Description
Modern low-frequency instruments, such as the Murchison Widefield Array (MWA), coupled with the technique of interplanetary scintillation (IPS), have made key advances in the field of solar and space science. IPS is a fantastic space weather tool as it is able to measure the solar wind density along any line of sight an arbitrary distance from the Sun, and with the MWA’s huge field of view, allows us to probe the entire inner heliosphere.
Coming out of a solar maximum, large scale efforts are being undertaken globally to improve forecasting of the solar wind and the events therein. The unique capabilities of MWA IPS have seen unrecorded solar events being caught that satellites aren't able to detect due to their restricted orbits.
In this talk, I will focus on the work that is being done to lay the groundwork in incorporating MWA IPS measurements into models and simulations. We also show how modern day radio telescopes can be integrated into the goliaths that are solar observatories.
