LOFAR-UK 2019-2021: LOFAR-UK Compute Facility

Lead Research Organisation: University of Hertfordshire
Department Name: Science and Technology RI

Abstract

LOFAR, the LOw-Frequency ARray, is the world's most sensitive radio telescope operating at metre wavelengths. It is now producing extremely sensitive and detailed images of the radio sky at these wavelengths, but the data reduction process is complex. The proposed funding allows us to maintain and expand an existing computing facility for the use of UK astronomers involved in LOFAR.

Planned Impact

See main LOFAR-UK proposal for details.

Publications

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Ignesti A (2020) The great Kite in the sky: A LOFAR observation of the radio source in Abell 2626 in Astronomy & Astrophysics

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Mooney S (2019) Revisiting the Fanaroff-Riley dichotomy and radio-galaxy morphology with the LOFAR Two-Metre Sky Survey (LoTSS) in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

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Webster B (2021) A population of galaxy-scale jets discovered using LOFAR in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

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Williams W (2019) NGC 326: X-shaped no more in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

 
Description This award funded the provision of computing services to the LOFAR-UK community. It supported a number of publications including the release of important surveys data to the community.
Exploitation Route We applied for and were awarded followup funding. The LOFAR-UK model is being used by others as a result of our work.
Sectors Digital/Communication/Information Technologies (including Software)
URL https://lofar-surveys.org/