The Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder: Performance of the Boolardy Engineering Test Array

We describe the performance of the Boolardy Engineering Test Array, the prototype for the Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder telescope. Boolardy Engineering Test Array is the first aperture synthesis radio telescope to use phased array feed technology, giving it the ability to electronical...

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Main Authors:	McConnell, D., Allison, J., Bannister, K., Bell, M., Bignall, Hayley, Chippendale, A., Edwards, P., Harvey-Smith, L., Hegarty, S., Heywood, I., Hotan, A., Indermuehle, B., Lenc, E., Marvil, J., Popping, A., Raja, W., Reynolds, J., Sault, R., Serra, P., Voronkov, M., Whiting, M., Amy, S., Axtens, P., Ball, L., Bateman, T., Bock, D., Bolton, R., Brodrick, D., Brothers, M., Brown, A., Bunton, J., Cheng, W., Cornwell, T., DeBoer, D., Feain, I., Gough, R., Gupta, N., Guzman, J., Hampson, G., Hay, S., Hayman, D., Hoyle, S., Humphreys, B., Jacka, C., Jackson, Carole, Jackson, S., Jeganathan, K., Joseph, J., Koribalski, B., Leach, M., Lensson, E., MacLeod, A., Mackay, S., Marquarding, M., McClure-Griffiths, N., Mirtschin, P., Mitchell, D., Neuhold, S., Ng, A., Norris, R., Pearce, S., Qiao, R., Schinckel, A., Shields, M., Shimwell, T., Storey, M., Troup, E., Turner, B., Tuthill, J., Tzioumis, A., Wark, R., Westmeier, T., Wilson, C., Wilson, T.
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Published:	Cambridge University Press 2016
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/28107

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author	McConnell, D. Allison, J. Bannister, K. Bell, M. Bignall, Hayley Chippendale, A. Edwards, P. Harvey-Smith, L. Hegarty, S. Heywood, I. Hotan, A. Indermuehle, B. Lenc, E. Marvil, J. Popping, A. Raja, W. Reynolds, J. Sault, R. Serra, P. Voronkov, M. Whiting, M. Amy, S. Axtens, P. Ball, L. Bateman, T. Bock, D. Bolton, R. Brodrick, D. Brothers, M. Brown, A. Bunton, J. Cheng, W. Cornwell, T. DeBoer, D. Feain, I. Gough, R. Gupta, N. Guzman, J. Hampson, G. Hay, S. Hayman, D. Hoyle, S. Humphreys, B. Jacka, C. Jackson, Carole Jackson, S. Jeganathan, K. Joseph, J. Koribalski, B. Leach, M. Lensson, E. MacLeod, A. Mackay, S. Marquarding, M. McClure-Griffiths, N. Mirtschin, P. Mitchell, D. Neuhold, S. Ng, A. Norris, R. Pearce, S. Qiao, R. Schinckel, A. Shields, M. Shimwell, T. Storey, M. Troup, E. Turner, B. Tuthill, J. Tzioumis, A. Wark, R. Westmeier, T. Wilson, C. Wilson, T.
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description	We describe the performance of the Boolardy Engineering Test Array, the prototype for the Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder telescope. Boolardy Engineering Test Array is the first aperture synthesis radio telescope to use phased array feed technology, giving it the ability to electronically form up to nine dual-polarisation beams. We report the methods developed for forming and measuring the beams, and the adaptations that have been made to the traditional calibration and imaging procedures in order to allow BETA to function as a multi-beam aperture synthesis telescope. We describe the commissioning of the instrument and present details of Boolardy Engineering Test Array’s performance: sensitivity, beam characteristics, polarimetric properties, and image quality. We summarise the astronomical science that it has produced and draw lessons from operating Boolardy Engineering Test Array that will be relevant to the commissioning and operation of the final Australian Square Kilometre Array Path telescope.
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spelling	curtin-20.500.11937-281072019-02-19T05:35:23Z The Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder: Performance of the Boolardy Engineering Test Array McConnell, D. Allison, J. Bannister, K. Bell, M. Bignall, Hayley Chippendale, A. Edwards, P. Harvey-Smith, L. Hegarty, S. Heywood, I. Hotan, A. Indermuehle, B. Lenc, E. Marvil, J. Popping, A. Raja, W. Reynolds, J. Sault, R. Serra, P. Voronkov, M. Whiting, M. Amy, S. Axtens, P. Ball, L. Bateman, T. Bock, D. Bolton, R. Brodrick, D. Brothers, M. Brown, A. Bunton, J. Cheng, W. Cornwell, T. DeBoer, D. Feain, I. Gough, R. Gupta, N. Guzman, J. Hampson, G. Hay, S. Hayman, D. Hoyle, S. Humphreys, B. Jacka, C. Jackson, Carole Jackson, S. Jeganathan, K. Joseph, J. Koribalski, B. Leach, M. Lensson, E. MacLeod, A. Mackay, S. Marquarding, M. McClure-Griffiths, N. Mirtschin, P. Mitchell, D. Neuhold, S. Ng, A. Norris, R. Pearce, S. Qiao, R. Schinckel, A. Shields, M. Shimwell, T. Storey, M. Troup, E. Turner, B. Tuthill, J. Tzioumis, A. Wark, R. Westmeier, T. Wilson, C. Wilson, T. We describe the performance of the Boolardy Engineering Test Array, the prototype for the Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder telescope. Boolardy Engineering Test Array is the first aperture synthesis radio telescope to use phased array feed technology, giving it the ability to electronically form up to nine dual-polarisation beams. We report the methods developed for forming and measuring the beams, and the adaptations that have been made to the traditional calibration and imaging procedures in order to allow BETA to function as a multi-beam aperture synthesis telescope. We describe the commissioning of the instrument and present details of Boolardy Engineering Test Array’s performance: sensitivity, beam characteristics, polarimetric properties, and image quality. We summarise the astronomical science that it has produced and draw lessons from operating Boolardy Engineering Test Array that will be relevant to the commissioning and operation of the final Australian Square Kilometre Array Path telescope. 2016 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/28107 10.1017/pasa.2016.37 Cambridge University Press fulltext
spellingShingle	McConnell, D. Allison, J. Bannister, K. Bell, M. Bignall, Hayley Chippendale, A. Edwards, P. Harvey-Smith, L. Hegarty, S. Heywood, I. Hotan, A. Indermuehle, B. Lenc, E. Marvil, J. Popping, A. Raja, W. Reynolds, J. Sault, R. Serra, P. Voronkov, M. Whiting, M. Amy, S. Axtens, P. Ball, L. Bateman, T. Bock, D. Bolton, R. Brodrick, D. Brothers, M. Brown, A. Bunton, J. Cheng, W. Cornwell, T. DeBoer, D. Feain, I. Gough, R. Gupta, N. Guzman, J. Hampson, G. Hay, S. Hayman, D. Hoyle, S. Humphreys, B. Jacka, C. Jackson, Carole Jackson, S. Jeganathan, K. Joseph, J. Koribalski, B. Leach, M. Lensson, E. MacLeod, A. Mackay, S. Marquarding, M. McClure-Griffiths, N. Mirtschin, P. Mitchell, D. Neuhold, S. Ng, A. Norris, R. Pearce, S. Qiao, R. Schinckel, A. Shields, M. Shimwell, T. Storey, M. Troup, E. Turner, B. Tuthill, J. Tzioumis, A. Wark, R. Westmeier, T. Wilson, C. Wilson, T. The Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder: Performance of the Boolardy Engineering Test Array
title	The Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder: Performance of the Boolardy Engineering Test Array
title_full	The Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder: Performance of the Boolardy Engineering Test Array
title_fullStr	The Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder: Performance of the Boolardy Engineering Test Array
title_full_unstemmed	The Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder: Performance of the Boolardy Engineering Test Array
title_short	The Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder: Performance of the Boolardy Engineering Test Array
title_sort	australian square kilometre array pathfinder: performance of the boolardy engineering test array
url	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/28107

The Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder: Performance of the Boolardy Engineering Test Array

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