Stewart, Ronald, Wendt, Harry, Orchiston, Wayne, and Slee, Bruce (2010) The radiophysics field station at Penrith, New South Wales, and the world's first solar radiospectrograph. Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage, 13 (1). pp. 2-15.

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Abstract

The Solar Radio Astronomy Group within the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation's Division of Radiophysics built the world's first radiospectrograph at Penrith (Australia) in 1948. The instrument was used to study radio emission from the active Sun over the continuous frequency range of 70 to 130 MHz. This led to the first spectral classification of solar radio bursts which advanced the scientific study of space research by the real time monitoring of the active corona.

Item ID:	16750
Item Type:	Article (Research - C1)
ISSN:	1440-2807
Keywords:	radio astronomy, solar radio emission, radiospectrograph, Division of Radiophysics, CSIRO
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Additional Information:	Reproduced with permission from Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage.
Date Deposited:	15 Apr 2011 02:49
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