Solar
Radiophysics with the
Frequency
Agile Solar Radiotelescope (FASR)
National
Radio Astronomy Observatory
Green
Bank, WV 24944 USA
23-25
May, 2002
Solar
Radiophysics with the
Frequency
Agile Solar Radiotelescope (FASR)
National
Radio Astronomy Observatory
Green
Bank, WV 24944 USA
23-25
May, 2002
| Attendees |
|
| THURSDAY |
MAY
23
|
|
| Session I | 09:40am - 10:40pm | Introduction and Overview |
| 09:00 am | Philip Jewell | Welcome |
| 09:10 am | Tim Bastian | Science with FASR and strawman specifications (PDF) |
| 09:40 am | Dale Gary | Phase A study activities and workshop goals |
| 10:20 am | Darrel Emerson | Technical goals |
| Break (10:40 - 11:00 am) | ||
| Session
IIa
(Chair: Hudson) |
11:00 am - 01:00 pm | Flare Science I |
| 11:00 am | Kiyoto Shibasaki | Flare imaging observations by the Nobeyama Radioheliograph |
| 11:30 am | Jeongwoo Lee | Radio Studies of Solar Flares |
| 12:00 pm | Gregory Fleishman | Requirements for spectral and temporal resolution to study kinetic processes in solar plasma |
| 12:30 pm | Discussion (30 min) | |
| Lunch (01:00 - 2:00 pm) | ||
| Session
IIb
(Chair: Gopalswamy) |
02:00 pm - 03:20 pm | Flare Science II |
| 02:00 pm | Markus Aschwanden | Time Scales of Solar Flare Phenomena |
| 02:30 pm | Hugh Hudson | The Yohkoh observations of solar flares |
| 03:00 pm | Discussion (20 min) | |
| Break (03:20 - 03:40 pm) | ||
| Session
III
(Chair: Drago) |
03:40 pm - 06:00 pm | Coronal Magnetic Fields |
| 03:40 pm | Stephen White | Radio Observations of Gyroresonance Emission from Coronal Magnetic Fields |
| 04:05 pm | George Gelfreikh | Bremsstrahlung diagnostics of coronalmagnetic fields (PDF) |
| 04:30 pm | Jeff Brosius | Coronal Diagnostics With Coordinated Radio and EUV/Soft X-Ray Observations(PDF) |
| 04:55 pm | Boris Ryabov | Coronal Magnetography from Quasi-Transverse Propogation (PDF) |
| 05:20 pm | Discussion (40 min) | |
| Dinner | ||
| Special
Night Session
(Chair: Shibasaki) |
08:00 pm - 09:30 pm | Other relevant telescopes |
| 08:00 pm | G. Ya Smolkov | Future plans and technical developments for the Siberian Solar Radio Telescope |
| 08:15 pm | V. Bogod | Future plans and technical developments for the RATAN-600 telescope |
| 08:30 pm | Gordon Hurford | The RHESSI - FASR Connection (PDF) |
| 08:45 pm | A. Kerdraon | Nancay Radioheliograph |
| 09:00 pm | Dale Gary | OVSA Experience of Relevance to FASR |
| 09:15 pm | Namir Kassim | Thoughts on LOFAR/FASR Synergy (PDF) |
| 09:30 pm | Tim Bastian | EVLA |
| 09:45 pm | Discussion | |
| FRIDAY |
MAY
24
|
|
| Session
IV
(Chair: Vourlidas) |
09:00 - 11:10 am | Low-Frequency Science |
| 09:00 am | Alain Kerdraon | Special Issues in low frequency solar radio observation |
| 09:25 am | Arnold Benz | Coherent burst emission |
| 09:50 am | Hilary Cane | Meter wavelength radio bursts and what we still don't know (PDF) |
| 10:15 am | Bill Erickson | Active Balun/Dipole Development for the Low Frequency Array (PDF) |
| 10:40 am | Discussion (30 min) | |
| Break (11:10 - 11:30 am) | ||
| Session
V
(Chair: Webb) |
11:30 am - 02:30 pm | Non-Flare Science |
| 11:30 am | Christoph Keller | FASR and the Quiet Sun (PDF) |
| 11:50 am | Sam Krucker | Coronal heating and microbursts (PDF) |
| 12:10 pm | Nat Gopalswamy | Radio observations of coronal mass ejections |
| 12:30 pm | Monique Pick | Flares, CMEs and Interplanetary Disturbances |
| Lunch (01:00 - 2:00 pm) | ||
| 02:00 pm | Discussion (30 min) | |
| Session
VI
(Chair: Erickson) |
02:30 pm - 05:50 pm | Subsystem Design Issues |
| 02:30 pm | Dave de Boer | Antennas from an ATA Perspective (PDF) |
| 03:00 pm | Ray Escoffier | Correlators(PDF) |
| 03:30 pm | Ed Ackerman | Fiber Optic Technology for Antenna Remoting |
| Break (04:00 - 04:20 pm) | ||
| 04:20 pm | Rick Fisher | Spectral requirements and interference excision (PDF) |
| 04:50 pm | Rich Bradley | Broad Bandwidth Feeds for Reflector Antennas (PDF) |
| 05:20 pm | Tim Bastian | FASR Antenna Size and Configuration |
| 05:50 pm | Discussion (30 min) | |
| 06:20 pm | Barbecue Evening | |
| SATURDAY |
MAY
25
|
|
| Session
VII
(Chair: Keller) |
09:00 am - 10:50 am | Other Issues |
| 09:00 am | Shinzo Enome | Nobeyama Perspective on Calibration (PDF) |
| 09:25 am | Gordon Hurford | Solar calibration strategies |
| 09:50 am | Dale Gary | Site issues for FASR |
| 10:15 am | Discussion (45 min) Reaching consensus on Science Drivers | |
| Summary Session | 11:00 am - 1:00 pm | Summary and Rapporteur Session |
| Tim Bastian | FASR Science Drivers (Summary Session) | |
| Stephen White | FASR at low frequencies | |
| Gordon Hurford | ||
| Dale Gary | Future Activities for FASR | |
| :Lunch (01:00 - 2:00 pm) | ||
| 02:00 pm | GBT tour | |