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astro-ph.IM2013★ 125 cited

Detecting cosmic rays with the LOFAR radio telescope

P. Schellart, A. Nelles, S. Buitink +102

The low frequency array (LOFAR), is the first radio telescope designed with the capability to measure radio emission from cosmic-ray induced air showers in parallel with interferom…

astro-ph.HE2013★ 95 cited

Pulse Broadening Measurements from the Galactic Center Pulsar J1745--2900

L. G. Spitler, K. J. Lee, R. P. Eatough +11

We present temporal scattering measurements of single pulses and average profiles of PSR J1745--2900, a magnetar recently discovered only 3 arcsec away from Sagittarius A* (Sgr A*)…

astro-ph.HE2013★ 179 cited

Gravitational waves from known pulsars: results from the initial detector era

J. Aasi, J. Abadie, B. P. Abbott +892

We present the results of searches for gravitational waves from a large selection of pulsars using data from the most recent science runs (S6, VSR2 and VSR4) of the initial generat…

astro-ph.GA2013★ 102 cited

Studying Galactic interstellar turbulence through fluctuations in synchrotron emission: First LOFAR Galactic foreground detection

M. Iacobelli, M. Haverkorn, E. Orrú +85

The characteristic outer scale of turbulence and the ratio of the random to ordered components of the magnetic field are key parameters to characterise magnetic turbulence in the i…

astro-ph.GA2013★ 457 cited

A strong magnetic field around the supermassive black hole at the centre of the Galaxy

R. P. Eatough, H. Falcke, R. Karuppusamy +20

The centre of our Milky Way harbours the closest candidate for a supermassive black hole. The source is thought to be powered by radiatively inefficient accretion of gas from its e…

astro-ph.HE2013★ 52 cited

Galactic cosmic ray induced radiation dose on terrestrial exoplanets

Dimitra Atri, B. Hariharan, Jean-Mathias Griessmeier

This past decade has seen tremendous advancements in the study of extrasolar planets. Observations are now made with increasing sophistication from both ground and space-based inst…

physics.plasm-ph2013★ 68 cited

Methods for characterising microphysical processes in plasmas

T. Dudok de Wit, O. Alexandrova, I. Furno +2

Advanced spectral and statistical data analysis techniques have greatly contributed to shaping our understanding of microphysical processes in plasmas. We review some of the main t…

astro-ph.IM2013★ 2.7k cited

LOFAR: The LOw-Frequency ARray

M. P. van Haarlem, M. W. Wise, A. W. Gunst +197

LOFAR, the LOw-Frequency ARray, is a new-generation radio interferometer constructed in the north of the Netherlands and across europe. Utilizing a novel phased-array design, LOFAR…

astro-ph.IM2013★ 57 cited

Instrumental Methods for Professional and Amateur Collaborations in Planetary Astronomy

O. Mousis, R. Hueso, J. -P. Beaulieu +57

Amateur contributions to professional publications have increased exponentially over the last decades in the field of Planetary Astronomy. Here we review the different domains of t…

astro-ph.SR2013★ 8 cited

Pulse to pulse flux density modulation from pulsars at 8.35 GHz

O. Maron, M. Serylak, J. Kijak +3

Aims. To investigate the flux density modulation from pulsars and the existence of specific behaviour of modulation index versus frequency. Methods. Several pulsars have been obser…

astro-ph.IM2013★ 92 cited

On-Orbit Degradation of Solar Instruments

A. BenMoussa, S. Gissot, U. Schühle +38

We present the lessons learned about the degradation observed in several space solar missions, based on contributions at the Workshop about On-Orbit Degradation of Solar and Space…

astro-ph.IM2013★ 161 cited

Calibrating High-Precision Faraday Rotation Measurements for LOFAR and the Next Generation of Low-Frequency Radio Telescopes

C. Sotomayor-Beltran, C. Sobey, J. W. T. Hessels +77

Faraday rotation measurements using the current and next generation of low-frequency radio telescopes will provide a powerful probe of astronomical magnetic fields. However, achiev…

astro-ph.SR2013★ 345 cited

Recent variability of the solar spectral irradiance and its impact on climate modelling

I. Ermolli, K. Matthes, T. Dudok de Wit +12

The lack of long and reliable time series of solar spectral irradiance (SSI) measurements makes an accurate quantification of solar contributions to recent climate change difficult…

physics.space-ph2013★ 111 cited

The dynamic quasiperpendicular shock: Cluster discoveries

V. Krasnoselskikh, M. Balikhin, S. N. Walker +9

The physics of collisionless shocks is a very broad topic which has been studied for more than five decades. However, there are a number of important issues which remain unresolved…

astro-ph.IM2013★ 68 cited

The LYRA Instrument Onboard PROBA2: Description and In-Flight Performance

M. Dominique, J. -F. Hochedez, W. Schmutz +7

The Large Yield Radiometer (LYRA) is an XUV-EUV-MUV (soft X-ray to mid-ultraviolet) solar radiometer onboard the European Space Agency PROBA2 mission that was launched in November…

astro-ph.GA2013★ 20 cited

LOFAR detections of low-frequency radio recombination lines towards Cassiopeia A

Ashish Asgekar, J. B. R. Oonk, S. Yatawatta +89

Cassiopeia A was observed using the Low-Band Antennas of the LOw Frequency ARray (LOFAR) with high spectral resolution. This allowed a search for radio recombination lines (RRLs) a…

astro-ph.SR2013★ 32 cited

Differential Frequency-dependent Delay from the Pulsar Magnetosphere

T. E. Hassall, B. W. Stappers, P. Weltevrede +60

Some radio pulsars show clear drifting subpulses, in which subpulses are seen to drift in pulse longitude in a systematic pattern. Here we examine how the drifting subpulses of PSR…

hep-ph2013★ 46 cited

Solar wind test of the de Broglie-Proca's massive photon with Cluster multi-spacecraft data

Alessandro Retino, Alessandro D. A. M. Spallicci, Andris Vaivads

Our understanding of the universe at large and small scales relies largely on electromagnetic observations. As photons are the messengers, fundamental physics has a concern in test…

astro-ph.HE2013★ 134 cited

Synchronous X-ray and Radio Mode Switches: a Rapid Global Transformation of the Pulsar Magnetosphere

W. Hermsen, J. W. T. Hessels, L. Kuiper +8

Pulsars emit low-frequency radio waves through to high-energy gamma-rays that are generated anywhere from the surface out to the edges of the magnetosphere. Detecting correlated mo…

astro-ph.SR2013★ 95 cited

An Asteroid Belt Interpretation for the Timing Variations of the Millisecond Pulsar B1937+21

R. M. Shannon, J. M. Cordes, T. S. Metcalfe +10

Pulsar timing observations have revealed companions to neutron stars that include other neutron stars, white dwarfs, main-sequence stars, and planets. We demonstrate that the corre…