Square Kilometre Array: Towards Construction

平方公里阵列：走向建设

• 批准号: ST/T000538/1
• 负责人: Paul Alexander
• 金额: $ 519.87万
• 依托单位: University of Cambridge
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Research Grant
• 财政年份: 2019
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2019 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=ST%2FT000538%2F1
• 关键词: Square; Kilometre; Array; Towards; Construction; Square; Kilometre; Array; Towards; Construction

The Square Kilometre Array (SKA) will be the world's largest, most sensitive radio telescope and will deliver transformational science. It will address fundamental unanswered questions about our Universe including how the first stars and galaxies formed after the big bang, how dark energy is accelerating the expansion of the Universe, the role of magnetism in the cosmos, the nature of gravity, and the search for life beyond Earth. The SKA is a global project, currently with 12 full members. The observatory will be sited in three countries and continents with the headquarters in the UK and two telescope sites one in South Africa and the other in Western Australia. The UK has been heavily involved in the design work for the telescope, leading several key areas. We now seek to capitalize on this leadership by positioning the UK to win contracts during SKA construction, particularly in the areas of software development, consultancy and support for hardware systems delivery, and also to continue participation in the development of Regional Centres and thereby to maintain the leadership position we have established so that future participation in the Advanced Instrumentation Programme and future directions of the instrument will be maintained.The UK has successfully led two of the SKA international design consortia, Science Data Processing (SDP) and Signal and Data Transport (SaDT). In addition, UK teams have led the design of the Non-Imaging Processor (NIP), the core sub-system for Pulsar science; Observation Management (OM), part of the Telescope Manager; the Band 5 (4.6-15.4 GHz) feed package for SKA1-MID; and the log-periodic antennas (SKALA4) and beamformer digital system for SKA1-Low. The focus of this application is therefore to maximise the UK role and return in the construction phase of the SKA and to help ensure the best possible facility for the UK community. To achieve this objective we propose a programme of work in those areas we have already established leadership. In addition to the technical deliverables the programme also needs to: ensure we retain the expertise and skills developed during the pre-construction period and interest from UK industry in preparation for construction; work with industry partners and international partners to prepare to respond to tenders for construction work when they become available; establish a UK SKA project office bringing together and strengthening policy and engineering activity.

平方公里阵列（SKA）将是世界上最大，最敏感的射电望远镜，并将提供变革型科学。它将解决有关我们宇宙的基本未解决问题，包括大爆炸后的第一批恒星和星系如何形成，黑暗能量如何加速宇宙的扩张，磁性在宇宙中的作用，重力的本质以及超越地球以外的生命。 SKA是一个全球项目，目前有12个正式成员。天文台将在三个国家和大陆位于英国的总部和两个望远镜地点，一个在南非，另一个位于西澳大利亚州。英国一直参与望远镜的设计工作，领导了几个关键领域。现在，我们试图通过将英国定位在SKA建设期间赢得合同，特别是在软件开发，咨询和支持硬件系统交付方面的支持领域，并继续参与区域中心的发展，从而维持我们已经确定的领导地位，以使未来的高级仪器计划和未来的仪器的发展措施维持Ska的发展，Ska的发展是SKA，Ska instroctia with ska insport of ska with ska cants in ska with。和数据传输（SADT）。此外，英国团队还领导了非成像处理器（NIP）的设计，即PULSAR科学的核心子系统；观察管理（OM），望远镜经理的一部分； SKA1-MID的频段5（4.6-15.4 GHz）饲料包；以及用于SKA1-LOW的对数周期天线（SKALA4）和BeamFormer数字系统。因此，该应用程序的重点是在SKA的建设阶段最大化英国角色和回归，并帮助确保英国社区最佳的设施。为了实现这一目标，我们在我们已经确立领导力的那些领域提出了一项工作计划。除了技术可交付成果外，该计划还需要：确保我们保留在建设前时期内开发的专业知识和技能，以及英国行业的兴趣，以准备建设；与行业合作伙伴和国际合作伙伴合作，准备回应建筑工作的招标；建立一个英国SKA项目办公室，汇集在一起​​，加强政策和工程活动。