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Observations of Type III Bursts with LOFAR

Frank Breitling (Leibniz-Institut für Astrophysik (AIP))

Abstract. LOFAR is a novel digital radio interferometer for imaging radio sources in the frequency range from 10 to 90 and 110 to 250 MHz with a time resolution of seconds. The Key Science Project (KSP) “Solar Physics and Space Weather with LOFAR” uses this instrument for solar observations including the study of solar type III radio burst. To obtain calibrated images and dynamic spectra of the Sun, data processing software is necessary which was developed by the KSP as Solar Imaging Pipeline (SIP). The SIP has several components for the data processing and makes its results available through the LOFAR Solar Data Center (LSDC). The LSDC is located at the AIP and accessible via a web user interface for browsing the observations for interesting events. Here some of the solar type III bursts observed with LOFAR will be discussed.

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