27 November 2023 to 1 December 2023
Universita' di Catania, Dipartimento di Fisica
Europe/Rome timezone

From LOFAR to LOFAR 2.0: current and future surveys at the lowest frequencies

28 Nov 2023, 12:10
20m
Aula Magna (Universita' di Catania, Dipartimento di Fisica)

Aula Magna

Universita' di Catania, Dipartimento di Fisica

The meeting will be held at the Department of Physics of the University of Catania, which is located in Via S. Sofia 64, Catania. The plenary sessions will be held in the Aula Magna of the Department. Further details on the exact location of the parallel sessions will be communicated closer to the meeting.

Speaker

Francesco De Gasperin (Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF))

Description

In these talk I will review the successful story of LOFAR, covering a decade of important scientific results obtained with low-frequency radio observations with a particular focus on radio surveys. I will then introduce the LOFAR 2.0 upgrade and the expected improvement in terms of data quality and scientific outcome. The upgrade is aimed at leverage the existing hardware, software and community while remaining impactful well into the SKA era. Finally, I will outline possible synergies between LOFAR and SKA (and its precursors).

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Primary author

Francesco De Gasperin (Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF))

Presentation materials