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LOFAR

ResourceID
spase://SMWG/Observatory/LOFAR

Description

LOFAR is an interferometer with about 50 000 antennas grouped in 50 stations through
Europe, with 60% of them located in the Netherlands. It has been running since 2012.
It is connected to a central supercomputer in Groningen, Netherlands.
The key scientific objectives are deep sky surveys, the study of reionisation epoch, of variable
sources like pulsars, jets, eruptive stars, planets and exoplanets, the detection of very high
energy cosmic rays, and the interplanetary medium physics.
One of its Key Projects focusses on Solar physics and space weather.

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Observatory

ResourceID
spase://SMWG/Observatory/LOFAR
ResourceHeader
ResourceName
LOFAR
ReleaseDate
2020-07-01 13:27:00Z
Description

LOFAR is an interferometer with about 50 000 antennas grouped in 50 stations through
Europe, with 60% of them located in the Netherlands. It has been running since 2012.
It is connected to a central supercomputer in Groningen, Netherlands.
The key scientific objectives are deep sky surveys, the study of reionisation epoch, of variable
sources like pulsars, jets, eruptive stars, planets and exoplanets, the detection of very high
energy cosmic rays, and the interplanetary medium physics.
One of its Key Projects focusses on Solar physics and space weather.

Contacts
RolePersonStartDateStopDateNote
1.GeneralContactspase://SMWG/Person/Rene.Vermeulen
InformationURL
Location
ObservatoryRegion
Earth.Surface
CoordinateSystemName
GEO
Latitude
52.915118
Longitude
6.869833
Elevation
4