Birmingham Solar Oscillations Network

The Birmingham Solar Oscillations Network (BiSON) consists of a network of six remote solar observatories monitoring low-degree solar oscillation modes. It is operated by the High Resolution Optical Spectroscopy group of the School of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Birmingham, UK, in collaboration with Sheffield Hallam University, UK. They are funded by the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC).[1]

Birmingham Solar Oscillations Network
BiSON telescope at Las Campanas Observatory in Atacama Region, Chile.
Alternative namesBiSON
OrganizationUniversity of Birmingham 
Telescope stylesolar telescope 
Websitebison.ph.bham.ac.uk
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The BiSON has been collecting data continuously on solar oscillations since 1976, making it the longest running helioseismology network with data covering three solar cycles.[2]

Team

Academic Staff

Research Staff

Technical Staff

Remote observatories
The BiSON stations. The distribution in longitude allows for near-continuous observations of the Sun.

BiSON operates automated resonant scattering spectrometers in astronomical domes or mirror fed systems. The network was established in 1976 with two permanent stations; the addition of several more sites culminated with the addition of a sixth in 1992.[3] The current sites are:

References
  1. "BiSON :: Home". Retrieved 16 May 2009.
  2. "BiSON The Birmingham Solar-Oscillations Network". Archived from the original on 11 June 2007. Retrieved 16 May 2009.
  3. Chaplin, W. J.; Elsworth, Y.; Isaak, G. R.; McLeod, C. P.; Miller, B. A.; New, R. (May 1996). "Recent Results from the Birmingham Solar-Oscillations Network (BiSON)". American Astronomical Society. American Astronomical Society. 188 (1996AAS...188.6904C): 936. Bibcode:1996AAS...188.6904C.
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