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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
Science with the Australian square kilometre array pathfinder
Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia, Volume 24, No. 4, Year 2007
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The future of centimetre and metre-wave astronomy lies with the Square Kilometre Array (SKA), a telescope under development by a consortium of 17 countries that will be 50 times more sensitive than any existing radio facility. Most of the key science for the SKA will be addressed through large-area imaging of the Universe at frequencies from a few hundred MHz to a few GHz. The Australian SKA Pathfinder (ASKAP) is a technology demonstrator aimed in the mid-frequency range, and achieves instantaneous wide-area imaging through the development and deployment of phased-array feed systems on parabolic reflectors. The large field-of-view makes ASKAP an unprecedented synoptic telescope that will make substantial advances in SKA key science. ASKAP will be located at the Murchison Radio Observatory in inland Western Australia, one of the most radio-quiet locations on the Earth and one of two sites selected by the international community as a potential location for the SKA. In this paper, we outline an ambitious science program for ASKAP, examining key science such as understanding the evolution, formation and population of galaxies including our own, understanding the magnetic Universe, revealing the transient radio sky and searching for gravitational waves. © Astronomical Society of Australia 2007.
Authors & Co-Authors
Johnston, S.
Australia, Sydney
Australia Telescope National Facility
Bailes, Matthew
Australia, Hawthorn
Swinburne University of Technology
Bartel, Norbert
Canada, Toronto
York University
Baugh, Carlton M.
United Kingdom, Durham
Durham University
Bietenholz, Michael F.
Canada, Toronto
York University
South Africa, Krugersdorp
Hartebeesthoek Workshop Pty. Ltd.
Blake, Chris A.
Australia, Hawthorn
Swinburne University of Technology
Braun, Robert
Australia, Sydney
Australia Telescope National Facility
Brown, Jo C.
Canada, Calgary
University of Calgary
Chatterjee, S.
Australia, Sydney
The University of Sydney
Darling, Jeremy K.
United States, Boulder
University of Colorado Boulder
Deller, Adam T.
Australia, Hawthorn
Swinburne University of Technology
Dodson, Richard G.
Spain, Alcala de Henares
Observatorio Astronomico Nacional
Edwards, Philip G.
Australia, Sydney
Australia Telescope National Facility
Ekers, Ronald D.
Australia, Sydney
Australia Telescope National Facility
Ellingsen, S. P.
Australia, Hobart
University of Tasmania
Feain, Ilana J.
Australia, Sydney
Australia Telescope National Facility
Gaensler, B. M.
Australia, Sydney
The University of Sydney
Haverkorn, Marijke
United States, Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley
Hobbs, George B.
Australia, Sydney
Australia Telescope National Facility
Hopkins, Andrew M.
Australia, Sydney
The University of Sydney
Jackson, Carole A.
Australia, Sydney
Australia Telescope National Facility
James, Clancy W.
Australia, Adelaide
The University of Adelaide
Joncas, Gilles
Canada, Quebec
Université Laval
Kaspi, Victoria M.
Canada, Montreal
Université Mcgill
Kilborn, Virginia A.
Australia, Hawthorn
Swinburne University of Technology
Koribalski, Baerbel S.
Australia, Sydney
Australia Telescope National Facility
Kothes, Roland
Canada, Calgary
University of Calgary
Landecker, Thomas L.
Canada, Ottawa
National Research Council Canada
Lenc, Emil
Australia, Hawthorn
Swinburne University of Technology
Lovell, James E.J.
Australia, Hobart
University of Tasmania
MacQuart, Jean Pierre R.
United States, Pasadena
California Institute of Technology
Manchester, Richard N.
Australia, Sydney
Australia Telescope National Facility
Matthews, Deanna M.
Australia, Melbourne
La Trobe University
McClure-Griffiths, Naomi M.
Australia, Sydney
Australia Telescope National Facility
Norris, Ray P.
Australia, Sydney
Australia Telescope National Facility
Pen, Ue Li
Canada, Toronto
L’institut Canadien D’astrophysique Théorique
Phillips, Christopher J.
Australia, Sydney
Australia Telescope National Facility
Power, C.
Australia, Hawthorn
Swinburne University of Technology
Protheroe, Raymond J.
Australia, Adelaide
The University of Adelaide
Sadler, Elaine M.
Australia, Sydney
The University of Sydney
Schmidt, Brian P.
Australia, Canberra
Australian National University, Mount Stromlo Observatory
Stairs, Ingrid H.
Canada, Vancouver
The University of British Columbia
Staveley-Smith, L.
Australia, Perth
The University of Western Australia
Stil, Jeroen M.
Canada, Calgary
University of Calgary
Taylor, Russ A.
Canada, Calgary
University of Calgary
Tingay, Steven John
Australia, Perth
Curtin University
Tzioumis, Anastasios K.
Australia, Sydney
Australia Telescope National Facility
Walker, Mark A.
Australia, Manly
Manly Astrophysics Workshop Pty Ltd.
Wall, Jasper V.
Canada, Vancouver
The University of British Columbia
Wolleben, Maik
Canada, Ottawa
National Research Council Canada
Statistics
Citations: 207
Authors: 50
Affiliations: 23
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1071/AS07033
e-ISSN:
14486083
Research Areas
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