The LOFAR Long-Baseline Calibrator Survey Classification

Nikolajevs, A.; Prūsis, K.

doi:10.2478/lpts-2020-0005

Abstract

Data manipulation of the LOFAR Long-Baseline Calibrator Survey (LBCS) and the Westerbork Northern Sky Survey (WENSS) catalogues are carried out in the present study. The aim of the study is to make calibrator classification statistics plots and estimations for further observations and upcoming stations. First, mean flux densities of LBCS calibrators against declination and observed station baseline length to the tied core station are plotted and the classified sources are marked. Second, we provide the designation – naming it the success rate – for the number of sources with the correlated signal against all the LBCS catalogue sources. Third, there is a trend in mean peak flux densities between stations – longer the baseline, higher mean peak flux density. Finally, estimations for upcoming and recent stations are made and some results are not encouraging.

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The LOFAR Long-Baseline Calibrator Survey Classification

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