2020/08/11 by A. W. Gunst, Gunst, A. W., A. J. Faulkner +9
Engineering · Physics and Astronomy · #Antenna Design and Analysis #Antenna Design and Optimization #FOS: Physical sciences #Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics (astro-ph.IM) #Radio Astronomy Observations and Technology
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2008.04583
openalex publication_date 2020/08/11 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
The Square Kilometre Array (SKA) is the next generation radio telescope. Aperture Arrays (AA) are considered for SKA-2 for frequencies up to 1.4 GHz (SKA-1 uses AAs up to 350 MHz). This document presents design considerations of this Mid-Frequency Aperture Array (MFAA) element and possible system architectures complying with the SKA-2 system requirements, combining high sensitivity with a superb survey speed. The architectural analyses has been submitted to the System Requirements Review of the MFAA element.