Space Weather and Solar Wind Studies with OWFA

Journal of astrophysics and astronomy

P. K. Manoharan1¹  J. N. Chengalur²  C. R. Subrahmanya³ 

[1]Radio Astronomy Centre, NCRA-TIFR, P.O. Box 8, Ooty 643 001, India.$$

[2]NCRA-TIFR, Pune University Campus, Ganeshkhind, Pune 411 007, India.$$

[3]Raman Research Institute, C. V. Raman Avenue, Sadashivnagar, Bengaluru 560 080, India.$$

关键词: Radio interplanetary scintillation;    solar wind;    turbulence;    space weather events;    coronal mass ejections;    propagation;    disturbances;    shock waves.;   

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学科分类：天文学(综合)

来源: Indian Academy of Sciences

【 摘 要 】

In this paper, we review the results of interplanetary scintillation (IPS) observations made with the legacy system of the Ooty Radio Telescope (ORT) and compare them with the possibilities opened by the upgraded ORT, the Ooty Wide Field Array (OWFA). The stability and the sensitivity of the legacy system of ORT allowed the regular monitoring of IPS on a grid of large number of radio sources and the results of these studies have been useful to understand the physical processes in the heliosphere and space weather events, such as coronal mass ejections, interaction regions and their propagation effects. In the case of OWFA, its wide bandwidth of 38 MHz, the large field-of-view of $sim$27$^circ$ and increased sensitivity provide a unique capability for the heliospheric science at 326.5 MHz. IPS observations with the OWFA would allow one to monitor more than 5000 sources per day. This, in turn, will lead to much improved studies of space weather events and solar wind plasma, overcoming the limitations faced with the legacy system. We also highlight some of the specific aspects of the OWFA, potentially relevant for the studies of coronal plasma and its turbulence characteristics.

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