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The FASR*/LOFAR†/SIRA+ Connection
  • Dale E. Gary
  • New Jersey Institute of Technology
  • Namir Kassim, NRL
  • N. Gopalswamy, GSFC
  • Markus Aschwanden, Lockheed
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Suite of Three New Radio Instruments
  • FASR: Spectral imaging from 24 GHz—100 MHz



  • LOFAR: Spectral imaging from 240 MHz—20 MHz



  • SIRA: Spectral imaging from 15 MHz—30 kHz


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Solar Characteristic Frequencies
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FASR Frequency Range
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Radio CME (Nancay)


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LOFAR and SIRA Range
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Coronal Scattering
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"FASR Instrument"
  • FASR Instrument
  • FASR Science Overview
  • Connection With SIRA


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FASR Science Goals
  • Directly measure magnetic fields
    • Active region corona (150 G < B < 2400 G)
    • Chromospheric network (Bl > 20 G?)
  • Coronal Mass Ejections
    • Image on disk and off limb
    • Image both thermal and nonthermal emission
    • Deduce T, B, nonthermal e- parameters
  • Radio emission from shocks (type II), electron beams (type III), over heights 1-2.5 Rsun
  • Particle acceleration/Flares
  • Solar atmospheric structure T, B, ne
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Observed CME Spectrum


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Type II Bursts
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Type II Bursts
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Shock Waves/EIT Waves
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Starting Frequency of Type II Bursts
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Type III Bursts
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Particle Trajectories
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Particle Trajectories
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Particle Trajectories
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Particle Acceleration
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Putting It All Together
  • FASR
  • Map coronal field strength in active regions
  • Image type III bursts and other emissions to obtain acceleration site and trajectory to 1.5 Rsun
  • Image CMEs, and equivalent of EIT waves.
  • Image some coronal type II bursts
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Putting It All Together
  • SIRA
  • Image type III bursts to obtain trajectory 2.5 – 200 Rsun
  • Image CMEs or associated disturbances.
  • Image interplanetary type II bursts
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Key Joint Studies
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Operations Plan