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Abstract

Our research focuses on building a solar storm radio telescope that can detect changes in the sun’s solar activity. Occasionally, there are massive eruptions of mass and energy in the Sun, in forms such as solar flares and Coronal Mass Ejections (CMEs), that may reach Earth, causing a solar storm. During solar storms, the ionosphere around the Earth receives stronger radiation from the Sun, causing a greater degree of ionisation. The ionosphere is an excellent medium for radio waves to propagate and as the degree of ionisation increases, the strength of propagation also increases. The solar storm radio telescope will measure the radio waves transmitted from a Very Low Frequency (VLF) station positioned in Australia. By detecting the increased power of the radio signals the telescope records, an increase in the degree of ionisation in the ionosphere can be detected and the occurrence of a solar storm can be confirmed. The data will be matched to the charts on X-Rays flux provided by the Space Weather Prediction Center’s GOES Satellite to confirm our conclusion.


 

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