Colloq Abstract - Taylor
April 1, 2022
11:00am Mountain
Greg Taylor (UNM)
The Long Wavelength Array: Comets, RFI, and the Swarm
Abstract
This year we will celebrate a decade of observations with the Long Wavelength Array (LWA). In that time we have been fortunate to make a number of discoveries in a broad range of fields including astrophysics, space physics, and atmospheric physics. We have also steadily increased the capabilities of the instrument. I will use the intrinsic radio emission from comets, which we discovered with the first LWA station, to show how increases in capability led to new discoveries. We have begun to understand the energy source and emission mechanism that produces strong meteor radio afterglows (MRAs) in the D region of the ionosphere. I will also discuss the combination of the VLA with the LWA at 76 MHz, and some challenges related to Radio Frequency Interference. I will close the talk by discussing our plans to further grow the capability of the instrument through the LWA Swarm.
