LOFAR MSSS: detection of a low-frequency radio transient in 400 h of monitoring of the North Celestial Pole

We present the results of a four-month campaign searching for low-frequency radio transients near the North Celestial Pole with the Low-Frequency Array (LOFAR), as part of the Multifrequency Snapshot Sky Survey (MSSS). The data were recorded between 2011 December and 2012 April and comprised 2149 11...

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Main Authors:	Stewart, A., Fender, R., Broderick, J., Hassall, T., Muñoz-Darias, T., Rowlinson, A., Swinbank, J., Staley, T., Molenaar, G., Scheers, B., Grobler, T., Pietka, M., Heald, G., McKean, J., Bell, M., Bonafede, A., Breton, R., Carbone, D., Cendes, Y., Clarke, A., Corbel, S., de Gasperin, F., Eisloeffel, J., Falcke, H., Ferrari, C., Griemeier, J., Hardcastle, M., Heesen, V., Hessels, J., Horneffer, A., Iacobelli, M., Jonker, P., Karastergiou, A., Kokotanekov, G., Kondratiev, V., Kuniyoshi, M., Law, C., van Leeuwen, J., Markoff, S., Miller-Jones, J., Mulcahy, D., Orru, E., Pandey-Pommier, M., Pratley, L., Rol, E., Rottgering, H., Scaife, A., Shulevski, A., Sobey, Charlotte, Stappers, B., Tasse, C., van der Horst, A., van Velzen, S., van Weeren, R., Wijers, R., Wijnands, R., Wise, M., Zarka, P., Alexov, A., Anderson, J., Asgekar, A., Avruch, I., Bentum, M., Bernardi, G., Best, P., Breitling, F., Bruggen, M., Butcher, H., Ciardi, B., Conway, J., Corstanje, A., de Geus, E., Deller, A., Duscha, S., Frieswijk, W., Garrett, M., Gunst, A., van Haarlem, M., Hoeft, M., Horandel, J., Juette, E., Kuper, G., Loose, M., Maat, P., McFadden, R., McKay-Bukowski, D., Moldon, J., Munk, H., Norden, M., Paas, H., Polatidis, A., Schwarz, D., Sluman, J., Smirnov, O., Steinmetz, M., Thoudam, S., Toribio, M., Vermeulen, R., Vocks, C., Wijnholds, S., Wucknitz, O., Yatawatta, S.
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Published:	Oxford University Press 2016
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/37724

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author	Stewart, A. Fender, R. Broderick, J. Hassall, T. Muñoz-Darias, T. Rowlinson, A. Swinbank, J. Staley, T. Molenaar, G. Scheers, B. Grobler, T. Pietka, M. Heald, G. McKean, J. Bell, M. Bonafede, A. Breton, R. Carbone, D. Cendes, Y. Clarke, A. Corbel, S. de Gasperin, F. Eisloeffel, J. Falcke, H. Ferrari, C. Griemeier, J. Hardcastle, M. Heesen, V. Hessels, J. Horneffer, A. Iacobelli, M. Jonker, P. Karastergiou, A. Kokotanekov, G. Kondratiev, V. Kuniyoshi, M. Law, C. van Leeuwen, J. Markoff, S. Miller-Jones, J. Mulcahy, D. Orru, E. Pandey-Pommier, M. Pratley, L. Rol, E. Rottgering, H. Scaife, A. Shulevski, A. Sobey, Charlotte Stappers, B. Tasse, C. van der Horst, A. van Velzen, S. van Weeren, R. Wijers, R. Wijnands, R. Wise, M. Zarka, P. Alexov, A. Anderson, J. Asgekar, A. Avruch, I. Bentum, M. Bernardi, G. Best, P. Breitling, F. Bruggen, M. Butcher, H. Ciardi, B. Conway, J. Corstanje, A. de Geus, E. Deller, A. Duscha, S. Frieswijk, W. Garrett, M. Gunst, A. van Haarlem, M. Hoeft, M. Horandel, J. Juette, E. Kuper, G. Loose, M. Maat, P. McFadden, R. McKay-Bukowski, D. Moldon, J. Munk, H. Norden, M. Paas, H. Polatidis, A. Schwarz, D. Sluman, J. Smirnov, O. Steinmetz, M. Thoudam, S. Toribio, M. Vermeulen, R. Vocks, C. Wijnholds, S. Wucknitz, O. Yatawatta, S.
author_facet	Stewart, A. Fender, R. Broderick, J. Hassall, T. Muñoz-Darias, T. Rowlinson, A. Swinbank, J. Staley, T. Molenaar, G. Scheers, B. Grobler, T. Pietka, M. Heald, G. McKean, J. Bell, M. Bonafede, A. Breton, R. Carbone, D. Cendes, Y. Clarke, A. Corbel, S. de Gasperin, F. Eisloeffel, J. Falcke, H. Ferrari, C. Griemeier, J. Hardcastle, M. Heesen, V. Hessels, J. Horneffer, A. Iacobelli, M. Jonker, P. Karastergiou, A. Kokotanekov, G. Kondratiev, V. Kuniyoshi, M. Law, C. van Leeuwen, J. Markoff, S. Miller-Jones, J. Mulcahy, D. Orru, E. Pandey-Pommier, M. Pratley, L. Rol, E. Rottgering, H. Scaife, A. Shulevski, A. Sobey, Charlotte Stappers, B. Tasse, C. van der Horst, A. van Velzen, S. van Weeren, R. Wijers, R. Wijnands, R. Wise, M. Zarka, P. Alexov, A. Anderson, J. Asgekar, A. Avruch, I. Bentum, M. Bernardi, G. Best, P. Breitling, F. Bruggen, M. Butcher, H. Ciardi, B. Conway, J. Corstanje, A. de Geus, E. Deller, A. Duscha, S. Frieswijk, W. Garrett, M. Gunst, A. van Haarlem, M. Hoeft, M. Horandel, J. Juette, E. Kuper, G. Loose, M. Maat, P. McFadden, R. McKay-Bukowski, D. Moldon, J. Munk, H. Norden, M. Paas, H. Polatidis, A. Schwarz, D. Sluman, J. Smirnov, O. Steinmetz, M. Thoudam, S. Toribio, M. Vermeulen, R. Vocks, C. Wijnholds, S. Wucknitz, O. Yatawatta, S.
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description	We present the results of a four-month campaign searching for low-frequency radio transients near the North Celestial Pole with the Low-Frequency Array (LOFAR), as part of the Multifrequency Snapshot Sky Survey (MSSS). The data were recorded between 2011 December and 2012 April and comprised 2149 11-min snapshots, each covering 175 deg2. We have found one convincing candidate astrophysical transient, with a duration of a few minutes and a flux density at 60 MHz of 15–25 Jy. The transient does not repeat and has no obvious optical or high-energy counterpart, as a result of which its nature is unclear. The detection of this event implies a transient rate at 60 MHz of 3.9+14.7−3.7×10−4 d−1 deg−2, and a transient surface density of 1.5 × 10−5 deg−2, at a 7.9-Jy limiting flux density and ∼10-min time-scale. The campaign data were also searched for transients at a range of other time-scales, from 0.5 to 297 min, which allowed us to place a range of limits on transient rates at 60 MHz as a function of observation duration.
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spelling	curtin-20.500.11937-377242018-03-29T09:06:49Z LOFAR MSSS: detection of a low-frequency radio transient in 400 h of monitoring of the North Celestial Pole Stewart, A. Fender, R. Broderick, J. Hassall, T. Muñoz-Darias, T. Rowlinson, A. Swinbank, J. Staley, T. Molenaar, G. Scheers, B. Grobler, T. Pietka, M. Heald, G. McKean, J. Bell, M. Bonafede, A. Breton, R. Carbone, D. Cendes, Y. Clarke, A. Corbel, S. de Gasperin, F. Eisloeffel, J. Falcke, H. Ferrari, C. Griemeier, J. Hardcastle, M. Heesen, V. Hessels, J. Horneffer, A. Iacobelli, M. Jonker, P. Karastergiou, A. Kokotanekov, G. Kondratiev, V. Kuniyoshi, M. Law, C. van Leeuwen, J. Markoff, S. Miller-Jones, J. Mulcahy, D. Orru, E. Pandey-Pommier, M. Pratley, L. Rol, E. Rottgering, H. Scaife, A. Shulevski, A. Sobey, Charlotte Stappers, B. Tasse, C. van der Horst, A. van Velzen, S. van Weeren, R. Wijers, R. Wijnands, R. Wise, M. Zarka, P. Alexov, A. Anderson, J. Asgekar, A. Avruch, I. Bentum, M. Bernardi, G. Best, P. Breitling, F. Bruggen, M. Butcher, H. Ciardi, B. Conway, J. Corstanje, A. de Geus, E. Deller, A. Duscha, S. Frieswijk, W. Garrett, M. Gunst, A. van Haarlem, M. Hoeft, M. Horandel, J. Juette, E. Kuper, G. Loose, M. Maat, P. McFadden, R. McKay-Bukowski, D. Moldon, J. Munk, H. Norden, M. Paas, H. Polatidis, A. Schwarz, D. Sluman, J. Smirnov, O. Steinmetz, M. Thoudam, S. Toribio, M. Vermeulen, R. Vocks, C. Wijnholds, S. Wucknitz, O. Yatawatta, S. We present the results of a four-month campaign searching for low-frequency radio transients near the North Celestial Pole with the Low-Frequency Array (LOFAR), as part of the Multifrequency Snapshot Sky Survey (MSSS). The data were recorded between 2011 December and 2012 April and comprised 2149 11-min snapshots, each covering 175 deg2. We have found one convincing candidate astrophysical transient, with a duration of a few minutes and a flux density at 60 MHz of 15–25 Jy. The transient does not repeat and has no obvious optical or high-energy counterpart, as a result of which its nature is unclear. The detection of this event implies a transient rate at 60 MHz of 3.9+14.7−3.7×10−4 d−1 deg−2, and a transient surface density of 1.5 × 10−5 deg−2, at a 7.9-Jy limiting flux density and ∼10-min time-scale. The campaign data were also searched for transients at a range of other time-scales, from 0.5 to 297 min, which allowed us to place a range of limits on transient rates at 60 MHz as a function of observation duration. 2016 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/37724 10.1093/mnras/stv2797 Oxford University Press restricted
spellingShingle	Stewart, A. Fender, R. Broderick, J. Hassall, T. Muñoz-Darias, T. Rowlinson, A. Swinbank, J. Staley, T. Molenaar, G. Scheers, B. Grobler, T. Pietka, M. Heald, G. McKean, J. Bell, M. Bonafede, A. Breton, R. Carbone, D. Cendes, Y. Clarke, A. Corbel, S. de Gasperin, F. Eisloeffel, J. Falcke, H. Ferrari, C. Griemeier, J. Hardcastle, M. Heesen, V. Hessels, J. Horneffer, A. Iacobelli, M. Jonker, P. Karastergiou, A. Kokotanekov, G. Kondratiev, V. Kuniyoshi, M. Law, C. van Leeuwen, J. Markoff, S. Miller-Jones, J. Mulcahy, D. Orru, E. Pandey-Pommier, M. Pratley, L. Rol, E. Rottgering, H. Scaife, A. Shulevski, A. Sobey, Charlotte Stappers, B. Tasse, C. van der Horst, A. van Velzen, S. van Weeren, R. Wijers, R. Wijnands, R. Wise, M. Zarka, P. Alexov, A. Anderson, J. Asgekar, A. Avruch, I. Bentum, M. Bernardi, G. Best, P. Breitling, F. Bruggen, M. Butcher, H. Ciardi, B. Conway, J. Corstanje, A. de Geus, E. Deller, A. Duscha, S. Frieswijk, W. Garrett, M. Gunst, A. van Haarlem, M. Hoeft, M. Horandel, J. Juette, E. Kuper, G. Loose, M. Maat, P. McFadden, R. McKay-Bukowski, D. Moldon, J. Munk, H. Norden, M. Paas, H. Polatidis, A. Schwarz, D. Sluman, J. Smirnov, O. Steinmetz, M. Thoudam, S. Toribio, M. Vermeulen, R. Vocks, C. Wijnholds, S. Wucknitz, O. Yatawatta, S. LOFAR MSSS: detection of a low-frequency radio transient in 400 h of monitoring of the North Celestial Pole
title	LOFAR MSSS: detection of a low-frequency radio transient in 400 h of monitoring of the North Celestial Pole
title_full	LOFAR MSSS: detection of a low-frequency radio transient in 400 h of monitoring of the North Celestial Pole
title_fullStr	LOFAR MSSS: detection of a low-frequency radio transient in 400 h of monitoring of the North Celestial Pole
title_full_unstemmed	LOFAR MSSS: detection of a low-frequency radio transient in 400 h of monitoring of the North Celestial Pole
title_short	LOFAR MSSS: detection of a low-frequency radio transient in 400 h of monitoring of the North Celestial Pole
title_sort	lofar msss: detection of a low-frequency radio transient in 400 h of monitoring of the north celestial pole
url	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/37724

LOFAR MSSS: detection of a low-frequency radio transient in 400 h of monitoring of the North Celestial Pole

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