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22-08-2014
EWASS 2014 Symposium on Low-frequency Radio Astronomy
| Submitter: | Michael Wise |
| Description: | The Symposium "Exploring the Low-frequency Radio Sky in the SKA Era" was held in Geneva, Switzerland from 30 June - 01 July as part of the 2014 European Week of Astronomy and Space Science. This two-day Symposium, organized by members of ASTRON's Astronomy Group, brought together approximately 40 members of the low-frequency radio community from all over the world including Europe, Australia, South Africa, India, and the US. The program included a wide range of science topics, as well as technical updates from all the currently operating low-frequency instruments. The Symposium kicked off with a session on the newest generation of low-frequency radio facilities including LOFAR, MWA, and the LWA. George Heald gave an update on LOFAR's current capabilities, while Randall Wayth summarized progress with the MWA and Tracy Clarke presented the status of the LWA. Updates on low-frequency observing with the JVLA and GMRT were given by Rick Perley and Yashwant Gupta, respectively. SKA Science Director Robert Braun concluded the instrumentation session with a look ahead to the low-frequency capabilities of the SKA. The Symposium featured a broad scientific program covering such extragalactic topics as large, all-sky surveys to cluster relics and halos, AGN, and the Epoch of Reionization. The remainder of the second day was filled with a wide variety of presentations on galactic science, pulsar studies, transient surveys, and solar studies. ASTRON and LOFAR figured prominently during the meeting with many members of the ASTRON Astronomy Group and Radio Observatory giving talks and presenting recent results. The modest size of the meeting made for a great informal atmosphere with many questions and discussion throughout the course of the two days. All in all, the meeting was a great success and brought together a truly representative subset of the international, low-frequency radio community. |
| Copyright: | Raffaella Morganti et al. |
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