• DocumentCode
    2180964
  • Title

    Activities for the square kilometer array (SKA) in Europe

  • Author

    Ivashina, M.V. ; Van Ardenne, A. ; Bregman, J.D. ; De Vaate, J. G Bij ; van Veelen, M.

  • Author_Institution
    Astron. Inst., Dwingeloo, Netherlands
  • Volume
    2
  • fYear
    2003
  • fDate
    9-12 Sept. 2003
  • Firstpage
    633
  • Abstract
    The paper is an overview of the activities in research and development of the new generation radio telescope, the SKA, in Europe. It focuses on the aperture array technology for decameter and longer wavelengths, including relevant actions for the low frequency array (LOFAR) and focal plane arrays (FARADAY) covering the lower and higher frequency bands. We describe the concepts, specifications and the key parameters as well as application directions for radioastronomy for SKA, FARADAY and LOFAR.
  • Keywords
    HF antennas; antenna arrays; focal planes; radioastronomy; radiotelescopes; reviews; FARADAY; LOFAR; SKA; aperture array technology; decameter wavelengths; focal plane arrays; low frequency array; radio telescope; square kilometer array; Antenna arrays; Apertures; Europe; Frequency; Phased arrays; Radio astronomy; Reflector antennas; Research and development; Space technology; Telescopes;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Antenna Theory and Techniques, 2003. 4th International Conference on
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-7881-4
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ICATT.2003.1238822
  • Filename
    1238822