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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 Kilometer Array (SKA) has the potential to produce galaxy redshift surveys which will be competitive with other state of the art cosmological experiments in the next decade. In this chapter we summarise what capabilities the…

This chapter provides an overview of the possibilities for transient and variable-source astrophysics with the Square Kilometre Array. While subsequent chapters focus on the astrophysics of individual events, we focus on the broader…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-07-06 Rob Fender , Adam Stewart , Jean-Pierre Macquart , Immacolata Donnarumma , Tara Murphy , Adam Deller , Zsolt Paragi , Shami Chatterjee

The unprecedented sensitivity, angular resolution and broad bandwidth coverage of Square Kilometre Array (SKA) radio polarimetric observations will allow us to address many long-standing mysteries in cosmic magnetism science. I will…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2020-03-04 S. A. Mao

We argue that the Square Kilometre Array has the potential to make both redshift (HI) surveys and radio continuum surveys that will revolutionize cosmological studies, provided that it has sufficient instantaneous field-of-view that these…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 Chris Blake , Filipe Abdalla , Sarah Bridle , Steve Rawlings

We know that magnetic fields are pervasive across all scales in the Universe and over all of cosmic time and yet our understanding of many of the properties of magnetic fields is still limited. We do not yet know when, where or how the…

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

The Square Kilometre Array Observatory (SKAO) faces unprecedented technological challenges due to the vast scale and complexity of its data. This paper provides an overview of research by the AMIGA group to address these computing and…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2026-01-13 Julián Garrido , Susana Sánchez , Edgar Ribeiro João , Roger Ianjamasimanana , Manuel Parra , Lourdes Verdes-Montenegro

The Square Kilometre Array (SKA) is called to revolutionise essentially all areas of Astrophysics. With a collecting area of about a square kilometre, the SKA will be a transformational instrument, and its scientific potential will go…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-19 J. A. Acosta-Pulido , I. Agudo , A. Alberdi , J. Alcolea , E. J. Alfaro , A. Alonso-Herrero , G. Anglada , P. Arnalte-Mur , Y. Ascasibar , B. Ascaso , R. Azulay , R. Bachiller , A. Baez-Rubio , E. Battaner , J. Blasco , C. B. Brook , V. Bujarrabal , G. Busquet , M. D. Caballero-Garcia , C. Carrasco-Gonzalez , J. Casares , A. J. Castro-Tirado , L. Colina , F. Colomer , I. de Gregorio-Monsalvo , A. del Olmo , J. -F. Desmurs , J. M. Diego , R. Dominguez-Tenreiro , R. Estalella , A. Fernandez-Soto , E. Florido , J. Font , J. A. Font , A. Fuente , R. Garcia-Benito , S. Garcia-Burillo , B. Garcia-Lorenzo , A. Gil de Paz , J. M. Girart , J. R. Goicoechea , J. F. Gomez , M. Gonzalez-Garcia , O. Gonzalez-Martin , J. I. Gonzalez-Serrano , J. Gorgas , J. Gorosabel , A. Guijarro , J. C. Guirado , L. Hernandez-Garcia , C. Hernandez-Monteagudo , D. Herranz , R. Herrero-Illana , Y. -D. Hu , N. Huelamo , M. Huertas-Company , J. Iglesias-Paramo , S. Jeong , I. Jimenez-Serra , J. H. Knapen , R. A. Lineros , U. Lisenfeld , J. M. Marcaide , I. Marquez , J. Marti , J. M. Marti , I. Marti-Vidal , E. Martinez-Gonzalez , J. Martin-Pintado , J. Masegosa , J. M. Mayen-Gijon , M. Mezcua , S. Migliari , P. Mimica , J. Moldon , O. Morata , I. Negueruela , S. R. Oates , M. Osorio , A. Palau , J. M. Paredes , J. Perea , P. G. Perez-Gonzalez , E. Perez-Montero , M. A. Perez-Torres , M. Perucho , S. Planelles , J. A. Pons , A. Prieto , V. Quilis , P. Ramirez-Moreta , C. Ramos Almeida , N. Rea , M. Ribo , M. J. Rioja , J. M. Rodriguez Espinosa , E. Ros , J. A. Rubiño-Martin , B. Ruiz-Granados , J. Sabater , S. Sanchez , C. Sanchez-Contreras , A. Sanchez-Monge , R. Sanchez-Ramirez , A. M. Sintes , J. M. Solanes , C. F. Sopuerta , M. Tafalla , J. C. Tello , B. Tercero , M. C. Toribio , J. M. Torrelles , M. A. P. Torres , A. Usero , L. Verdes-Montenegro , A. Vidal-Garcia , P. Vielva , J. Vilchez , B. -B. Zhang

Both Phase 1 of the Square Kilometre Array (SKA1) and the full SKA have the potential to dramatically increase the science return from future astrophysics, heliophysics, and especially planetary missions, primarily due to the greater…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2014-12-19 Dayton L. Jones , Joseph Lazio

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

The SKA will be a state of the art radiotelescope optimized for both large area surveys as well as for deep pointed observations. In this paper we analyze the impact that the SKA will have on Galactic studies, starting from the immense…

The Square Kilometre Array (SKA) will be sensitive enough to discover all of the pulsars in the Milky Way that are beamed towards Earth. Already in the initial deployment, SKA Phase 1, it will make significant advances in pulsar science. In…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2018-08-22 E. F. Keane

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

When completed the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) will feature an unprecedented rate of image generation. While previous generations of telescopes have relied on human expertise to extract scientifically interesting information from the…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2016-01-19 C. Hollitt , M. Johnston-Hollitt , S. Dehghan , M. Frean , T. Bulter-Yeoman

The Square Kilometre Array Observatory (SKAO) is perhaps the most ambitious radio telescope envisaged yet. It will enable unprecedented studies of the Sun, the corona and the heliosphere and help to answer many of the outstanding questions…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2023-05-10 Divya Oberoi , Susanta Kumar Bisoi , K. Sasikumar Raja , Devojyoti Kansabanik , Atul Mohan , Surajit Mondal , Rohit Sharma

The Advanced Telescope for High Energy Astrophysics (Athena) is the X-ray observatory large mission selected by the European Space Agency (ESA), within its Cosmic Vision 2015-2025 programme, to address the "Hot and Energetic Universe"…

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

As of 2023, the low-frequency part of the Square Kilometre Array will go online in Australia. It will constitute the largest and most powerful low-frequency radio-astronomical observatory to date, and will facilitate a rich science…

We provide an overview of the science benefits of combining information from the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) and the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST). We first summarise the capabilities and timeline of the LSST and overview its…