Advancing Astrophysics with the Square Kilometre Array (AASKA14)

Journal
POS PROCEEDINGS OF SCIENCE
Date Issued
2015
Author(s)
Bourke, Tyler. L.
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Braun, Robert
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Fender, Rob
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Green, Jimi
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Hoare, Melvin
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Jarvis, Matt
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Johnston-Hollitt, Melanie
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Keane, Evan
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Koopmans, Leon
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Kramer, Michael
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Maartens, Roy
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Macquart, Jean-Pierre
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Mellema, Garrelt
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Oosterloo, Tom
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Pritchard, Jonathan
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Santos, Mario
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Seymour, Nick
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Stappers, Ben
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Staveley-Smith, Lister
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Wu Tian, Wen
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Wagg, Jeff
Abstract
In 2014 it was 10 years since the publication of the comprehensive ‘Science with the Square Kilometre Array’ book and 15 years since the first such volume appeared in 1999. In that time numerous and unexpected advances have been made in the fields of astronomy and physics relevant to the capabilities of the Square Kilometre Array (SKA). The SKA itself progressed from an idea to a developing reality with a baselined Phase 1 design (SKA1) and construction planned from 2017. To facilitate the publication of a new, updated science book, which will be relevant to the current astrophysical context, the meeting "Advancing Astrophysics with the Square Kilometre Array" was held in Giardina Naxos, Sicily. Articles were solicited from the community for that meeting to document the scientific advances enabled by the first phase of the SKA and those pertaining to future SKA deployments, with expected gains of 5 times the Phase 1 sensitivity below 350 MHz, about 10 times the Phase 1 sensitivity above 350 MHz and with frequency coverage extending to ~20 GHz.
Volume
215
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