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Analysis of radio astronomy bands using CALLISTO spectrometer at Malaysia-UKM station

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The e-CALLISTO system is a worldwide network that aims to observe solar radio emission for astronomical science. CALLISTO instruments have been deployed worldwide in various locations that together can provide continuous observation of the solar radio spectrum for 24 h per day year-round. Malaysia-UKM is a strategic equatorial location and can observe the Sun 12 h per day. This paper gives an overview of the spectrum allocation for radio astronomy, which falls in the specified operating frequency band of the CALLISTO spectrometer. The radio astronomy bands are analyzed at the Malaysia-UKM station according to the International Telecommunication Union recommendations. Some observational results are also presented in this paper.

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Acknowledgments

The authors would like to thank the Institute for Astronomy, ETH Zurich, Switzerland; the Space Science Center, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia; and the National Space Agency (ANGKASA) Malaysia research grant LL-2012-010, and University of Malaya’s HIR grant UM.S/625/3/HIR/28.

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  1. Department of Electrical, Electronic and Systems Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600, Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia

    Azam Zavvari & Mohammad Tariqul Islam

  2. Space Science Center, Institute of Climate Change, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600, Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia

    Radial Anwar

  3. Department of Physics, Faculty of Science Building, University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, Malaysia

    Zamri Zainal Abidin

  4. National Space Agency of Malaysia (ANGKASA), Lot 2233, Kg. Sungai Lang, 42700, Banting, Selangor, Malaysia

    Mhd Fairos Asillam

  5. Institute for Astronomy, ETH Zurich, HIT G13.2, Wolfgang-Pauli-Strasse 27, CH-8093, Zurich, Switzerland

    Christian Monstein

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Zavvari, A., Islam, M.T., Anwar, R. et al. Analysis of radio astronomy bands using CALLISTO spectrometer at Malaysia-UKM station. Exp Astron 41, 185–195 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10686-015-9480-z

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