Detecting the EoR with LOFAR: Steps along the road

A. G. De Bruyn, M. A. Brentjens, L. V.E. Koopmans, S. Zaroubi, P. Lampropoulos, S. B. Yatawatta

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Abstract

In December 2010 we started observations with a partially completed LOFAR, to prepare ourselves for the calibration and processing of deep (hundreds of hours) integrations in a number of Galactic halo windows. These observations are aimed at detecting the redshifted 21cm signals from the Epoch of Reionization using the LOFAR HBA antennas (115-190 MHz, zHI=11.4-6.5). Two fields (windows) have been observed for about a dozen (6-hour) nights in the Spring of 2011. The data have been mostly processed on a dedicated EoR-project cluster. Some results and first conclusions from the analysis of these data is presented.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2011 30th URSI General Assembly and Scientific Symposium, URSIGASS 2011
DOIs
StatePublished - 2011
Externally publishedYes
Event2011 30th URSI General Assembly and Scientific Symposium, URSIGASS 2011 - Istanbul, Turkey
Duration: 13 Aug 201120 Aug 2011

Publication series

Name2011 30th URSI General Assembly and Scientific Symposium, URSIGASS 2011

Conference

Conference2011 30th URSI General Assembly and Scientific Symposium, URSIGASS 2011
Country/TerritoryTurkey
CityIstanbul
Period13/08/1120/08/11

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Computer Networks and Communications
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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