About project 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