About project LOFAR

CREATING THE NEXT GENERATION OF VENTSPILS UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES SENSORS PROGRAMMABLE LOFAR RADIO TELETELESCOPE (LOFAR) 


Duration: 1/1.2017–31/12/2019


Total Costs of the Project: EUR 3,960,000, government funding


The Aim of the Project: The funds allocated are intended for the development of the new low-frequency radio astronomy array (LOFAR) in the Irbene radio complex.


Activities:

  1. Complete and commission the construction of the LOFAR Latvia antenna field.
  2. Install LOFAR–LATVIA equipment and enter a single International Lofar telescope (ILT) network.
  3. Complete the formation of the DART laboratory.
  4. Finish the upgrading of high-performance computing (HPC) server.


Project Result:

  1. A new generation radio telescope LOFAR (low-frequency radio astronomy array) has been developed.
  2. The LOFAR station has been integrated into the International LOFAR Telescope (ILT) network.
     

Contact Information:
Project Administrative Manager – Ieva Rozenberga, ieva.rozenberga@venta.lv
Deputy Director of VIRAC – Dainis Plūme