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Research Journal of Earth and Planetary Sciences Vol. 3(2) pp. 38 – 49 April 2013
Available online http://www.globalresearchjournals.org/journal/rjeps
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CONSTRUCTION AND INSTALLATION OF A SUDDEN IONOSPHERIC DISTURBANCE (SID) MONITOR AT NSUKKA FOR MONITORING SOLAR FLARES
C.I. ONAH1* AND P.N. OKEKE2,3
1. Department of Physics, Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Nigeria
2. Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria
3. Centre for Basic Space Science (CBSS)
*Corresponding Author: E-mail - cossyonah@gmail.com, Phone - +234 (0)8037759907
| Abstract |
This work was carried out to design Sudden Ionospheric Disturbance (SID) antenna and install it together with an SID monitor using a solar panel as a source of steady power supply. This was successfully done following internationally acceptable procedures.
During observations, radio signals were received and data were collected, indicating a successful installation at the CBSS site at Nsukka. The results obtained showed some spikes which might be an indication of solar flares, though this might not be concluded unless the data is compared with more reliable sources of observation such as the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites (GOES). At last, it was confirmed that there were no outstanding flares seen within the period of the observations. The sunrise and sunset signatures which are one of the indications of a successful SID installation were detected in the graphs.
Keywords: Antenna, SID machine, Solar Flares and general physics.