SKA Design
SKA Global Consortia
Adaptive Array Systems Limited (AASL)
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University of Western Australia
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STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
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SKA South Africa (Johannesburg Office)
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National Physical Laboratory (NPL)
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Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU)
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Tsinghua University/ Peking University
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Australia Academic and Research Network (AARNet)
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
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Open Parallel Ltd
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University of Auckland
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Massey University
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AUT University
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Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM)
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Reutech Radar Systems (Division of Reutech Limited)
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Canadian Institute of Theoretical Astrophysics (CITA)
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NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
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Adaptative Array Systems Limited
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University of Malta
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Canadian Astronomy Data Center
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Swinburne University of Technology
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Radio Quiet Zone Solutions (RQZ)
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German Long Wavelength Consortium (GLOW)
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Netherlands eScience Center (NLeSC)
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Selex Electronic Systems
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Oxford University
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University of Cambridge
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University of Manchester
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Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) ATC
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Chalmers University / Onsala Space Observatory
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Ingeniería de Sistemas para la Defensa de España (ISDEFE)
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Fundación Centro de Supercomputación (FCSCL)
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Barcelona Supercomputing Center
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Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía (IAA)
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Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)
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SKA South Africa (Cape Town Office)
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GeoSpace Sciences Research Centre (CICGE-FCUP)
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Instituto de Telecomunicações
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Compucon New Zealand
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Institute for Radio Astronomy and Space Research
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Victoria University of Wellington
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Joint Institute for VLBI in Europe (JIVE)
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Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy (ASTRON)
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National Institute for Astrophysics (INAF)
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Tata Consulting Services
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Tata Research, Development and Design Centre (TRDDC)
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National Centre for Radio Astrophysics (NCRA)
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Vertex Antennentechnik
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Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Solid State Physics (IAF)
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Max Plank Institute for Radio Astronomy (MPIfRA)
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University of Bordeaux
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Paris/Nançay Observatory
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Joint Laboratory for Radio Astronomy Technology (JLRAT)
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Key Lab of Aperture Array and Space Application (KLAASA)
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University of British Columbia
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National Research Council of Canada (NRC)
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International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR)
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Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
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The SKA design has been an ongoing process for many years, with design studies from participating institutions all feeding in to making the SKA a truly exceptional instrument. The SKA Organisation first issued a Baseline Design document in early 2013 and then a Request for Proposals in the middle of March 2013, inviting research organisations and industry to participate in the work towards a final detailed design of the SKA telescope.
As stated at that time, the purpose of the design activities is to prepare the SKA project at element level to proceed with the construction of the first phase of the SKA telescope (SKA1). Consortia, gathering experts from all over the world have been formed to oversee and work on these “Work Packages” and the SKA Organisation have now engaged with a wide range of industrial, engineering and scientific organisations all over the world, which will cover all of the components required to make the SKA a reality. Details on these packages and the consortia working on them can be found in this section of the website, of by clicking the links below directly.
- Assembly, Integration and Verification (AIV)
- Central Signal Processor (CSP)
- Dish (DSH)
- Infrastructure Australia and Africa (INFRA AU/INFRA SA)
- Low-Frequency Aperture Array (LFAA)
- Mid-Frequency Aperture Array (MFAA)
- Signal and Data Transport (SaDT)
- Science Data Processor (SDP)
- Telescope Manager (TM)
- Wideband Single Pixel Feeds (WBSPF)
The list of partners is vast and can be seen all over this map. Zoom in and click on each partner organisation to see what part or parts of the SKA jigsaw they will be working on, and find out more about each partner and their own background. The sub sections within this part of the SKA website, break down to each of the core components in the SKA design, and again highlight the individual partners in more detail.
Baseline Design document for SKA1 is available here