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Radio wavelengths offer the unique possibility of tracing the total star-formation rate in galaxies, both obscured and unobscured. As such, they may provide the most robust measurement of the star-formation history of the Universe. In this…

Stacking as a tool for studying objects that are not individually detected is becoming popular even for radio interferometric data, and will be widely used in the SKA era. Stacking is typically done using imaged data rather than directly…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2015-01-26 K. K. Knudsen , L. Lindroos , W. Vlemmings , J. Conway , I. Marti-Vidal

We introduce the Structured Knowledge Accumulation (SKA) framework, which reinterprets entropy as a dynamic, layer-wise measure of knowledge alignment in neural networks. Instead of relying on traditional gradient-based optimization, SKA…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-03-19 Bouarfa Mahi Quantiota

The Square Kilometre Array (SKA) is an integral part of the next-generation observatories that will survey the Universe across the electromagnetic spectrum, and beyond, revolutionizing our view of fundamental physics, astrophysics and…

The SKA and its pathfinders will enable studies of HI emission at higher redshifts than ever before. In moving beyond the local Universe, this will require the use of cosmologically appropriate formulae that have traditionally been…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2018-02-14 Martin Meyer , Aaron Robotham , Danail Obreschkow , Tobias Westmeier , Alan Duffy , Lister Staveley-Smith

The Square Kilometre Array (SKA) is a proposed next generation radio telescope. Between now and 2005 this project is in a technology development and prototyping phase, with construction likely to begin in $\sim 2010$. This paper describes…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 J. F. Bell

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…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2013-11-19 Minh Huynh , Joseph Lazio

SKA is a new technology radio-telescope array, about two orders of magnitude more sensitive and rapid in sky surveys than present instruments. It will probe the dark age of the universe, just afer recombination, and during the epoch of…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-09-30 Francoise Combes

We give an overview of complementarity and synergy in cosmology between the Square Kilometre Array and future survey projects in other wavelengths. In the SKA era, precision cosmology will be limited by systematic errors and cosmic…

The concept of a Square Kilometre Array was developed to ensure that progress in Radio Astronomy in the early 21st Century continued at the same impressive pace as was achieved during the first 50 years. The SKA telescope is designed to…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2012-12-11 Lisa Harvey-Smith

The SKA Observatory (SKAO), a landmark project in radio astronomy, seeks to address fundamental questions in astronomy. To process its immense data output, approximately 700 PB/year, a global network of SKA Regional Centres (SR-CNet) will…

With the first phase of the Square Kilometre Array (SKA1) entering into its final pre-construction phase, we investigate how best to maximise its scientific return. Specifically, we focus on the statistical measurement of the 21 cm power…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-09-14 Bradley Greig , Andrei Mesinger , Léon V. E. Koopmans

We review how the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) will address fundamental questions in cosmology, focussing on its use for neutral Hydrogen (HI) surveys. A key enabler of its unique capabilities will be large (but smart) receptors in the form…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2011-06-01 Steve Rawlings

The Square Kilometre Array (SKA) will be the first low-frequency instrument with the capability to directly image the structures of the Epoch of Reionization (EoR). Indeed, deep imaging of the EoR over 5 targeted fields of 20 square degrees…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2021-03-31 Qian Zheng , Xiang-Ping Wu , Quan Guo , Melanie Johnston-Hollitt , Huanyuan Shan , Stefan W. Duchesne , Weitian Li

We review the current status of the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) by outlining the science drivers for its Phase-1 (SKA1) and setting out the timeline for the key decisions and milestones on the way to the planned start of its construction…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2011-05-31 Steve Rawlings , Richard Schilizzi

Autonomous exploration in unknown environments is key for mobile robots, helping them perceive, map, and make decisions in complex areas. However, current methods often rely on frequent global optimization, suffering from high computational…

Robotics · Computer Science 2026-02-27 Kai Li , Shengtao Zheng , Linkun Xiu , Yuze Sheng , Xiao-Ping Zhang , Dongyue Huang , Xinlei Chen

The Square Kilometre Array (SKA) is a planned large radio interferometer designed to operate over a wide range of frequencies, and with an order of magnitude greater sensitivity and survey speed than any current radio telescope. The SKA…

Most of the pulsar science case with the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) depends on long-term precision pulsar timing of a large number of pulsars, as well as astrometric measurements of these using very long baseline interferometry (VLBI).…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-12-19 E. F. Keane , V. Graber , L. Levin , C. M. Tan , O. A. Johnson , C. Ng , C. Pardo-Araujo , M. Ronchi , D. Vohl , M. Xue , The SKA Pulsar Science Working Group

The cosmological case for a next generation radio observatory, the Square Kilometer Array, is discussed and reviewed. An instrument like the SKA would be able to measure galaxy redshifts of normal late-type galaxies, via the 21 cm line of…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Rien van de Weygaert , Tjeerd S. van Albada

The possibility of using the SKA for occasional support of scientific space missions should be considered, along with all other science goals, in the design of the array. The benefits of higher data rates from distant spacecraft during high…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 D. L. Jones