Lens surveys with LOFAR

Talk at the workshop The prospects of LOFAR surveys at the Lorentz Center in Leiden, NL, 10-12 December 2007

O. Wucknitz

  1. Argelander-Institut für Astronomie, Auf dem Hügel 71, 53121 Bonn, Germany

Abstract

After a brief introduction on gravitational lenses in general I argue why we can and will use LOFAR surveys as a phantastic tool for future gravitational lens searches. Different strategies to find 1000-2000 new radio lenses are discussed. The impact of the LOFAR rescope is not entirely clear yet. A higher number of international stations can compensate for the reduction of Dutch LOFAR, and modifications in the survey strategies can increase the efficiency considerably.

The plans are continuously updated. Older similar talks can be found here and here. An updated version was presented one year later



download original presentation
PDF file (3.3 MB, last change 9 Dec 2007)
36 pages, suitable for presentation with acroread. This version also includes some hyperlinks for quick navigation and links to references.

download printable version (small)
PDF file (2.2 MB, last change 12 Dec 2007)
Paper saving version. 5 pages, text in b/w, colour figures. 8 slides per A4 page.


To publications
To my homepage
To the AIfA
To the University of Bonn

Script last modified on 7 Sep 2010
Last change to this data base entry on 8 Dec 2008