Allen Telescope Array Multi-Frequency Observations of the Sun
Pascal Saint-Hilaire, Gordon J. Hurford, Garrett Keating, Geoffrey C., Bower, Colby Gutierrez-Kraybill

TL;DR
This paper reports the first simultaneous multi-frequency full-Sun microwave maps obtained with the Allen Telescope Array, enabling detailed analysis of solar coronal emission and structure during relatively quiet solar conditions.
Contribution
It introduces a novel multi-frequency observation technique for the Sun with the ATA, providing new insights into coronal emission and structure without mosaicing.
Findings
First simultaneous multi-frequency full-Sun maps at microwave frequencies.
Development of a frequency-independent coronal bremsstrahlung contribution function.
Identification of deviations indicating gyroresonance emission in active regions.
Abstract
We present the first observations of the Sun with the Allen Telescope Array (ATA). We used up to six frequencies, from 1.43 to 6 GHz, and baselines from 6 to 300 m. To our knowledge, these are the first simultaneous multifrequency full-Sun maps obtained at microwave frequencies without mosaicing. The observations took place when the Sun was relatively quiet, although at least one active region was present each time. We present multi-frequency flux budgets for each sources on the Sun. Outside of active regions, assuming optically thin bremsstrahlung (free--free) coronal emission on top of an optically thick ~10 000 K chromosphere, the multi-frequency information can be condensed into a single, frequency-independent, "coronal bremsstrahlung contribution function" [EM/sqrt(T)] map. This technique allows the separation of the physics of emission as well as a measurement of the density…
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