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India and the Square Kilometre Array


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1 SKA Organisation, Jodrell Bank Observatory, Macclesfield, SK11 9DL, United Kingdom
2 National Centre for Radio Astrophysics-TIFR, Pune University Campus, Pune 411 007, India
 

The Square Kilometre Array (SKA), the world's next-generation radio telescope, is being designed by an international consortium. It will, once complete, deliver capability for a broader range of science than any other facility. Indian scientists and engineers have played a critical role in the definition of the SKA concept and its science case, in the design of the instrument and, hopefully, will do so in the construction and operation. This article describes the current status of the global project with a focus on India's role in the global collaboration.

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Global Collaboration, International Consortium, Radio Telescope, Science Cases.
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Authors

Philip Diamond
SKA Organisation, Jodrell Bank Observatory, Macclesfield, SK11 9DL, United Kingdom
Yashwant Gupta
National Centre for Radio Astrophysics-TIFR, Pune University Campus, Pune 411 007, India

Abstract


The Square Kilometre Array (SKA), the world's next-generation radio telescope, is being designed by an international consortium. It will, once complete, deliver capability for a broader range of science than any other facility. Indian scientists and engineers have played a critical role in the definition of the SKA concept and its science case, in the design of the instrument and, hopefully, will do so in the construction and operation. This article describes the current status of the global project with a focus on India's role in the global collaboration.

Keywords


Global Collaboration, International Consortium, Radio Telescope, Science Cases.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.18520/cs%2Fv113%2Fi04%2F649-656