We present observations of three active sites of star formation in the Taurus
Molecular Cloud complex taken at 323 and 608 MHz (90 and 50 cm, respectively)
with the Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (GMRT). Three pointings were observed
as part of a pathfinder project, targeted at the young stellar objects (YSOs)
L1551 IRS 5, T Tau and DG Tau (the results for these target sources were
presented in a previous paper). In this paper, we search for other YSOs and
present a survey comprising of all three fields; a by-product of the large
instantaneous field of view of the GMRT. The resolution of the survey is of
order 10 arcsec and the best rms noise at the centre of each pointing is of
order 100μJy beam−1 at 323 MHz and 50μJy beam−1 at 608
MHz. We present a catalogue of 1815 and 687 field sources detected above
5σrms at 323 and 608 MHz, respectively. A total of 440 sources
were detected at both frequencies, corresponding to a total unique source count
of 2062 sources. We compare the results with previous surveys and showcase a
sample of extended extragalactic objects. Although no further YSOs were
detected in addition to the target YSOs based on our source finding criteria,
these data can be useful for targeted manual searches, studies of radio
galaxies or to assist in the calibration of future observations with the Low
Frequency Array (LOFAR) towards these regions.Science Foundation Ireland [Grant ID: 13/ERC/I2907], Science and Technology Facilities Council, European Research Council [Grant ID: ERC-2012-StG-307215 LODESTONE]This is the final version of the article. It first appeared from Oxford University Press via http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stw184
