Observing pulsars and fast transients with LOFAR
- Stappers, B. W.
- Hessels, J. W. T.
- Alexov, A.
- Anderson, K.
- Coenen, T.
- Hassall, T.
- Karastergiou, A.
- Kondratiev, V. I.
- Kramer, M.
- van Leeuwen, J.
- Mol, J.D.
- Noutsos, A.
- Romein, J. W.
- Weltevrede, P.
- Fender, R.
- Wijers, R. A. M. J.
- Bahren, L.
- Bell, M. E.
- Broderick, J.
- Daw, E. J.
- Dhillon, V. S.
- Eisloeffel, J.
- Falcke, H.
- Griessmeier, J.
- Law, C.
- Markoff, S.
- Miller-Jones, J. C. A.
- Scheers, B.
- Spreeuw, H.
- Swinbank, J.
- ter Veen, S.
- Wise, M. W.
- Wucknitz, O.
- Zarka, P.
- Anderson, J.
- Asgekar, A.
- Avruch, I. M.
- Beck, R.
- Bennema, P.
- Bentum, M. J.
- Best, P.
- Bregman, J.
- Brentjens, M.
- van de Brink, R. H.
- Broekema, P.C.
- Brouw, W. N.
- Brueggen, M.
- de Bruyn, A. G.
- Butcher, H. R.
- Ciardi, B.
- Conway, J.
- Dettmar, R. -J.
- van Duin, A.
- van Enst, J.
- Garrett, M.
- Gerbers, M.
- Grit, T.
- Gunst, A.
- van Haarlem, M.P.
- Hamaker, J. P.
- Heald, G.
- Hoeft, M.
- Holties, H.
- Horneffer, A.
- Koopmans, L. V. E.
- Kuper, G.
- Loose, M.
- Maat, P.
- McKay-Bukowski, D.
- McKean, J. P.
- Miley, G.
- Morganti, R.
- Nijboer, R.
- Noordam, J. E.
- Norden, M.
- Olofsson, H.
- Pandey-Pommier, M.
- Polatidis, A.
- Reich, W.
- Rottgering, H.
- Schoenmakers, A.
- Sluman, J.
- Smirnov, O.
- Steinmetz, M.
- Sterks, C.G.M.
- Tagger, M.
- Tang, Y.
- Vermeulen, R.
- Vermaas, N.
- Vogt, C.
- de Vos, M.
- Wijnholds, S. J.
- Yatawatta, S.
- Zensus, A.
DOIAbstract
Low frequency radio waves, while challenging to observe, are a rich source of information about pulsars. The LOw Frequency ARray (LOFAR) is a new radio interferometer operating in the lowest 4 octaves of the ionospheric "radio window": 10-240 MHz, that will greatly facilitate observing pulsars at low radio frequencies. Through the huge collecting area, long baselines, and flexible digital hardware, it is expected that LOFAR will revolutionize radio astronomy at the lowest frequencies visible from Earth. LOFAR is a next-generation radio telescope and a pathfinder to the Square Kilometre Array (SKA), in that it incorporates advanced multi-beaming techniques between thousands of individual elements. We discuss the motivation for low-frequency ...
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