2010MNRAS.404.1962D

In order to construct accurate point sources simulations at the frequencies relevant to 21-cm experiments, the angular correlation of radio sources must be taken into account. Using the 74MHz VLA Low-Frequency Sky Survey, we measured the angular two-point correlation function, w(θ). We obtain the first measurement of clustering at the low frequencies relevant to 21-cm tomography. We find that a single power law with shape w(θ) = Aθ^–γ fits well the data. For a 10° galactic cut, with all data at declinations δ < -10° also discarded, and a flux limit of S = 770mJy, we obtain a slope of γ = (-1.21±0.35). This value of γ is consistent with that measured from other radio catalogues at the metre wavelengths. The amplitude of clustering has a length of 2- 6, and it is independent of the flux-density threshold.