WFXT synergies with next generation radio surveys

TL;DR

This paper discusses how the Wide Field X-ray Telescope (WFXT) can synergize with upcoming radio surveys like ASKAP and SKA, emphasizing the mutual benefits in source identification and population studies.

Contribution

It highlights the potential for WFXT and next-generation radio surveys to enhance source identification and understanding of X-ray and radio source populations.

Findings

WFXT will benefit from deep radio catalogues with high astrometric precision.

WFXT data will be crucial for identifying faint radio sources (~50 microJy).

The overlap between X-ray and radio sources will improve multi-wavelength studies.

Abstract

I highlight the synergies of the Wide Field X-ray Telescope (WFXT) with the next generation radio surveys, including those to be obtained with the Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder and the Square Kilometre Array, and discuss the overlap between the X-ray and radio source populations. WFXT will benefit greatly from the availability of deep radio catalogues with very high astrometric precision, while on the other hand WFXT data will be vital for the identification of faint radio sources down to ~ 50 microJy.