Unprecedented depths at the highest resolutions with LOFAR

We have recently produced the deepest 2.5 × 2.5 degree radio image to date with LOFAR at 150 MHz and sub-arcsecond resolution, opening a new window on some of the faintest and most distant objects in the Universe. This enables studies of faint radio-loud AGN at high angular resolution and investigations of the cosmic star-formation rate history out to high redshift.

In this talk, I will present the key developments that have driven the essential advancements in data processing and highlight the scientific opportunities they enable. I will also outline future directions, including further acceleration of our automated imaging pipeline and the potential integration of GenAI techniques for more accurate calibration. Together, these developments will pave the way towards even deeper wide-field imaging and, ultimately, a sub-arcsecond resolution survey of the entire northern sky at 150 MHz.

Fecha y lugar: 16/03/2026 – 12:30 | Salón de Actos
Jurjen de Jong
University of Leiden