Relevant Documents
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 using real performance values once the results of commissioning and verification of the SKA prototypes are completed (AA0.5) The current (DRAFT) version, which includes AA*, is: SKAO document 818 (V2, Oct. 2024) Anticipated Science Performance A version of the previous iteration can be found on the arXiv: Anticipated Science Performance: arXiv version (December 2019) Technical Summary: A summary sheet of the technical capabilities of the Design Baseline (AA4) |
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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) |
| Staged Delivery (Roll-out) and Array Assemblies | Staged Delivery, Array Assemblies, and Sub-arrays imaging planning tool (python, compatible with CASA) can be found here: (Includes coordinates for Mid and Low) (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 |
| A year in the life of the SKA | A year in the life of the SKA offers the community a first glance at the capabilities of the SKA telescopes in steady-state operations. It represents a carefully constructed end-to-end simulation of how the telescopes could be used during a typical observing cycle, drawing on real science drivers, and expected capabilities. The majority of the simulation work is used to inform internal processes and this brief document summarizes content that might be relevant to the SKA users' community. |
| Observing and Data Access | Summary of Science Data Products SKAO Access Policy | SKAO Access Rules and Regulations 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| Completed – Foregrounds. To come – Inference. SDC 4: Coming in 2024 | Magnetism |
| Memos | SKA1 Beyond 15 GHz: The Science Case for Band 6 (Memo 20-01) |