Documents for Science Users
On this page you will find links to documents of relevance to SKA science users. Information on accessing the telescopes can be found on the Observing with SKA page.
Anticipated Science Performance of the SKA telescopes |
The anticipated performance of the SKA telescopes based on detailed design work and site characteristics. This information is incorporated into the sensitivity calculators. The information will be updated once the results of commissioning and verification of the SKA prototypes are completed (AA0.5) There are two versions: 1. Official SKAO document #818 (December 2017) 2. arXiv version (December 2019) Technical Fact Sheet: The Telescopes |
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SKA Science Case |
Advancing Astrophysics with the Square Kilometre Array (The SKA Science Books - 2015): Individual Chapters (2015) Volume 1 (128 Mb pdf) Volume 2 (73 MB pdf) Science with the SKA (New Astronomy Reviews - 2004) Individual Chapters (2004) |
Design Documents |
Design Baseline Description A readable (but long) detailed description of the system design of the SKA |
Project Documents |
Observatory Establishment and Delivery Plan (contains the description of the Observatory Development Plan) |
Array Configuration and Roll-out plans |
Sub-array imaging planning tool (python, compatible with CASA: to come) | Description Document with examples Mid co-ordinates (to come) Low co-ordinates (to come) (For summaries see the Science Timeline webpage) |
Key Science Projects |
Background & Description (also see the Access Rules and Regulations) |
Science Working Groups |
Terms of Reference (includes membership eligibility). See also the SWGs webpage |
Observing and Data Access |
More information will be provided soon Summary of Science Data Products summary SKAO Access Policy | SKAO Access Rules and Regulations (not yet available) For more information, including Calls for Proposals, please see the Observing with SKA webpage (link to be provided when ready) |
Science Data Challenges |
SDC1: Published results | webpage | This challenge has completed, but the data are still available for use. SDC2: Published results | webpage | This challenge has completed, but the data are still available for use. SDC3: Published results | webpage| Just closed - Foregrounds. To come - Inference. SDC 4: Coming in 2024 |
Memos | SKA1 Beyond 15 GHz: The Science Case for Band 6 (Memo 20-01) |