Astronomy:Birmingham Solar Oscillations Network
The Birmingham Solar Oscillations Network (BiSON) consists of a network of six remote solar observatories monitoring low-degree solar oscillation modes. It is operated by the High Resolution Optical Spectroscopy group of the School of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Birmingham, United Kingdom , in collaboration with Sheffield Hallam University, United Kingdom . They are funded by the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC).[1]
The BiSON has been collecting data continuously on solar oscillations since 1976, making it the longest running helioseismology network with data covering three solar cycles.[2]
Team
Academic staff
- Professor Yvonne Elsworth (Head of project)
- Professor Bill Chaplin
Research staff
- Anne-Marie Broomhall — Helioseismology
- Andrea Miglio
- Steven Hale
Technical staff
- Mr Ian Barnes — Electronics
- Mr Barry Jackson — Mechanics
Remote observatories
BiSON operates automated resonant scattering spectrometers in astronomical domes or mirror fed systems. The network was established in 1976 with two permanent stations; the addition of several more sites culminated with the addition of a sixth in 1992.[3] The current sites are:
- Mount Wilson Observatory, California , United States
- Las Campanas Observatory, Region IV, Chile
- Observatorio del Teide, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain
- South African Astronomical Observatory, Sutherland, South Africa
- OTC Earth Station Carnarvon, Carnarvon, WA, Australia
- Paul Wild Observatory, Narrabri, NSW, Australia
See also
References
- ↑ "BiSON :: Home". http://bison.ph.bham.ac.uk/. Retrieved 16 May 2009.
- ↑ "BiSON The Birmingham Solar-Oscillations Network". Archived from the original on 11 June 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20070611210739/http://astro.phys.au.dk/SONG/WORKSHOP-2006/Miller.ppt. Retrieved 16 May 2009.
- ↑ Chaplin, W. J.; Elsworth, Y.; Isaak, G. R.; McLeod, C. P.; Miller, B. A.; New, R. (May 1996). "Recent Results from the Birmingham Solar-Oscillations Network (BiSON)". American Astronomical Society 188 (1996AAS...188.6904C): 936. Bibcode: 1996AAS...188.6904C.
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