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Apr 28, 2022

 


References

1) ”SKA Project,” URL: https://www.skatelescope.org/project/

2) ”The History of the SKA Project,” URL: https://www.skatelescope.org/history-of-the-skaproject/

3) ”Participating Countries,” SKA, URL: https://www.skatelescope.org/participating-countries/

4) ”SKA Work Packages,” SKA, 2013, URL: https://www.skatelescope.org/wp/

5) S. A. Torchinsky, J. W. Broderick, A. Gunst, A. J. Faulkner, ”SKA-AAMID Science Requirements,” SKA, 23 January 2017, URL: https://arxiv.org/ftp/arxiv/papers/1610/1610.00683.pdf

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7) Richard Schilizzi, ”The Square Kilometre Array,” The Radio Universe @ Ger’s (wave)-length,” Ger's Feest, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands, 4-7 November 2013, URL: http://www.astron.nl/gerfeest/presentations/schilizzi.pdf, URL of conferene: http://www.astron.nl/gerfeest/programme.php

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9) ”SKA construction steams ahead with over two dozen contracts committed,” SKAO News, 21 December 2021, URL: https://www.skatelescope.org/news/ska-construction-steams-ahead/

10) ”SKAO signs agreement with Canada’s National Research Council,” SKAO News, 29 November 2021, URL: https://www.skatelescope.org/news/skao-signs-agreement-with-canadas-national-research-council/

11) Jeff Foust, ”Radio telescope faces “extremely concerning” threat from satellite constellations,” SpaceNews, 3 July 2021, URL: https://spacenews.com/radio-telescope-faces-extremely-concerning-threat-from-satellite-constellations/

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15) The consortium, known as ‘Maison SKA-France’, includes universities and research organizations CNRS, Observatoire de Paris, Observatoire de la Côte d’Azur, University of Bordeaux, University of Orléans, INRIA and CEA/DRF as well as companies Air Liquide, ATOS-Bull, Callisto, CNIM, Kalray, FEDD and Thales.

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19) ”SKAO needs corrective measures from satellite ‘mega-constellation’ operators to minimize impact on its telescopes,” SKAO, 7 October 2020, URL: https://www.skatelescope.org/news/skao-satellite-impact-analysis/

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101) ”South Africa’s MeerKAT discovers giant radio bubbles at centre of Milky Way,” SKA, 11 September 2019, URL: https://www.ska.ac.za/south-africas-meerkat-discovers-giant-radio-bubbles-at-centre-of-milky-way/

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