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Square Kilometer ArrayYERVANT TERZIAN
CORNELL UNIVERSITY
<www.skatelescope.org>
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TheBig Bang Space Time
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A rich history of discovery• Many discoveries over the past
50yr– Pulsars– Microwave Background– Cosmic Evolution– Dark Matter in galaxies– Quasars– Jets + Superluminal motion– Gravitational Radiation– Aperture Synthesis– Cosmic Masers– Giant Molecular Clouds
The Discovery of Pulsars
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Radio provides unique information about the Universe
Non-thermal processes: quasars, pulsars, jets
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Radio provides unique information about the Universe
Tracer for Cosmic Magnetic Fields
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“What are the basic properties of the fundamental particles and forces?”
Neutrinos, Magnetic Fields, Gravity, Gravitational Waves, Dark Energy
“What constitutes the missing mass of the Universe?”Cold Dark Matter (e.g. via lensing), Dark Energy, Hot Dark Matter (neutrinos)
“What is the origin of the Universe and the observed structure and how did it evolve?”
Atomic hydrogen, epoch of reionization, magnetic fields, star-formation history……
“How do planetary systems form and evolve?”
Planet Formation, Astrobiology, Radio flares from exo-planets……
“Has life existed elsewhere in the Universe, and does it exist elsewhere now?”
SETI
Fundamental Questions in Physics and Astronomy
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Top Priorities for a New Generation Radio Telescope
• Detect and image neutral hydrogen in the very early phases of the universe when the first stars and galaxies appeared – “epoch of re-ionisation”
• Locate 1 billion galaxies via their neutral hydrogen signature and measure their distribution in space – “dark energy”
• Origin and evolution of cosmic magnetic fields – “the magnetic universe”
• Time pulsars to test description of gravity in the strong field case (pulsar-Black Hole binaries), and to detect gravitational waves
• Planet formation – image Earth-sized gaps in proto-planetary disks
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Key Technical Specifications• collecting area of order 1 million square meters, array of
~5000 dishes each ~12 meters in diameter
• frequency range 100 MHz – 25 GHz
• large instantaneous field of view 1 sq. deg. at 1.4 GHz
• configuration
•20% of total collecting area within 1 km diameter,
•50% of total collecting area within 5 km diameter,
•75% of total collecting area within 150 km diameter,
•100% of total collecting area within 3000 km from array core.
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SKA Poster
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VLA1980
Future Sensitivity
HST SKA2020
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Radio provides unique information about the Universe
Neutral Hydrogen
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Was Einstein Right?
PulsarsCollapsed stars with
extreme physical properties
Most accurate clocks known
10-9sec
High Gravity Field
200000xSun
Pulsars: Cosmic Lighthouses
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Surveys with Parkes, Arecibo & GBT.
Simulated & actual pulsars shown
Yield ~ 1000 pulsars in ALFA survey
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SKApulsar survey
600 s per beam
~104 psr’s
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The Cradle of Life
• Test conditions for life elsewhere in the Universe– Image proto-planetary disks
– Search for Extraterrestial intelligence
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Today’s hot new issues are tomorrow’s old issues.
The excitement of the SKA will be not in the old questions it will answer but in the new questions it will raise!
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SKA science book
Science with theSquare Kilometre Array,
eds: C.Carilli, S.Rawlings, New Astronomy Reviews, Vol.48, Elsevier, Dec. 2004
www.skatelescope.org
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ConceptsChina KARST
Canadian aerostat
US Large N Antenna designs: India, US.
Australia: Luneburg Lenses and Cylinders
Dutch Fixed Planar Arrays
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The Netherlands
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NxAreciboKarst region for array of large Arecibo-like Telescopes
D > 200 m
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LAR Prototyping
•Focal Plane Array package covering 0.7-1.4 GHz
• RF Feed design• Beam forming• Reflector actuators
Instrument Package
GPS antenna
Anemometer
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Australia
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Multiple Feeds And Beams
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Why parabolic dishes?experiencesky coveragefrequency coverage
Large N/Small DWhy large N?
collecting areadynamic rangebaseline diversitysnapshot modeself-calibrationRFI excision
Why small D?field-of-viewminimizes cost
U.S. Consortium ConceptSynthesis Array
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Inner core
Station
Reference Design
Wide-angle radio camera + radio “fish-eye lens”
small dishes+smart feeds + aperture arrays on the “innovation path” + EoR array (0.1-0.3 GHz)
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GOVERNANCE
International SKA Steering Committee
Executive Committee
International Science Advisory
Committee
International Engineering
Advisory Committee
International Site Selection Advisory
Committee
Outreach Committee
Engineering Working Group
Site Evaluation Working Group
Simulations Working Group
Science Working Group
International SKA Project Office
Operations Working Group
International Collaboration Working Group
8 task forces 2 task forces 1 task force6 task forces
SKA was “born global”; >50 institutes in 17 countries actively involved
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–7 European (2 UK, France, Germany, 2 Netherlands, Italy)
–7 United States
–2 Canada
–2 Australia
–2 Asia (China, India)
–1 South Africa
–Observers from Japan, Russia
International SKA Steering Committee(ISSC to SSEC )
21 members representing 11 countries
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SKA: How much will it cost?4400 x 12 m antennas $ 660 MReceivers 170Data transmission 40Civil costs (central site) 65 Civil costs (outer configuration) 135Signal processing 80Computing hardware 80Software development (660 man years) 50Non-recurring engineering 60Contingency (20%) 270
Total $1,610 M
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Who is going to Pay for it?
• Plan 1– U.S. 1/3– Europe 1/3– RoW (Canada, Australia, Asia, Africa) 1/3
• Plan 2:– North America 40%– Europe 40%– RoW (including Japan) 20%
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Number of Active Participants in SKA Committees, Working Groups and
Task Forces
811
16
24
60
81
105ChinaIndiaSouth AfricaCanadaAustraliaEuropeUSA
Percentages of Active Participants in SKA Committees, Working Groups
and Task Forces
3%
4%
5%
8%
20%
27%
33%ChinaIndiaSouth AfricaCanadaAustraliaEuropeUSA
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Where will the SKA be built?
• Northern (infrastructure) vs Southern (Galactic Center) hemisphere
• RFI environment• Troposphere stability (high desert site)• Ionospheric stability• Political issues • Preliminary proposals
– U.S., Australia, South Africa, Argentina, Brazil, China
• Decision - Oct. 2006 (short list of acceptable sites)
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ISSC SHORT LISTED CORE SITES
SOUTH AFRICA
AUSTRALIA
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SKA configurationWestern Australia example
200km
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Australia
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Site selection
Sydney: population 4 million
Narrabri: population 4000
Mileura: population 4
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South Africa + 7 countries
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South Africa
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RFI Measurements
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NATIONAL ATTRIBUTES
• Political and economic structure and stability• Entry visas to all• Ease of government interactions• Import/export issues and taxes• Access to foreign companies• Land claims• General support of science and technology• Academic astronomy population• Availability of engineers and technical personnel
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POSSIBLE OUTCOMES
1) Winner takes all
2) Win-WinSKA-LO in one countrySKA-MID in the other country
Most of the SKA in one countryA mega-station in the other country
Dishes in one countryAperture arrays in the other country(Some science duplications ??)
NOTE: Cost duplications ? And issues with all Win-Winmodels.
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SKA IN THREE FREQUENCY BANDS
--SKA LOW 100 MHz TO 300 MHz
--SKA MID 300 MHz TO 10 GHz
--SKA HIGH 10 GHz TO 25-35 GHz
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US SKA CONSORTIUMFOUNDED IN 1999
To promote the future of radio astronomy in the US universities
and research centers, and to coordinate the SKA activities in
the US
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US SKA ConsortiumChair: Yervant Terzian (Cornell)Vice Chair: Joseph Lazio (NRL)
Caltech/JPLCornell/NAICHarvard/Smithsonian MIT/HaystackNRAONRL
SETI InstituteUniversity of IllinoisUniversity of New MexicoUniversity of WisconsinUC BerkeleyVirginia Tech
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ReviewHi-freq SKA
Design
Production Readiness
ReviewSKA-mid+low
06 | 08 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 24 |
Concept Des’n System Design Prod’n Readiness & System Verif’n
SKA mid +low Construction & Commissioning
SKA-hi Construction
Sites short-listed
EC-FP7: PrepSKASystem design Funding Governance Site Seln
Initial SKA specs
External Engineering Review of design
Reference Design selected
Pathfinder Suite Construction
Early Science SKA mid+low
SKA-mid+lowComplete
SiteSelect
SKA PathfindersComplete
SKA timeline
Concept design for SKA-hi System design SKA-hi
Costed SKA low+mid designs complete
Pathfinder science