Observations of transients and pulsars with LOFAR international stations and the ARTEMIS backend

Understand

The LOw Frequency ARray - LOFAR - is a new radio interferometer designed with emphasis on flexible digital hardware instead of mechanical solutions.

• The array elements, so-called stations, are located in the Netherlands and in neighbouring countries.
• The design of LOFAR allows independent use of its international stations, which, coupled with a dedicated backend, makes them very powerful telescopes in their own right.
• This backend is called the Advanced Radio Transient Event Monitor and Identification System (ARTEMIS).