Mid Frequency Aperture Array Architectural Design Document

A. W. Gunst; A. J. Faulkner; S. Wijnholds; R. Jongerius; S. Torchinsky; W. van Cappellen

Mid Frequency Aperture Array Architectural Design Document

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics 2020-08-12 v1

Authors: A. W. Gunst , A. J. Faulkner , S. Wijnholds , R. Jongerius , S. Torchinsky , W. van Cappellen

Abstract

The Square Kilometre Array (SKA) is the next generation radio telescope. Aperture Arrays (AA) are considered for SKA-2 for frequencies up to 1.4 GHz (SKA-1 uses AAs up to 350 MHz). This document presents design considerations of this Mid-Frequency Aperture Array (MFAA) element and possible system architectures complying with the SKA-2 system requirements, combining high sensitivity with a superb survey speed. The architectural analyses has been submitted to the System Requirements Review of the MFAA element.

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square kilometre array radio astronomy instrumentation

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@article{arxiv.2008.04583,
  title  = {Mid Frequency Aperture Array Architectural Design Document},
  author = {A. W. Gunst and A. J. Faulkner and S. Wijnholds and R. Jongerius and S. Torchinsky and W. van Cappellen},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2008.04583},
  year   = {2020}
}

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Design Study for the Mid Frequency Aperture Array of the Square Kilometre Array, submitted 2016 April 26

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