Canada and the SKA from 2020-2030
Abstract
This white paper submitted for the 2020 Canadian Long-Range Planning process (LRP2020) presents the prospects for Canada and the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) from 2020-2030, focussing on the first phase of the project (SKA1) scheduled to begin construction early in the next decade. SKA1 will make transformational advances in our understanding of the Universe across a wide range of fields, and Canadians are poised to play leadership roles in several. Canadian key SKA technologies will ensure a good return on capital investment in addition to strong scientific returns, positioning Canadian astronomy for future opportunities well beyond 2030. We therefore advocate for Canada's continued scientific and technological engagement in the SKA from 2020-2030 through participation in the construction and operations phases of SKA1.
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@article{arxiv.1911.03250,
title = {Canada and the SKA from 2020-2030},
author = {Kristine Spekkens and Cynthia Chiang and Roland Kothes and Erik Rosolowsky and Michael Rupen and Samar Safi-Harb and Jonathan Sievers and Greg Sivakoff and Ingrid Stairs and Nienke van der Marel and Bob Abraham and Rachel Alexandroff and Norbert Bartel and Stefi Baum and Michael Bietenholz and Aaron Boley and Dick Bond and Joanne Brown and Toby Brown and Gary Davis and Jayanne English and Greg Fahlman and Laura Ferrarese and James Di Francesco and Bryan Gaensler and Severin Gaudet and Vanessa Graber and Mark Halpern and Alex Hill and Julie Hlavacek-Larrondo and Judith Irwin and Doug Johnstone and Gilles Joncas and Vicky Kaspi and JJ Kavelaars and Adrian Liu and Brenda Matthews and Jordan Mirocha and Raul Monsalve and Cherry Ng and Chris O'Dea and Ue-Li Pen and Rene Plume and Tim Robishaw and Sarah Sadavoy and Viraj Sanghai and Paul Scholz and Luc Simard and Richard Shaw and Saurabh Singh and Kris Sigurdson and Kendrick Smith and David Stevens and Jeroen Stil and Sean Tulin and Cameron van Eck and Jasper Wall and Jennifer West and Tyrone Woods and Dallas Wulf},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1911.03250},
year = {2020}
}
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14 pages, 4 figures, 2020 Canadian Long-Range Plan (LRP2020) white paper