out. However,…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 K. Jeeva Priya , D. Anish Roshi

Detection and mitigation of radio frequency interference (RFI) is the first and also the key step for data processing in radio observations, especially for ongoing low frequency radio experiments towards the detection of the cosmic dawn and…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2016-03-02 Yan Huang , Xiang-Ping Wu , Qian Zheng , Jun-Hua Gu , Haiguang Xu

Radio Frequency Interference (RFI) has historically plagued radio astronomy, worsening with the rapid spread of electronics and increasing telescope sensitivity. We present a multi-dimensional probabilistic framework for characterising the…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2021-10-25 Isaac Sihlangu , Nadeem Oozeer , Bruce A. Bassett

Electromagnetic radiation from human activities, known as man-made Radio Frequency Interference (RFI), adversely affects radio astronomy observations. In the vicinity of the Upgraded Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (uGMRT) array, the…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2022-09-21 Kaushal D. Buch , Ruta Kale , Kishor D. Naik , Rahul Aragade , Mekhala Muley , Sanjay Kudale , Ajith Kumar B

One of the challenges in spaceborne synthetic aperture radar (SAR) is modeling and mitigating radio frequency interference (RFI) artifacts in SAR imagery. Linear frequency modulated (LFM) signals have been commonly used for characterizing…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-09-24 Dehui Yang , Feng Xi , Qihao Cao , Huizhang Yang

Radio-frequency interference (RFI) presents a significant obstacle to current radio interferometry experiments aimed at the Epoch of Reionization. RFI contamination is often several orders of magnitude brighter than the astrophysical…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2025-03-05 Jade M. Ducharme , Jonathan C. Pober