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Low-Frequency Array

The Low-Frequency Array (LOFAR) is a large radio telescope, with an antenna network located mainly in the Netherlands, and spreading across 7 other European countries as of 2019. Originally designed and built by ASTRON, the Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy, it was first opened by Queen Beatrix of The Netherlands in 2010, and has since been…

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Location
3 km north of Exloo, the Netherlands (core)
Alternative names
Low-Frequency Array
Built
2006–2012
Collecting area
up to 1 km2
Diameter
1000 km or more
Focal length
N/A

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Nodes150
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Avg. degree1.99
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Low-Frequency Array

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Alternative names · 1
Low-Frequency Array → Low-Frequency Array
Built · 1
Low-Frequency Array → 2006–2012
Collecting area · 1
Low-Frequency Array → up to 1 km2
Coordinates · 1
Low-Frequency Array → .mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-pars…
Diameter · 1
Low-Frequency Array → 1000 km or more
Focal length · 1
Low-Frequency Array → N/A
Location · 1
Low-Frequency Array → 3 km north of Exloo, the Netherlands (core)
Mounting · 1
Low-Frequency Array → fixed
Organization · 1
Low-Frequency Array → ASTRON
Telescope style · 1
Low-Frequency Array → Phased array of a total of ~20,000 dipole antennas

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Low-Frequency ArrayAlternative namesLow-Frequency Array1.00infobox
Low-Frequency ArrayBuilt2006–20121.00infobox
Low-Frequency ArrayCollecting areaup to 1 km21.00infobox
Low-Frequency ArrayCoordinates.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-pars…1.00infobox
Low-Frequency ArrayDiameter1000 km or more1.00infobox
Low-Frequency ArrayFocal lengthN/A1.00infobox
Low-Frequency ArrayLocation3 km north of Exloo, the Netherlands (core)1.00infobox
Low-Frequency ArrayMountingfixed1.00infobox
Low-Frequency ArrayOrganizationASTRON1.00infobox
Low-Frequency ArrayTelescope stylePhased array of a total of ~20,000 dipole antennas1.00infobox
Low-Frequency ArrayWavelength30 to 1.3 m (radio)1.00infobox
Low-Frequency ArrayWebsitewww.lofar.org1.00infobox

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