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@ARTICLE{deGasperin:453899,
author = {de Gasperin, F. and Vink, J. and McKean, J. P. and Asgekar,
A. and Bentum, M. J. and Blaauw, R. and Bonafede, A. and
Bruggen, M. and Breitling, F. and Brouw, W. N. and Butcher,
H. R. and Ciardi, B. and Cuciti, V. and de Vos, M. and
Duscha, S. and Eisloffel, J. and Engels, D. and Fallows, R.
A. and Franzen, T. M. O. and Garrett, M. A. and Gunst, A. W.
and Horandel, J. and Heald, G. and Koopmans, L. V. E. and
Krankowski, A. and Maat, P. and Mann, G. and Mevius, M. and
Miley, G. and Nelles, A. and Norden, M. J. and Offringa, A.
R. and Orrú, E. and Paas, H. and Pandey-Pommier, M. and
Pizzo, R. and Reich, W. and Rowlinson, A. and Schwarz, D. J.
and Shulevski, A. and Smirnov, O. and Soida, M. and Tagger,
M. and Toribio, M. C. and van Ardenne, A. and van der Horst,
A. J. and van Haarlem, M. P. and van Weeren, R. J. and
Vocks, C. and Wucknitz, O. and Zarka, P. and Zucca, P.},
title = {{C}assiopeia {A}, {C}ygnus {A}, {T}aurus {A}, and {V}irgo
{A} at ultra-low radio frequencies},
journal = {Astronomy and astrophysics},
volume = {635},
issn = {1432-0746},
address = {Les Ulis},
publisher = {EDP Sciences},
reportid = {PUBDB-2021-00259, arXiv:2002.10431},
pages = {A150},
year = {2020},
note = {© ESO 2020 7 pages, 2 figures, accepted $A\&A,$ online
data on $A\&A$ website},
abstract = {Context. The four persistent radio sources in the northern
sky with the highest flux density at metre wavelengths are
Cassiopeia A, Cygnus A, Taurus A, and Virgo A; collectively
they are called the A-team. Their flux densities at
ultra-low frequencies (< 100 MHz) can reach several
thousands of janskys, and they often contaminate
observations of the low-frequency sky by interfering with
image processing. Furthermore, these sources are foreground
objects for all-sky observations hampering the study of
faint signals, such as the cosmological 21 cm line from the
epoch of reionisation.Aims. We aim to produce robust models
for the surface brightness emission as a function of
frequency for the A-team sources at ultra-low frequencies.
These models are needed for the calibration and imaging of
wide-area surveys of the sky with low-frequency
interferometers. This requires obtaining images at an
angular resolution better than 15″ with a high dynamic
range and good image fidelity.Methods. We observed the
A-team with the Low Frequency Array (LOFAR) at frequencies
between 30 MHz and 77 MHz using the Low Band Antenna system.
We reduced the datasets and obtained an image for each
A-team source.Results. The paper presents the best models to
date for the sources Cassiopeia A, Cygnus A, Taurus A, and
Virgo A between 30 MHz and 77 MHz. We were able to obtain
the aimed resolution and dynamic range in all cases. Owing
to its compactness and complexity, observations with the
long baselines of the International LOFAR Telescope will be
required to improve the source model for Cygnus A further.},
keywords = {radio continuum: general (autogen) / techniques:
interferometric (autogen)},
cin = {HUB / Z-RAD},
ddc = {520},
cid = {I:(DE-H253)HUB-20140108 / I:(DE-H253)Z-RAD-20210408},
pnm = {613 - Matter and Radiation from the Universe (POF3-613)},
pid = {G:(DE-HGF)POF3-613},
experiment = {EXP:(DE-MLZ)External-20140101},
typ = {PUB:(DE-HGF)16},
eprint = {2002.10431},
howpublished = {arXiv:2002.10431},
archivePrefix = {arXiv},
SLACcitation = {$\%\%CITATION$ = $arXiv:2002.10431;\%\%$},
UT = {WOS:000525646400001},
doi = {10.1051/0004-6361/201936844},
url = {https://bib-pubdb1.desy.de/record/453899},
}