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Description
2024-25 has been an exciting year for the solar science group of the MWA. We have had significant developments on both fronts - developing novel calibration and imaging algorithms and pipelines and using them to pursue novel science. On the techniques front, we have made strides towards making state-of-the-art spectro-polarimetric snapshot images and are working towards automating this procedure in a robust pipeline. On the science front, our explorations have ranged from the weakest non-thermal emissions ever detected from the quiet sun to the strong radio emissions associated with the drivers of space weather, and they yield fascinating insights and discoveries. We are close to commissioning triggered solar observations, which is expected to substantially improve our efficiency at capturing interesting solar events. A large part of our recent work has focused on polarimetric investigations of active solar emissions. Detecting and analyzing heliospheric Faraday rotation signatures of coronal mass ejections is another focus area of our work. This talk will present an overview of the different aspects of work we have been pursuing over the past time, along with our plans for the near future.
