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. 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

Astronomy and Astrophysics Theory Group

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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 365-960nm 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	SF2A-2016
Subtitle of host publication	Proceedings of the Annual meeting of the French Society of Astronomy and Astrophysics
Editors	C. Reylé, J. Richard, L. Cambrésy, M. Deleuil, E. Pécontal, L. Tresse, I. Vauglin
Pages	271-280
Number of pages	10
Publication status	Published - 8 Nov 2016
Event	Annual meeting of the French Society of Astronomy and Astrophysics - Centre de Recherche Astrophysique de Lyon, Lyon, France Duration: 14 Jun 2016 → 17 Jun 2016

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Name	Proceedings of the SF2A conference, Lyon, 2016

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Conference	Annual meeting of the French Society of Astronomy and Astrophysics
Country/Territory	France
City	Lyon
Period	14/06/16 → 17/06/16

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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 C. Reylé, J. Richard, L. Cambrésy, M. Deleuil, E. Pécontal, L. Tresse, & I. Vauglin (Eds.), SF2A-2016: Proceedings of the Annual meeting of the French Society of Astronomy and Astrophysics (pp. 271-280). (Proceedings of the SF2A conference, Lyon, 2016).

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Smith, DJB, Best, PN, Duncan, KJ, Hatch, NA, Jarvis, MJ, Röttgering, HJA, Simpson, CJ, Stott, JP, Cochrane, RK, Coppin, KE, Dannerbauer, H, Davis, TA, Geach, JE, Hale, CL, Hardcastle, MJ, Hatfield, PW, Houghton, RCW, Maddox, N, McGee, SL, Morabito, L, Nisbet, D, Pandey-Pommier, M, Prandoni, I, Saxena, A, Shimwell, TW, Tarr, M, van Bemmel, I, Verma, A, White, GJ & Williams, WL 2016, The WEAVE-LOFAR Survey. in C Reylé, J Richard, L Cambrésy, M Deleuil, E Pécontal, L Tresse & I Vauglin (eds), SF2A-2016: Proceedings of the Annual meeting of the French Society of Astronomy and Astrophysics. Proceedings of the SF2A conference, Lyon, 2016, pp. 271-280, Annual meeting of the French Society of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Lyon, France, 14/06/16.

The WEAVE-LOFAR Survey. / Smith, D. J. B.; Best, P. N.; Duncan, K. J. et al.
SF2A-2016: Proceedings of the Annual meeting of the French Society of Astronomy and Astrophysics. ed. / C. Reylé; J. Richard; L. Cambrésy; M. Deleuil; E. Pécontal; L. Tresse; I. Vauglin. 2016. p. 271-280 (Proceedings of the SF2A conference, Lyon, 2016).

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