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(1) SKA Overview

  1. The Square-Kilometre Array Radio Telescope - Peter Hall , invited address, Proc. Workshop on Applications of Rad. Sci., Beechworth, Victoria, April 2000, pp 41-46 (12 May 2000)
  2. SKA - The Australian Perspective - Peter Hall , in Technology Pathways to the Square Kilometer Array, Jodrell Bank UK, August 2000 (25 August 2000)
  3. The Gain of Multibeaming - John Bunton (5 October 2000)
  4. Square Kilometre Array: SA Industry Issues - Geoff Brownlie (ALR-2002 Engineering Manager, BAE Systems), Presented to a SA Parliamentary Briefing, 12 June 2001
  5. Australian SKA - Progress and Directions - Peter Hall, in SKA: Defining the Future, Berkeley USA, July 2001 (20 July 2001)
  6. SKA Demonstrators: New Roles for Today's Telescopes - Peter Hall, John Bunton and David McConnell, in SKA: Defining the Future, Berkeley USA, July 2001 (20 July 2001) (3.2 MB PDF format poster paper)
  7. The SKA - An Australian Perspective - Peter Hall, Enhanced version of article for ITEES (Aust) "Monitor", 26(3), September 2001  (24 August 2001)
  8. The Square Kilometre Array Radio Telescope: Australian Directions - Peter Hall, Submitted to Proc. WARS 2002 (20 November 2001)
  9. SKA Prototyping in Australia - Peter Hall, George Warr, John Bunton and Warwick Wilson, Paper 1326 presented at URSI 2002, Maastricht Netherlands, August 2002 (4 September 2002) (680 KB PDF format poster paper)
  10. Cylindrical Reflector SKA - John Bunton et al, A system concept submission to the International SKA Steering Committee, June 2002
  11. Eyes on the Sky: A Refracting Concentrator Approach to the SKA - Peter Hall (ed), A system concept submission to the International SKA Steering Committee, June 2002
  12. A Multibeaming SKA Prototype: Some Thoughts - Peter Hall, October 2002
  13. Phased Array and Small Luneburg Lens Hybrid SKA - Peter Hall and Aaron Chippendale, November 2003
  14. Presentation at Cape Town ISSC Meeting: A Multi-Fielding SKA, Peter Hall, January 2004
  15. A Cylinder plus 12-m Dish Hybrid SKA, John Bunton, 18 November 2003
  16. Presentation at Cape Town ISSC Meeting: Cylinder + 12-m Dish Hybrid, John Bunton, January 2004

(2) Antennas

  1. Case for a Doublet Based SKA - John Bunton (4 August 1999)
  2. A Luneburg Lens Element for the SKA - Graeme James, John Kot and Andrew Parfitt (10 August 1999)
  3. The Luneburg Lens for the SKA Element - Graeme James (17 September 1999)
  4. Luneburg Lens Overview - Graeme James (17 September 1999)
  5. Luneburg Lens: Electromagnetic Design Options – Andrew Parfitt (17 September 1999)
  6. Trade-offs between materials, weight and size - John Kot (30 August 1999)
  7. A possible method of manufacturing the lens - Barry Parsons (17 September 1999)
  8. Observing the sky with the Luneburg lens - some issues for astronomers - John Bunton (20 September 1999)
  9. Number of Feeds for Imaging – John Bunton (20 September 1999)
  10. The Double D, an improved Doublet Antenna - John Bunton (15 October 1999)
  11. Little Luneburg Lenses - Part 1 - Peter Hall (26 October 1999)
  12. A Case for the Luneburg Lens as the Antenna Element for the Square Kilometre Array Radio Telescope - James, Parfitt, Kot and Hall (November 1999)
  13. Multiple Widely Spaced Beams for the SKA ? - Bell, Ekers (28 Jul 2000)
  14. Some Thoughts on the Illumination of Luneburg Lenses - Peter Hall (2 December 1999)
  15. Loss Estimates for SKA Optical Elements - Mark Walker (15 May 2000)
  16. Antenna Selection and Feed Numbers in the SKA - John Bunton (Updated 19 May 2000)
  17. 7 Design Constraints - Michael Large and Bruce Thomas, (28 June 2000)
  18. The Luneburg Lens as an SKA Element - Andrew Parfitt et al , in Technology Pathways to the Square Kilometre Array, Jodrell Bank UK, August 2000 (28 August 2000)
  19. The Cylindical Reflector Doublet Antenna Revisited - John Bunton, in Technology Pathways to the Square Kilometre Array, Jodrell Bank UK, August 2000 (29 August 2000)
  20. SKA Antenna Selection - Economics and the Field of View - John Bunton, in Technology Pathways to the Square Kilometre Array, Jodrell Bank UK, August 2000 (29 August 2000)
  21. A Catadioptric Camera with a Wide Field of View - Mark Walker, submitted to J Opt Soc Am (A) (1 Sept 2000)
  22. A Catadioptric Antenna for the SKA - Mark Walker, in Technology Pathways to the Square Kilometre Array, Jodrell Bank UK, August 2000 (1 Sept 2000)
  23. Dielectric Materials for the Square Kilometre Array - John Kot and Graeme James (6 Sept 2000)
  24. The Tilt-Az Mount: A Solution to Reduce Shadowing - John Bunton (26 March 2001)
  25. Comments on Mark Walker'sCatadioptric Camera for the SKA Element Antenna - Graeme James (18 June 2001)
  26. A Prototype Luneburg Lens Antenna - Peter Hall, Sergei Kutuzov and Rustam Dagkesamanskii, in SKA: Defining the Future, Berkeley USA, July 2001 (20 July 2001) (1.2 MB PDF format poster paper)
  27. Mechanical Design Options for the Luneburg Lens System - Paul Thompson (March 2002) (draft ATNF/CTIP vacation student report)
  28. Optimising the Luneburg Lens Mounting Configuration - Martin Cole (June 2003)
  29. Alternative methods for Luneburg Lens Mounting - Zachary Au (August 2003)
  30. Blockage Effect Between Adjacent Luneburg Lens Elements - Graeme James (February 2004)

(3) Receivers

  1. Robust Receivers: A System View - R. Gough (6 June 2001), presented to ICAF - IAU Interference Mitigation Workshop, Bonn, March 28-30 2001
  2. Technology Issues for Square Kilometre Array Receiver Design - Aaron Chippendale, Proceedings of the Workshop on Applications of Radio Science 2002, Leura (20-22 Feb 2002)
  3. SiGe LNA Noise Temperature Projections for the Square Kilometre Array - Aaron Chippendale, Proceedings of the 27th General Assembly of the International Union of Radio Science, Maastricht, (17-24 August 2002)
  4. Design and Testing of a 3 Octave GaAs MMIC LNA - Aaron Chippendale (15 October 2002)
  5. Design and Construction of a Slotted Coaxial Balun and the Development of a Method to Determine Noise Temperature of LNAs with Non Standard Input Impedances - Simon Nawrot (March 2003) (Summer Vacation Student Report)

(4) Signal Processing

  1. The Design of Large Correlators - John Bunton (14 Dec 2000)
  2. An Improved FX Correlator  (ALMA Memo 342) - John Bunton (22 Jan 2001)
  3. A 2 GHz Digital Filterbank Correlator (1.1 MB PDF poster or 64 kB PDF handout) - Dick Ferris , John Bunton and Bruno Stuber, in SKA: Defining the Future, Berkeley USA, July 2001 (3 Sept 2001)
  4. Low Cost Cross Multiply Accumulate Unit for FX Correlators  (ALMA Memo 392) - John Bunton (1 Nov 2001)
  5. A Low Cost Molonglo Correlator - John Bunton (1 Nov 2001)
  6. Cost of an Imaging Correlator for the SKA - John Bunton (18 Mar 2002)
  7. A Wideband Upgrade for the ATCA - Dick Ferris and Warwick Wilson, Proceedings of the Workshop on Applications of Radio Science 2002, Leura (20-22 Feb 2002)
  8. A Baseband Receiver Architecture for Medium-N SKA - Dick Ferris, Proceedings of International SKA Meeting, Groningen, August 2002

(5) Configurations and Imaging

  1. Some initial configuration simulations for the SKA - Mark Wieringa (8 December 1999)
  2. SKA Simulations in AIPS++ - Mark Wieringa (8 December 1999)
  3. Asymmetric SKA array configuration - John Bunton (21 December 1999)
  4. Constraints on SKA array configurations - Don McLean (7 April 2000)
  5. Array Configurations That Tile The Plane - J. D. Bunton, submitted to Experimental Astronomy (17 May 2000)
  6. Allocations of SKA resources to different resolutions - John Bunton, (12 May 2000)
  7. Array Configurations with Uniform UV Coverage - John Bunton, in Technology Pathways to the Square Kilometre Array, Jodrell Bank UK, August 2000 (29 August 2000)
  8. "Fair" UV Coverage for a Multi-Resolution Telescope - John Bunton, in Technology Pathways to the Square Kilometre Array, Jodrell Bank UK, August 2000 (29 August 2000)

(6) Interference Mitigation

  1. The Future of Radio Astronomy: Options for Dealing with Human Generated Interference - Ekers, Bell
  2. Glonass Interference Cancellation on data set AB-1.00-011 - John Bunton (3 December 1999)
  3. FORTE Satellite Images of World RFI (from the FORTE team, animated by Jon Bell and Bob Sault of ATNF) (4 MB AVI format movie) (9 December 1999)
  4. World GPS Receiver S/N Degradation at 1176 MHz (MITRE Corporation; Powerpoint format); with explanatory document (9 December 1999)
  5. Base band data for testing interference mitigation algorithms - Bell et al. A summary, containing logs and plots of available data (25 Jan 2000)
  6. Radio Frequency Interference - Ekers, Bell to appear in The Universe at Low Radio Frequencies, IAU Symposium 199, Pune, Dec. 1999 (25 Jan 2000)
  7. Cancellation of GLONASS signals from radio astronomy data - Ellingson, Bunton, Bell to appear in Astronomical Telescope and Instrumentation 2000 - Radio Telescopes, SPIE conference 4015, Munich, March 2000. (28 Feb 2000)
  8. Photonics-based Interference Mitigation Filters - R.A. Minasian and K.E. Alameh.  Abstract of paper to be presented at APMC 2000. (17 July 2000)
  9. Implementing Interference Suppression: Impacts on SKA System Design - Bell et al. in Technology Pathways to the Square Kilometer Array, Jodrell Bank UK, August 2000 (25 August 2000)
  10. Post-Correlation Interference Mitigation - Kesteven, Briggs, Bell in Technology Pathways to the Square Kilometer Array, Jodrell Bank UK, August 2000 (25 August 2000)
  11. Cancellation of GLONASS Precision Code from Cross Correlations - John Bunton, in Technology Pathways to the Square Kilometre Array, Jodrell Bank UK, August 2000 (29 August 2000)
  12. Cancellation of GLONASS Coarse Acquisition Code by Parametric Modelling - Ellingson, Bunton, Bell, in Technology Pathways to the Square Kilometre Array, Jodrell Bank UK, August 2000 (29 August 2000)
  13. Removal of the GLONASS C/A Signal from OH Spectral Line Observations using a Parametric Modelling Technique - Ellingson, Bunton, Bell submitted to ApJ (19 October 2000)
  14. Suppression of GLONASS signals using Parametric Signal Modelling - Ellingson, Bunton, Bell in Workshop on Applications of Radio Science 2000, La Trobe University Beechworth 2000. (19 October 2000)
  15. RFI subtraction from time-averaged spectroscopy using a reference horn and cross power spectra - Briggs, Bell, Kesteven accepted ApJ 2000. (19 October 2000)
  16. Summary of the The Elizabeth and Frederick White Conference on Radio Frequency Interference Mitigation Strategies - Bell, Ekers, Bunton et al. PASA 17,3 2000. (19 October 2000)
  17. Base Band Data for Testing Interference Mitigation Algorithms - Bell et al. PASA 18 2000. (19 October 2000)
  18. Tunable Multi Notch Digital Filters - Bell Tech Report 2000. (19 October 2000)
  19. Some Thoughs on Eigen Filtering - Bell Tech Report 2000. (19 October 2000)
  20. Impact of Interference Suppression on SKA Dynamic Range - Bell, Kewley & Wieringa Tech Report 2000. (19 October 2000)
  21. Working Report on ATNF IM Experiments - M. Kesteven (22 January 2001) NB: includes 'before' and 'after' image from ATCA synthesis telescope!
  22. Robust Receivers: A System View - R. Gough (6 June 2001), presented to ICAF - IAU Interference Mitigation Workshop, Bonn, March 28-30 2001

(7) Software

(8) CSIRO SKA Program Notes

(9) SKA Radio-Quiet Reserve

(Archived in ATNF paper files unless otherwise noted)
  1. National Radio-Quiet Reserves for SKA Sites – John Whiteoak
  2. Radiocommunications Advisory Guidelines (Protection of Molongo Observatory Synthesis Telescope) 1997
  3. Response of the Molongo Observatory Synthesis Telescope to Terrestrial Interference – D. Campbell-Wilson, G. Davidson and M.I. Large
  4. Interaction with Defence Departments re monitoring and interference protection (JORN) - B. MacA Thomas
  5. Current Strategy relating to site protection for the SKA in WA - B. MacA Thomas
  6. Associated Gold Fields NL and Alkane Exploration NL - Environmental Impact Statement for the Peak Hill Gold Project (Section 3, p. 83)
  7. Peko-Wallsend Operations Limited Northparkes Project. Draft Final Environmental Impact Statement (Volume 1, EIS, p. 47-50).
  8. Need to consider the effect on the SKA of the proposed specifications for High Altitude Platform Stations (HAPS) providing Land Mobile communications services and other related matters - B. MacA Thomas (11 October 1999)
  9. Informal Progress Report, SKA Work - M. Storey (5 November 1999)
  10. Summary of the archived correspondence (1954-1959) concerning the RFI protection for Parkes Observatory - M. Storey (November 1999)
  11. Preparing a case for hosting the SKA and a strategy for the general concept of a "radio-quiet" reserve with the Radio Communications Act - B. MacA Thomas (15 November 1999)
  12. Methodology for Defining and Establishing a Radio Quiet Reserve for the Central Site of the Square Kilometre Array. A Preliminary Report - B. MacA Thomas (3 April 2000)
  13. Radio-quietness and optical-darkness as environmental credits - M Storey October 30 ATNF Colloquium Summary (23 November 2000)

(10) LOFAR

  1. LOFAR in Australia: A Brief Engineering Perspective - Peter Hall, 6 November 2002 (23 January 2003)

 

(11) SKA Phased Array Notes

Meeting Proceedings

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