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Title

LOFAR2.0 compared to LOFAR: a short summary

Authors

LOFAR

Abstract

LOFAR2.0, see also the LOFAR2.0 White Paper, is a major upgrade to the LOw-Frequency ARray (LOFAR), ofering simultaneous low- and high-band observing, increased feld-of-view, and various other improvements to the sensitivity and operation of the telescope. A set of staged LOFAR2.0 test stations are helping to commission the new hardware and sofware, with a full system roll-out expected in 2024 − 2025, followed by early shared-risk observations and full operations thereafer. LOFAR2.0 will continue to be unique and world-leading, with an angular resolution > 10× higher than that of the planned Square Kilometre Array low-frequency component (SKA-Low), and also accessing the largely unexplored spectral window below 50 MHz.

Publisher

LOFAR

TypeTechnical Summary
Confidentiality

PUBLIC 

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URLhttps://www.lofar.eu/lofar2-0-documentation/
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Added byHanno HOLTIES
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