Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
1998-12-03
Astron.J.117:1578,1999
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
27 pages, 12 figures (figures 2, 8, 10 in jpg format); AJ, in press
Scientific paper
10.1086/300786
The Molonglo Observatory Synthesis Telescope, operating at 843 MHz with a 5 square degree field of view, is carrying out a radio imaging survey of the sky south of declination -30 deg. This survey (the Sydney University Molonglo Sky Survey, or SUMSS) produces images with a resolution of 43" x 43" cosec(Dec.) and an rms noise level of about 1 mJy/beam. SUMSS is therefore similar in sensitivity and resolution to the northern NRAO VLA Sky Survey (NVSS; Condon et al. 1998). The survey is progressing at a rate of about 1000 square degrees per year, yielding individual and statistical data for many thousands of weak radio sources. This paper describes the main characteristics of the survey, and presents sample images from the first year of observation.
Bock Douglas C. -J.
Large M. I.
Sadler Elaine M.
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