LOFAR: Recent imaging results & future prospects
| Autor: | Heald, George, Bell, Michael R., Horneffer, Andreas, Offringa, André R., Pizzo, Roberto, van der Tol, Sebastiaan, van Weeren, Reinout J., van Zwieten, Joris E., Anderson, James M., Beck, Rainer, van Bemmel, Ilse, Bîrzan, Laura, Bonafede, Annalisa, Conway, John, Ferrari, Chiara, De Gasperin, Francesco, Haverkorn, Marijke, Jackson, Neal, Macario, Giulia, McKean, John, Miraghaei, Halime, Orrù, Emanuela, Rafferty, David, Röttgering, Huub, Scaife, Anna, Shulevski, Aleksandar, Sotomayor, Carlos, Tasse, Cyril, Trasatti, Monica, Wucknitz, Olaf |
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| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
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| Druh dokumentu: | Working Paper |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s12036-011-9125-1 |
| Popis: | The Low Frequency Array (LOFAR) is under construction in the Netherlands and in several surrounding European countries. In this contribution, we describe the layout and design of the telescope, with a particular emphasis on the imaging characteristics of the array when used in its "standard imaging" mode. After briefly reviewing the calibration and imaging software used for LOFAR image processing, we show some recent results from the ongoing imaging commissioning efforts. We conclude by summarizing future prospects for the use of LOFAR in observing the little-explored low frequency Universe. Comment: Accepted for publication in special issue of Journal of Astrophysics and Astronomy: conference proceedings of "Diffuse Relativistic Plasmas" conference, Bangalore, 1-4 March 2011 |
| Databáze: | arXiv |
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