radio wave scattering

LOFAR imaging spectroscopy reveals spike-like repeating radio burst pairs in the solar corona by Suli Ma et al.

June 17, 2026

The solar atmosphere is a turbulent and magnetized environment, with the release of magnetic energy readily manifesting as emission across the electromagnetic spectrum. Solar radio emission dominates the radio sky, with the brightest solar radio bursts generated via the plasma emission process. The emission has a complex frequency-time structure with many features that are yet to be understood. Observations Using the LOw Frequency ARray (LOFAR) radio telescope (van Haarlem et […]

Magnetic Field Geometry and Anisotropic Scattering Effects to Explain Puzzling LOFAR Solar Radio Burst Observations by D. L. Clarkson et al.

February 4, 2025

Solar radio bursts are an indirect signature of accelerated electron beams from the solar atmosphere. These fast electrons generate Langmuir waves as they propagate through a decreasing plasma density and ultimately lead to the bright broadband radio emissions with a characteristic fast frequency drift in dynamic spectra. Density turbulence in the plasma can modulate this process, producing fine structures such as sub-second, narrowband striae and spikes. These fine structures may […]

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An Interactive Visual Tool for the Anisotropic Scattering of Solar Radio Bursts by Daniel L. Clarkson et al

February 6, 2024

The turbulent heliosphere has a significant effect on the observed characteristics of radio emission produced in, or viewed through, the solar atmosphere. In particular, radio-wave scattering on density irregularities can broaden the observed decay times and source sizes, and shift the apparent source position. Both radio burst observations and simulations have demonstrated that the turbulence is anisotropic, which can explain both the observed decay times and source sizes simultaneously. Considering […]

Anisotropic density turbulence variation from the low corona to 1 au as deduced from solar radio observations by E. Kontar et al.

November 30, 2023

Density turbulence in the solar corona and solar wind is evident via the properties of solar radio bursts; angular scattering-broadening of extra-solar radio sources observed through the solar atmosphere, and can be measured in-situ in the solar wind. A viable density turbulence model should simultaneously explain all three types of density fluctuation observations. Solar radio bursts (e.g. Type I, II, III) observed below ~1 GHz are produced predominantly via plasma […]

Density Turbulence and the Angular Broadening of Outer Heliospheric Radio Sources at High Latitudes and in the Ecliptic Plane by S. Tasnim et al.*

May 24, 2022

We investigate angular broadening of radio wave scattering by density irregularities in the outer heliosphere and the very local interstellar medium (VLISM), incorporating an inner scale, latitudinal, and radial dependencies for the density fluctuation spectra and radiation propagation paths both near and out of the ecliptic plane. Outer Heliospheric Radio Emission Low-frequency radio wave emission was discovered in the distant heliosphere by the Voyager missions. A number of investigations [e.g., […]