The German Long Wavelength Consortium (GLOW) was formed 2006 by German universities and research institutes to foster the use of the radio spectral window at meter wavelengths for astrophysical research. This new window to the universe offers unprecedented insights into many astrophysical processes, which cannot be observed elsewhere. German researchers study for instance the evolution of galaxy clusters, magnetic fields in the intergalactic medium, the nature and evolution of pulsars, and solar outbursts.
The new research fields in radio astronomy are taking advantage from the advances in information technology. They use the real-time and fast data processing capabilities of modern computers to operate novel radio interferometers as the Long-Wavelength Array (LOFAR) or the planned Square Kilometre Array (SKA).
GLOW is formed by German university departments and research institutes.
Current members are:
- Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft Berlin (HTW)
- Fakultät für Physik, Universität Bielefeld
- Astronomisches Institut der Ruhr-Universität Bochum
- Argelander-Institut für Astronomie (AlfA), Universität Bonn
- Max-Planck-Institut für Radioastronomie, Bonn
- Lehrstuhl für Experimentelle Physik Vb, Technische Universität Dortmund (TUD)
- Erlangen Centre for Astroparticle Physics (ECAP)
- Max-Planck-Institut für Astrophysik (MPA), Garching
- Hamburger Sternwarte, Universität Hamburg
- Zentrum für Astronomie Heidelberg
- Forschungszentrum Jülich
- 1. Physikalisches Institut, Universität zu Köln
- Fakultät für Physik der Ludwig-Maximilian-Universität München
- Leibniz-Institut für Astrophysik Potsdam (AIP)
- Thüringer Landessternwarte Tautenburg (TLS)
- Fakultät für Physik und Astronomie, Universität Würzburg