Title | The FIRST Survey: Faint Images of the Radio Sky at Twenty Centimeters |
Authors | Becker, Robert H.; White, Richard L.; Helfand, David J. |
Bibcode | 1995ApJ...450..559B Search ADS ↗ |
Abstract | The FIRST survey to produce Faint Images of the Radio Sky at Twenty centimeters is now underway using the NRAO Very Large Array. We describe here the scientific motivation for a large-area sky survey at radio frequencies which has a sensitivity and angular resolution comparable to the Palomar Observatory Sky Survey, and we recount the history that led to the current survey project. The technical design of the survey ... |
Objects | 7 Objects Search NED ↙ |