Solar Observations with Single-Dish INAF Radio Telescopes: Continuum Imaging in the 18 - 26 GHz Range
Iacolina, M. N.; Pellizzoni, A.; Egron, E.; Marongiu, M.; Righini, S.; Mulas, S.; Serra, G.; Valente, G.; Murtas, G.; Melis, A.; Guglielmino, S. L.; Loru, S.; Zucca, P.; Zanichelli, A.; Bachetti, M.; Buffa, F.; Concu, R.; Deiana, G. L.; Ladu, A.; Maccaferri, A.; Marongiu, P.; Messerotti, M.; Navarrini, A.; Orfei, A.; Ortu, P.; Pili, M.; Pisanu, T.; Pupillo, G.; Saba, A.; Schirru, L.; Tiburzi, C.
Italy, United Kingdom, Netherlands
Abstract
We present a new solar radio imaging system implemented through the upgrade of the large single-dish telescopes of the Italian National Institute for Astrophysics (INAF), not originally conceived for solar observations.