The Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array Sky Survey (VLASS). Science Case and Survey Design

Lacy, M.; Baum, S. A.; Chandler, C. J.; Chatterjee, S.; Clarke, T. E.; Deustua, S.; English, J.; Farnes, J.; Gaensler, B. M.; Gugliucci, N.; Hallinan, G.; Kent, B. R.; Kimball, A.; Law, C. J.; Lazio, T. J. W.; Marvil, J.; Mao, S. A.; Medlin, D.; Mooley, K.; Murphy, E. J.; Myers, S.; Osten, R.; Richards, G. T.; Rosolowsky, E.; Rudnick, L.; Schinzel, F.; Sivakoff, G. R.; Sjouwerman, L. O.; Taylor, R.; White, R. L.; Wrobel, J.; Andernach, H.; Beasley, A. J.; Berger, E.; Bhatnager, S.; Birkinshaw, M.; Bower, G. C.; Brandt, W. N.; Brown, S.; Burke-Spolaor, S.; Butler, B. J.; Comerford, J.; Demorest, P. B.; Fu, H.; Giacintucci, S.; Golap, K.; Güth, T.; Hales, C. A.; Hiriart, R.; Hodge, J.; Horesh, A.; Ivezić, Ž.; Jarvis, M. J.; Kamble, A.; Kassim, N.; Liu, X.; Loinard, L.; Lyons, D. K.; Masters, J.; Mezcua, M.; Moellenbrock, G. A.; Mroczkowski, T.; Nyland, K.; O’Dea, C. P.; O’Sullivan, S. P.; Peters, W. M.; Radford, K.; Rao, U.; Robnett, J.; Salcido, J.; Shen, Y.; Sobotka, A.; Witz, S.; Vaccari, M.; Weeren, R. J. van; Vargas, A.; Williams, P. K. G.; Yoon, I.

doi:10.1088/1538-3873/ab63eb

articlePublications of the Astronomical Society of the PacificJan 28, 2020BRONZE OA

The Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array Sky Survey (VLASS). Science Case and Survey Design

MLM. LacySAS. A. BaumCJC. J. ChandlerSCS. ChatterjeeTET. E. Clarke

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The Very Large Array Sky Survey (VLASS) is a synoptic, all-sky radio sky survey with a unique combination of\nhigh angular resolution (≈2 5), sensitivity (a 1σ goal of 70 μJy/beam in the coadded data), full linear Stokes\npolarimetry, time domain coverage, and wide bandwidth (2–4 GHz). The first observations began in 2017\nSeptember, and observing for the survey will finish in 2024. VLASS will use approximately 5500 hr of time on the\nKarl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA) to cover the whole sky visible to the VLA (decl. > −40°), a total of\n33 885 deg2. The data will be taken in three epochs to allow the discovery of variable and transient radio sources.\nThe survey is designed…

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Jansky
Sky
Radio astronomy
Bandwidth (computing)
Angular resolution (graph drawing)
Cover (algebra)

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