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Abstract
We describe a new spectrophotometer for the Birmingham Solar Oscillations Network (BiSON), based on a next generation observation platform, BiSON:NG, a significantly miniaturised system making use of inexpensive consumer-grade hardware and off-the-shelf components, where possible. We show through system modelling and simulation, along with a summer observing campaign, that the prototype instrument produces data on the Sun's low-degree acoustic (p-mode) oscillations that are of equal quality and can be seamlessly integrated into the existing network. Refreshing the existing ageing hardware, and the extended observational network potential of BiSON:NG, will secure our ongoing programme of high-quality synoptic observations of the Sun's low-degree oscillations (e.g., for seismic monitoring of the solar cycle at a "whole Sun" level).
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 58–64 |
Journal | RAS Techniques and Instruments |
Volume | 1 |
Issue number | 1 |
Early online date | 2 Nov 2022 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | E-pub ahead of print - 2 Nov 2022 |
Keywords
- astro-ph.IM
- astro-ph.SR
- instrumentation
- photometers – techniques
- radial velocities – techniques
- spectroscopic – Sun
- activity – Sun
- helioseismology
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Helioseismology at Birmingham & Queen Mary
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY FACILITIES COUNCIL
1/04/21 → 31/12/24
Project: Research Councils