Australian SKA pathfinder: A high-dynamic range wide-field of view survey telescope

Proceedings of the IEEE

Volumn 97, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1507-1521

  Deboer, David R ^a   Gough, Russell G ^a   Bunton, John D ^a   Cornwell, Tim J ^a   Beresford, Ron J ^a   Johnston, Simon ^a   Feain, Ilana J ^a   Schinckel, Antony E ^a   Jackson, Carole A ^a   Kesteven, Michael J ^a   Chippendale, Aaron ^a   Hampson, Grant A ^a   O'Sullivan, John D ^a   Hay, Stuart G ^a   Jacka, Colin E ^a   Sweetnam, Tony W ^a   Storey, Michelle C ^a   Ball, Lewis ^a   Boyle, Brian J ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Correlation; Focal plane arrays; Interferometer; Radio astronomy

Indexed keywords

ANTENNA PHASED ARRAYS; CORRELATION METHODS; FOCAL PLANE ARRAYS; FOCUSING; INTERFEROMETERS; OBSERVATORIES; RADIO ASTRONOMY; TELESCOPES;

CONTEMPORARY PHYSICS; HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE; LARGE AMOUNTS OF DATA; PHASED ARRAY FEEDS; PIPELINE PROCESSING; SURVEY INSTRUMENTS; WESTERN AUSTRALIA; WIDE FIELD OF VIEW;

SURVEYS;

EID: 67651120133     PISSN: 00189219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JPROC.2009.2016516     Document Type: Article

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