gary
01-12-2017, 12:13 PM
In a 28 Nov 2017 article in IEEE Spectrum (https://spectrum.ieee.org/aerospace/astrophysics/far-from-radio-interference-the-square-kilometre-array-takes-root-in-south-africa-and-the-australian-outback), Rachel Courtland travels to Murchison in WA
and provides a first-hand account on the preparation and testing prior to the construction of SKA1-Low,
so designated because the SKA is being built in stages and "1" denotes a small initial incarnation of the array
and "Low" designates it is designed to receive the low frequency components.
The South African component currently under construction is designated SKA1-Mid.
Story here with pictures :-
https://spectrum.ieee.org/aerospace/astrophysics/far-from-radio-interference-the-square-kilometre-array-takes-root-in-south-africa-and-the-australian-outback
and provides a first-hand account on the preparation and testing prior to the construction of SKA1-Low,
so designated because the SKA is being built in stages and "1" denotes a small initial incarnation of the array
and "Low" designates it is designed to receive the low frequency components.
The South African component currently under construction is designated SKA1-Mid.
Story here with pictures :-
https://spectrum.ieee.org/aerospace/astrophysics/far-from-radio-interference-the-square-kilometre-array-takes-root-in-south-africa-and-the-australian-outback