[New Concept]: Radio surveys #500
Description
Describe the Concept
Observing a large area of sky at radio wavelengths, similar to Ultraviolet surveys (https://astrothesaurus.org/uat/1742) and X-ray surveys (https://astrothesaurus.org/uat/1824)
Concept Location
Radio surveys belongs in the same locus as Ultraviolet surveys (https://astrothesaurus.org/uat/1742) and X-ray surveys (https://astrothesaurus.org/uat/1824), sharing the same broader concept and with no narrower concepts at this time.
If #498 and #499 are accepted, then the broader concept would be Sky surveys (https://astrothesaurus.org/uat/1464). Otherwise, it would be the their current broader concept of Surveys (https://astrothesaurus.org/uat/1671)
Proposed Entry
Concept: New
Preferred label: Radio surveys
Broader concepts: Sky surveys (https://astrothesaurus.org/uat/1464)
Narrower concepts: None
Related concepts:
- Ultraviolet surveys (https://astrothesaurus.org/uat/1742)
- X-ray surveys (https://astrothesaurus.org/uat/1824)
- Infrared surveys (proposed, [New Concept]: Infrared surveys #501)
- Radio source counts (https://astrothesaurus.org/uat/1357)
- Radio sources (https://astrothesaurus.org/uat/1358)
- Radio source catalogs (https://astrothesaurus.org/uat/1356)
- Radio telescopes (https://astrothesaurus.org/uat/1360)
Alternative terms: none
Examples:
- VLA Faint Images of the Radio Sky at Twenty-cm (FIRST)
- MeerKAT International GHz Tiered Extragalactic Exploration (MIGHTEE) Survey
Definition: Observing a large area of sky at radio wavelengths
definition based on "infrared survey" from An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, by M. Heydari-Malayeri
Supporting Information
An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, by M. Heydari-Malayeri defines radio survey as "A map or series of images of a region of sky obtained in radio wavelengths of the electromagnetic radiation." However, its definition of "infrared survey" appears more concise and has been used for the definitions of #498 and #499. Whichever is the preferred definition template, I recommend we pick one and use it consistently.
Papers using "radio survey" in title, abstract, or keywords indicates that the use of the concept may not always be consistent with this definition. If so, then perhaps its assignment of Surveys (https://astrothesaurus.org/uat/1671) as a broader term would be appropriate. In that case, the definition should also be tweaked to make the broader sense more clear.
Additional Comments
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