ASKAP Data Products for Project AS110 (The Rapid ASKAP Continuum Survey): images and visibilities

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This observatory led project will cover the whole southern sky to +40 deg Declination with ASKAP. The survey parameters will be such that observations for the entire region should take of order one week, with a target RMS of roughly ~0.25 mJy/beam. Multiple passes will be done to cover ASKAP’s full frequency range and additional epochs of the survey are planned to search for transient sources. This survey will provide a unique opportunity to study the radio sky and radio populations, in particular AGN and their role in galaxy evolution. RACS will produce a global sky model for ASKAP, and test operations from data collection and reduction to release.