Research
LOFAR Takes the Deepest Image of the Low-Frequency Radio Sky to Date
Universe Today · By Matthew Williams ·
The Brief
- An international team led by Leiden University used the Low Frequency Array (LOFAR) to produce a radio image of the sky.
- The image is described as the sharpest and most sensitive ever made at low radio frequencies.
- The source is a single short Universe Today article; no further technical figures are given in the provided material.
Why it matters
The image sets a new benchmark for low-frequency radio sky surveys, which astronomers can use to study faint radio sources.
Who’s affected
- radio astronomers
- astronomers studying the low-frequency radio sky
- #radio astronomy
- #lofar
- #low frequency
- #radio sky survey
- #leiden university
Using the Low Frequency Array (LOFAR), an international team led by Leiden University has produced the sharpest and most sensitive radio image of the sky ever made at low radio frequencies.
Timeline
Universe Today reports the LOFAR deep low-frequency radio image
Universe Today
LOFAR Takes the Deepest Image of the Low-Frequency Radio Sky to Date