IDL software to work with LOFAR data is availble as a part of SolarSoftware (SSW): https://sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov/solarsoft/radio/lofar/

Adding LOFAR software to your local SSW installation:

IDL> setssw_windows, /lofar

* Following instruments selected:

radio/lofar

* Mission level setup files

* Instrument level setup files

* Personal startup files

Executing:    C:\ssw\site\setup\PERSONAL_STARTUP_WINDOWS.pro

It is recommended to have radio and nrh packages as well (see tutorial):

IDL> setssw_windows, /nrh,/radio

* Following instruments selected:

radio/ethz radio/nrh

* Mission level setup files

* Instrument level setup files

* Personal startup files

Executing:    C:\ssw\site\setup\PERSONAL_STARTUP_WINDOWS.pro

Now download the LOFAR software:

IDL> ssw_upgrade,/loud,/spawn,/passive_ftp

——————————

| Eliminating tags: group,user |

——————————

————————–

| Adding Windows tweaks… |

————————–

% MAKE_MIRROR: Wrote mirror file: C:\ssw\site\mirror\ssw_upgrade.mirror

% SSW_UPGRADE: Spawning mirror cmd: perl mirror.pl -d C:\ssw\site\mirror\ssw_upgrade.mirror

If all goes well, you should see in a command prompt: