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<h1>LOFAR</h1>

<p>
  <a href="http://www.lofar.org/">LOFAR</a>, the Low Frequency Array, is an
  innovative radio telescope currently operating in the Netherlands and across
  Europe. Ultimately, LOFAR will continuously monitor the radio sky in the
  frequency range 10&ndash;240 MHz.
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<h1>Transients Key Project</h1>

<p>
  The study of transient sources is one of the key science projects of LOFAR.
  Under this remit come all time-variable astronomical radio sources,
  including pulsars, gamma-ray bursts, X-ray binaries, radio supernovae, flare
  stars, and even exo-planets.  With its continuous monitoring of a large area
  of sky, it is hoped that LOFAR will detect many new transient events, and
  provide alerts to the international community for follow-up observations at
  other wavelengths. The project has been subdivided into four basic
  scientific working groups:
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<ul>
  <li>Jet sources: AGN, GRBs, accreting white dwarfs, neutron stars and stellar-mass black holes</li>
  <li>Pulsars: classical radio pulsars, AXPs, RRATs</li>
  <li>Planets: solar system objects and exoplanets</li>
  <li>Flare stars: M, L, and T dwarfs and active binaries</li>
</ul>

<p>Further information on the science case for the Transients Key Project is
<a href="science/">available</a>.</p>

<h1>Information for Members</h1>

<p>
  Transients Project members should pay particular note to <a
  href="info/">this list</a> of useful sources of technical
  information about LOFAR and the TKP.
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