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ASKAP & SKA News for Australian Industry

CSIRO Astronomy and Space Science

 

19 January 2011

  

 

Dear SKA friends and colleagues

Welcome to the latest edition of ASKAP & SKA News for Australian Industry. In this issue you'll find:

Finally, if you have any questions about CSIRO's ASKAP and SKA industry engagement activity, please don't hesitate to contact me.

Best wishes

Carole Jackson
Business Development Manager
CSIRO Astronomy and Space Science

Industry Opportunities Register - revision v4.0

A new version of the Industry Opportunities Register is now available. The changes incorporated into this version (v4.0) include:

  • Expanded descriptions of the anticipated opportunities for the delivery of the focal plane arrays, including a separate description of the digital receiver systems
  • Consolidation of the opportunities for the beamformer and correlator systems, given the similarity and relative scale of these systems
  • Updated MRO infrastructure opportunities to reflect the scope of the major (comprehensive) tender to build the MRO facilities
  • Updated computing and infrastructure (power systems), reflecting the recent Government funding for the Pawsey Centre and the EIF funds for a green energy demonstrator for ASKAP, respectively
  • Updates to the timing of a number of completed, current and future RFTs to provide consistent information to all stakeholders

For more information visit http://www.atnf.csiro.au/projects/askap/industry.

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Latest ASKAP Technical Update Available

The seventh edition of ASKAP Technical Update has been published. The Update features the highly accurate surface alignment achieved with CSIRO's new ASKAP antennas, high-frequency astronomy possible with ASKAP when used as part of the Australian VLBI system, and the latest technical progress on ASKAP.

To read it visit www.atnf.csiro.au/projects/askap.

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anzSKA Newsletter 29 Now Online

The December 2010 edition of anzSKA Newsletter, which reports on the progress of SKA-related activities in Australia and New Zealand, is now online. Highlights of this issue include:

  • CSIRO's first six antennas constructed
  • SKA policy meetings held in Oxford
  • SKA Japan Workshop 2010 held in Tokyo
  • Growth of NZ radio astronomy supporting the anzSKA bid
  • ASKAP Survey Science Teams, one year on
  • MWA prepares for final deployment in 2011
  • CSIRO handover of a digital system to SKAMP, and
  • A round-up of recent outreach activities.

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12th ASA to be held in February 2011

The Twelfth Australian Symposium on Antennas will be held at Curzon Hall in Sydney on 16–17 February 2011. It is sponsored by the CSIRO ICT Centre with the aim of bringing together engineers, scientists and industry representatives working on antennas and related areas.

For more information, visit the CSIRO ICT Centre website.

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Want to Join CSIRO's ASKAP Team?

CSIRO is currently looking to fill positions in the ASKAP team such as Junior Mechanical Engineer.

If you'd like to find out more information about vacancies with the ASKAP team, or know someone who might be, please take a look at the recruitment information available on the CSIRO Careers website (simply search on Division: CSIRO Astronomy and Space Science).

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CSIRO's ASKAP antennas at the Murchison Radio-astronomy Observatory in Western Australia.

Quick Links

CSIRO ASKAP website
anzSKA website
ASKAIC website
International SKA website

What is ASKAP?

The Australian SKA Pathfinder (ASKAP) is a next-generation radio telescope which is being built by CSIRO in the Mid West region of Western Australia. Made up of 36 antennas, it will enable astronomers to answer questions such as how galaxies form and evolve. It will also demonstrate new technologies that could be used in the future Square Kilometre Array radio telescope project. ASKAP is led by the CSIRO in collaboration with other Australian and international colleagues.

What is the SKA?

A global, mega-science project, the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) will be the world's most powerful centimetre-wave radio telescope. It will consist of a vast array of antennas spread across large distances and will be used to explore the origins of the Universe. Australia and New Zealand, along with Southern Africa, have been shortlisted as possible locations for the SKA. A decision on its location is expected in 2012.

 

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CSIRO Astronomy and Space Science
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