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Book SynopsisThe Square Kilometre Array: An International Engineering Perspective.- The Allen Telescope Array.- Sky Noise Limited Snapshot Imaging in the Presence of RFI with LOFAR's Initial Test Station.- The LOFAR Central Processing Facility Architecture.- Hemispheric Imaging of Galactic Neutral Hydrogen with a Phased Array Antenna System.- Electronic Multi-Beam Radio Astronomy Concept: Embrace a Demonstrator for the European SKA Program.- The Australian SKA New Technology Demonstrator Program.- Low Noise Performance Perspectives of Wideband Aperture Phased Arrays.- Effective Sensitivity of a Non-Uniform Phased Array of Short Dipoles.- Low Frequency End Performance of a Symmetrical Configuration Antenna for the Square Kilometre Array (SKA).- Radio Astronomy Antennas by the Thousands.- A Spherical Lens for the SKA.- Efficiency Analysis of Focal Plane Arrays in Deep Dishes.- Model Validation and Performance Evaluation for the Multi-Tethered Aerostat Subsystem of the Large Adaptive Reflector.- Model
Table of ContentsThe Square Kilometre Array: An International Engineering Perspective.- The Allen Telescope Array.- Sky Noise Limited Snapshot Imaging in the Presence of RFI with LOFAR’s Initial Test Station.- The LOFAR Central Processing Facility Architecture.- Hemispheric Imaging of Galactic Neutral Hydrogen with a Phased Array Antenna System.- Electronic Multi-Beam Radio Astronomy Concept: Embrace a Demonstrator for the European SKA Program.- The Australian SKA New Technology Demonstrator Program.- Low Noise Performance Perspectives of Wideband Aperture Phased Arrays.- Effective Sensitivity of a Non-Uniform Phased Array of Short Dipoles.- Low Frequency End Performance of a Symmetrical Configuration Antenna for the Square Kilometre Array (SKA).- Radio Astronomy Antennas by the Thousands.- A Spherical Lens for the SKA.- Efficiency Analysis of Focal Plane Arrays in Deep Dishes.- Model Validation and Performance Evaluation for the Multi-Tethered Aerostat Subsystem of the Large Adaptive Reflector.- Modeling of a Feed Support System for Fast.- Cylindrical Reflectors.- Local Oscillator Distribution Using a Geostationary Satellite.- RF Design of a Wideband CMOS Integrated Receiver for Phased Array Applications.- Fiber Optic Network Technology for Distributed Long Baseline Radio Telescopes.- ALMA and e-MERLIN Data Transmission Systems: Lessons for SKA.- Array Signal Processing for Radio Astronomy.- Ska Correlator Advances.- RFI Mitigation and the SKA.- A 256 MHz Bandwidth Baseband Receiver/Spectrometer.- The Square Kilometre Array Molonglo Prototype (SKAMP) Correlator.- COTS Correlator Platform.- DSN Deep-Space Array-Based Network Beamformer.- Software Development for the Square Kilometre Array.- A Simple Model of Software Costs for the Square Kilometre Array.- SKA and EVLA Computing Costs for Wide Field Imaging.- Efficient Imaging Strategies for Next-Generation Radio Arrays.- System Optimisation of Multi-Beam Aperture Synthesis Arrays for Survey Performance.- SKA Cost Model for Wide Field-of-View Options.- Cost Effective Frequency Ranges for Multi-Beam Dishes, Cylinders, Aperture Arrays, and Hybrids.- Cylinder — Small Dish Hybrid for the SKA.- RFI Test Observations at a Candidate SKA Site in China.
