Published September 10, 2026 | Version v2
Dataset Restricted

Catalogues and Mosaics (ELAIS-N1)

Description

In this data release, we present ultra-deep sub-arcsecond resolution images and source catalogues at 115–168 MHz covering a 2.5×2.5 square degree field of view centred on the ELAIS-N1 deep field. The data has been produced using 200 hours of LOFAR-HBA observations, including all international stations, obtained from 25 epochs. The data were processed using the automated calibration pipelines LINC, the DDF-pipeline, and PILOT, followed by imaging with WSClean to produce primary beam-corrected Stokes I images.

The resulting mosaics have resolutions of 0.36″×0.45″, 0.58″×0.62″, and 1.0″×1.5″, with corresponding best sensitivities of 5.6 μJy beam⁻¹, 8.0 μJy beam⁻¹, and 14.1 μJy beam⁻¹, respectively. We also release a source catalogue containing 62916 radio sources. This catalogue combines detections in the facet images across the different resolutions.

For science, we recommend using the individual facet images. These are smaller regions from the full mosaic, where each facet has its own angular resolution.

Below you find the mosaics, catalogue products, and region files. The multires_catalogue_en1_v1.fits is the final multi-resolution catalogue for scientific analysis.

Files

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Additional details

Funding

OSCARS (European Commission)
101129751
Dutch Research Council (NWO)
NWA.1160.18.316
Dutch Research Council (NWO)
2023.040
Dutch Research Council (NWO)
2025.043

Dates

Created
2026-06-30
Updated
2026-09-10

Collection

Metadata
$schema https://repository.surf.nl/schema/lofar-en1-hd
accref TBD
bandpasshi 1.7952
bandpassid 115-168
bandpasslo 2.6069
bandpassrefval 2.126
bandpassunit m
centeralpha 242.7502
centerdelta 54.94
datefirstobs 06-12-2018
datelastobs 09-10-2021
facet_id N/A
imsize 2.5, 2.5
instid LOFAR.HBA
pipeline https://github.com/LOFAR-VLBI/pilot
pipeline_version 0.9.1-37-g7124d73
pixunits JY/BEAM
poly_dec N/A
poly_ra N/A
refframe ICRS
related_products TBD
sasids L686892, L686906, L686920, L686934, L686948, L686962, L686976, L686990, L687004, L760853, L769393, L769407, L769421, L769435, L798022, L798074, L798092, L798128, L811718, L811736, L816272, L816308, L816344, L818954, L833466
wcs_equinox 2000.0
wcs_projection SIN

Contact

Contact Email
jurjendejong@strw.leidenuniv.nl, jong@astron.nl