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Quantifying ionospheric effects on time-domain astrophysics with the Murchison Widefield Array

Refraction and diffraction of incoming radio waves by the ionosphere induce time variability in the angular positions, peak amplitudes and shapes of radio sources, potentially complicating the automated cross-matching and identification of transient and variable radio sources. In this work, we empir...

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Published in:Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 2015-11, Vol.453 (3), p.2731-2746
Main Authors: Loi, Shyeh Tjing, Murphy, Tara, Bell, Martin E., Kaplan, David L., Lenc, Emil, Offringa, André R., Hurley-Walker, Natasha, Bernardi, G., Bowman, J. D., Briggs, F., Cappallo, R. J., Corey, B. E., Deshpande, A. A., Emrich, D., Gaensler, B. M., Goeke, R., Greenhill, L. J., Hazelton, B. J., Johnston-Hollitt, M., Kasper, J. C., Kratzenberg, E., Lonsdale, C. J., Lynch, M. J., McWhirter, S. R., Mitchell, D. A., Morales, M. F., Morgan, E., Oberoi, D., Ord, S. M., Prabu, T., Rogers, A. E. E., Roshi, A., Shankar, N. Udaya, Srivani, K. S., Subrahmanyan, R., Tingay, S. J., Waterson, M., Wayth, R. B., Webster, R. L., Whitney, A. R., Williams, A., Williams, C. L.
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Summary:Refraction and diffraction of incoming radio waves by the ionosphere induce time variability in the angular positions, peak amplitudes and shapes of radio sources, potentially complicating the automated cross-matching and identification of transient and variable radio sources. In this work, we empirically assess the effects of the ionosphere on data taken by the Murchison Widefield Array (MWA) radio telescope. We directly examine 51 h of data observed over 10 nights under quiet geomagnetic conditions (global storm index K p 
ISSN:0035-8711
1365-2966
DOI:10.1093/mnras/stv1808