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In this paper we consider the use of wide field of view radar sensors such as the Murchison Widefield Array (MWA), a low frequency radio telescope designed for astrophysics and cosmology, for rapid response observations of the debris clouds…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2020-11-25 Wynand Joubert , Steven Tingay

Wireless Networks-on-Chip (WNoCs) are regarded as a disruptive alternative to conventional interconnection networks at the chip scale, yet limited by the relatively low aggregate bandwidth of such wireless networks. Hence, any method to…

Hardware Architecture · Computer Science 2022-09-20 Fátima Rodríguez-Galán , Elana Pereira de Santana , Peter Haring Bolívar , Sergi Abadal , Eduard Alarcón

To meet the demands of future wireless networks, antenna arrays must scale from massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) to gigantic MIMO, involving even larger numbers of antennas. To address the hardware and computational cost of…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2026-05-04 Matteo Nerini , Bruno Clerckx

The wide adoption of low-frequency radio interferometers as a tool for deeper and higher resolution astronomical observations has revolutionised radio astronomy. Despite their construction from static, relatively simple dipoles, the sheer…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2021-02-02 A. Chokshi , J. L. B. Line , N. Barry , D. Ung , D. Kenney , A. McPhail , A. Williams , R. L. Webster

Interferometric localisation of transients and pulsars via tied-array beam processing is challenging and can be limited by the native spatial resolution achievable by the instrument, especially at low frequencies and for compact…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2026-05-13 Bradley W. Meyers , Arash Bahramian

We have developed an FX-architecture digital spectro-correlator for the Atacama Compact Array (ACA) of the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array. The correlator is able to simultaneously process four pairs of dual polarization…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-03 T. Kamazaki , S. K. Okumura , Y. Chikada , T. Okuda , Y. Kurono , S. Iguchi , S. Mitsuishi , Y. Murakami , N. Nishimuta , H. Mita , R. Sano

Noncoherent communication systems have regained interest due to the growing demand for high-mobility and low-latency applications. Most existing studies using large antenna arrays rely on the far-field approximation, which assumes locally…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-05-26 Aniol Martí , Luca Sanguinetti , Meritxell Lamarca , Jaume Riba

We present and evaluate several strategies to search for prompt, low-frequency radio emission associated with gravitational wave transients using the Murchison Widefield Array (MWA). As we are able to repoint the MWA on timescales of tens…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2016-10-12 D. L. Kaplan , T. Murphy , A. Rowlinson , S. D. Croft , R. B. Wayth , C. M. Trott

The MWA is a next-generation radio interferometer under construction in remote Western Australia. The data rate from the correlator makes storing the raw data infeasible, so the data must be processed in real-time. The processing task is of…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2009-02-06 S. Ord , L. Greenhill , R. Wayth , D. Mitchell , K. Dale , H. Pfister , R. G. Edgar

The Very Large Array is undergoing a major upgrade that will attain an order of magnitude improvement in continuum sensitivity across 1 to 50 GHz with instantaneous bandwidths up to 8 GHz in both polarizations. The new WIDAR correlator…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2010-11-04 Sean M. Dougherty , Rick Perley

Low frequency imaging radio arrays such as MWA, LWA and LOFAR have been recently commissioned, and significantly more advanced and flexible arrays are planned for the near term. These powerful instruments offer new opportunities for direct…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2018-02-07 C. Lonsdale , L. Benkevitch , I. Cairns , M. Crowley , P. Erickson , M. Knapp , K. Kozarev , F. Lind , P. McCauley , J. Morgan , D. Oberoi

Broadband Wireless Access (BWA) has emerged as a promising solution for providing last mile internet access technology to provide high speed internet access to the users in the residential as well as in the small and medium sized enterprise…

Other Computer Science · Computer Science 2015-06-05 Pavani Sanghoi , Lavish Kansal

Backed by advances in digital electronics, signal processing, computation, and storage technologies, aperture arrays, which had strongly influenced the design of telescopes in the early years of radio astronomy, have made a comeback. Amid…

By using experimental measurements of smart grid applications compliant with IEC 61850 in trace-driven WiMAX simulations, we show that the WiMAX MAC protocol efficiency decreases as a function of the number of stations. To avoid this…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2014-09-09 Martin Lévesque

In almost 30 years of operation, the Very Large Array (VLA) has proved to be a remarkably flexible and productive radio telescope. However, the basic capabilities of the VLA have changed little since it was designed. A major expansion…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-14 R. Perley , P. Napier , J. Jackson , B. Butler , B. Carlson , D. Fort , P. Dewdney , B. Clark , R. Hayward , S. Durand , M. Revnell , M. McKinnon

We present and evaluate the prospects for detecting coherent radio counterparts to gravitational wave (GW) events using Murchison Widefield Array (MWA) triggered observations. The MWA rapid-response system, combined with its buffering mode…

The Coherent Multiplex is formalized and validated as a scalable, real-time system for identifying, analyzing, and visualizing coherence among multiple time series. Its architecture comprises a fast spectral similarity layer based on cosine…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-08-28 Noah Shore

The radio-wavelength detection of extensive air showers (EAS) initiated by cosmic-ray interactions in the Earth's atmosphere is a promising technique for investigating the origin of these particles and the physics of their interactions. The…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2021-03-29 A. Williamson , C. W. James , S. J. Tingay , S. J. McSweeney , S. M. Ord