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MeerKAT Key Project Science, Specifications, and Proposals

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics 2009-10-16 v2
Authors: R. S. Booth , W. J. G. de Blok , J. L. Jonas , B. Fanaroff
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Abstract

We present the specifications of the MeerKAT Karoo Array Telescope, the South African Square Kilometre Array Precursor. Some of the key science for MeerKAT is described in this document. We invite the community to submit proposals for Large Key Projects.

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@article{arxiv.0910.2935,
  title  = {MeerKAT Key Project Science, Specifications, and Proposals},
  author = {R. S. Booth and W. J. G. de Blok and J. L. Jonas and B. Fanaroff},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0910.2935},
  year   = {2009}
}

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