LOFAR: Recent imaging results & future prospects
George Heald, Michael R. Bell, Andreas Horneffer, Andr\'e R. Offringa,, Roberto Pizzo, Sebastiaan van der Tol, Reinout J. van Weeren, Joris E. van, Zwieten, James M. Anderson, Rainer Beck, Ilse van Bemmel, Laura B\^irzan,, Annalisa Bonafede, John Conway, Chiara Ferrari
TL;DR
LOFAR is a European low-frequency radio telescope array whose recent imaging results demonstrate its capabilities, and future prospects highlight its potential to explore the low-frequency universe.
Contribution
This paper details LOFAR's design, imaging capabilities, recent imaging results, and future observational prospects in low-frequency radio astronomy.
Findings
Successful recent imaging commissioning results
Enhanced understanding of LOFAR's imaging characteristics
Future potential for low-frequency universe exploration
Abstract
The Low Frequency Array (LOFAR) is under construction in the Netherlands and in several surrounding European countries. In this contribution, we describe the layout and design of the telescope, with a particular emphasis on the imaging characteristics of the array when used in its "standard imaging" mode. After briefly reviewing the calibration and imaging software used for LOFAR image processing, we show some recent results from the ongoing imaging commissioning efforts. We conclude by summarizing future prospects for the use of LOFAR in observing the little-explored low frequency Universe.
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