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Here we describe the Compact Array Broadband Backend (CABB) and present first results obtained with the upgraded Australia Telescope Compact Array (ATCA). The 16-fold increase in observing bandwidth, from 2 x 128 MHz to 2 x 2048 MHz, high…

We have conducted a widefield, wideband, snapshot survey using the Australian SKA Pathfinder (ASKAP) referred to as the Rapid ASKAP Continuum Survey (RACS). RACS covers $\approx$ 90% of the sky, with multiple observing epochs in three…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2025-01-10 S. W. Duchesne , K. Ross , A. J. M. Thomson , E. Lenc , Tara Murphy , T. J. Galvin , A. W. Hotan , V. A. Moss , Matthew T. Whiting

The first phase of the ATLAS (Australia Telescope Large Area Survey) project surveyed a total 7 square degrees down to 30 micro Jy rms at 1.4 GHz and is the largest sensitive radio survey ever attempted. We report on the scientific…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2010-01-18 E. Lenc , R. Norris , C. Hales , K. Randall , A. Hopkins , R. Sharp , M. Huynh , M. Mao , E. Middelberg

With wide-field phased array feed technology,the Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder (ASKAP) is ideally suited to search for seemingly rare radio transient sources that are difficult to discover previous-generation narrow-field…

The Australian SKA Pathfinder (ASKAP) is a next generation radio telescope currently under construction in Western Australia. The fast survey speed and wide field of view make it an ideal instrument for blind transients searches. The ASKAP…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2012-01-17 Jay Banyer , Tara Murphy , the VAST Collaboration

The Rapid ASKAP Continuum Survey (RACS) is the first large sky survey using the Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder (ASKAP), covering the sky south of +41$^\circ$ declination. With ASKAP's large, instantaneous field of view, $\sim…

Since January 2017, the Commensal Real-time ASKAP Fast Transients survey (CRAFT) has been utilising commissioning antennas of the Australian SKA Pathfinder (ASKAP) to survey for fast radio bursts (FRBs) in fly's eye mode. This is the first…

The recent increase in well-localised fast radio bursts (FRBs) has facilitated in-depth studies of global FRB host properties, the source circumburst medium, and the potential impacts of these environments on the burst properties. The…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2021-09-29 Cherie K. Day , Adam T. Deller , Clancy W. James , Emil Lenc , Shivani Bhandari , R. M. Shannon , Keith W. Bannister

The Australian SKA Pathfinder (ASKAP) is being used to undertake a campaign to rapidly survey the sky in three frequency bands across its operational spectral range. The first pass of the Rapid ASKAP Continuum Survey (RACS) at 887.5 MHz in…

A new era in radioastronomy will begin with the upcoming large-scale surveys planned at the Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder (ASKAP). ASKAP started its Early Science program in October 2017 and several target fields were…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2019-09-16 S. Riggi , F. Vitello , U. Becciani , C. Buemi , F. Bufano , A. Calanducci , F. Cavallaro , A. Costa , A. Ingallinera , P. Leto , S. Loru , R. P. Norris , F. Schillirò , E. Sciacca , C. Trigilio , G. Umana

Phased array feeds (PAFs) for reflector antennas offer the potential for increased reflector field of view and faster survey speeds. To address some of the development challenges that remain for scientifically useful PAFs, including…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-14 Jonathan Landon , Michael Elmer , Jacob Waldron , David Jones , Alan Stemmons , Brian D. Jeffs , Karl F. Warnick , J. Richard Fisher , Roger D. Norrod

We present observations of linear polarisation in the southern radio lobe of Centaurus A, conducted during commissioning of the Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder (ASKAP) telescope. We used 16 antennas to observe a 30 square…

We describe a Phased Array Feed (PAF) system, called Apertif, which will be installed in the Westerbork Synthesis Radio Telescope (WSRT). The aim of Apertif is, at frequencies from 1.0 to 1.7 GHz, to increase the instantaneous field of view…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2019-08-12 Tom Oosterloo , Marc Verheijen , Wim van Cappellen

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 2018-07-31 Sascha Schediwy , David Gozzard

We present the discovery of 15 well-resolved giant radio galaxies (GRGs) with angular sizes >5 arcmin and physical sizes >1 Mpc in wide-field Phased Array Feed 944 MHz observations on the Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2025-04-11 B. S. Koribalski

The Square Kilometre Array (SKA) project is an international effort to build the world s largest radio telescope, enabling science with unprecedented detail and survey speed. The project spans over a decade and is now at a mature stage,…

We describe the APERture Tile In Focus (Apertif) system, a phased array feed (PAF) upgrade of the Westerbork Synthesis Radio Telescope which has transformed this telescope into a high-sensitivity, wide field-of-view L-band imaging and…

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

We present the Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder (ASKAP) observations of the Galaxy and Mass Assembly (GAMA)-23h field. The survey was carried out at 887.5 MHz and covers a 83 square degree field. We imaged the calibrated…

We present the results of a coordinated campaign conducted with the Murchison Widefield Array (MWA) to shadow Fast Radio Bursts (FRBs) detected by the Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder (ASKAP) at 1.4 GHz, which resulted in…