The WEAVE-LOFAR Survey

D. J. B. Smith; P. N. Best; K. J. Duncan; N. A. Hatch; M. J. Jarvis; H. J. A. Röttgering; C. J. Simpson; J. P. Stott; R. K. Cochrane; K. E. Coppin; H. Dannerbauer; T. A. Davis; J. E. Geach; C. L. Hale; M. J. Hardcastle; P. W. Hatfield; R. C. W. Houghton; N. Maddox; S. L. McGee; L. Morabito; D. Nisbet; M. Pandey-Pommier; I. Prandoni; A. Saxena; T. W. Shimwell; M. Tarr; I. van Bemmel; A. Verma; G. J. White; W. L. Williams

The WEAVE-LOFAR Survey

D. J. B. Smith, P. N. Best, K. J. Duncan, N. A. Hatch, M. J. Jarvis, H. J. A. Röttgering, C. J. Simpson, J. P. Stott, R. K. Cochrane, K. E. Coppin, H. Dannerbauer, T. A. Davis, J. E. Geach, C. L. Hale, M. J. Hardcastle, P. W. Hatfield, R. C. W. Houghton, N. Maddox, S. L. McGee, L. MorabitoD. Nisbet, M. Pandey-Pommier, I. Prandoni, A. Saxena, T. W. Shimwell, M. Tarr, I. van Bemmel, A. Verma, G. J. White, W. L. Williams

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In these proceedings we highlight the primary scientific goals and design of the WEAVE-LOFAR survey, which will use the new WEAVE spectrograph on the 4.2m William Herschel Telescope to provide the primary source of spectroscopic information for the LOFAR Surveys Key Science Project. Beginning in 2018, WEAVE-LOFAR will generate more than 10$^6$ R=5000 365-960 nm spectra of low-frequency selected radio sources, across three tiers designed to efficiently sample the redshift-luminosity plane, and produce a data set of enormous legacy value. The radio frequency selection, combined with the high multiplex and throughput of the WEAVE spectrograph, make obtaining redshifts in this way very efficient, and we expect that the redshift success rate will approach 100 per cent at $z <1$. This unprecedented spectroscopic sample - which will be complemented by an integral field component - will be transformational in key areas, including studying the star formation history of the Universe, the role of accretion and AGN-driven feedback, properties of the epoch of reionisation, cosmology, cluster haloes and relics, as well as the nature of radio galaxies and protoclusters. Each topic will be addressed in unprecedented detail, and with the most reliable source classifications and redshift information in existence.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the SF2A conference
Publisher	Societe Francaise d'Astronomie et d'Astrophysique
Pages	271–280
Number of pages	10
Publication status	Published - 8 Nov 2016
Event	SF2A Conference 2016 - Lyon, France Duration: 10 Oct 2016 → 14 Oct 2016

Conference

Conference	SF2A Conference 2016
Country/Territory	France
City	Lyon
Period	10/10/16 → 14/10/16

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10 pages, 4 figures, proceedings of the SF2A conference, Lyon, 2016

Keywords

astro-ph.GA
surveys
galaxies: formation
evolution
active
clusters

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Smith, D. J. B., Best, P. N., Duncan, K. J., Hatch, N. A., Jarvis, M. J., Röttgering, H. J. A., Simpson, C. J., Stott, J. P., Cochrane, R. K., Coppin, K. E., Dannerbauer, H., Davis, T. A., Geach, J. E., Hale, C. L., Hardcastle, M. J., Hatfield, P. W., Houghton, R. C. W., Maddox, N., McGee, S. L., ... Williams, W. L. (2016). The WEAVE-LOFAR Survey. In Proceedings of the SF2A conference (pp. 271–280). Societe Francaise d'Astronomie et d'Astrophysique. http://sf2a.eu/proceedings/2016/2016sf2a.conf..0271D.pdf

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