The Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder: System Architecture and Specications of the Boolardy Engineering Test Array

This paper describes the system architecture of a newly constructed radio telescope - the Boolardy Engineer-ing Test Array, which is a prototype of the Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathnder telescope. Phasedarray feed technology is used to form multiple simultaneous beams per antenna, providing...

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Main Authors:	Hotan, A., Bunton, J., Harvey-Smith, L., Humphreys, B., Jeffs, B., Shimwell, T., Tuthill, J., Voronkov, M., Allen, G., Amy, S., Ardern, K., Axtens, P., Ball, L., Bannister, K., Barker, S., Bateman, T., Beresford, R., Bock, D., Bolton, R., Bowen, M., Boyle, B., Braun, R., Broadhurst, S., Brodrick, D., Brooks, K., Brothers, M., Brown, A., Cantrall, C., Carrad, G., Chapman, J., Cheng, W., Chippendale, A., Chung, Y., Cooray, F., Cornwell, T., Davis, E., de Souza, L., DeBoer, D., Diamond, P., Edwards, P., Ekers, Ronald, Feain, I., Ferris, D., Forsyth, R., Gough, R., Grancea, A., Gupta, N., Guzman, J., Hampson, G., Haskins, C., Hay, S., Hayman, D., Hoyle, S., Jacka, C., Jackson, Carole, Jackson, S., Jeganathan, K., Johnston, S., Joseph, J., Kendall, R., Kesteven, M., Kiraly, D., Koribalsky, B., Leach, M., Lenc, E., Lensson, E., Li, L., Mackay, S., Macleod, A., Maher, T., Marquarding, M., McClure-Griffiths, N., McConnell, D., Mickle, S., Mirtschin, P., Norris, R., Neuhold, S., Ng, A., O'Sullivan, J., Pathikulangara, J., Pearce, S., Phillips, C., Qiao, R., Reynolds, J., Rispler, A., Roberts, P., Roxby, D., Schinckel, A., Shaw, R., Shields, M., Storey, M., Sweetnam, T., Troupe, E., Turner, B., Tzioumis, A., Westmeier, T., Whiting, M., Wilson, C., Wilson, T., Wormnes, K., Wu, X.
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	Cambridge University Press 2014
Subjects:	Telescopes Instrumentation: detectors Instrumentation: interferometers
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/49317

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author	Hotan, A. Bunton, J. Harvey-Smith, L. Humphreys, B. Jeffs, B. Shimwell, T. Tuthill, J. Voronkov, M. Allen, G. Amy, S. Ardern, K. Axtens, P. Ball, L. Bannister, K. Barker, S. Bateman, T. Beresford, R. Bock, D. Bolton, R. Bowen, M. Boyle, B. Braun, R. Broadhurst, S. Brodrick, D. Brooks, K. Brothers, M. Brown, A. Cantrall, C. Carrad, G. Chapman, J. Cheng, W. Chippendale, A. Chung, Y. Cooray, F. Cornwell, T. Davis, E. de Souza, L. DeBoer, D. Diamond, P. Edwards, P. Ekers, Ronald Feain, I. Ferris, D. Forsyth, R. Gough, R. Grancea, A. Gupta, N. Guzman, J. Hampson, G. Haskins, C. Hay, S. Hayman, D. Hoyle, S. Jacka, C. Jackson, Carole Jackson, S. Jeganathan, K. Johnston, S. Joseph, J. Kendall, R. Kesteven, M. Kiraly, D. Koribalsky, B. Leach, M. Lenc, E. Lensson, E. Li, L. Mackay, S. Macleod, A. Maher, T. Marquarding, M. McClure-Griffiths, N. McConnell, D. Mickle, S. Mirtschin, P. Norris, R. Neuhold, S. Ng, A. O'Sullivan, J. Pathikulangara, J. Pearce, S. Phillips, C. Qiao, R. Reynolds, J. Rispler, A. Roberts, P. Roxby, D. Schinckel, A. Shaw, R. Shields, M. Storey, M. Sweetnam, T. Troupe, E. Turner, B. Tzioumis, A. Westmeier, T. Whiting, M. Wilson, C. Wilson, T. Wormnes, K. Wu, X.
author_facet	Hotan, A. Bunton, J. Harvey-Smith, L. Humphreys, B. Jeffs, B. Shimwell, T. Tuthill, J. Voronkov, M. Allen, G. Amy, S. Ardern, K. Axtens, P. Ball, L. Bannister, K. Barker, S. Bateman, T. Beresford, R. Bock, D. Bolton, R. Bowen, M. Boyle, B. Braun, R. Broadhurst, S. Brodrick, D. Brooks, K. Brothers, M. Brown, A. Cantrall, C. Carrad, G. Chapman, J. Cheng, W. Chippendale, A. Chung, Y. Cooray, F. Cornwell, T. Davis, E. de Souza, L. DeBoer, D. Diamond, P. Edwards, P. Ekers, Ronald Feain, I. Ferris, D. Forsyth, R. Gough, R. Grancea, A. Gupta, N. Guzman, J. Hampson, G. Haskins, C. Hay, S. Hayman, D. Hoyle, S. Jacka, C. Jackson, Carole Jackson, S. Jeganathan, K. Johnston, S. Joseph, J. Kendall, R. Kesteven, M. Kiraly, D. Koribalsky, B. Leach, M. Lenc, E. Lensson, E. Li, L. Mackay, S. Macleod, A. Maher, T. Marquarding, M. McClure-Griffiths, N. McConnell, D. Mickle, S. Mirtschin, P. Norris, R. Neuhold, S. Ng, A. O'Sullivan, J. Pathikulangara, J. Pearce, S. Phillips, C. Qiao, R. Reynolds, J. Rispler, A. Roberts, P. Roxby, D. Schinckel, A. Shaw, R. Shields, M. Storey, M. Sweetnam, T. Troupe, E. Turner, B. Tzioumis, A. Westmeier, T. Whiting, M. Wilson, C. Wilson, T. Wormnes, K. Wu, X.
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description	This paper describes the system architecture of a newly constructed radio telescope - the Boolardy Engineer-ing Test Array, which is a prototype of the Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathnder telescope. Phasedarray feed technology is used to form multiple simultaneous beams per antenna, providing astronomerswith unprecedented survey speed. The test array described here is a 6-antenna interferometer, tted withprototype signal processing hardware capable of forming at least 9 dual-polarisation beams simultaneously,allowing several square degrees to be imaged in a single pointed observation. The main purpose of the testarray is to develop beamforming and wide-eld calibration methods for use with the full telescope, but itwill also be capable of limited early science demonstrations.
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spelling	curtin-20.500.11937-493172017-09-13T21:24:48Z The Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder: System Architecture and Specications of the Boolardy Engineering Test Array Hotan, A. Bunton, J. Harvey-Smith, L. Humphreys, B. Jeffs, B. Shimwell, T. Tuthill, J. Voronkov, M. Allen, G. Amy, S. Ardern, K. Axtens, P. Ball, L. Bannister, K. Barker, S. Bateman, T. Beresford, R. Bock, D. Bolton, R. Bowen, M. Boyle, B. Braun, R. Broadhurst, S. Brodrick, D. Brooks, K. Brothers, M. Brown, A. Cantrall, C. Carrad, G. Chapman, J. Cheng, W. Chippendale, A. Chung, Y. Cooray, F. Cornwell, T. Davis, E. de Souza, L. DeBoer, D. Diamond, P. Edwards, P. Ekers, Ronald Feain, I. Ferris, D. Forsyth, R. Gough, R. Grancea, A. Gupta, N. Guzman, J. Hampson, G. Haskins, C. Hay, S. Hayman, D. Hoyle, S. Jacka, C. Jackson, Carole Jackson, S. Jeganathan, K. Johnston, S. Joseph, J. Kendall, R. Kesteven, M. Kiraly, D. Koribalsky, B. Leach, M. Lenc, E. Lensson, E. Li, L. Mackay, S. Macleod, A. Maher, T. Marquarding, M. McClure-Griffiths, N. McConnell, D. Mickle, S. Mirtschin, P. Norris, R. Neuhold, S. Ng, A. O'Sullivan, J. Pathikulangara, J. Pearce, S. Phillips, C. Qiao, R. Reynolds, J. Rispler, A. Roberts, P. Roxby, D. Schinckel, A. Shaw, R. Shields, M. Storey, M. Sweetnam, T. Troupe, E. Turner, B. Tzioumis, A. Westmeier, T. Whiting, M. Wilson, C. Wilson, T. Wormnes, K. Wu, X. Telescopes Instrumentation: detectors Instrumentation: interferometers This paper describes the system architecture of a newly constructed radio telescope - the Boolardy Engineer-ing Test Array, which is a prototype of the Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathnder telescope. Phasedarray feed technology is used to form multiple simultaneous beams per antenna, providing astronomerswith unprecedented survey speed. The test array described here is a 6-antenna interferometer, tted withprototype signal processing hardware capable of forming at least 9 dual-polarisation beams simultaneously,allowing several square degrees to be imaged in a single pointed observation. The main purpose of the testarray is to develop beamforming and wide-eld calibration methods for use with the full telescope, but itwill also be capable of limited early science demonstrations. 2014 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/49317 10.1017/pasa.2014.36 Cambridge University Press unknown
spellingShingle	Telescopes Instrumentation: detectors Instrumentation: interferometers Hotan, A. Bunton, J. Harvey-Smith, L. Humphreys, B. Jeffs, B. Shimwell, T. Tuthill, J. Voronkov, M. Allen, G. Amy, S. Ardern, K. Axtens, P. Ball, L. Bannister, K. Barker, S. Bateman, T. Beresford, R. Bock, D. Bolton, R. Bowen, M. Boyle, B. Braun, R. Broadhurst, S. Brodrick, D. Brooks, K. Brothers, M. Brown, A. Cantrall, C. Carrad, G. Chapman, J. Cheng, W. Chippendale, A. Chung, Y. Cooray, F. Cornwell, T. Davis, E. de Souza, L. DeBoer, D. Diamond, P. Edwards, P. Ekers, Ronald Feain, I. Ferris, D. Forsyth, R. Gough, R. Grancea, A. Gupta, N. Guzman, J. Hampson, G. Haskins, C. Hay, S. Hayman, D. Hoyle, S. Jacka, C. Jackson, Carole Jackson, S. Jeganathan, K. Johnston, S. Joseph, J. Kendall, R. Kesteven, M. Kiraly, D. Koribalsky, B. Leach, M. Lenc, E. Lensson, E. Li, L. Mackay, S. Macleod, A. Maher, T. Marquarding, M. McClure-Griffiths, N. McConnell, D. Mickle, S. Mirtschin, P. Norris, R. Neuhold, S. Ng, A. O'Sullivan, J. Pathikulangara, J. Pearce, S. Phillips, C. Qiao, R. Reynolds, J. Rispler, A. Roberts, P. Roxby, D. Schinckel, A. Shaw, R. Shields, M. Storey, M. Sweetnam, T. Troupe, E. Turner, B. Tzioumis, A. Westmeier, T. Whiting, M. Wilson, C. Wilson, T. Wormnes, K. Wu, X. The Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder: System Architecture and Specications of the Boolardy Engineering Test Array
title	The Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder: System Architecture and Specications of the Boolardy Engineering Test Array
title_full	The Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder: System Architecture and Specications of the Boolardy Engineering Test Array
title_fullStr	The Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder: System Architecture and Specications of the Boolardy Engineering Test Array
title_full_unstemmed	The Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder: System Architecture and Specications of the Boolardy Engineering Test Array
title_short	The Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder: System Architecture and Specications of the Boolardy Engineering Test Array
title_sort	australian square kilometre array pathfinder: system architecture and specications of the boolardy engineering test array
topic	Telescopes Instrumentation: detectors Instrumentation: interferometers
url	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/49317

The Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder: System Architecture and Specications of the Boolardy Engineering Test Array

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