Experimental computer physics takes a leading place in its scientific activity. It covers the use of computers, microcontrollers, and controllers in physical experiments (acquisition, control, communication) and solving non-trivial problems of remote operation and supervision over specialized measuring equipment, covering robotics and automation.
My scientific work is focused on three issues in which it is necessary to use knowledge of experimental computational physics to a greater or lesser extent. The first is the problem of a reliable assessment of electrical storm activity on various spatial scales. The analysis and research are based on ground measurements of electromagnetic waves with extremely low frequencies called ELF (Extremely Low Frequency, 3-3000 Hz) carried out in cooperation with the Astronomical Observatory of the Jagiellonian University. The ELF wave method enables monitoring of global and local storm activities. Currently, it is a key tool (along with satellite observations) in monitoring climate changes observed in recent decades. These tests are carried out based on own observations made by the ELF wave measurement station, which is permanently installed in the Bieszczady Mountains. The installation site of the station was carefully selected from among many places in Poland, where it was expected to find the area of electromagnetic silence (the lowest possible contribution of human activity to EM radiation in the ELF band).
