Article ID: CBB175259116

The history of early low frequency radio astronomy in Australia. 9: The University of Tasmania's Llanherne (Hobart Airport) Field Station during the 1960s-1980s (2018)

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Beginning in the early 1960s, the University of Tasmania became very involved in low frequency radio astronomical studies, which was to continue into the 1980s. Although important low frequency arrays were set up at Penna and Richmond, the main location for this activity by the University was in the vicinity of Hobart Airport, known as Llanherne. This paper describes the work performed there at frequencies of 30 MHz and below, mainly for studying radio emission from Jupiter and the Galaxy. The largest of the installations was the Llanherne Low Frequency Array, a 640 × 640 m antenna array adjacent to Holyman Avenue; it was well known to the public because of its high visibility to airport patrons. Other installations were set up closer to the airport runway. Various researchers, including Graeme Ellis, Hilary Cane and others, made observations at Llanherne.

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Authors & Contributors
Orchiston, Wayne
George, Martin
Wielebinski, Richard
Slee, Bruce
Wendt, Harry
Brandt, Sierra S.
Concepts
Radio astronomy
Astronomy
Research institutes; research stations
Telescopes
Interferometers
Antennas
Time Periods
20th century, late
20th century
21st century
Places
Australia
Tasmania (Australia)
Sydney (Australia)
United States
Tokyo (Japan)
Virginia (U.S.)
Institutions
University of Tasmania
National Radio Astronomy Observatory (U.S.)
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) (Australia)
University of Sydney
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