Stellar radio emission in the SKA era
Abstract
Radio emission has been detected in a broad variety of stellar objects from all stages of stellar evolution. However, most of our knowledge originates from targeted observations of small samples, which are strongly biased to source which are peculiar at other wavelengths. In the absence of unbiased searches, it is very difficult to predict what will be found by SKA and its pathfinders such as ASKAP. We are proposing to use ATCA for a deep survey, following a similar observing strategy and technical details, as the ATLAS project, but this time focusing in a region more appropriate for stellar work. The proposed survey would have the best potential to enlarge the stellar radio emitting population, without suffering of selection criteria, providing new insights for a better comprehension of the physics of particular classes of stellar systems and of plasma processes in a wider context. As much as important, results from such survey will provide clues for a finer tuning of the design of the EMU project and related reduction pipeline.
- Publication:
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ATNF Proposal
- Pub Date:
- April 2011
- Bibcode:
- 2011atnf.prop.3992U
- Keywords:
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- late stages of stellar evolution (excluding pulsars and supernovae);
- ATCA