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Rotation measure (RM) grids of extragalactic radio sources have been widely used for studying cosmic magnetism. But their potential for exploring the intergalactic magnetic field (IGMF) in filaments of galaxies is unclear, since other…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-22 Takuya Akahori , B. M. Gaensler , Dongsu Ryu

In this short contribution we consider what types of surveys might be optimally pursued with path-finding instruments of 1%, 10% and finally 100% of the projected SKA sensitivity from the perspective of scientific applications that utilize…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Robert Braun

Continuum and HI surveys with the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) will allow us to probe some of the most fundamental assumptions of modern cosmology, including the Cosmological Principle. SKA all-sky surveys will map an enormous slice of…

Radio broadband spectro-polarimetric observations are sensitive to the spatial fluctuations of the Faraday depth (FD) within the telescope beam. Such FD fluctuations are referred to as "Faraday complexity", and can unveil small-scale…

The SKA at mid and low frequencies will be constructed in two distinct phases, the first being a subset of the second. This document defines the main scientific goals and baseline technical concept for the SKA Phase 1 (SKA_1). The major…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2010-08-18 M. A. Garrett , J. M. Cordes , D. R. Deboer , J. L. Jonas , S. Rawlings , R. T. Schilizzi

Magnetic fields are of critical importance for our understanding of the origin and long-term evolution of the Milky Way. This is due to their decisive role in the dynamical evolution of the interstellar medium (ISM) and their influence on…

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 Square Kilometre Array (SKA) is expected to start science operations in 2030 and by that time there could be up to 10$^5$ artificial satellites in Earth's orbit, comprising an increase of an order of magnitude compared to 2024. Most of…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2026-04-27 Nicolas Cerardi , Emma Tolley , Federico di Vruno

Studies of the three-dimensional (3D) structures of galactic magnetic fields are now entering a new era, with broadband, highly sensitive radio observations and new analysis methods. To reveal the magnetic field configuration from the…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2023-03-07 Yuta Tashima , Takumi Ohmura , Mami Machida

We perform cosmological, hydrodynamic simulations of magnetic fields in galaxy clusters. The computational code combines the special-purpose hardware Grape for calculating gravitational interaction, and smooth-particle hydrodynamics for the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Klaus Dolag , Matthias Bartelmann , Harald Lesch

The Square Kilometer Array (SKA) is an international effort to build the world's largest radio telescope, with one square kilometer collecting area. Besides its ambitious scientific objectives, such as probing the cosmic dawn and cradle of…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2015-04-23 B. Wang , X. Zhu , C. Gao , Y. Bai , J. W. Dong , L. J. Wang

Future observations of 21 cm emission from neutral hydrogen survey will become a promising approach to probe the large scale structure of Universe. In this paper, we investigate the impacts of Square Kilometer Array (SKA) 21 cm observation…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2019-11-12 Jing-Fei Zhang , Li-Yang Gao , Dong-Ze He , Xin Zhang

We construct forecasts for cosmological parameter constraints from weak gravitational lensing surveys involving the Square Kilometre Array (SKA). Considering matter content, dark energy and modified gravity parameters, we show that the…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2016-10-26 Ian Harrison , Stefano Camera , Joe Zuntz , Michael L. Brown

Strong gravitational lensing provides some of the deepest views of the Universe, enabling studies of high-redshift galaxies only possible with next-generation facilities without the lensing phenomenon. To date, 21 cm radio emission from…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-08-06 R. P. Deane , D. Obreschkow , I. Heywood

This lecture briefly reviews the major recent advances in radio astronomy made possible by ultra-deep surveys, reaching microJansky flux density levels. A giant step forward in many fields, including the study of the evolution of the cosmic…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2018-03-20 Gianfranco De Zotti , Matteo Bonato , Zhen-Yi Cai

Transient radio sources are necessarily compact and usually are the locations of explosive or dynamic events, therefore offering unique opportunities for probing fundamental physics and astrophysics. In addition, short-duration transients…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 James M. Cordes , T. Joseph W. Lazio , M. A. McLaughlin

The upcoming Square Kilometre Array (SKA) radio telescope will become the largest astronomical observation facility, and is expected to introduce revolutionary changes in major fields of natural sciences. These revolutionary changes help us…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2019-01-24 Tao An

The Square Kilometre Array (SKA) project is an international effort to build the world's most sensitive radio telescope operating in the 50 MHz to 14 GHz frequency range. Construction of the SKA is divided into phases, with the first phase…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2018-08-15 Sascha Schediwy , David Gozzard

Results from simulations of hierarchical structure formation cosmology provide a tool to develop an evolutionary model of regular magnetic fields coupled to galaxy formation and evolution. We use the dynamo theory to derive the timescales…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2009-09-17 Tigran G. Arshakian , Rainer Beck , Marita Krause , Dmitry Sokolff , Rodion Stepanov

We investigate the feasibility of measuring weak gravitational lensing using 21cm intensity mapping with special emphasis on the performance of the planned Square Kilometre Array (SKA). We find that the current design for SKA-Mid should be…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-03-04 A. Pourtsidou , R. Benton Metcalf