The source counts distribution of radio-sources from a radio-astronomical survey is the cumulative distribution of the number of sources (N) brighter than a given flux density (S). As it is usually plotted on a log-log scale its distribution is known as the log N – log S plot.
The source counts distribution of radio-sources from a radio-astronomical survey is the cumulative distribution of the number of sources (N) brighter than a given flux density (S). As it is usually plotted on a log-log scale its distribution is known as the log N – log S plot.
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