Quantifying ionospheric effects on time-domain astrophysics with the Murchison Widefield Array
Quantifying ionospheric effects on time-domain astrophysics with the Murchison Widefield Array
Refraction and diffraction of incoming radio waves by the ionosphere induce time variability in the angular positions, peak amplitudes and shapes of radio sources, potentially complicating the automated cross-matching and identification of transient and variable radio sources. In this work, we empirically assess the effects of the ionosphere on data …