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LOFAR: Recent Imaging Results and Future Prospects

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Heald, George; Bell, Michael R.; Horneffer, Andreas; Offringa, Andre; Pizzo, Roberto; van der Tol, Sebastiaan; van Weeren, Reinout J.; van Zwieten, Joris E.; Anderson, James M.; Beck, Rainer; van Bemmel, Illse; 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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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 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...[Show more]

dc.contributor.authorHeald, George
dc.contributor.authorBell, Michael R.
dc.contributor.authorHorneffer, Andreas
dc.contributor.authorOffringa, Andre
dc.contributor.authorPizzo, Roberto
dc.contributor.authorvan der Tol, Sebastiaan
dc.contributor.authorvan Weeren, Reinout J.
dc.contributor.authorvan Zwieten, Joris E.
dc.contributor.authorAnderson, James M.
dc.contributor.authorBeck, Rainer
dc.contributor.authorvan Bemmel, Illse
dc.contributor.authorBîrzan, Laura
dc.contributor.authorBonafede, Annalisa
dc.contributor.authorConway, John
dc.contributor.authorFerrari, Chiara
dc.contributor.authorDe Gasperin, Francesco
dc.contributor.authorHaverkorn, Marijke
dc.contributor.authorJackson, Neal
dc.contributor.authorMacario, Giulia
dc.contributor.authorMcKean, John
dc.contributor.authorMiraghaei, Halime
dc.contributor.authorOrrù, Emanuela
dc.contributor.authorRafferty, David
dc.contributor.authorRöttgering, Huub
dc.contributor.authorScaife, Anna
dc.contributor.authorShulevski, Aleksandar
dc.contributor.authorSotomayor, Carlos
dc.contributor.authorTasse, Cyril
dc.contributor.authorTrasatti, Monica
dc.contributor.authorWucknitz, Olaf
dc.date.accessioned2016-02-08T00:39:34Z
dc.date.available2016-02-08T00:39:34Z
dc.identifier.issn0250-6335
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/97949
dc.description.abstractThe 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 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.
dc.description.sponsorshipC.F. acknowledges financial support by the Agence Nationale de la Recherche through grant ANR-09-JCJC-0001-01.
dc.publisherIndian Academy of Sciences
dc.rights© Indian Academy of Sciences. http://www.sherpa.ac.uk/romeo/issn/0250-6335..."author can archive publisher's version/PDF. On author's personal website and/or institutional repository." from SHERPA/RoMEO site (as at 8/02/16).
dc.sourceJournal of Astrophysics and Astronomy
dc.subjectInstrumentation: interferometers
dc.subjectRadio continuum: general
dc.titleLOFAR: Recent Imaging Results and Future Prospects
dc.typeJournal article
local.description.notesImported from ARIES
local.identifier.citationvolume32
dc.date.issued2012
local.identifier.absfor020102
local.identifier.ariespublicationf5625xPUB7545
local.publisher.urlhttp://www.ias.ac.in/
local.type.statusPublished Version
local.contributor.affiliationHeald, G, Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy (ASTRON), Netherlands
local.contributor.affiliationBell, Michael R, Max-Planck-Institut für Astrophysik, Germany
local.contributor.affiliationHorneffer, Andreas, Max Planck Institute for Radioastronomy, Germany
local.contributor.affiliationOffringa, Andre, College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, CPMS Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics, RSAA General, The Australian National University
local.contributor.affiliationPizzo, R, Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy (ASTRON), Netherlands
local.contributor.affiliationvan Weeren, R J, Leiden University, Netherlands
local.contributor.affiliationAnderson, J M, Max-Planck-Institut fur Radioastronomie, Germany
local.contributor.affiliationBonafede, A, Jacobs University Bremen, Germany
local.contributor.affiliationOrru, E, Radboud University Nijmegen, Netherlands
local.contributor.affiliationRafferty, D A, Leiden University, Netherlands
local.contributor.affiliationRottgering, Hubb, Leiden University, Netherlands
local.contributor.affiliationShulevski, Alexander, Kapteyn Astronomical Institute, Netherlands
local.bibliographicCitation.issue4
local.bibliographicCitation.startpage589
local.bibliographicCitation.lastpage598
local.identifier.doi10.1007/s12036-011-9125-1
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