RADIO PHYSICS AND RADIO ASTRONOMY

Subject and Purpose. The sporadic radio emissions coming from the Sun in a broad frequency range contain a lot of important information concerning the solar corona, parameters of the radio frequency sources therein, and the parameter variations resulting from active processes on and about the Sun. These have been the reasons for recent launches of the space missions intended for stud- ying the Sun and its corona, such as the Parker Solar Probe (PSP) and the Solar Orbiter. The present work is aimed at demonstrating effectiveness of the ground-based support for the space missions, the PSP before all, which is provided by the large Ukrainian radio telescopes of the decameter wavelength range. Another purpose has been cross-calibration of the space-borne radiometer against calibrated data from a ground-based instrument.

Methods and Methodology. One of the remote diagnosis techniques widely used with respect to the solar corona is to analyze parameters of the radio frequency emissions from sources lying at a variety of altitudes within the corona. The methodology of such joint, space-borne/terrestrial investigations suggests simultaneous observations of certain individual events during closest approach of the space probe PSP to the Sun, with analysis over a widest possible frequency range. The data obtainable within overlapping fre- quency bands are proposed for calibrating the on-board radio receivers of the space probe.

Results. The methodology proposed for joint, space-based / terrestrial observations has been substantiated. Data from the UTR-2 and URAN-2 radio telescopes and the space probe PSP have been used to plot the dynamic and the polarization spectra of the June 9, 2020 solar bursts, with identification and comparison of the relevant individual events. A joint dynamic spectrum of these bursts has been obtained for the frequency band of 0.5 to 32 MHz. The calibrated data from the ground-based radio telescopes have allowed performing cross-calibration of the HF receiver in the FIELDS-PSP data taking module within the frequency band of 10 to 18 MHz.

Conclusions. The paper has provided evidence of an effective ground-based support for the space mission PSP on the part of large Ukrainian radio telescopes. Examples of joint observations have been given, and a methodology described which is employed for cross-calibrating the HF receivers of the FIELD-PSP module. Prospects are outlined of further ground-based support for solar space research missions.

Keywords: the Sun; UTR-2 radio telescope, space probe PSP,  ground-based support, spectral density, power flux, calibration

Manuscript submitted 02.03.2023

Radio phys. radio astron. 2023, 28(2): 117-129

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