A 4.8- and 8.6-GHz Survey of the Large Magellanic Cloud: I The Images

Detailed 4.8- and 8.6-GHz radio images of the entire Large Magellanic Cloud with half-power beamwidths of 33" at 4.8 GHz and 20" at 8.6 GHz have been obtained using the Australia Telescope Compact Array. A total of 7085 mosaic positions were used to cover an area of 6 degrees on a side. Fu...

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Published in:arXiv.org 2004-10
Main Authors: Dickel, J R, McIntyre, V J, Gruendl, R A, Milne, D K
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Galaxies
H II regions
Magellanic clouds
Point sources
Polarimetry
Radio imagery
Spatial resolution
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Summary:Detailed 4.8- and 8.6-GHz radio images of the entire Large Magellanic Cloud with half-power beamwidths of 33" at 4.8 GHz and 20" at 8.6 GHz have been obtained using the Australia Telescope Compact Array. A total of 7085 mosaic positions were used to cover an area of 6 degrees on a side. Full polarimetric observations were made. These images have sufficient spatial resolution (~8 and 5 pc, respectively) and sensitivity (3-sigma of 1 mJy/beam) to identify most of the individual SNRs and H II regions and also, in combination with available data from the Parkes 64-m telescope, the structure of the smooth emission in that galaxy. In addition, limited data using the sixth antenna at 4.5 to 6-km baselines are available to distinguish bright point sources (
ISSN:2331-8422
DOI:10.48550/arxiv.0410683