Supernovae/Gamma-ray Bursters/Supernova Remnants/

Scattering/Low Frequency Radio Astronomy

This work at NRL is devoted to the use and development of the techniques of interferometry for astronomical observations and for remote sensing of environmental and other national problems. Several components of this work are:
1.	The investigation of supernovae (SNe) and Gamma-ray Bursters (GRBs), particularly at radio wavelengths.
2.	The study of supernova remnants (SNRs), particularly at long radio wavelengths.
3.	The use and development of Wide Field Imaging (WFI) techniques on high performance computers for low frequency radio interferometric mapping of large fields with high source densities.
4.	The Low Frequency Radio Astronomy (LFRA) study of astronomical objects and the development of new instruments and techniques for low frequency (< 150 MHz) radio astronomy from the ground and very low frequency (< 30 MHz) radio astronomy from space.
5.	The planning, design, and construction, together with ASTRON in The Netherlands and MIT/Haystack Observatory in Massachusetts, of the Low Frequency Array -- LOFAR.