Home - Prospects for Low Frequency Radio Astronomy in South America

The Instituto Argentino de Radioastronomía (IAR) was founded in 1962 as the first radio astronomy facility in Latin America. Nowadays it operates two 30-m radio telescopes used mainly for timing and continuum observations at 1.4 GHz. There is now a growing interest in the low-frequency radio window to the Universe, with the planning and implementation of pathfinders and new observatories around the world. IAR is contributing to these efforts with the Multipurpose Interferometer Array (MIA), a versatile low-frequency interferometer (100 MHz - 2 GHz) designed to investigate transient sources and non-thermal cosmic radiation from the Southern Hemisphere. MIA is conceived as the future main facility to be operated by IAR.

On the occasion of the institute's 60th anniversary, we will hold a conference that will gather worldwide experts on low-frequency radio astronomy in Buenos Aires city. The meeting will consist of invited and contributing talks, posters, and plenty of time for discussions. Electronic proceedings will be edited with the contributions so a wide audience will benefit from the meeting. A visit to the facilities of IAR in Villa Elisa is also planned.