An Overview of the Square Kilometre Array
Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics
2013-11-19 v1
Abstract
The Square Kilometre Array (SKA) will be the premier instrument to study radiation at centimetre and metre wavelengths from the cosmos, and in particular hydrogen, the most abundant element in the universe. The SKA will probe the dawn of galaxy formation as well as allow advances in many other areas of astronomy, such as fundamental physics, astrobiology and cosmology. Phase 1, which will be about 10% of the full SKA collecting area, will be built in Australia and South Africa. This paper describes the key science drivers of the SKA, provides an update on recent SKA Organisation activities and summarises the baseline design for Phase 1.
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@article{arxiv.1311.4288,
title = {An Overview of the Square Kilometre Array},
author = {Minh Huynh and Joseph Lazio},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1311.4288},
year = {2013}
}
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Proceedings of the SKA Science Workshop in East-Asia, Nagoya, Japan, 5 - 7 June 2013