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The Extragalactic Radio Sky at Faint Flux Densities

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 March 2013

Carole Jackson
Carole Jackson*
Affiliation:
CSIRO Australia Telescope National Facility, Epping NSW 1710, Australia. Email: [email protected]
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Abstract

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In this paper we present simulations of the extragalactic radio sky at 151, 325, and 1400 MHz based on number density predictions from models of the evolution of the radio luminosity function. From these simulations we predict typical source distributions, allowing us to estimate the natural confusion limit to faint flux density limits. The results are relevant to the science and design goals of future radio facilities, namely the Square Kilometre Array, the low-frequency array, and their demonstrator projects.

Keywords

radio continuum: galaxiesgalaxies: activequasars: general
Type
Research Article
Information
Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia , Volume 22 , Issue 1 , 2005 , pp. 36 - 48
Copyright
Copyright © Astronomical Society of Australia 2005

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